Viva Indie Rock is exceedingly happy to present the video premiere Acrobatics of a Patchwork Heart from fantastic Irish band Autumn Owls . Acrobatics was filmed by Autumn Owls at their Dublin rehearsal space. They worked on the song with famed U2 producer Declan Gaffney in London. This April they head to Chicago to record their debut full length album with producer Brian Deck (Califone, Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine). Also, today they are giving away a free MP3 of Acrobatics on AOL Spinner! Click Here! Their debut album is [...]
Terry Malts just released the terrific album Killing Time on Slumberland Records . Here's the video premiere for I Do . Catch the show live in April! Tour dates below. Tour Dates: 03/09 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop 04/06 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar 04/10 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada 04/11 - Houston, TX @ Mango's 04/12 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk (inside) 04/14 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn 04/15 - Chattanooga, TN @ JJ's Bohemia 04/17 - Durham, [...]
Bon Iver certainly doesn't need help from a tiny little blogger like me. However, this new video for Towers is so beautiful I couldn't not post it. A Towers 12" and digital single will be out on March 6th with John Prine cover Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow) as the b-side. The cover was originally recorded for the John Prine tribute album Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows. The 12" is now up for pre-order at SC Distribution . Tour Dates: [...]
Hilariously odd video for Strangers are Strange! If you get a chance, check these guys out on tour. Tour dates below video. 02/25 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex* 02/26 Santa Monica, CA The Central* 02/27 San Luis Obispo, CA SLO Brew* 02/28 Visalia, CA Cellar Door* 03/01 Santa Cruz, CA Coconut Grove Ballroom# 03/02 San Diego, CA Birch North Park Theatre# 03/04 Vail, CO Snowball Music Festival 03/05 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad# 03/07 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit# 03/08 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa# 03/09 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre# 03/10 [...]
It's really rare that I ever put a band's video up above the story about them. In this case, I wanted to make damn sure that you watched it. Honheehonhee's We Only Go is one of the most wonderful songs and equally wonderful videos I have seen in a long, long time. I kind of had a crush on these charming Canadians as soon as I heard their album Shouts which came out last November. There is a love for life [...]
Podcast # 5 is available for streaming online or downloading and listening at your leisure! Live broadcast radio shows are 9pm Thursdays (EST) on PMCRadio.org . Tracklist: 1) La Sera Sees The Light Break My Heart 2) Frankie Rose Interstellar Interstellar 3) The War on Drugs Slave Ambient Baby Missiles 4) Wild Combination Great Expectations ENGLAND 5) Spleen United School of Euphoria Bright Cities Keep Me Awake DENMARK 6) Black Twig Paper Trees Lake Song FINLAND [...]
The Clean have been around and making amazing indie pop music longer than most of us have been alive. Making a rare appearance in the US from their home in New Zealand, The Clean will embark on a few dates around the US with Merge Records label mates Times New Viking! By the way, I am really fucking glad Times New Viking is on Merge and not Matador anymore. I think Matador really screwed them with bizarre recordings of their fantastic music. Anyway, get your tickets early. This one is sure to sell out. [...]
In 2011, Spanish Prisoners self released an incredible pay what you want album Gold Fools . I highly recommend you go download it. For me, Know No Prisoners was the stand out, so I am really delighted by their video premiere of the track. They are about to kick off a month long tour down to SXSW playing shows along the way with Snowmine, Youth Lagoon, and Real Estate. What's even better, Spanish Prisoners will also be following through on the promise of their recently actualized "Vantasy" Kickstarter campaign, in [...]
Andy the Doorbum is somewhat of a local hero around Charlotte, NC. For years he has been self-releasing astonishingly powerful records and touring the US and Europe pretty much non-stop. Literally a doorbum, Andy is a comforting, familiar face working the door at music venues such as The Milestone and Snug Harbor. The release of his latest album, a fantastic double LP on vinyl titled The Man Killed The Bird, And With The Bird He Killed The Song, And With The Song, Himself , has brought Andy even more attention and well deserved accolades. [...]
The Vivian Girls were a force to be reckoned with as a group. Individually, they seem intent on conquering the world. Each has their own amazing projects, but none more lovely and graceful than Frankie Rose 's Interstellar which is officially being released tomorrow, Feb 21st on Slumberland Records. Check out the great video Gospel/Grace and be sure to check out the title track on Soundcloud. This record is a must have for even the most casual fans of indie pop. [...]
