My top ten for the year, with a brief explanation/comment. Enjoy & Happy New Year! ...... 1. Grizzly Bear – Shields The guys in Grizzly Bear killing it, once again. This record is almost perfect. The compositions are strange & beautiful, and they complement the haunting singing styles of Ed Droste and Daniel Rossen. If you didn’t get this album – you missed (but there's still time!). Check Out: Yet Again [mp3] [...]
This year was much more of a songs year for us... probably having more to do with our listening habits than any lack of noteworthy albums (there are plenty) or any ominous "death of the album" that's been prophesied for at least a half decade now. Nope... We're just a songs blog, by and large. We listen almost exclusively to songs from new bands we're considering writing about. So hopefully this list will open your ears to some great songs you may have missed and reinforce the awesomeness of the ones you already know and love: [...]
South by Southwest 2013 has confirmed many more acts to perform during the musical portion (March 12-17th). Highlights include our Rookie of the Year Angel Haze, Major Lazer, Wavves, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Cold War Kids, The Joy Formidable, Dawes, Robyn Hitchcock, Richard Thompson, Toro Y Moi, Thee Oh Sees, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Charli XCX, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Hundred Waters, and The Hood Internet. Other new additions include Conveyor, The Dear Hunter, Doomtree's Dessa, Kid Koala, Ra Ra Riot, The Crystal Method, Daedelus, Delicate Steve, Reignwolf, Reptar, The Orwells, Allo Darlin', Chance The Rapper, Aloe Blacc, [...]
The CMJ Festival was a few weeks ago, but I think that I am still recovering from running around Manhattan for five days of nonstop music. I may be weak, but I know that the CMJ Festival is still completely overwhelming. Over the course of the festival, there are over 1500 showcases at more than 80 venues across the city. After scouring the band list, I had finally come up with some kind of schedule for myself, but the magnitude of the festival of course meant that I would be missing so much. Over the course of the [...]
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I had no problems with how CMJ 2012 was run - the people who throw the festival are always top notch. There was, however, one thing that aggravated me about the festival: the majority of bands seemed satisfied with being "good." I've never seen such low levels of artistic ambition. What was equally shocking was how "good" bands would be praised by sub sections of the crowd as "the next big thing," with people rushing to proclaim that an act "killed it," or that they "won CMJ 2012." After 80+ bands over the long week, I [...]
Now until Oct 20th, hundreds of bands and music fans will take over New York City for the annual CMJ Music Marathon . While CMJ may lack the "big names" you find at Coachella and Lollapalooza , it totally makes up for it with shear volume. There are soooo many bands and artists playing, it's actually a bit nerve wrecking, trying to decide which acts to see. But what really makes CMJ rad, is the music [...]
DETAILS ABOUT THIS SHOW + STREAMING COMPILATION OF ALL THE BANDS HERE This is going to be the longest list of this whole series of announcements. On Thursday, we're once again taking over both floors of The Delancey with upstairs, a line-up of electro up-and-comers from all sides of the spectrum and downstairs, some creative pop gems fitting under the Avant Pop label, for a total of.. NINETEEN acts! So enough chit-chat, let's get to the list, because that is sure going to take up enough space. [...]
In less than three weeks, Consequence of Sound will head to Brooklyn's Public Assembly for its second annual October Party. Taking place on October 20th at 8:00pm, the six-hour, 21+ event will see Philadelphia rockers Free Energy and versatile mulch-instrumentalist Delicate Steve perform alongside upstart Florida outfit Hundred Waters , Brooklyn punk band The So So Glos , and CoSigned art-folk troupe Conveyor . Today, we can reveal two [...]
TOP 10 (click on photos for band websites) 10. Ovlov I was introduced to Ovlov at a pre-CMJ party last year and have been a fan ever since. [...]
[click for hi-res poster] It's almost time for New York's biggest block party that everyone's got a huge love/hate crush on, the incomparable shitshow of booze and music (boozak) known as CMJ, and IGIF is weathering the storm once again with our annual Floating Fest . The show goes down this year on Thursday, October 18th at Pianos in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, from 1pm to 7pm. It's free (thanks to the good folks at BreakThru Radio ) and open to peoples 21+ or [...]
It's Fall and we know what that means for the industry: the CMJ Music Marathon. CMJ will host a series of events from October 16th to 20th in NYC. These events will bring everyone from music reps and artists to college radios, college students, and professional radio (basically everyone) together. ...
We are proud to announce our Lovely Hearts Club CMJ Showcase of 2012 ! We'll be bringing sounds from far away lands like Winnipeg, Mexico City & Dublin straight to the heart of Williamsburg at Spike Hill on October 19th starting at 1:00pm ! What's not to love about free live performances and prizes from Royal Canoe, I Can Chase Dragons!, Bouts, Conveyor and Eli Mardock ! 1:00 ::: ROYAL CANOE 1:45 ::: I [...]
The 2012 edition of the CMJ Music Marathon may still be a couple of weeks off but we've already been excitedly penciling in our (exhausting!) show schedules and RSVP'ing to every party invitation that comes through the ol' digital transom. We've also assembled Spotify and Rdio playlists for some of ...
Hope you saved the date : Consequence of Sound will set up shop at Brooklyn's Public Assembly on Saturday, October 20th for its second annual October Party. The six-hour, 21+ event sports one hell of an exciting lineup and we're proud to reveal it today. Philadelphia rockers Free Energy and versatile mulch-instrumentalist Delicate Steve will perform alongside upstart Florida outfit Hundred Waters , Brooklyn punk band The So So Glos , and CoSigned [...]
Conveyor is one of the most intriguing emerging Brooklyn bands - pulling off their intricate sound on record obviously requires a good knowledge of the music production process. We asked them a few questions about their latest record and their favorite pieces of audio equipment here . This Building Is For Everyone by Conveyor
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Paper Garden Records bünyesinde yer alan Lovely Hearts Club'ın gururla takdim ettiği Cineplexx ve şarkısı "Cosas de la Vida Normal" tipik bir indie-pop şarkı. Şarkı, Cineplexx'in önümüzdeki ay Paper Garden Records etiketiyle piyasaya çıkaracağı "Perfume" adlı yeni albümünden ilk single. Cineplexx'in ardındaki kişi Sebastián Litmanovich, şarkının başından sonuna bizi etkisi altına alıyor ve şarkı boyunca [...]
ne abbiamo seguito con attenzione tutte le anticipazioni offerte nei mesi passati (i singoli Mukraker, Mane e Woolgathered) ed è giunto il momento di ascoltarlo interamente - stiamo parlando del bellissimo esordio dei Conveyor , pubblicato da Paper Garden Records : <a href=” http://conveyorisaband.bandcam p.com/album/conveyor” data-mce-href=” http://conveyorisaband.bandcam p.com/album/conveyor”&am p;gt;Conveyor by Conveyor</a& ;gt;
Experimental pop group Conveyor hooked up with Cineplexx for a spectacular remix of Conveyor’s “Woolgatherer”. Download the new spin after the jump.
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