Apex Manor
Under the Gun Apex Manor is the now defunct Broken West, lead by singer songwriter Ross Flournoy continuing the tradition set forth by the Broken West. Apex Manor released their debut record, The Year of Magical Drinking, to the world on Merge Records this week, and by no stretch is
O'Death
Bugs O’Death just announced they’d be releasing a new album in April. The album, entitled ‘Outside,’ will be released by Ernest Jenning Records on April 19th. The lead single, Bugs, starts off a fragile quietly strummed folk track, and quickly explodes and retracts again and again. This kind
MISRA records
Southeast Engine – New Growth Misra records plans to relaunch as an artist run label and to highlight Misra’s new position as an artist-run entity, 2011’s first release will be Southeast Engine’s Canary – due out March 29. Lucky for us, a track off Southeast Engine’s album resides
the Luyas
Too Beautiful to Work Check out another single off the Luyas upcoming album of the same title, Too Beautiful to Work, which is due out February 22nd. This space-age pop song, has got a heavy pounding beat, and a rhythmic keyboard that compliments the syncopated vocals. More Luyas Myspace | Twitter
Say Hi
Say Hi – Um, Uh Oh Devils Release Date: Jan 25, 2011 Label: Barsuk http://www.barsuk.com http://www.barsuk.com/shop/bark108 Today, Gabriel, of gbabuts.tumblr.com suggested a post exchange and I agreed after hearing what he sent over to me. The recently released album ‘Um, Uh
Apex Manor
I totally missed the boat on Apex Manor’s release (it was yesterday) but I got a copy of the album, and I really fell for it. Its quite fantastic. Check out the video above for the single My My Mind, then get out there and buy Apex Manor’s
Bright Eyes
Haile Selassie Another track has come out from Bright Eyes that will appear on, The People’s Key, out February 15th on Saddle Creek Records. The People’s Key – the band’s seventh studio album – is the eagerly awaited follow-up to 2007’s acclaimed Cassadaga. If you haven’t heard
Hey Rosetta
Check out the video for Newfoundland orchestral indie rock band Hey Rosetta!’s new single from their forthcoming album ‘Seeds.’ Look for ‘Seeds’ next month (2/15) www.heyrosetta.com http://www.facebook.com/heyrosetta http://twitter.com/heyrosetta
SLOWWAVE
Pour There are some beautiful sounds coming from the Pacific Northwest these days, I think you can put Slowwave among them. The Tacoma based band has been playing together since their school days and are releasing their first record Drag Lake Sin. Self produced and recorded, the band’s morose,
Toro y Moi
Glad to see ‘Still Sound’ got a video treatment. This is one of the more outstanding tracks I’ve heard this year, and I eagerly await the album’s release in late February.
delta spirit
Delta Spirit has got to be one of the best live acts out there these days. I’ve seen them on a half dozen occasions or so, and it is fantastic every single time. Watch them perform a great version of ‘White Table.’
Steel Phantoms
Film Reel Quiver Evening Routine Steel Phantoms is a Brooklyn based rock band started by longtime friends Aaron Harris (formerly of Islands) and Yos Munro. I got the chance to listen to their EP (available on their bandcamp) a few (hundred) times; and its brilliant. Fans of Wolf Parade, Islands,