Wow, it's been way too long since we've managed to shoot one of our world famous Lost in Austin videos with Guerilla Waltz . Almost a year to be exact, since we last ran the incredible video of Suckers at Red 7 . Well today is a turning point in the series, as we jump start a new era for our takeaway videos with longtime ATH favorite Cave Singers. Follow the jump for full description and video. When discussing options to get back in the game with our [...]

In this edition: Discover Pisces Rising and consider tracks from Heart Ships, Ramisco Maki Maki and Flutes. Discover: Pisces Rising The DIY spirit and artistic intuition of Pisces Rising sparks joy. The pairing of Raleigh-based singer-songwriters Arielle Bryant and Austin Moss proves to be a demonstration of synergy, as the duo produce something completely apart from past solo work while drawing upon each other's strengths. Their brand of gypsy folk is fueled largely by strong songwriting, hauntingly beautiful [...]
A Native American-Jazz Tribute is the new album by Pamela Sklar. Inspired by Native American music, world, classical and jazz, this improvised chamber music for mixed instruments features flute, piccolo, alto flute and bass flute. The album is a beautiful showcase of Native American flute melodies blended with jazz rhythms. BUY @ AMAZON

We are back in beautiful Durango, Colorado! Gig tonight at The Summit. Show starts at 10.

“I was recently shown a photograph which captured one of my earliest encounters with vinyl. It shows a large old brown suitcase opened flat on a living room floor. In one half there’s me as a two-year old, and in the other are dozens of 7” records jammed together. Some handwritten alphabetic labels poke between the discs which belonged to my dad in his younger days when he ran a mobile disco. A record sleeve rests in my lap, and I’m looking across grinning at the rows of records in front of me." "From that point [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: The Killers, Rogue Wave, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Song: Shout Out Louds - Walking In Your Footsteps [download here ] [...]

It's always nice when something amazing by an artist you've never heard of before arrives in your inbox. This was the case when I reviewed Flutes' debut single Auld Archie a few months back. At least when you've listened to an artist previously you have some sort of idea what to expect. Or sometimes you've only heard a friend mention the artist, so you recognise the name when a release appears even if you haven't heard them playing yet. With Flutes, I'd heard nothing. Not a thing. Zilch. So when the Auld Archie came out of nowhere I [...]

Feeling a little down today? This will undoubtedly put some perk in your step. Gentlemen Hall just released their latest single, "Sail Into The Sun". Plucked off of Gentlemen Hall's upcoming album, "Sail Into The Sun" is an airy jam that will be perfect for the upcoming spring/summer months. The unashamedly upbeat tune is matched with the sweetest harmonies you might hear all winter. "Sail Into The Sun" really brushes away the dusty sounds of '60s sunshine pop and rubs on a new coat of, much needed, modern polish. The only thing missing here [...]
We've gone over the biggest artists, albums, and tracks of 2012, but our end of the year roundup really wouldn't be complete unless we talked about our own favorites from this year. These are the songs that made us feel, gave us chills, made us party, and made us cry. You'd probably find these tracks with high play counts in our music libraries and dripping with nostalgia if you make us talk about them further. Amanda [...]

"It’s a jerky, dark, and layered record, complete with the kind of adept musical craftsmanship the London band first built its name on. On Four , Bloc Party learns the valuable lesson that sometimes the only way to move forward is to go back where you came from. And like a musical game of Jenga, the band rips out the pieces and starts again with equal parts precision, raw force, heart, and intellect." (via Consequence of Sound ) ♩Bloc Party - 33 [from Four ] web // facebook // twitter // soundcloud [...]
Above is a muddied amalgam of the artwork to each of our freshly completed Tracks of 2012 rundown , dubiously fangled on a newly acquired and equally dodgy copy of Photoshop, and below is our ongoing attempt to grapple with the finer intricacies of musical technologies. It's the first, and could well be the last Spotify playlist I ever so painstakingly compile, and it features our every entry (or rather the 28 that, at the time of writing, were hooked up to their mainframe, or whatever the correct technical term would be for that). That our topspot is in [...]

What the fuck am I doing calling something a Currycast, I hear you ask. Music cannot be curry-themed, and nor is it. This is called the Currycast simply because I am visiting my Granddad in Manchester and he has just asked me to cook a curry for him tomorrow night. I have never cooked curry before, and Mrs. Toad makes such a fine one that I have never really been motivated to have a go, myself. Why bother making the second-best curry in the house, after all. However, I made a gigantic leg of roast lamb today, so [...]

I have to hold my hands up, recently I have been neglecting the blog a bit. It's not that I don't love running this site, I am still as passionate as ever about new music, I simply don't have the time to keep on top of things nowadays. Running Olive Grove, managing Randolph's Leap, being a dad, husband and having a real life job, surprisingly doesn't leave me with too much time come and have good old ramble on here. Hopefully as things calm down a bit in the New Year I'll have more time to post about music that [...]

Another Monday and to commemorate the crushing mundanity the day embodies with a most despairing inherence, we're back here divulging a further ten tracks from our 2012 ranking. Our previous instalment took in a Fuck Button, the irrefutably inimitable Bobby Womack, and a lo-res JPG of a cat in a box . This one, meanwhile, clicks through a smattering of woebegone London lo-fi, a couple snared from the Captured Tracks roster, the inevitable Hot Chip entry, and something ever so slightly special from Sam Willis who was once, all in all, just another [...]

Good morning and happy Friday! Some fine selections from the inbox this morning. Enjoy! Discover: Emil Lager Easy, breezy country blues from this Swedish expatriate living in London. He picked up a guitar in his late teens after hearing the Rolling Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" (my personal fave), and he's been engulfed in it since. His love of country blues really stands out on tracks "Time Keeps Dripping" and "Fire Escape." Emil cites influences Mississippi John Hurt and Blind Blake for his guitar technique. The tracks [...]

Good morning! Sights and sounds from the likes of The Cellophane Flowers, Flutes, RobotAlien, Danny O'Brien & Gabriel Douglas, and The Zolas. Don't miss the full album stream from The Cellophane Flowers (linked below), and also news from The Farewell Circuit (hint: something new is on its way). Listen: The Cellophane Flowers - "Voices" from Staring At The World out 3 December Our second feature on The Cellophane Flowers. Two [...]
OK, so if you're wondering who Pushboxer are then you're probably not wondering what happened to them but they were featured on this blog back in 2009 . A lifetime ago in music and so they've done well to be still around in some form or other. They are now called Flutes and despite the name there's no flute I can hear on the track. They still have the same dark broodyness of Pushboxer but I'm guessing it's mainly a personnel change. Check out their track below.

You don't see too many "official" lyric videos up on Youtube. Usually it's the case of a 14 year old girl discovering the basics of Windows Movie Maker or iMovie and figuring out that you can edit words to match a song. Lyric videos are typically loaded with atrocious fonts and terrible graphics. Thankfully, Gentlemen Hall happens to be a bit more professional than a teenage girl when it comes to their own lyric videos. Armed with some free time, stencils, and flashlights we get a cleverly made piece of eye candy for the single that launched to the top [...]

How To Swim – It Doesn't Even Have To Be You I've admired How To Swim for ages (the old Jockrock forum liked them – shows you how long they've been around!) but, despite their artistic consistency, they've never seemed to be able quite get beyond the cusp of greatness they've been stalled at for years. This is a gem of a single though, hopefully the album brings them superstardom. They deserve it. It Doesn't Even Have To Be You by How to Swim [...]