The Walkmen
Check out a new track from The Walkmen’s upcoming record Heaven (out 5/29) titled “We Can’t Be Beat.” The track is features a tenderly plucked guitar layered beneath singer Hamilton Leithauser’s intimate vocals. The back-porch sound of this track feels very stripped down, and very basic,
passion pit
I know I’m a few days late on this, but I was on vacation, and I think it’s still worth noting. Passion Pit has debuted their new single, “Take a Walk,” which seems to be picking up right where they left of with Manners back in 09. Back
Maps & Atlases
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqQ9i5m_pEk[/youtube] Over the last couple of years I’ve become a fan of Maps & Atlases, I really enjoy what they are doing, how they’ve expanded the math rock genre and found themselves a perfect sonic space. They’ve recently
This here is my mixtape for April. Its full of songs that I loved this month, and I think is representative of a great month of music, and promise for more to come. Tracklist: 1. River City Extension – Welcome to Pittsburgh 2. Deer Tick – Born At Zero 3. Ponderosa – Black
Turbo Fruits – Sweet Thang Not the first time I’ve made mention of Nashville’s Turbo Fruits, this band led by the former guitarist for now-defunct Nashville garage-punks Be Your Own Pet. Check out a new track from their upcoming (September 11th) album Butter. The single is a fun, retro/
The River and the Road
The River and the Road – Too Much of a Good Thing Spurred by a submission by one of the bands siblings of a couple of live videos I was desperate to hear Vancouver’s The River and the Road’s self titled debut. I contacted them, and waited. Having to
Jake Klar
Jake Klar – Where I’ll Be Tonight There seems to be a new crop of very young, very talented folk songwriters and I’m happy to have found a few of them, and some of which have found me. Either way, I’m really excited to have gotten to hear
Field Report
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxngTYfugfM[/youtube] It’s worth mentioning that of all the bands I could have seen at SXSW, I only saw one of them twice. That band was Eau Claire’s Field Report. Their record is coming in July, but you can catch their
Mozella
Mozella – Another You Detroit songstress Mozella (Maureen McDonald) is about to release her new album The Brian Holland Sessions. The sessions was a co-written album with Motown legend Brian Holland who also co-produced the album along with Dave Wilder. Mozella’s vocals shine on this motown inspired track, that’s
Larcenist
Larcenist – Starless I’m really excited about Boston’s Larcenist getting back into the studio. They’ve been playing all over the Northeast area for the last year, and now they are bringing “doomfolk” into Q Division studios for a second full length. Check out a recording of their song
Woody Pines
Woody Pines – Long Gone Lost John Music has the power to bring you back, to a time period you may have never lived… sure why not? That seems to be exactly what Woody Pines is looking to do. Woody Pines was part of the Kitchen Syncopators a legendary busking jugband
Trampled By Turtles
As of a couple years ago, I had never heard of Trampled By Turtles. With their release of Palomino, my eyes were opened to a band quite unlike anything out there. Fast forward through multiple live shows of theirs I took in, and we get to the anticipation of another
