Waterstrider: Passing Ships
Oakland based Waterstrider have just released their album Nowhere Now. Today’s Dose is the latest single from it. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud | BandCamp
4m Apr 08, 2015
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Alphabetical: Winter
French indie pop band Alphabetical hail from Paris, a talented five piece group who’ve reportedly been around since 2012. At the beginning of 2014 in January they released the six song EP, Rusted Gold, which you can pick up over at their Bandcamp site below. We first heard of them not too long ago on […]
4m Apr 07, 2015
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Sonic X: Pray
Start the week with a Dose that is a bit heavier than normal for this channel. Its Pray by Toronto/Detroit band Sonic X and is the single from their new EP Fall From Grace. The band are Joseph Cumbo, Lawrence Falcomer & Adam Troy. Facebook | Twitter | ReverbNation | SoundCloud
4m Apr 06, 2015
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The Corner Laughers: Fairytale Tourist
Today’s Dose is by Redwood City California based The Corner Laughers From their album Matilda Effect to be released June 12, 2015. “The track’s carefree sunshine-pop melody and whimsical imagery is the ideal soundtrack to summer. “Fairytale Tourist” takes its story to heart – weaving imaginative lyrics and infectious instrumentation into a breezy, effortless pop […]
3m Apr 05, 2015
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Problem Daughter: The Power is in My Name
Non-profit DIY punk rock fanzine RAZORCAKE just last month released their first compilation under the ‘Tear a Cognita’ banner, a series of regional music compilations put together by active participants of the community they’re repping. The first effort is from Salt Lake City, Utah. The fanzine describes the scene there as: “a small and tightly-knit […]
3m Apr 04, 2015
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In Letter Form: Wait Now
Wait Now is the new single from San Francisco based In Letter Form. “Our name, In Letter Form, essentially refers to what we consider an antiquated method of communication,” says the band’s leader and vocalist, Eric Miranda. “We play all of our music live, on analogue gear. And, yes, we still write and mail letters.” […]
3m Apr 03, 2015
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The Landing: Then Comes the Wonder
The Landing is a one-man space-pop project based out of Brooklyn, New York. The Debut EP, ‘We Are’ was recently issued and delves into meaning behind the mysteries of our amazing universe along with the latest single ‘Then Comes the Wonder’. This is another excellent anthem for the optimistic released a few short weeks back. […]
4m Apr 02, 2015
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Bells Atlas: Future Bones
Oakland, CA based Bells Atlas have just (yesterday) released their new single Future Bones and we’re pleased to be able to bring it to you as today’s Dose. “Bells Atlas emerges from the vibrant cultural and musical backdrop of Oakland, CA. Blending heavy percussion, soulful vocal harmonies, and thoughtful arrangements, this dynamic group has arrived […]
5m Apr 01, 2015
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.sinh: two.late
We definitely love a good insomniac-inspired late night track here at the network, complete with a bit of sampled weather within helping us slip into a nice reflective state at the end of the day. This was especially a fortuitous track to find considering a random non-April Fools letter arrived tonight at my door warning […]
3m Mar 31, 2015
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Fall Walk Run: Off The Ground
Fall Walk Run are an unsigned indie duo based in Wolverhampton UK, and today’s Dose is from their 2013 album Piece By Piece. Web Site | Facebook | SoundCloud | Twitter | Last.FM | Jamendo
3m Mar 30, 2015
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Winter: Crazy
LA dreampop band Winter just last week had the opportunity to perform at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin and are also making quite a splash when they very recently released their first full length record “Supreme Blue Dream” via Lolipop Records. The LP was reportedly created through a coast to coast collaboration […]
3m Mar 29, 2015
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Inlet Sound: Saturday
Toronto, Canada indie pop band Inlet Sound is described as the musical convergence of passionate folk-rock spirit and atmospheric pop form. 2012 found the band surrounded by and tirelessly crafting ‘The Romantics’, their first full-length record, in cabins and churches with acclaimed producer Laurence Currie (Sloan, Wintersleep, Hey Rosetta!). A year following the release the […]
5m Mar 28, 2015
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Dot Dash: Rainclouds
DC based Dot Dash (who we’ve played before, three times) has a new album out – it’s called Earthquakes & Tidal Waves. It was recorded at Fidelitorium in North Carolina and produced by Mitch Easter (R.E.M., Superchunk, Game Theory, Wilco, Dinosaur Jr., etc.), and is being released by The Beautiful Music, the Canadian indie label […]
3m Mar 27, 2015
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Broken Boy: She Said
Scottish band, Broken Boy started up in 2013 when brothers Stewart and Cam began to write together after flirting with several separate musical projects. Initially, the ambition was to expand their sound into an Arcade Fire style six piece band, but they decided their sound was more suited to a stripped back three-piece indie vibe, […]
3m Mar 26, 2015
