Andrew Combs
Andrew Combs – Dark End of the Street I love music discovery, though I’m not a huge fan of the Pandoras of the world, music discovery through word of mouth is extremely powerful for me. I love getting recommendations from friends, musicians, readers (that’s you) and while I was
Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten – Serpents Sometime in early 2012 we’ll be delighted with a new record from Brooklyn songstress, Sharon Van Etten. Our first experience with the music from the record comes in the newly released track “Serpents.” Serpents is a downtempo visceral track that takes what Sharon has done
Saint Motel – At Least I Have Nothing I’ve been loving this single from Saint Motel, but have had trouble putting words together. So bear with me here as I try to elucidate my enjoyment. Saint Motel has released this 7″ with this fantastic single titled “At Least I Have
Matt & Kim
App loading… I thought it’d be worth it to see how interested all my local readers are in seeing another show on me. I’ve arranged a couple of tickets to see Matt & Kim and would love to give them to you. A nice night with Matt &
Yellow Ostrich
Yellow Ostrich – ‘Til I Disappear Check out this unreleased track now surfacing. “Til I Disapppear,” surfaced as a bonus track today. This comes after Yellow Ostrich re-released the Mistress on Barsuk earlier this year. What’s great about this track is it totally belongs on the Mistress. It’s a
Electric Flower
Electric Flower – Circles In 2006,Josh Garza and Imaad Wasif met while trapped in an elevator in London’s BBC Studios. Regardless of how unbelievable that actually is, the two met three years later again and laid down this epic six minute rock track “Circles.” As of November 8th Electric
Monument Valley
The melancholy of the fall’s grey days can bring on seasonal-affective disorders… so too can a melancholic song such as Monument Valley’s “Dear John Letters.” The absurdly delicate feel of this song and the idea of the unwillingness to face someone you are in a relationship with and
deer tick
Deer Tick – Miss K. Fresh off the release of Divine Providence, Rhode Island based boozy rockers Deer Tick will be playing a sold out show here in Boston to crowds of Tick heads dying to hear some their favorite tracks off of DP. The new album is a healthy representation
Races
Races – All For You Perfect song for a gray day. The somber feeling pop beauty of this track is pretty wonderful. “All for you,” hits just the right spot inside, tugging at your heart every time they exclaim “still I do it all for you…” RACES (formerly known as Black
Bridge Underwater
Bridge Underwater – BeLoved One man recording project turned full on band, >Bridge Underwater, released this sweet little indie pop track “BeLoved.” The jangly guitars hide underneath it a tender pop song, delivered with reverby vocal styles. The trio plans on releasing an EP of new music in early 2012.
Manor
[youtube width=”940″ height=”25″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgXB3-9QlAI[/youtube] Adelaide-based duo Manor is Nathaniel Morse & Caitlin Duff. They make, jangly, original pop songs with layered percussions, and reverb drenched guitars. I really enjoy the vocals on their single “Rhodesia,” the layered effect of Morse’s
We Barbarians
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/31728762[/vimeo] Long Beach’s We Barbarians premiered a new video for the title track of their new ep Headspace. The trio’s powerful, intense sound glows on this track especially on the chorus’ which really grab the listener with their depth. Its a song I’
