Floating Action
Eye of a Needle Rincon Named after a vintage Gretsch bass drum pedal, Floating Action is the pseudonym of Black Mountain, North Carolina-based musician, songwriter, and producer Seth Kauffman. Self-written, performed, produced and recorded, today marks the day Kauffman releases second album Desert Etiquette. Titled for a Middle Eastern legend
PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey’s new album comes out tomorrow. To mark the release of Let England Shake, PJ Harvey will debut her new album live in a one-off, special show from Paris today.
Timber Timbre
Timber Timbre – Black Water by Arts & Crafts Remember that creepy intro video for Timber Timbre? Well they’ve released a track off their upcoming album, ‘Creep on Creepin On’ (awesome title) which is out 4/5/11. The single, ‘Black Water’ is a stripped down, haunting, downtempo number that
The Bynars
How Does it Feel to Be In Love Synth Pop band from here in Boston, the Bynars could possibly be one of the most fun bands around. Today they released Valentines track ‘How Does it Feel to Be in Love’ for sale / name your own price on bandcamp. The song
The Barettas
Touche Hamilton Ontario’s trio the Barettas recently popped into my radar, as they’ve released a 7″ for free on their bandcamp and I couldn’t help but share this one. It’s sort of a garage, rockabilly post punk band. Super catchy, fun to listen to and full
Say Hi
Say Hi – “Devils” Video from stereogum on Vimeo. Check out the video for Say Hi’s Devils. I had originally posted the track in mp3 in a post exchanged with Gabriel; and now there’s a video to the track. Is it me or is this song heavily influenced from
Paul Dempsey
Out The Airlock Paul Dempsey may not be the tallest man on earth, but he’s sure close. Seriously, he’s like 7 feet tall. He is the lead singer and artistic force behind Australian band Something For Kate, releasing his debut solo album here in the states. I’ve
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart – Belong by Slumberland Records Check out the new track from The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, entitled Belong… which is also the name of their upcoming album. This track shows a major progression in their sound, it sounds as a nod to
James Vincent McMorrow
If I Had a Boat I had the chance to listen to Dublin’s James Vincent McMorrow’s US debut album Early in the Morning for over a month now and have struggled admirably to put into words why I like it so damn much. One thing that comes to
The Strokes
Under the Cover of Darkness Just about ten years ago, The Strokes released their first album, an album that had turned the face of alt-rock in their direction for bringing the throwback rock & roll back into the mainstream. After a litany of solo tours and albums the band finally
Nicole Atkins
Vultures I was first exposed to Nicole Atkins last year when she had opened for the Avett Brothers on their winter tour. I wasn’t sure what I was getting in to but kept an open mind; she was opening for one of my favorite acts so I assumed the
J Mascis
Is It Done “Is It Done” is the second single from J Mascis’s forthcoming album ‘Several Shades Of Why.’ Best known as the songwriter for Dinosaur Jr., Mascis is releasing this acoustic collection on Subpop and will be available March 15. Mascis’ trademark raspy, dry voice is all over