In Wednesday's posting of Volume One of the Best New Releases for the week of June 5-11, top choices went to The Hives, Japandroids, Crocodiles, Pomegranates, Teen Daze, Pujol, Michael The Blind and others. Volume II kicks off with a new single from Ian McGlynn that will probably end up on some summer playlists. His [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
It's always hard to follow up a breakthrough records, but Japandroids have not only met any expectations that may have been placed on them, they've set themselves to break out to a bigger audience that no one, even the band themselves, may have ever expected them to reach. Although we're only halfway through the year, early reviews suggest that Celebration Rock is looking to be near the top of many critics' Best Of lists. Bigger, tighter, louder, and overall better than their already-stellar 2009 debut, Post-Nothing, the Canadian garage-rock duo take their songwriting to [...]
To celebrate today’s crop of releases, here are new mp3s from Arc In Round, Jherek Bischoff, Crocodiles, Dntel, Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library, Lemonade, Scott Lucas & The Married Men, Amanda Mair, Mbilly, Rhett Miller, the Mynabirds, Masha Qrella, Shmu and Thieving Irons. Also, vote for your favorite of today’s new releases.
It's been awhile since I've revisited the quite side of my listening tastes; I've been delving into the rock n' roll lately. However, Portland's Mbilly really sunk in with me today, especially listening to the following tracks from his upcoming LP, Malheur (June 5th). My favorite of the two at this instant is the soft beginning of the album's title track, strolling along gently with pure emotion. The latter of the two tracks is more of a duet that demonstrate's singer Helfrich's ability to pull every ounce of [...]
ARTIST: The SWAG Report 103 with freebie mp3 downloads for songs by artists including Gomez, Gossip, Jesca Hoop, mbilly, New Beard, OFF!, Roxette, YACHT and more! So much more! DATE: 04-25-12 WRITER: Don Loder Hey Junky, Awright, so, le's do da dance again shall we? I got alla music fo' ya, an' I think yer gonna line what I got dis week! I gotcha some special, tasty bits o' SWAG fo' ya that I think'll turn'at lil chippy inta a full-blown [...]
Because the last TDoL show just wasn't enough. On Wednesday, June 9 The Days of Lore is teaming up with our friends over at The Deli Magazine to bring a rousing, rollicking, rip-roaring night of music at our favorite funeral parlor-turned-venue The Woods . This time around we've got ourselves a crafty little bill that includes the sassy pop stylings of Jen Moon , Mbilly and his quirky folk-pop (and endlessly glib between-song banter), and Wax Fingers , a band that gives prog a personality (and for that I'd [...]
QUESTION: What's your favorite album (new or old)? RESPONSE: I think to say I have a favorite old album would be impossible... or at minimum untrue. Technically I could say what my current favorite old album is.. but what I like to listen to is definitely influenced by my current situations/predicaments... so my favorite old album remains a moving target. Announcing a favorite new album is more attainable.. by nature its changing status is always current and therefor an in the moment declaration of excitement [...]
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