Monthly Archives: June 2011
New Music | Saskatchewan – Dreamboat
SASKATCHEWAN – Dreamboat We’ll I’ve just found my new summer jam. Orlando natives Saskatchewan released, via their bandcamp, an incredibly catchy upbeat summer tune called Dreamboat. No word yet on whether we’ll see a full length album out anytime soon, … Continue reading
Review | The Elected at Brighton Music Hall
The Elected – Go For The Throat On the first or second listen of The Elected’s third album Bury Me In My Rings, you don’t really think about where this music fits in best. But live, it’s clear that all … Continue reading
Tonight | The Elected at Brighton Music Hall
The Elected – Go For The Throat You’d recognize his face from Boy Meets World and Salute Your Shorts, but you’d also recognize Blake Sennett’s voice and song writing as one half of the loved-by-everyone Rilo Kiley. Sennett’s new(er) project … Continue reading
New Music | Kevin Long – Small Town Talk
In The Nick Of Time by Kevin Long I’ve got a favorite new hobby. It’s hanging out on Bandcamp and searching for new music under tags such as ‘Folk’ and ‘Seattle’. And in doing so I stumbled across Kevin Long’s … Continue reading
New Music | Mean Creek – The Land of Hopes and Dreams
Mean Creek – The Land Of Hopes and Dreams Boston-based rock quartet Mean Creekis releasing a new single titled “The Land of Hopes & Dreams.” The track was recorded here in Boston at 1867 Recording Studio. The sound is reminding … Continue reading
New Music | Chris Bathgate
Chris Bathgate – In The City (from Daytrotter) Looking for something new? Something really, really, really just goddamn good? Go download Chris Bathgate’s latest full-length album, Salt Year. The Ann Arbor Michigan artist has more than a few albums under … Continue reading
New Music | The Californian – A Billion Grains of Sand
The Californian – A Billion Grains of Sand A modern day surf act is what these guys are after, and listening to their first cut off of their debut album the spirit of Dick Dale is all over the guitars … Continue reading
Review | City and Colour – Little Hell
City and Colour – Fragile Bird City and Colour is the recording moniker of Dallas Green (a city and a color), who is also the guitarist and vocalist for the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. But over the past few years, Green … Continue reading
Review | Bon Iver – Bon Iver
Calgary – Bon Iver For the many fans of Bon Iver, who fell in love with For Emma, Forever Ago way back in 2008, today is like Christmas. And considering For Emma, Forever Ago not only topped the best of … Continue reading
Stream Rave On (Tribute to Buddy Holly)
Rave On Buddy Holly by concordmusicgroup I’d say we’ve been talking about this tribute to Buddy Holly for a few months now, Concord Music has a stream of the album up on their soundcloud; and finally getting to hear it … Continue reading
New Music | Fruit Bats – Tangie and Ray
Fruit Bats – Tangie And Ray Ten years into a musical career spanning 4 albums, Eric D. Johnson the man behind Fruit Bats, will release his 5th album Tripper. The album, named after a chance encounter on a train with … Continue reading
New Music | River City Extension – Letter to Lainie
River City Extension – Letter to Lainie (Ft. Glenn Tilbrook) River City Extension’s The Unmistakable Man quickly racked up tons of plays in my library for good reason. Its a packed album full of energetic, bouncy, huge songs that are … Continue reading
New Music | The Sundelles – Gold
The Sundelles – Gold Sundelles – Me & You Check out newly released single ‘Gold, a lazy sunny day song. With a Phil Spector reference in their name & a nod to west coast vibes, The Sundelles wrote and recorded … Continue reading
Video | The Rosebuds – Woods
The Rosebuds – Woods from Merge Records on Vimeo. Check out the video for new Rosebuds track ‘Woods’ a song from their recently released album, Loud Planes Fly Low, that was out June 7th on Merge Records. Its reminding me … Continue reading
Yellow Ostrich signs to Barsuk Records
Zebra Fake Empire This week Barsuk Records announced that they signed the Brooklyn-based indie folksters Yellow Ostrich and will re-release their latest LP The Mistress on August 16th. Though Alex Schaaf has been releasing music under Yellow Ostrich for two … Continue reading