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Thomas Ewel: Incubator
Thomas Ewel, aka Explendidos, is a music producer from Larvik, Norway who recently got in touch with us to let us know about his music. If you check out his SoundCloud and ReverbNation pages (links below) you’ll find all sorts of music, including EDM, Hip-Hop, Funk, Pop and RnB. Today’s Dose is our favorite track […]
4m Mar 25, 2015
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Garlic Kings – Shoulder to Shoulder
In our most recent dive into the world of celtic music near St. Paddys we ran into the following self described “folk-punk-rock” eight-piece from Saint Petersburg, Russia, who started pulling off their first high energy live performances in 2009. The musicians adhere to a position of ‘No politics No racism’. The music is best described […]
5m Mar 24, 2015
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Idea the Artist: Seafloor
Bay Area based Idea the Artist just released the third track Seafloor from her upcoming album The Seafloor, which will be released 24th March. Idea the Artist is the project of singer-songwriter Inés Beltranena, and The Seafloor will be her second full-length release. Web Site | Facebook | SoundCloud | BandCamp
3m Mar 23, 2015
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Sven-Holger Rosenvinge: On My Way
Born and bred in the murky woodlands of the kingdom of Norway, Sven-Holger Rosenvinge packed his bags for the easterly neighbour of Sweden, seeing that as a necessary step and an inspirational breath of life to bring his musical ambitions closer to reality. Formerly a vital ingredient member of numerous musical outfits, his last band […]
4m Mar 22, 2015
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The Capture Effect: Lies and False Signals
London Britain based indie electro group, The Capture Effect, have just recently revealed the free download and video of ‘Lies and False Signals’, taken from the release of their debut EP, Frequencies, out this coming week, 23rd March 2015 via Free Radio. ‘Lies and False Signals’ sees the band focus on a more personal subject […]
4m Mar 21, 2015
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Nugget: Cheese Meister
Today’s Dose, by formidable power-fusion trio Nugget, is the first single from their ‘Watercolour EP’ which is out in May. “Nugget were formed in London in late 2013 by three virtuoso players, all strikingly young despite their experience, who create an idiosyncratic collage of original jazz-fusion and thrilling math-rock… Nugget are prodigious Toronto-born guitarist and […]
4m Mar 20, 2015
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Spice Mouse: Teenage Crimes
Lets go do some crimes! While the classic Repo Man dialogue plays out in our mind upon seeing the song title, we cannot stop cuing up this unexpected track from upcoming Tallinn, Estonia based solo bedroom pop artist, Spice Mouse. We recently spied that Fat Cat Records had included this track on a free eight-track […]
3m Mar 19, 2015
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Van Dale: Speak Yellow
“Van Dale is a rock trio from Columbus, Ohio featuring two members of Way Yes. Van Dale’s approach is as back-to-basics as it gets, deploying drums, bass, and loads of guitar in the pursuit of melodically charged alt-rock straight out of 1994.” [bio via Fleeting Youth Records] Speak Yellow is Van Dale’s second single from […]
2m Mar 18, 2015
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The Mighty Regis: Paddy Don’t Live in Hollywood
LA irish punk-rock and celtic band, The Mighty Regis honed their high energy live act at local famed watering hole, Molly Malone’s, slowly growing along the way and releasing today’s featured track ‘Paddy Don’t Live in Hollywood’ on their popular third LP, ’21’. TMR mix traditional instrumentation (mandolin, accordion, tin whistle), along with their own […]
3m Mar 17, 2015
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The Fleas: Free
Reading UK five piece The Fleas have released Free, the second track taken from their Telling Tales EP, which will be out in April. Check here for the first single Born to Run, and the band’s bio. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter
4m Mar 16, 2015
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Ashwan: Mauerspechte (the light) ditto ditto
Longtime CCMixter user Ashwan, originally from Liverpool, says he recently was “seduced by fellow CCMixter Ditto Ditto’s remix of Snowflakes ‘The Light'” when he put together today’s featured Daily Dose track. Conjoined with this epiphany in track creation, he says that he was also “inspired by the anniversary of the Berlin wall coming down recently […]
4m Mar 15, 2015
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Lakewaves: Rundown
Lakewaves is an ambient/electronic duo featuring keyboardists/composers Devin Powers (Bost, MA) and Graham Marlowe (Madison, WI). Today’s feature on the Dose comes from the group’s collaborative effort on BFW Records ‘Lakewaves Vol. 2‘, the second half to its counterpart, Pt.1, building and expanding on its own musical ideas. Lakewaves Vol. 2 is a brilliant fusion […]
4m Mar 14, 2015
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Stephen Doster: Arizona
“My name’s on the back of many more records than on the front,” says Austin-based producer, songwriter and guitarist, Stephen Doster, whose name has appeared on dozens of records, including credits with Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Dr. John. “Arizona is only my fourth record as an artist,” he says, “But it’s the record […]
4m Mar 13, 2015
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deeB: Call it a Day
