Life On An Island has just released their third compilation tape, featuring previously unreleased material from 19 Long Island bands. You can stream the whole release below or head over to their mailorder page where you can get one of 100 limited edition spray-painted cassettes in plastic cases with a screenprinted 113x143 poster. Only $5! You can read our spotlight of the small-town label here . Life On An Island Compilation vol. 3 by Life On an Island
Life On An Island has just released their third compilation tape, featuring previously unreleased material from 19 Long Island bands. You can stream the whole release below or head over to their mailorder page where you can get one of 100 limited edition spray-painted cassettes in plastic cases with a screenprinted 113x143 poster. Only $5! You can read our spotlight of the small-town label here . Life On An Island Compilation vol. 3 by Life On an Island
For a band that's only a little over a year old, Psychic Teens is making a lot of headway in the local music scene. When we first discovered their debut tracks "YUNG" and "CbbK," it was no-brainer to feature them in our "What's This?" column. They then went on to win our Featured Artist(s) Poll in August (you can read our interview HERE ). The power trio (made up of guitarist/vocalist Larry Ragone, bassist Joe Decarolis, and drummer Dave Cherasaro) eventually released their 7-track debut LP, Teens , in October [...]
Lost in the Trees put out one of my favorite albums of 2010, and the NC band is due to release its new one, A Church That Fits Our Needs , March 20 on Anti-. This is the first video from the record, which finds bandleader Ari Picker working through the carnage of his mother's 2009 suicide. It's a tribute, of sorts, and it takes the band's orchestral folk sound to new heights. As NPR noted when it debuted "Red" this week, there's a David Lynch feel to the video, and that haunting/beautiful sensation permeates the entire [...]
12 Producers to keep an eye on in 2012 It's hard being a producer in this day & age; the barrier for entry is low and so are the financial rewards, while competition is high. Many times tracks are mis-tagged or the producer is unidentified. And the need to churn out constant material means that it can be hard to rest on a distinctive style without burning out. There's been no shortage of talent in the industry, though; for the past 12 months, these 12 beatmakers proved that they had the unique vision to stand [...]
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This mini-album from Calgary via Edinburgh eight-piece Woodpigeon follows their most successful full-length album to date, the wonderfully lush, simultaneously Tom Petty- and Sufjan Stevens-infused Die Stadt Musikanten , and while they will always have a place in festival-goers hearts for bringing to light the genius of Scots songwriter Withered Hand via their stunning renditions of his miraculous 'No Cigarettes' anthem , accusations of copycat-ism have plagued them somewhat through the years. So while they do lean towards Elliott Smith or (more easily achieved) Iron & Wine territory – lands clearly [...]
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Download link is in the original post Sounds like: Spoon, Tapes 'n' Tapes Song: White Rabbits - Temporary [download here ] What's so good? "Temporary" is [...]
Whether knocking out soulful hip hop with The Shades, performing solo on a modified drum set, or with an electronic setup, Alistair Deverick always keeps his hands busy. Providing the rhythmical backbone for New Zealand indie powerhouse The Ruby Suns, he has already been found playing shows all across the world. Meanwhile, his own musical style under the moniker Boycrush spans from electronic heartbreak ballads to sample-driven hip hop and proper synth wave. Here Alistair recounts his fave songs old and new. Welcome to the forefront of the new South Pacific pop style! The Ruby Suns - [...]
So far 2012 has started out as probably the most Vacayrific year to date. Since moving out to San Francisco I've met a lot of awesome people and tapped into an extremely interesting and growing music scene. There's something about the bay area that is very unique and refreshing and I have fallen in love. Let's hope the rest of 2012 continues on its current path to Vacay glory. I have no doubt it will. -Whiteface Nicky Romero is set to probably have one of the best years of his life. [...]
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With the wealth of genre bending music circling around the web, (THANKS MR. INTERNET), it's often the most reserved, soft spoken and simple music that takes you by surprise. Ryan Power 's delicately pleading pop song, ' I don't want to die ', is one of those tracks. It glistens with its smooth and subdued production, while Powers' vocals act as the most beautiful suicide negotiation ever spoken. Full of regret, anguish and fear; it's a realist human struggle story that can't fail to move. I [...]
With the wealth of genre bending music circling around the web, (THANKS MR. INTERNET), it's often the most reserved, soft spoken and simple music that takes you by surprise. Ryan Power 's delicately pleading pop song, ' I don't want to die ', is one of those tracks. It glistens with its smooth and subdued production, while Powers' vocals act as the most beautiful suicide negotiation ever spoken. Full of regret, anguish and fear; it's a realist human struggle story that can't fail to move. I [...]
I am ready for everything to happen right now, I want it all right now! I just had to come out and say it, this past couple weeks has been non- stop trying to get into the LA groove and I am already missing NYC. I feel like its so easy to get side tracked in LA with all the "chill" activities to take your mind off of what it really is you are supposed to be doing, but then you need to quickly snap back into reality and remember sometimes there is too much of a good thing, or [...]
Thick and heavy synth meanderings by Buenos Aires resident Sebastian Oliwa , who employs mainly analog synthesizers and at times sampled classical instruments to create immersive and captivating soundscapes that mostly function without any kind of added percussion, simply layer over layer of rich synth pads as best exemplified in "Panamerica", a Vangelis-informed late night meditation that could indeed score your next ride all across the continent. Panamerica is out now via Växjö, Sweden-based cassette imprint Zeon Light Tapes . Oliwa - Panamerica
After three tapes on Moon Glyph between the fall of 2010 and April of last year, appropriately entitled I , II , and III , Chicago psych outfit Food Pyramids returns with its debut LP on the stellar Minneapolis, Minnesota imprint. The first track to be unveiled from Mango Sunrise , the seven-minute jam "Oh Mercy", indicates a massive leap forward for the band, putting their dominant kraut and kosmische influences aside (without abandoning them completely) in favor of some delicious Chicago House grooves complete with classic vocalization and some absolutely intriguing [...]
Feed Me est de retour chez Mau5trap avec une fois de plus une grosse sortie comprenant six titres. Nous en connaissions quelques uns comme par exemple le très bon « Trapdoor » en featuring avec Hadouken ou plus récemment « Whiskers » où la collab' s'est faite avec Gemini . Les escapades de la mascotte (crée par Feed Me d'ailleurs) se feront cette fois-ci dans la montagne électrique en passant par divers étapes musicales. Son mélange électro/dubstep à base de wobble et sonorités se rapprochant de la [...]
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