blitzen trapper
Blitzen Trapper – American Goldwing Blitzen Trapper has always remained to be one of my favorite bands around so their announcement of forthcoming album American Goldwing definitely does not go unnoticed. Today they released the title track, a dusty, country tinged jam, that reminds me of earlier works (specifically Wild Mountain
mates of state
Mates of State – Maracas Connecticut-based modern pop duo Mates of State are offering listeners a free download of “Maracas,” the first available track from their forthcoming album Mountaintops. Maracas is a energetic, dancey, track full of life that will have you out of your seat dancing. The band will begin
Ganglians
Ganglians – Sleep Ganglians – Jungle Off their upcoming album Still Living, Ganglians release their second song “Sleep.” Sleep is a psychedelic foray that sounds to me a bit of Suckers and a bit Dirty Projectors (the album is produced by Robbie Moncrieff who produced Bitte Orca) its a different kind of
Buddy Holly
Check out Justin Townes Earle’s fantastic cover of Buddy Holly’s off of the Rave on Buddy Holly tribute album available here. Always one of my favorite Holly songs to begin with, loving Justin’s take on this.
This is a collection of songs that I loved from June of 2011, with some help from selections from Courtney. I have conveniently put them together in a nice little package so you can enjoy them too. Tracklist: 1. Saskatchewan – Dreamboat 2. River City Extension – Letter to Lainie ft. Glenn
Mean Creek
Mean Creek – The Land Of Hopes and Dreams Boston-based rock quartet Mean Creekis releasing a new single titled “The Land of Hopes & Dreams.” The track was recorded here in Boston at 1867 Recording Studio. The sound is reminding me a lot Arcade Fire’s Funeral, the vocals are quite
The Californian
The Californian – A Billion Grains of Sand A modern day surf act is what these guys are after, and listening to their first cut off of their debut album the spirit of Dick Dale is all over the guitars on A Billion Grains of Sand. The formative years saw the
Buddy Holly
Rave On Buddy Holly by concordmusicgroup I’d say we’ve been talking about this tribute to Buddy Holly for a few months now, Concord Music has a stream of the album up on their soundcloud; and finally getting to hear it in full, you get a full idea of
fruit bats
Fruit Bats – Tangie And Ray Ten years into a musical career spanning 4 albums, Eric D. Johnson the man behind Fruit Bats, will release his 5th album Tripper. The album, named after a chance encounter on a train with a cantankerous vagabond, is a fictional work about Johnson and the
River City Extension
River City Extension – Letter to Lainie (Ft. Glenn Tilbrook) River City Extension’s The Unmistakable Man quickly racked up tons of plays in my library for good reason. Its a packed album full of energetic, bouncy, huge songs that are extremely fun to listen to and from everything I’ve
The Sundelles
The Sundelles – Gold Sundelles – Me & You Check out newly released single ‘Gold, a lazy sunny day song. With a Phil Spector reference in their name & a nod to west coast vibes, The Sundelles wrote and recorded the songs on their debut album, Georgia Swan, in early 2010. Releasing
The Rosebuds
The Rosebuds – Woods from Merge Records on Vimeo. Check out the video for new Rosebuds track ‘Woods’ a song from their recently released album, Loud Planes Fly Low, that was out June 7th on Merge Records. Its reminding me a lot of some Twilight Singers stuff, not quite as dark
