Larcenist
Larcenist – Starless I’m really excited about Boston’s Larcenist getting back into the studio. They’ve been playing all over the Northeast area for the last year, and now they are bringing “doomfolk” into Q Division studios for a second full length. Check out a recording of their song
Woody Pines
Woody Pines – Long Gone Lost John Music has the power to bring you back, to a time period you may have never lived… sure why not? That seems to be exactly what Woody Pines is looking to do. Woody Pines was part of the Kitchen Syncopators a legendary busking jugband
Trampled By Turtles
As of a couple years ago, I had never heard of Trampled By Turtles. With their release of Palomino, my eyes were opened to a band quite unlike anything out there. Fast forward through multiple live shows of theirs I took in, and we get to the anticipation of another
paul simon
I love a good cover, and well I love a good cover of a great song. A special Record Store Day release of “King of Spain,” had been paired with a b-side cover of one of my favorite Paul Simon songs “Graceland,” and the recording hit the net. The cover
Field Report
Field Report – Taking Alcatraz The third track to release, I’d say you might want to note Field Report at this point. With an affiliation with Bon Iver (he played pedal steel in Justin Vernon’s old band DeYarmond Edison) we can expect this project to have legs. Even without
Fiona Apple
At SXSW last month, Fiona Apple debuted three songs from her long-awaited and feverishly anticipated new album, The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw, And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do. Welcome Fiona back with the first of those tracks to
The Lumineers
The Lumineers – Ho Hey If you still don’t know who the Lumineers are, let me catch you up. HO! A few years back, lead singer Wesley, and friend Jeremiah abandoned New York City and headed west, settling in Denver. HEY! They took out a Craigslist Ad and met Cellist
Mornin Old Sport
Mornin Old Sport – Katie Mornin’ Old Sport is a group consisting of Berklee College of Music alums Kate Smeal (vocals, strings), Scott Nanos (guitar, bass, keys, strings), and Jeff Price (drums, production engineering) who started their band here in a Boston basement. Pulling their name from F.Scott Fitzgerald’s
Casey Black
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw2EzEMSTjU[/youtube] I’m happy to get to premiere the video for Casey Black’s “Little Bit Lonely.” ?Casey Black is the Nashville-born, son of songwriter, Charlie Black. The single, “Little Bit Lonely,” appears on his latest record, It Shapes Me As It
Glen Hansard
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgG2rljJqH4[/youtube] Glen Hansard’s highly anticipated new record Rhythm and Repose may be a couple of months away, but we are getting a taste of his track “Love Don’t Leave Me Waiting,” a song that to me feels very Van Morrison-like.
Dirty Dishes
photo credit: David McClister Reptar – Orifice Origami The Athens, GA based foursome Reptar has been described as a ‘synth-based pop’, ‘electro funk,’ and ‘experimental dance’ band. But none of these seem to do the band’s sound justice. In live festival performances, the band throws tamborines across the stage and
Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers – Where I’ll Be Portland, Oregon based folk outfit Horse Feathers released their fourth studio album today, Cynic’s New Year. The quintet has always had all of the pieces to make up a great folk group. The combination of fiddles, banjo and strings with lead singer Justin