Blog: newdust

Swear and Shake (+ DC show on 5/9)

May 2, 2:00pm newdust

Brooklyn-based Swear and Shake deliver the kind of indie folk that makes you want to do cartwheels in a field of flowers. The quartet blends excellent female vocals with an easy banjo infused sound, and manages to give off a natural vibe while still well produced and professionally crafted. The lyrics are sweet and occasionally [...]

• Swear and Shake - These White Walls

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Artist:	Swear and Shake
Title:	These White Walls
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Indie Folk

PREMIERE: Baobab – “Loh Dalum Bay” video

May 1, 2:00pm newdust

Newdust is excited to premier Baobab's video for "Loh Dalum Bay". A chill experience to be sure. The video was made from clips by filmmaker I made the video from clips filmed by Christoph Malin. An Austrian filmmaker whose gotten a bit of international press and specializes in time-lapse videos. Very cool... chill out and [...]

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Speak – “Peaks”

May 1, 9:44am newdust

Speak dropped their new song "Peaks" yesterday via Pigeons and Planes. The band hails from Austin, Texas and brings a familiar yet unique sound. Channeling an odd pairing of The Dirty Projectors style art-rock, with the indie-pop sensibilities of Ra Ra Riot (whom they are touring with in May). Listen up, as I expect more [...]

• SPEAK - Peaks

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Artist:	SPEAK
Title:	Peaks
Link Text:	Peaks
File Name:	speak_peaks.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Art Rock
Year:	2013

Sweetlife 2013 Preview: Foxygen

Apr 30, 8:00am newdust

Indie rockers the world over have given a great big bear hug to Foxygen. The cuddly young group, masterminded by Sam France and Jonathan Rado puts on a kind of wide-pupilled, Haight Ashburye-style carnival show for the 21st century. Their sound is a sincerely ironical pastiche of late 60s psychedelia. Think Village Green Preservation Society-era [...]

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Little Green Cars – “Big Red Dragon” (video)

Apr 29, 9:49am newdust

New video from newdust favorites Little Green Cars. As if we didn't need another reason to love them, most of this looks like it was shot in Texas, complete with a stop at Whataburger. So cool. Enjoy, and grab their record Absolute Zero out now via Glassnote. Little Green Cars - "Big Red Dragon "

• Little Green Cars - Big Red Dragon

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Artist:	Little Green Cars
Title:	Big Red Dragon
Link Text:	Little Green Cars - “Big Red Dragon “
File Name:	little-green-cars_big-red-drag on.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Other

Breezy Sundays: Wild Nothing – “A Dancing Shell” + video

Apr 28, 2:46pm newdust

Get breezy with this chilled out Talking Heads-esque single and video from Wild Nothing. Enjoy...

• capturedtracks - Wild Nothing // "A Dancing Shell" (OFFICIAL SINGLE)

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Artist:	capturedtracks
Title:	Wild Nothing // "A Dancing Shell" (OFFICIAL SINGLE)
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	pop

Electric Saturdays: Sundrenched – “Ice Cream Truck”

Apr 27, 1:00am newdust

Sundrenched | Ice Cream Truck

• Sundrenched - Ice Cream Truck

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Artist:	Sundrenched
Title:	Ice Cream Truck
Link Text:	Ice Cream Truck
File Name:	sundrenched_ice-cream-truck.mp 3
Bitrate:	276 kbps
Year:	2012

Sweetlife 2013 Preview: Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Apr 26, 8:30am newdust

photo via The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are back after a hiatus following 2009’s It’s Blitz!, after which our only doses of Karen O were her collaborations, most notably with David Lynch on Crazy Clown Time. April 2013 has seen the release of their 4th studio album Mosquito, and it’s a bit of a departure from [...]

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege (Final Master)

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Artist:	Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Title:	Sacrilege (Final Master)
File Name:	SoundCloud

Elli Ingram

Apr 25, 2:15pm newdust

Clearly the number of soulful British songstresses knows no bounds. Elli Ingram is a new voice out of the UK in the vein of Adele, similar in tone and gravitas but with more edge and more swag. Check this cover (below) she does of Kendrick Lamar's "Poetic Justice" (arguably one of the best songs on [...]

• Elli Ingram - Poetic Justice (Prod. Felix Joseph & Rudi Redz)

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Artist:	Elli Ingram
Title:	Poetic Justice (Prod. Felix Joseph & Rudi Redz)
Link Text:	Poetic Justic (Kendrick Lamar cover)
File Name:	elli-ingram_poetic-justice.mp3
Genre:	Revival
Year:	2013

Sweetlife Preview: Youth Lagoon

Apr 25, 8:00am newdust

Photo via acclaimmag.com Though Sweetlife (happening May 11) may only remove festival goers approximately 30 miles outside of the District, Youth Lagoon possesses the hypnotic power to transcend its audience light-years away from Merriweather Post. The concert experience makes for a metaphysical voyage floating atop electronic waves of warbly guitar tunes and introspectively poignant lyricism. [...]

