Twin Steps
Twin Steps – Pinkie Promise Check out “Pinkie Promise,” a doo wop laced experimental pop track that is extremely infectious and sometimes a little frenetic. Its more of a surreal, almost schizophrenic soundscape set to a 60’s doo-wop style. The track comes from their upcoming EP, Serial Parade out April
Yellow Ostrich
Yellow Ostrich – The Shakedown Yellow Ostrich – Marathon Runner Yellow Ostrich’s sophomore album releases today and I’ve got to say I’m extremely impressed with the effort on Strange Land. The difference between Alex Schaaf’s early work when he was a cut and paste artist and now where
free energy
Free Energy – Electric Fever A couple years back Philadelphia’s Free Energy blasted on the scene with a throwback rock and roll that had all the guitar solos, and extremely hook laden rock tracks that you could ever want. This band totally floored me with their debut, I faithfully saw
Jonny Corndawg
Jonny Corndawg – Shut Up I’ve been meaning to post this, as a treat Newport Folk Fest and Jonny Corndawg released a Dad Country B-side titled “Shut Up.” Though if you’ve seen Jonny live I’m quite certain you’ve heard the track, because it appeared on his album,
The Rocketboys
Check out Austin’s The Rocketboys, and their new single “Bloodless,” a soaring indie rock song that will appear on their forthcoming album, Build Anyway, out June 5th. Bloodless has a much bigger more courageous sound that I’m really enjoying out of these guys. It feels like their sound
Bear Driver
Bear Driver and their self-proclaimed ‘sunny-slacker pop’ are releasing their new single “Big Love” on 3/26 on Adventure Club Records. “Big Love,” reflects that “sunny-slacker pop” style with fuzzy, jangly guitars, loose, irreverent pop music that seems to be fueled by sunny melodies and an ever carefree feeling. Look
Newport Folk Festival
Last night I headed into Cambridge for the Newport Folk Festival lineup announcement and with huge anticipation building up, each artist was called out based on a rebus puzzle (example). If you were watching on the livestream, you may have seen me turn over Sharon Van Etten’s card. It
This is my mixtape for February. Its 20 of my favorite tracks from the month, this month seems to be quite a bit more subdued, but there are some rocking tracks on here. Hope you enjoy it. Tracklist: 1. Heartless Bastards – Parted Ways 2. Water Liars – $100 3. Greylag – Black
PS I Love You
PS I Love You – Sentimental Dishes Canadian Noise-Pop duo PS I Love You just released this track “Sentimental Dishes,” off of their upcoming album, Death Dreams, which releases 5/8 on Paper Bag Records. “Sentimental Dishes,” a song sure to energize you’re entire being, is a high tempo noisey,
Kyle James Hauser
Kyle James Hauser – Hopeless Give a listen to Kyle James Hauser, a Denver based singer songwriter that specializes in banjo. He’s a graduate of our (BOSTON!) Berklee College of Music, and is one hell of a banjo player. He released his debut solo album last year, titled Oh Oh,
The Rassle
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr55-hPRl9s[/youtube] NYC’s the Rassle is a good ol rock & roll band that makes music that feels like it is pulled from another era & modernized and rocked the hell out. Check out their video for their single “21,” a rollicking
Michael Kiwanuka
Check out this B-Side to Kiwanuka’s single “I’m Getting Ready,” which will also be featured on Michael’s debut album, Home Again, which is set for release 3/12 in the UK and some time later in the summer here in the US (BOOOOO!). The track was recorded
