Best Coast
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJW00gx4wvE[/youtube] Civic pride is a great thing, and it seems as though there are always a ton of people on the bandwagon for California, and why not? Check out the video from Best Coast for their track “The Only Place” where they
Southeast Engine
Last year I chose Southeast Engine’s Appalachian folk record Canary as my top record of the year, and I couldn’t be more happy to see the upcoming release of Canaanville EP out July 31, 2012 on Misra Records. The EP will contain 4 tracks that were not B-Sides
HearYa
One of my favorite blogs to read, and certainly one of the reasons I got into this whole thing, Hearya released a superb live session with a deep obsession of mine, the Lumineers. I’m just going to post all the videos, because each is worth watching. Then you should
Esther Rose
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kyr4rBToog[/youtube] If you’ve got your ear to the ground you’re probably noticing quite a revival of past era music, as with all history, its cyclical and this is no different in music today, especially outside of the bubble of popular
Jaill
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEbcTmvnngI[/youtube] Milwaukee’s Jaill released their album Traps, on Sub Pop today as well as the video for their track “Perfect Ten,” a guitar driven track with a pretty awesome groove. The video’s visual is a little disturbing, but in a
Fang Island
Fang Island – Sisterly Fang Island’s followup to their fantastic debut (one of my favorites of 2010) is getting awfully close to release day. On July 24th, we’ll get a listen to Major, their sophomore release. We’ve already heard one track (Asunder) and the band is releasing a
Air Traffic Controller
Air Traffic Controller – Blame Tonight at Brighton Music Hall, Boston based 6 piece, Air Traffic Controller, will release their new album Nordo. The band is led by Dave Munro who spent time in the Navy as an actual Air Traffic Controller, and wrote the album to cope with homesickness and
Young Moon
Young Moon – Winds Light Trevor Montgomery’s Young Moon project creates a sound that feels lonely, and vulnerable; is it a case of the name becoming the sound, the music is a bit spacey, or a set of influences? For me, I hear a John Hughes film influence, his music
infantree
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QZ_-1XwFZo[/youtube] California’s Infantree was just chosen to open for Neil Young and Crazy horse on their fall tour, and the timing couldn’t be more perfect as they are about to release their sophomore album, Hero’s Dose, on June
Kris Orlowski
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G044UdSu4wA[/youtube] I’m becoming a big fan of Seattle-based Kris Orlowski. He’s released a couple really great EP’s in The Freemont Abbey EP and The Warsaw EP back in November. He sent this great video for a new song of
Matthew E. White
Matthew E. White – One of These Days “One of These Days,” is the first single from Richmond, VA’s Matthew E. White, a downtempo number that features gentle vocals that are haunting (its a juxtaposition that does work pretty well) personal, & soulful yet modest. The subtlety and gentleness makes
Jens Lekman
[audiotube id=”ylusuuXEJ4k” time=”no”] In September, Swedish songwriter Jens Lekman will release his break-up record titled I Know What Love Isn’t. Our first listen is a track titled “Erica America,” a duet with Australian singer Sophie Brous that is particularly, heart-wrenchingly painful in a sort of funny way.