The Tablets: Swallow the Rival
Today’s Dose Swallow the Rival comes off Brooklyn based The Tablets‘ forthcoming sophomore EP Ground, out summer 2014. The Tablets are the songs of Brooklyn-based, Mexican born musician Liz Godoy. She performs them with good friends, and artist Melissa Godoy Nieto does live visuals at their shows. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud […]
3m Jun 09, 2014
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The Afghan Whigs: Matamoros
The Afghan Whigs have returned with their first new album in sixteen years, titled ‘Do to The Beast’ under one of our favorites, the Subpop label. Do to the Beast was created in L.A., New Orleans, Cincinnati, and Joshua Tree – a virtual map of the band’s past and present homes. “The album was named […]
3m Jun 08, 2014
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H.M. Hammarin: It Began Again
Gothenburg Sweden indie artist H.M. Hammarin has just released what appears to be his newest single, ‘It Began Again’ which I am thoroughly enjoying, partially due to some similarities to a favorite artist, Dave Wakeling (from English Beat and General Public). Whilst there are some aforementioned similarities like the smoking sax throughout, it definitely is […]
4m Jun 07, 2014
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Good Nite Gilligan: Our Last Day On Earth
From Montreal in Canada, Good Nite Gilligan are the reformed incarnation of ’90s punk/grunge band Gilligan’s Fish. More hard rock than the original band, they are about to release their first EP since reforming, somewhat ironically titled ‘Greatest Hits’. It doesn’t have a release date yet, so check out the social links below for more. […]
3m Jun 06, 2014
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3&O: Everything I Have
Today’s feature is from 3&O, a NH, Mass, and soon to be California based group, apparently born out of the posting of a Reddit ad seeking a vocalist. Since this fortuitous meeting of said vocalist, and after the band went public about 3 months back, the three members [Emily Setsuko, Benjamin Bunker and Dé Von] […]
4m Jun 05, 2014
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2 a.m. Orchestra: Six Lines of Ash
Today’s Dose is a single from Auckland, New Zealand band 2 a.m. Orchestra‘s album Working to Divide released in September last year. Nearly four years in the making, Working To Divide is available free via their website. The band is using the “pay what you want” scheme on BandCamp. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter […]
4m Jun 04, 2014
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Silent Rider: Rave Love
Brooklyn-based electronic downtempo trio Silent Rider are on the verge of releasing the EP “Rave Love”, out July 29th. The first single and title track is the excellent ‘Rave Love’, an outstanding song that will no doubt be resonating with all of us for the entire summer and beyond. Reed Kackley, frontman of the group […]
4m Jun 03, 2014
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Skinny Cooks: Ms Jones
Groovilicious. We’re not doctors, but we can definitely fix whatever it is that’s wrong with you. [bio] From Dallas Texas, Skinny Cooks play music they describe as “Funk, Flip Flop, R&BLT, Psychedelic Soufflé”. We don’t know about that, but it sounds great. Just the way to start your week. This is from their album Day […]
4m Jun 02, 2014
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TOY: Conductor (Mikey Young Remix)
Today’s Dose is a remix by Australian Artist Mikey Young of the opening track from London UK based TOY‘s second album Join The Dots released in December. We don’t play many remixes, but this really adds something to the original’s sparse krautrock soundscape. The original album is available from iTunes and Amazon. Mikey Young’s projects […]
9m Jun 01, 2014
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Mano’s Daughter: What’s a Girl Supposed to Do
Mano’s Daughter is an electronic three-piece synth band based in London UK with the lineup of Sarah Carter (Vocals), Matthias Garrick (Synths, programming) and Dan See (Drums). They are stated to be a mixture of Polica, Florence and The Machine, with hints of Little Dragon. The live show brings forth “an explosive three piece, with […]
5m May 31, 2014
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Mike Wojniak: Stone & The Sea
In January 2013, Wojniak left his Midwestern hometown of Columbus, Ohio, and settled in San Diego, California where he has been writing and performing ever since. Recently, Wojniak partnered with a new independent label, and after more than a decade of music making as an independent artist, Wojniak will release his fourth studio effort, Anima […]
5m May 30, 2014
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Johanna Samuels: For You to Do
25-year-old Johanna Samuels is a native New Yorker who grew up in Los Angeles, where from a young age she sang in school choirs and obsessively learned to play the songs of her musical heroes by ear. In early spring of 2012 she set out to record her first full-length album, titled Double Bind. After […]
4m May 29, 2014
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Down The Machine: Null & Void
