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’
Jonny Corndawg
Jonny Corndawg – Chevy Beretta Tonight at the Paradise comes to town a huge favorite of mine Mr. Jonathan Fritz, aka Jonny Corndawg. He’s bringing wild leather goods, quick witted country songs that will make you laugh (Exercise) and ones that might make you cry (Undercover Dad). Jonny truly is
Beth Jeans Houghton
I’m kind of loving this sound today from UK band Beth Jeans Houghton. Her angelic voice feels like ascension to elysium. Its warm & ethereal, and a bit psychedelic. The fact that its called dodecahedron only adds to the allure, but once you hear the string arrangements on the
chiddy bang
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atEx6ZOX51s[/youtube] This week, Chiddy Bang released his first single off his upcoming album Breakfast, which will be out in February next year. The single “Ray Charles,” isn’t actually about the the legend, but rather an incident involving Chiddy’s brother falling
Michael Kiwanuka
“Home Again” is the warm and fuzzy title track of Michael Kiwanuka’s third EP which will be released in January, and an album right around the corner in March. His warm soothing voice revives sounds of luminaries like Otis Redding and Bill Withers, its soulful warm and a perfect
