Steel Phantoms
Film Reel Quiver Evening Routine Steel Phantoms is a Brooklyn based rock band started by longtime friends Aaron Harris (formerly of Islands) and Yos Munro. I got the chance to listen to their EP (available on their bandcamp) a few (hundred) times; and its brilliant. Fans of Wolf Parade, Islands,
Floating Action
Eye of a Needle Floating Action is the pseudonym of NC based musician Seth Kauffman. The follow up to his homemade debut will be released February 22, under the title of ‘Desert Etiquette.’ Check out single, Eye of a Needle, the infectious, dreamy, 60s psychedelia track that will get your
Harvest Moon Harvest Moon (video) Pepper Rabbit is an experimental indie duo out from LA. Their music runs the gamut from accordions to ukulele to trumpets and everything in between (even a clarinet song). It’s difficult to categorize this band, ‘their’ sound varies song to song, but their dream
Dylan Fox & the Wave
Where We Know Have you heard Dylan Fox & the Wave? I hadn’t until I skimmed across a PMA post that lead me there. Two brothers from Oakland CA, Dylan Fox & Sean Fox, recording out of their garage or basement, delivering a song that parallels a softer sounding
Album Review
Baby, Don’t You Cry Fergus & Geronimo have recently released their album Unlearn, which I’ve been listening to a lot over this past weekend. Absorbing the experimental pop infused music they put out in this album, there are elements of 50’s doo wop, rollicking 60’s and
Sunrise Sunset
Check out the absolutely gorgeous sounding Sunrise Sunset by We Are Trees. Yours Truly is constantly premiering this gorgeous videos, and this one is definitely one of the best ones I’ve seen. You can also stream their EP below: http://wearetrees.bandcamp.com/
Devil Hearts Grow
Devil Hearts Grow This isn’t the first time La Sera has been here, they made a fantastic video about a murderous girlfriend which got my attention (through my love of horror, and for good music) and fast forward to today when I hear a second single entitled Devil Hearts
cape dory
Marathon Baltimore Take Me Somewhere Ultimately, if you are reading this, you’ve already heard the story a bunch of times, but for posterity, Husband and Wife duo of Tennis spent months aboard a sailboat (cope dory) sailing the east coast. They took a chance at writing some songs based
Don't Look Back
Check out the obviously wonderful video for She & Him’s ‘Don’t Look Back’ off their latest album She & Him Volume 2. The album is full of this early 60’s pop sound that She & Him are now famous for, and as far as I’m concerned
Best Coast
Best Coast-Sunny Adventure New Best Coast is shockingly upbeat. The sunny indie-poppers kick it up about 10 notches on this one. Its everything you’d expect in a Best Coast track, sped up. The shimmering harmonies, sunny guitars, the slight reverb on the vocals all sound so fantastic; It’s
David Wax Museum
Chuchumbe Another track surfaced yesterday (Paste got the honors) from David Wax Museum’s upcoming album, Everything is Saved (due February 8). Another foot-stompin mexican folk track with some interesting history. The song was banned in mexico years ago by the catholic church because of its suggestive lyrics (chuchumbe is
BreakThru Radio
Quirky Indie Rock band Darwin Deez recorded a session at BreakThru radio and above is their fun track Bad Day. I’ve been a fan of Darwin Deez ever since I heard ‘Radar Detector’ and this is just yet another reason to like them; they are surprisingly good sounding live.
