Our favorite local band, The Charming Youngsters , are back with "Yer Dirty Feet." It is an ebullient jangle pop tune with boy-girl harmonies and happy rhythms."Yer Dirty Feet" has been a regular part of their set list for the last couple of years, and it's a great choice to kick off interest in their new LP. You can pay what you want for this single on Bandcamp . While you're there, be sure to check out the EPs: Fortescue and Famous for Something Magical [...]
The Growlers - "One Million Lovers" from Hung At Heart out 25 March on Fat Cat Records Premium psych-surf rock that's unavoidably pleasing. The Costa Mesa, Cali act blazes onward. Pixel Fix - "Rosa" from an upcoming EP It's like King Krule was abducted by the XX. This UK act makes dreamy, animated electronic material that jumps out and embraces you. It's easy to get [...]
Just a mish-mash of stuff that caught my ears over the past couple of days... Consider These Heads on Sticks - Aegypt released 6 September 2012 via Grip Tapes Checking back with the Raleigh-based, experimental outfit, and pleasantly surprised that they released an album late last year. It's chock full of grooves and imaginative compositions that expand on the psych pop genre. Pick it up on Bandcamp . Jackson Scott [...]
Blackbird Blackbird - "All" from Boracay Planet released 16 October 2012 Hawaii's Mickey Maramag is the bedroom electropop genius behind Blackbird Blackbird. Ace production and deft music acumen dot the course of "All." Check out the rest of Boracay Planet on Bandcamp . Devendra Banhart - "Never Seen Such Good Things" from Mala [...]
T Smith and Drew Brown form Young Men , a post-rock DIY outfit from Chicago. Songs of Praise has lo-fi grunge feel, and is marked with repetitious chord changes that allow for riffs to pop off or droning melodies to undulate. It's reminiscent of college radio from the early nineties, and the sounds made famous in the documentary, 1991: The Year Punk Broke . You can pick up a limited run cassette from The Branks Limited for $5 or download a free digital copy here . [...]
Spoek Mathambo - "Let Them Talk" [free download] from Father Creeper out 12 March on Sub Pop The South African artist is a modern-day Wilson Pickett who manipulates technology, while gleefully crossing genres. There is something in here for everyone; it's such an explosive song. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Let the Day Begin" [free download] (The Call cover) from Specter at the Feast [...]
Worked a long day today, and I am beat. Gotta keep our consecutive day streak alive though, so here's a few to peep: Human Machine and Tom Skelly - "Nothing on Me" (free download) single release from Love Our Records 23 January 2013 Peanut butter in my chocolate stuff... Skelly is a folk-rock artist, Human Machine a beat maestro. The two together are better than expected. Fun track that's free. Listen-hit replay-listen again. Enjoy! Check out Skelly [...]
Some random stuff to cap off the night: Free download: She's Electric's Daguerrotype One-man band based in LA who messes with lo-fi and experimental music. 8-bit fans: TAKE NOTICE! I've wanted to post this for a week, and just haven't. Damn window has been open for a week. Check out the entire EP on Bandcamp . Check out: "Lionel The Lion-Faced Man" [...]
Criminal Hygiene – Rearrange Me [mp3] (from CRMNL HYGNE , released Jan 15 th ) Los Angeles garage-rockers produce a seamless blend of the rough and the smooth that would make Paul Westerberg smile. [...]
Bells Atlas - "Video Star" Single, self-release Out of Oakland with 'a little bit of Berkeley', Bells Atlas fuses hip hop, afropop, and soul music using lot of percussion and harmonies. If the girls from the Dirty Projectors ever left David Longstreth, it might sound like this. Purchase the single on iTunes . Check out more Bells Atlas on Bandcamp . The Disraeli Gears - "Hieroglyphs" Single [...]
The Shilohs - "Get Ready Now" from So Wild out 5 February on Light Organ Records It's been a little over two years since we featured The Shilohs as a Friday Free Feature , and now they are back with the LP, So Wild . The quartet out of Vancouver recently signed to Light Organ Records, which is releasing their full-length debut. "Get Ready Now" has that power pop-alt. country feel we've come to enjoy from Wilco and Cass McComb. We've previewed other tracks from So [...]
