Listen to this beautiful new track from the indie-pop duo Tennis. The song is cut from the same dreamy cloth as most of their debut LP "Cape Dory." The single "Origins/Deep in the Woods" will be available next month on a blue vinyl 7 inch from Forest Family Records. Happy Friday! Tennis | [...]
Hey DC! indie-pop outfit J. Viewz will be playing tomorrow November 10 at Rock and Roll Hotel with DC's Modern Man. Be there! And until then enjoy their latest video for the very layered and chill track "Building a Home." building a home by J.Viewz
I just cannot get enough of Gauntlet Hair ever since I saw them at Los Angeles' The Echo last week. The Denver-based noise rock quartet is just crazy enough to keep things interesting, but just accessible enough to hook you. The same can be said for the quartet's latest video for "Keep Time," the first [...]
(Please watch the video above before reading) It was really quite something. To be able to walk around Central Park, and allow your experience to be soundtracked based on your location. Beautiful strings washed over you near the tall trees and luxurious apartment views by The Lake. You could hear boat [...]
Real Estate's latest guitar-pop gem Days came out last month, and with it came the video for their single "It's Real." I'd put these guys with Beach Fossils in my "lo-fi nostalgia-party" collection, which means there's a good chance this album will be making my best of 2011 list due out next month. [...]
Another gem from Austin TX! The once solo efforts of Martin Crane has bloomed into a 3-piece live act, with Crane's lyrically creative, acoustical & piano-driven songs flourishing in Brazos' first LP Phosphorescent Blues. The LP's ruby is definitely "The Observer," Crane's musical vision of mid-century poet Adrienne Rich's The Observer. This album evokes a [...]
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I am loving this catchy pop-gem from the guy/girl duo Savoir Adore. I think this is as close as generation Y is going to get to a "I Got You Babe" moment. Maybe that is a stretch, but the chemistry that comes with the guy/girl, Tammy/Marvin, Sonny/Cher vibe always makes for great pop music. [...]
Happy hump day to you all! To help get your mojo risin', check out the new video from Norway-based electro-pop darlings Casiokids entitled "Det Haster!" (or "It's Urgent!" for any of you who don't speak Norwegian). Though the content of the video may not get you in the mood (it portrays some pretty unhealthy relationships [...]
The evolution of New York-based indie-rockers Grassfight has definitely been one of many stages (and mutations as it were). And 3 seems to be the magic number. It's been 3 years since their last release, and they've gone through 3 band members in just as many years. Not to mention the fact [...]
I've been itchin' for some good folk dittys on ol' Newdust. And wouldn't you know it, the freshly formed duet Mahoney & The Moment found their way to my inbox, and they're just what my ears have been longing for. With clean & simple, melodic folk tunes, their debut self-titled is fantastic from start to [...]
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I listened to this song two nights ago after seeing Lindsay Lohan tweet it (full disclosure: I follow Lindsay Lohan), and it blew my mind. Everything about the video is oddly bizarre, yet oddly captivating. It begins with the camera panning the deck and passages of an abandoned ship. The footage is slightly reminiscent of [...]
Originally posted and written for our friends at Brightest Young Things A Tuesday night is a wild card at any venue. But the bearded beat wizard that is Star Slinger delivered a killer show at U Street Music Hall. And this is despite him being form the UK. Which some actually consider [...]
Some of you may know Erik and Kent Widman from the indie rock band Eight Bit Tigers. With a mixture of straight vintage 70's funk and a bit of Daft Punk sensibility, Eight Bit Tigers is the perfect embodiment of a true party album. To quote Erik Widman on their debut, ". . [...]
It's been nearly a year since Keep Shelly in Athens released its debut album, In Love With Dusk, and the Grecian duo is back with a 12-inch EP, Our Own Dream via Forest Family. The extremely limited edition vinyl (only 500 will be pressed, 250 in white and 250 in silver) is slated for a [...]
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Photo Credit: Andrew Parks On Saturday, October 22 Class Actress will be opening for Metronomy at Rock and Roll Hotel in DC. Be there to the sexy synth drenched sounds of Elizabeth Harper. And check back soon for a review of the show and her new album "Rapprocher". Also, is it just me [...]
Check out this mundanely beautiful "home video" type music video for "Possession" by Montreal, Canada's musician/producer Miracle Fortress (aka Graham Van Pelt). This track showcases Van Pelt's knack for layering instrumentation to create breathtaking shoegaze, indie pop soundscapes and is the first of many "bonus singles," which were formerly unreleased and written during the time [...]
Check out the debut self-titled release from Nomadic Firs, the bedroom psychedelic pop project of Ryan Boos. Largely inspired by his move to Tennessee with his wife to create a fully sustainable Urban Farm, the project is 4 years in the making and he's finally ready to share it. Listen to the first [...]
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