Steel Phantoms – Curtain Call [B]rooklyn’s Steel Phantoms have been churning out these fantastic rockin tracks for a couple of years now, and with a lineup addition, and a punkier/raw direction they are releasing “Curtain Call,” a rollicking track that slams the cymbals & rocks the house at a feverish pace, and relents only during the bridge, it’s an energetic track that will get you moving. More Steel Phantoms Twitter | Facebook | Bandcamp
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[A]mericana pop-smiths The Longwalls are releasing another record this year titled Kowloon, and they are offering up a little sampler (above). It would be fair to say they’ve traded sonic landscapes from their bread and butter 90’s alt-pop pastiche for that of a slightly moodier & more serious one. Maybe it’s growing up, maybe its early onset seasonal affective disorder, but on Kowloon, guitars fuzz, vocals reverb ever so slightly, and the songs can take a bit more of an introspective feel. Sonically, it is a sharp sound that sounds like a great direction for the band. Look for The…
1 CommentBig Harp – You Can’t Save ‘Em All [T]he intimate low-key folk of Big Harp’s release Big Hat landed them on my radar last year, it was one of my favorite albums of the year, and was on heavy rotation at home. As they prepare for the big release of their second album, Chain Letters, they released single “You Can’t Save ‘Em All,” Chris and Stefanie Senseney seemed to be moving away from the sound of Big Hat, and moving on to a fuzzier, scratchy rock sound. Check out the apathetic “You Can’t Save ‘Em All” and look for their record…
5 Comments[N]ew tune from Lady Lamb the Beekeper is very exciting. “Rooftop,” will appear on upcoming record Ripely Pine, an album conceived when Spaltro was working at Bart’s & Greg’s DVD Explosion in Brunswick, ME. “Rooftop,” makes me think a bit of a more aggressive Rilo Kiley, a band that is near and dear to my heart. The rampant energy, and loose structures really strike a chord with me, and I’m loving this track. Lady Lamb the Beekeeper’s debut album, Ripely Pine, is out February 19th on Ba Da Bing! Records. Upcoming Shows: Tue. Nov. 13 – New York, NY @ Le…
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[R]einvention seems to be the name of the game for Ra Ra Riot releasing this very danceable pop track “Beta Love,” the eponymous single off their upcoming new record out January 22nd on Barsuk. The three minute track feels extremely condensed, with driving synth rhythm and some extremely high falsettos its a total earworm, and you’ll be singing along in no time.
2 Comments[N]ashville’s Caitlin Rose’s second album was recently announced, The Stand-In, will release via Names Records on the 25th of February next year. “No One To Call’ is taken from Rose’s upcoming album, furthers her New-Nashville status, a sugary sweet sounding song about loneliness, that has a bit more immediate like-ability, its clear that her band is hitting its stride here, with Cullum Jr. back on pedal steel & Fetzer back on guitar Rose stated, “I never saw myself making the record without them,” she says of Fetzer and Cullum. “We carved out a sound together both travelling as a trio and as…
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[A] few weeks ago, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down released this wonderful track to stream via youtube. And thank the lord, they’ve given it to us as a downloadable, so grab a copy of “Holy Roller,” off their upcoming third full-length album, We The Common. “Holy Roller,” was the first song written for the new record recalls frontwoman Thao Nguyen & notes that the track “was the first song I wrote for this new record…it marked a shift in how I operate. I was steadily, in an overdue way, becoming grateful for everything and everyone I had. I tried to capture a sense of revival and a determination to be better.” I’m really looking forward to grabbing this record, come February.
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[J]ustin Paul Lewis is a Louisville, KY based songwriter who recently got connected with Ben Sollee to record a small batch of songs together, on his upcoming EP Rinse, Repeat, Rewind. He is sharing the first single from the EP, titled “Salt,” a really wonderful, sweet (no pun intended), Americana / Folk track. Lewis is a talented songwriter with a strong voice, who released a wonderful Daytrotter session back in September. Look for Rinse, Repeat, Rewind in late December or January.
1 Comment[E]ELS finally gave us a taste of their upcoming album, WONDERFUL, GLORIOUS EELS, which releases on 2/5/13. The single, “Peach Blossom,” a fuzzy, cracky hard charging beat and a whimsical element that seems to be Everett’s style. It’s a very EELS-ish kind of sound with that “recorded in a vacuum” throwback style that has a little edge, and a little whimsy to it.
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