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Sweetlife 2013 Preview: Youth Lagoon

Apr 25, 8:00am newdust

Photo via acclaimmag.com Though Sweetlife (happening May 11) may only remove festival goers approximately 30 miles outside of the District, Youth Lagoon possesses the hypnotic power to transcend its audience light-years away from Merriweather Post. The concert experience makes for a metaphysical voyage floating atop electronic waves of warbly guitar tunes and introspectively poignant lyricism. [...]

• FatPossum - Youth Lagoon "Mute"

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Artist:	FatPossum
Title:	Youth Lagoon "Mute"
File Name:	SoundCloud

CSS – “Hangover”

Apr 24, 3:49pm newdust

Cansei de Ser Sexy, or CSS, debuted their new single “Hangover” this April in anticipation of their next studio album, Planta. This comes on the heels of 2011’s La Liberacion, which featured the hit “City Grrl.” The band hails from Brazil and composes their simple, pop-y lyrics in both Portuguese and English to the satisfaction [...]

• CSS - Hangover

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Artist:	CSS
Title:	Hangover
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Indie\ Electronic
Year:	2013

Bonobo – “Cirrus” + video

Apr 24, 9:04am newdust

Sure Bonobo relies just a little too heavily upon the well-trodden formula for downtempo. He tends to produce tracks that sound pretty much like every other atmospheric electronic track. This track might check a few too many of the 15 year old cliches but it’s still a solid effort. But who cares? This is a [...]

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Hockey – Wyeth IS (+ show at U St. Music Hall on 5/17)

Apr 23, 9:14am newdust

Bandmates Ben Grubin and Jerm Reynolds have come a long way since producing punk influenced dance tunes in their Redlands, California basement. Four years after their successful debut record, Mind Chaos, Hockey returns center-stage in support of their sophomore album, Wyeth IS. Although previously compared to the likes of The Strokes and MGMT, Hockey believes [...]

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Hockey – Wyseth IS (+ show at Black Cat on 5/17)

Apr 23, 9:14am newdust

Bandmates Ben Grubin and Jerm Reynolds have come a long way since producing punk influenced dance tunes in their Redlands, California basement. Four years after their successful debut record, Mind Chaos, Hockey returns center-stage in support of their sophomore album, Wyeth IS. Although previously compared to the likes of The Strokes and MGMT, Hockey believes [...]

• Hockey - Hockey - Defeat On The Double Bass Line

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Artist:	Hockey
Title:	Hockey - Defeat On The Double Bass Line
Link Text:	Defeat On The Double Bass Line
File Name:	hockey_defeat-on-the-double-ba ss-line.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Genre:	Other
Year:	2013

Hockey – Wyseth IS (+ show at U St. Music Hall on 5/17)

Apr 23, 9:14am newdust

Bandmates Ben Grubin and Jerm Reynolds have come a long way since producing punk influenced dance tunes in their Redlands, California basement. Four years after their successful debut record, Mind Chaos, Hockey returns center-stage in support of their sophomore album, Wyeth IS. Although previously compared to the likes of The Strokes and MGMT, Hockey believes [...]

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Sweetlife 2013: Lineup + Tickets

Apr 22, 2:15pm newdust

Newdust is very excited to bring you coverage of the Sweetlife Festival. The day-long festival is on May 11 at the famed Merriweather Post Pavillion. Over the next few weeks we will bring you teasers and previews of some of our favorite artists performing at Sweetlife (see the full line-up HERE). And during the festival [...]

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Ink – Goes on 7″

Apr 22, 12:11pm newdust

TODAY, DC's own, All Things Go Records released a INK's newest single "Goes On". INK is less than a year old, but through this catchy set of tracks has already proved a band that has potential to create delicious, charming indie-pop, ready for your Summer. I am told the b-side "This Time", will have video [...]

• INK - INK Goes On

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Artist:	INK
Title:	INK Goes On
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Indie Pop
Year:	2013

Violet Hours – “Berlin”

Apr 19, 9:39am newdust

Violet Hours is all about that pleasing-to-the-ear 1980’s revival pop sound, and could be called a sadder, British, Pains of Being Pure at Heart if you felt like narrowing it down. Their melancholy vibe is great for rainy days, and Jo Bevan’s vocals meld expertly with the band’s orchestral sound. “Berlin”, one of their debut [...]

• violethours - Violet Hours – Berlin

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Artist:	violethours
Title:	Violet Hours – Berlin
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Indie

Bleached – Ride Your Heart (+ DC show)

Apr 18, 9:06am newdust

Begone bitter cold! Bleached’s Ride Your Heart is here to announce summer’s coming and herald it with open arms. Coming out of the sunny San Fernando Valley of California, Bleached nods to their native land and brings out irresistibly sunny, West Coast jams on their new LP, Ride Your Heart. Successfully blending a mixture of [...]

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