In this edition: Discover the electropop goodness of North Carolina's Dash; check out tracks from Honeymilk, Noisik and Terrible Spaceship; and enjoy videos from Emily Cross and Dan Duszynski, Moddi, Sing Fang, Sillyboy, and The Woken Trees. Discover: Dash Dash is an electropop outfit that excels at developing danceable grooves and sweet hooks that will drive you to hit play repeatedly. The North Carolina quintet is based in Raleigh, but some of the members also call Wilmington [...]
Youthful London alt-pop rockers, Being There , formed in 2010 while attending university in Manchester. They eventually moved to London, joined the label Young & Lost Club, and spent 2011 touring with Noah & The Whale. On Breaking Away , the four-piece outfit offers a pleasant introduction. Its charm is found in the sound of young musicians finding their voice and identity, much like U2 with Boy . There's a pervasive sense of melancholy that's gleaned through the perspective of songwriters on the cusp of adulthood, looking back at the carefree [...]
Out of Fullerton, California, The Steelwells are back with a new EP, and it is glorious! They've shifted from folk inspired rock to an indie rock sound fueled by rich synth tones, chirpy guitar effects, and layered vocals. While we loved 20092s Shallow on the Draft (especially "El Capitan"), Cool Kids pushes the boundaries of accessibility, demanding that you pay attention, while bathing in melody and memorable choruses. Their past roots provide a foundation, but it's their willingness to redefine that's most refreshing. Get this while [...]
Dominican-New Yorker Juan Alvarez (AKA WaMoo Papez [pronounced Payps]) mines indie rock, shoegaze, and dream pop sounds, distilling beats, vocals, and blips and rendering them as gothic & ethereal electronica, similar to the haunting sounds of Burial . If you listen closely, you may find bits of Radiohead , PJ Harvey , Beirut , and other indie rock mainstays blended in the ether of WaMoo Papez. He also lays down beats for the NY hip hop troupe, Warrior Monks , which “rap about mystic gangsta shit“. Check Out: [...]
f y f e - "Solace" single from an upcoming EP out March 2013 We don't know much about fyfe. He's a London-based musician, and "Solace" is the first peep we've had at the new EP. It's an engaging piece of experimental pop with post-rock and electronic elements. Its deliberate, contemplative minimalism is extremely intoxicating. Well done. Bombers - "Drawing" single b/w "Buddy's in a [...]
The Capsules – Across the Sky [mp3] (from Northern Lights & Southern Skies , out Jan 15 th on Vespera Records ) Indie pop with a distinctive electronic presence and ‘girl-next-door’ comfort in the lyrical delivery; perfect for a dreary winter afternoon. [...]
Love Streams - "Shock Corridor" Single from an upcoming album (get it here) Will Sheff's new solo project seems like a cathartic release or maybe he just needed to do his own thing. Identity can get lost when playing in a band. "Shock Corridor" has an electropop feel, and very different than anything you've heard from Okkervil River. That stated, you can tell it's Sheff, his melancholic vocals cloud through. On his website , he writes: "In the early part of last [...]
The Lovely Bad Things - "Fried Eyes" [mp3] from The Last Great Whatever out Feb 26 on Volcom/Burger The Lovely Bad Things are a post-punk/pop-punk band from LA. They are coming off their first international performance at Primavera Festival in Barcelona, Spain, and recently licensed the song "I Just Want You To Go Away" to the MTV show Awkward . "Fried Eyes" will appeal to fans of the Pixies. [...]
Jeremy Squires - "Central Nervous System" from Central Nervous System (EP) released 8 January on Bandcamp All the while we've been oblivious to the presence of this great singer-songwriter in our backyard. A product of New Bern, NC, Jeremy Squires' authentic and earnest recordings are instantly appealing. There's not a lot of glamour or glitz in his songs, which are often recorded as lo-fi. It's plaintive folk with the bite of the eastern shore behind it. Check [...]
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