Down the machine are a 4 piece alternative rock band from Leeds (UK). Calling on inspiration from Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, DTM create a sound that merges elements of Grunge, Nu-Metal and Industrial Rock genres. Down The Machine create a dark, brooding, yet seamless sound containing real energy both in the studio […]
4m May 28, 2014
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Night Manager: I Hated School
In July of last year, the York UK based fanzine/mixtape ‘label’ Verbal Rocket released a compilation featuring a ton of great bands from around the world, a standout of which included the excellent Brooklyn, NY based band, NIGHT MANAGER and the song ‘I Hated School’ [track 4 of 23]. Unfortunately the band called it quits […]
3m May 27, 2014
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kimono: Specters
Every year for the last seven years, Iceland Music Export produces a compilation album featuring Icelandic artists, and the seventh edition in the Made in Iceland series has just been released. Of the 18 tracks on the album, available to stream in its entirety from SoundCloud (link below) we have selected Specters by kimono to […]
4m May 26, 2014
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Spero: Living in the Night
Again, while reaching out to Twitter for directions to great music we might not otherwise have heard, we came across a new compilation by California based Lost Ark Studio. On this fantastic compilation (as well as Soundcloud) was a track by 4 piece San Diego band, SPERO, who have a great blues-rock song, ‘LIVING IN […]
3m May 25, 2014
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Sleepwalk Parade: Mansions
Yes, another day on the search functionality of Twitter, and another excellent stumble and nosedive into some most excellent indie pop and rock. This time our featured band, SLEEPWALK PARADE is from Rochester, New York, the six-piece having recently released their debut 5 song EP, Perfect People, which you can pick up at the Bandcamp […]
5m May 24, 2014
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The Len Price 3: Swing Like a Monkey
From the UK band’s 4th album Nobody Knows “It’s been said plenty of times that The Len Price 3 are the best band you’ve never heard of and the tongue-in-cheek title of their fourth and finest long player is testament to that. “Their signature Medway garage sound is combined with the acerbic mini rock-opera lyrics […]
3m May 23, 2014
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Algernon Doll: Suicide
Algernon Doll release their third album, Omphalic, via Struggletown Records on 30th June 2014. Omphalic sees Algernon Doll break out from his one man band persona as he continues to hone and perfect an alternative guitar sound that harks back to a sound reminiscent of early 90’s grunge. On Omphalic Algernon Doll really cuts loose […]
4m May 22, 2014
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Sam Densmore & Curtis Irie: Flea Circus Star
Sam Densmore & Curtis Irie (who we have featured before under the moniker Irie Idea) are releasing their first album, Quit Work Make Music, out June 10. “When striving for your full potential and reaching for greater heights you sometimes find yourself hitting the proverbial wall, thus is the case with “Flea Circus Star”. In […]
3m May 21, 2014
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Way Yes: Get Healed (Single Version)
It’s high time we showcased another favorite from last year’s debut LP release via Columbus Ohio based band – WAY YES. Today we are happy to feature the single version of ‘Get Healed’, another exceptional song from the debut album, ‘Tog Pebbles.’ It has a very positive message that we think definitely needs to be […]
5m May 20, 2014
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hunters. The Her is Me
This is a track from Treeline which is hunters. second album. The band are from San Francisco, and have been featured once before on the network. Check out the album, they describe it as “a collection of singles”. “hunters. started in a garage across the bay from San Francisco. soundproofed with foam egg pads. powered […]
4m May 19, 2014
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Tucker Jameson: Apple of My Eye
From their second EP “Light Up The Night” which will be available digitally and physically on June 3. “Conceived by travel experiences, Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five, abstract art and relationships both detrimental and life changing, Light Up the Night reveals a songwriter wise beyond his years, intent on not following trends and staying true to […]
5m May 18, 2014
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wecamefromwolves: Stallions, Foals, Foxes, Crows
Scottish group wecamefromwolves have recently returned with their second EP entitled ‘Paradise Place’, released via Saraseto Records on the 3rd of March. The EP was produced by Bruce Rintoul at 45-A-Side studios in the East end of Glasgow, Scotland. The band had the following to say about the new effort: “Paradise Place is a collection […]
3m May 17, 2014
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Henrick Niva: Good Days
“HENRIK NIVA is an artist from the deep forests of the Swedish Tornedalia, right next to the Finnish border. The village, Jänkis, that he comes from is situated right on the arctic circle and is home to less than fifty people. In the summer there’s endless days and in the winter the direct opposite. And […]
