the Decemberists
Down By the Water January Hymn The Decemberists are synonymous with songs of forlorned sailors, drunken seafarers and tempestuous characters of a time we’re all glad we missed. When they released The King is Dead, there was an air of let down with this album as if The Decemberists
Fleet Foxes
Helplessness Blues Fleet Foxes will return to your ears come May 3rd when they release their second album, Helplessness Blues via Sub Pop. Check out the lead single, a gorgeous sprawling acoustic affair that has got some really beautiful sounding harmonies. Can’t wait to hear the album the album
Alexander Ebert
Million Years by AlexanderEbert You may know him as Edward Sharpe, but the frontman of the Magnetic Zeros is releasing a solo project under his given name, Alexander Ebert. The album entitled Alexander, was written and recorded during time off from the MZ’s. Alexander Ebert would work in his
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
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
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
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,