To celebrate the release of their new album Dave Drusky ( The Record Machine ), Kansas City's Capybara has shared a gorgeous live version of "Neighbor Crimes," shot at the For The Love of Brooklyn house in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The gents of Capybara Mark Harrison, Jared Horne, Darin Seal, and Joel Wrolstad craft their art with wit and sunshine, illuminating a sound thats both simple and catchy, yet conceptualized and personal. Capybara will be performing at SXSW in March as well as April's Middle of the Map Festival in Kansas City. [...]
Podcast # 5 is available for streaming online or downloading and listening at your leisure! Live broadcast radio shows are 9pm Thursdays (EST) on PMCRadio.org . Tracklist: 1)Eux Autres Sun is Sunk Right Again 2)Tullycraft City of Subarus 8 Great Ways 3)Moonface With Sinai: Heartbreaking Bravery Teary Eyes & Bloody Lips CANADA 4)Dana Buoy Summer Bodies Call to Be 5)The Eversons [...]
Vivian Girls' Katy Goodman is back with a second release from her phenomenal solo project La Sera . The album Sees the Light is due out March 27th on Hardly Art Records . Download the great track Break My Heart for free! You would be a complete fool if you didn't! DOWNLOAD BREAK MY HEART MP3! Download link courtesy of Stereogum
Mr. M , Lambchop 's new record on Merge Records , is due out Feb 21st. I can't describe this better than they do on the Lambchop website: "As on past Lambchop records, many of the songs on Mr. M are framed with lush strings, and there's a restrained undercurrent of distortion and discord. The core of the music remains the cyclical picking of Wagner's guitar and the soft, warm croaking of his voice. The songs are spacious, even dreamy, as on the Countrypolitan instrumental "Gar," while the lyrics and titles are rich with [...]
Dana Buoy has spent the better part of the last decade as the percussionist for Akron/Family. Summer Bodies is due out via Lefse Records in May 2012. Buoy is also going out on tour this March w/ Youth Lagoon. See below for tour dates. In the meantime, take a second to download and listen to the terrific free MP3 Call to Be! DOWNLOAD CALL TO BE MP3! Tour Dates: 3/10: [...]
Terrific San Francisco indie pop band Eux Autres is back with a brand new record Sun is Sunk due out February 28th, 2012 on Bon Mots Records . Eux Autres originally consisted of brother and sister Heather and Nicholas Larimer. Heather played drums, Nicholas played guitar, and they both sang. In 2008, Eux Autres added drummer Yoshi Nakamoto (The Aislers Set, Still Flyin') in order to expand their sound and referee their fights. Check out their free MP3 "Right Again." If you like beautiful, catchy pop tunes, you can't go wrong with Eux Autres. [...]
Very few bands make me go squee anymore. The UK's Allo Darlin' is one. Since the first time I heard "My Heart is a Drummer" back in 2010, I was smitten. The great news is Allo Darlin's new album Europe is due out in April on Slumberland Records in the US and Fortuna POP! in the UK. Even more exciting, Allo Darlin' will embark on a three and a half week US tour staring on April 24th! Allo [...]
Podcast # 4 is available for streaming online or downloading and listening at your leisure! Live broadcast radio shows are 9pm Thursdays (EST) on PMCRadio.org . Tracklist: 1) KIDS KIDS My Sincerest Apologies SWEDEN 2) Toro Y Moi June 2009 Dead Pontoon 3) Concrete Knives You Cant Blame the Youth Brand New Start FRANCE 4) Love & Hates [...]
Kontroll Recordings is giving away a fantastic EP from Swedish duo KIDS. The band consists of Jonas Linngård and Maria Pettersson. The songs were recorded in living room studios in Stockholm, Alfta and Hiboviken. To be honest, I have not been able to get My Sincerest Apologies out of my head since I first heard it. The guitar tone on the riff is so wet and nasty and fantastic that I fell in love immediately. Download the enitre EP here: Kontroll Recordings
Black Cab Sessions is a great tv show in the UK that features musicians performing in the back seat of a moving taxi. It's coming to the US soon, too!
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