4m May 16, 2014
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Cajsa Siik: Relentless Delight
The excellent new single from Stockholm based artist Cajsa Siik just released a few short days back on May 12th and the singer had a bit to say about some of the contrasting facets here in LA (vs those in Sweden) that helped shape the track and album, Contra: “One afternoon in Los Angeles, I […]
3m May 15, 2014
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St Tropez: In Pictures
“St Tropez makes bittersweet indie rock from their home studio in Oakland, CA. With a shared love of 60′s folk, old school dub, and classic Afrobeat, band members Sanjay Vora, Aki Ehara and Jeremy Fisch formed the band in 2012. The result is nostalgic indie pop injected with a unique sense of rhythm and bathed […]
4m May 14, 2014
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EVVY: Haze
EVVY is the newest independent artist from New York, produced by Mickey Valen (Noosa, AYER) whom recently teamed up with Chris Wallitsch forming the production duo ‘Mickey Valen & The King’. Upon teaming up with EVVY, her album was written in just 5 weeks. We recently added this inspiring and enlightening track to our personal […]
4m May 13, 2014
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clintongore: I Need A Star
Clintongore is a bi-coastal two-piece electronic pop band. Shaped from the residuum of their foggy, hungover lives in San Francisco, the duo – Sierra Frost and Christopher Crawford – now operate out of Portland and Brooklyn, respectively, generating a unique and sparkling form of synth-charged pop music, dominated by the snarling charm of Frost’s polished […]
1m May 12, 2014
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Seaside: Giggle and Blush
Seaside is another recent discovery out of Jakarta Indonesia, on the new label Anoa Records – one of a few releases on their site. The indie pop band released their LP “Undone” on Dec 15 of this past year, which we heard about through a posting found a week or two ago via Twitter Search. […]
3m May 11, 2014
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Frugal Father: Threat to Narrative (Brothertiger Midnight Wave remix)
Frugal Father is a electronica musician we came across whilst we threw our musical net into the stormy seas of Twitter Search, which brought up with this beautiful free song, remixed by Brooklyn New York’s Brothertiger (specifically his very inspiring Midnight Wave remix). Frugal Father is Mac Welch, originally apparently from Yosemite area here in […]
4m May 10, 2014
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bed. Boys
This is the new single from Portland-based indie slow-fi band bed. “In late 2013, Alex Haager and Sierra Frost quit their jobs and escaped their lives in San Francisco and headed north to Portland, Oregon to start Breakup Records. Although they spend nearly every waking hour working with some of their favorite bands, they still […]
3m May 09, 2014
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CopyClub: Off Balance
CopyClub are a pretty new three piece based in Bristol playing LoFi indie rock with three part harmonies. They claim to blend electronic tones/loops using iPads as instruments at their live shows. We heard about the band from a Twitter posting not too long back, which led us to the two great free downloads from […]
5m May 08, 2014
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Young Night: Picasso
“Young Night, comprised of Will McConchie, Jack Nielsen, Jean-Marc Wicht and Nick Wellauer was formed in late 2012 in a share house lived in and frequented by the four whilst they were studying in Brisbane, Australia. “The band have released several tracks including the Garage driven ANOTHER ME and PROBABLY, YES and their most recent […]
4m May 07, 2014
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24 Broken Amps: Playpen
24 Broken Amps are a Dublin Ireland based punk/grunge band that apparently “stomped into the space where no one was treading in a local scene that was deadening under the lightweight of jangly indie synthy stuff“. We particularly loved the track Playpen, reminding us of the creative minds behind great punk bands like Dag Nasty […]
4m May 06, 2014
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Hannah Thiem: Phavet
Brooklyn artist Hannah Thiem is releasing her debut EP, BRYM on June 3rd. Today’s Dose is the single from it. “Phavet is an ambient and cinematic sounding electronic track infused with a plaintive classical and folk-influenced violin medley. There’s also a plethora of layers and cathedral-like violin that fill out the voices to emulate the […]
4m May 05, 2014
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The Jungle Giants: She’s A Riot
This is the title track from the Australian Band’s new EP. The Jungle Giants, originally from Brisbane, are Sam Hales, Cesira Aitken, Keelan Bijker and Andrew Dooris. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter
4m May 04, 2014
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Tuden: About a Hat
Following on the international finds this past week in the realm of Twitter diving we bring you indie from India, a gem from the NW state of Nagaland to be specific. Tuden is the shortened moniker of Tuden Jamir, an indie musician who recently released his 4-song debut EP back in November 2012. All the […]
