Twin Oaks
[T]win Oaks is the dreamfolk duo of Aaron Christopher and Lauren Brown. The pair started playing together back in ’09 but ultimately didn’t start the Twin Oaks project up until last year. Check out their single “Not an Exit,” a track that feels like it could have been
The Bynars
The Bynars – How Does it Feel to Be In Love [T]onight, Boston’s The Bynars (named after the Star Trek species) will be in town to both premiere their new music video for single, “Every Little Thing You Love,” as well as a special show at the Arts at
Menomena
Menomena – Capsule [M]enoma’s album is upcoming, and they’ve released (mp3 for email) another gem from their upcoming album Moms. The record is out September 18th, and will coincide with a mega North American Tour featuring an October 13th date here in Boston. The new single, “Capsules,” follows
Sean Bones
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQxQ01qcDFA[/youtube] [S]ean Bones recently released a video for his superbly chill track “Hit Me Up,” off his most recently released album, Buzzards Boy. It’s a breezy track that makes us all beg the summer to last just a little bit
Goodnight Texas
[I]t’s no secret that I’m truly in love with the ramshackle sounds of folk music, the collaboration between San Francisco’s Avi Vinocur and North Carolina’s Patrick Dyer Wolf, aptly named Goodnight, Texas, the geographic midpoint between the two’s hometowns, who are creating a stylistic
Bird By Snow
[S]ongs that feel this mysterious feel as though they give us wisdom passed down from the trees, something primordial and all together larger than the sum of us. That is the feel that Bird By Snow seems to be going for on their upcoming album titled, Offering. Check out
Team Spirit
[P]assion Pit’s former keyboardist, Ayad Al Adhamy, is leading a new band called, Team Spirit, and they’ve got a self-titled debut EP. Unsurprisingly, it doesn’t sound much like Passion Pit, but that shouldn’t dissuade you, “Phenomenom,” is a guitar driven, powerpop track with a whole
Blonde Summer
Blonde Summer – Robots on Command [M]ore summertime music is never a bad thing. These guys seem to have this style on lockdown. I practically lose all care as soon as I hear their music. Check out Blonde Summer’s second single, “Robots on Command,” a fuzzed out, guitar heavy
Elliott Smith
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMqUzHJjbnU[/youtube] [A]pparently Kyle James Hauser and I share more than just a first name, we both seem to love Elliott Smith’s “Somebody That I Used to Know.” Check out this recording of Hauser’s banjo laden cover of the Elliott
The Technicolors
The Technicolors – Sweet Time [E]very once in a while, we just need a ballsy rock-n-roll sound to kick start our day / month / etc. This might be that song, this might be that band. Enter, the Technicolors. Bluesy rock, with an Oasis like vocal set, its an exciting sound that’
modern rivals
Modern Rivals – Clocks vs. Darts [M]odern Rivals are a five-piece made up of entirely friends who’ve been playing music together since middle school. Their music lies somewhere in the keyboard-inflected dream pop, they are wonderfully melodic, they create songs that on the surface level fit into that dreampop
First Aid Kit
[W]e were lucky enough to have First Aid Kit play the Newport Folk Festival a couple weeks back, and it seems as though they’ve been fresh in my mind since. Then they go and release “Wolf,” a live favorite that will be released as a digital single on
