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
Regina Spektor
I first pressed play on this new Regina Spektor single “All the Rowboats,” not sure with what I was to expect. Let me rephrase, it is definitely not what I was thinking I’d hear. It’s an extremely moody, kind of dark, but altogether beautiful piece of music. Its
Django Django
Check out the super-catchy, “Storm,” the second single off of Django Django’s self titled record. It’s a bit of a psychedlic pop stomper, with the plodding bassline, the sort of monotone vocal delivery and distant percussions create an adventurous sound that is really interesting and makes the song
Yellow Ostrich
Yellow Ostrich – The Shakedown Yellow Ostrich is releasing another fantastic single off their upcoming album, Strange Land, titled “the Shakedown.” The track is sonically guitar-heavy, and inspired by Neil Young, says singer guitarist Alex Schaff. Their upcoming record takes them on the road with a huge tour (listing below) and
Cultfever
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/36380083[/vimeo] Check out the video Brooklyn’s Cultfever put out for their track “Collector,” a synthy, pop track that pounds the drums and fizzles and pops while the video’s narrative is a sort of modern day frankenstein. Check it out, and grab their fantastic
The Shins
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoLTPcD1S4Q[/youtube] Check out the new video for the Shins’ single “Simple Song,” which puts an interesting (very Wes Anderson like) narrative albeit dark spin on the single. It features Mercer dying and giving his kids the home to whomever finds the deed,
The Great American Canyon Band
The Great American Canyon Band – Tumbleweed Chicago based husband and wife duo Paul and Krystal Jean Masson make up The Great American Canyon Band, and are about to release a self-recorded 7″ from their debut album, which was recorded in a gutted house in Chicago. Their ethereal sound feels like
Islands
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czi0F_Ovaws#![/youtube] Check out the video for Islands’ new single, “Hallways” from their new album ‘A Sleep & A Forgetting,’ which out now. The video, Directed by Lex Halaby & Toben Seymour features frontman Nick Thorburn as he leads a band of