4m May 03, 2014
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Two Harbors: There is Love
Two Harbors are a hard-edged Britpop band from Minneapolis, and their new LP The Natural Order Of Things is being released May 11 on Susstones, a Minneapolis indie music and art cooperative. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud | BandCamp | iTunes | Susstones
4m May 02, 2014
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Comett: Time for Departure
We recently spotted this newish track from French indie pop duo COMETT while diving headlong into the abyss of endless music postings on Twitter (via Twitter Search). This is among the handful of sparkling songs we fished up out of the endless sea, the perfect way to start off the 1st of May with refreshing […]
5m May 01, 2014
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The Vickers: I Don’t Know What It Is (repost)
“Ghosts is the new album and the new sound of The Vickers. A kaleidoscopic collection of songs, a twisty and colourful journey through the lights and shades of the modern life. Lose yourself within the words and the echoes, take a walk on the spatial guitars and keyboards, follow the whirling bass lines. Ghosts was […]
4m Apr 30, 2014
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Horror House: WVES (demo)
We took another deep dive this week into the horrors of the tweet-swill (aka Twitter Search), looking for quality independent music, which we are happy to announce we found – albeit in very short supply. Horror House are a new 5 piece based in East London, blending what they describe as eery harmonies, synths and […]
5m Apr 29, 2014
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The Penelopes: Time To Shine
“London based Parisian duo The Penelopes (Axel Basquiat and Vincent T.) release their new single ‘Time To Shine‘ on June 9th on Pour Le Monde. Produced by The Penelopes and mixed by Dan Grech-Marguerat (Lana Del Rey, The Vaccines…), the track was written by Axel in a hotel room in Tokyo last Winter using a […]
5m Apr 28, 2014
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Barefood: Perfect Colour
Jakarta, Indonesia indie rock band BAREFOOD formed on late August 09 in the middle of the fasting month – an idea created by two high school friends, Rahmat Triyadi and Ditto Pradwito. They both wanted to play songs inspired by 90′s alternative rock music scene, which they’ve done a great job of paying homage to […]
4m Apr 27, 2014
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Static in Verona: Rosemary (Bury Me)
“Chicago band Static in Verona just released its second full-length album, “Everything You Knew Before You Knew Everything,” a collection of atmospheric indie pop songs with subtle experimental and electronic undertones. Influences ranging from power pop to shoegaze to Nuggets era garage rock to even classical and jazz.” Web Site | Facebook | Twitter | […]
4m Apr 26, 2014
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PIXIES: Women of War
After about a long twenty year plus absence in releasing brand new songs, THE PIXIES new album Indie Cindy delivers on Monday, 28th April. The 12 cuts on Indie Cindy were produced by Gil Norton, producer of the band’s classic Doolittle, Bossanova, and Trompe le Monde albums, and recorded during October 2012 at Rockfield Studios […]
4m Apr 25, 2014
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Sika: Airports and Runaways
Sika is a European Alternative band from Los Angeles, CA generally compared to Muse, Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Depeche Mode and Queen. Their debut album, Destiny, arrived on 4/17/13. The band formed in 2002 by two professional tennis players Aleksey and Nate who met while at the University of Minnesota. Aleksey came from Siberia to play […]
4m Apr 24, 2014
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Memory In Plant: Aging Souls
“Memory In Plant is an unsigned six legged band formed in 2013 in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Our sounds consist with extreme layers music. Memory in Plant are: Yehiel Hamou,Chen Firsel and Imri Cohen.” [bio] This is their first single, and very good it is too. Looking forward to their debut EP in the summer. Facebook | […]
2m Apr 23, 2014
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So Many Animal Calls: My Blood’s Not Mine
Scottish indie band So Many Animal Calls have recently released a free download track ‘My Blood’s Not Mine’, taken from their second EP, Burden. Burden sees the Glasgow based four-piece make a welcome return after the release of their 2011 debut EP, Eulogy. This their second track on the album, ‘My Blood’s Not Mine’, showcases […]
3m Apr 22, 2014
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Irie Idea: Soul Vending
Irie Idea from Portland Oregon are releasing their second full length album Blues Like Sandpaper | Rocksteady Like Dirt in May. The full sound of Irie Idea comes from only two members, Curtis Irie and Morgan Smith. Keeping up traditional blues and rocksteady values while adding in the best of ska, punk and funk would […]
3m Apr 21, 2014
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