deeB is Danny, a Leiden based musical producer in Phonophanatic, a collective of unsigned beatmakers from the Netherlands. His music is categorized as downtempo, trip-hop, instrumental hip-hop. The incredible new piece, ‘Call it a Day‘ comes from the new ‘Day in the City‘ EP released January 29, 2015 on Dusted Wax Kingdom and of course […]
5m Mar 12, 2015
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[debut]: More Than This
“2015 sees the release of the first full, song based [debut] album. Postcards From Berlin was fan-funded through Kickstarter (with over $10,000 raised). Recorded in the famous Hansa Meistersaal (U2, Bowie, Depeche Mode) and UFO Sound Studios (IAMX) in Berlin, the album presents a unique palatte of soaring strings, dark and brooding pianos, pounding bunker […]
4m Mar 11, 2015
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Sally Crosby: Comet
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3m Mar 10, 2015
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Tidelands: Dog Named Bart
San Francisco-based duo Tidelands returns with a revitalized organic sound on new EP Old Mill Park, released on 3rd March. Today’s Dose is from that EP, and Dog Named Bart features contributions from John Vanderslice, Debbie Neigher and Magik*Magik Orchestra. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
3m Mar 09, 2015
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Blind Lake: Walk Beside Me
Swedish duo Blind Lake have just released the single Walk beside me which is from their album On Earth out June 9, 2015. Originally a 2003 sci-fi novel by Robert Charles Wilson, Blind Lake, the duo comprised of Lotta Wenglén (guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, vocals) and Måns Wieslander (guitar, drums, bass, vocals) derived their band […]
5m Mar 08, 2015
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Sgt. Penarlaster: Grim Reaper
Today’s Russian-born beats are supplied by Serge (Sergeant Penarlaster) Khurs from Moscow. His innovative and creative music is described as a mix of retrospective sounds, beats and melodies that are “born on the soil of his own feelings“. The six track release “Retro Trip Train, Pt 2″ was just released on January 26, 2015 via […]
4m Mar 07, 2015
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Idea the Artist: I Just Love You
Bay Area based Idea the Artist just released a brand new track I Just Love You from their upcoming album The Seafloor, which will be released 24th March. Idea the Artist is the project of singer-songwriter Inés Beltranena, and The Seafloor will be her second full-length release. Web Site | Facebook | SoundCloud | BandCamp
3m Mar 06, 2015
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dustmotes: A Visit
London’s Paul Croker (aka dustmotes) began his love affair with vinyl at the age of 4 when he was given his first 7″ single, his love growing throughout the next few decades in the Hip Hop, Trip Hop and Big Beat movements. During the early years, he ruined a few parentally-owned record players teaching himself […]
5m Mar 05, 2015
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Thoughts Detecting Machines: Night For Day
Poster Children’s Rick Valentin readies debut album Work The Circuits as Thoughts Detecting Machines. It arrives on March 16th. LP copies of Work The Circuits packaged in custom sleeves created by hacked pen plotter programmed using album’s audio waveforms. See video below. TDM Web Site | RV Web Site | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
5m Mar 04, 2015
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Computer Magic: Shipwrecking
Computer Magic is Danielle “Danz” Johnson, a DJ from Brooklyn, NY who was raised in Upstate NY. She started DJing at age 18 while attending Hunter college, spreading music at various parties around NYC alongside names like Spencer Product, Sophia Lamar, Alex English, Denny Le Nimh. In an effort to get away from city life, […]
4m Mar 03, 2015
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Quiet Quiet Band: Bunks
Quiet Quiet Band announce the release of debut album: ‘Low Noon’ “An unforgettable assemblage of raucous alt-folk, poignant balladry and empathetic odes to the criminally insane, ‘Low Noon’, the debut album by country-punk sextet QUIET QUIET BAND, will be released on 9 March on all digital download platforms. Featuring the celebrated singles ‘Battery Human’ and […]
5m Mar 02, 2015
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Star Tropics: Summer Rain
Chicago’s Star Tropics began as original members Scott (lead guitar) and Loren (bass, vocals) found themselves huddled around a drum machine. Searching for the sound that would eventually define the band, Star Tropics went on to become four musicians determined to write carefree, primary-colored pop songs. Bandmember Loren has a great story about his chance […]
3m Mar 01, 2015
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The Underscore Orkestra: Devil With the Devil
Following yesterday’s great eclectic mix we thought we’d continue in the same vein and bring you an excellent track Portland Oregon based group The Underscore Orkestra. They have been touring all over the US, Canada, Central America and Europe for the past 8 years and have quite a number of members listed on their website […]
4m Feb 28, 2015
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This Way to the Egress: We Won’t Go
This Way to the Egress are from Bethlehem PA, and todays Dose is the first single released from their album Great Balancing Act due out May 19th 2015. The band’s sound Is a colorful collision of ragged rock, skewed eastern European beats, gipsy ska, sultry tangos and other brands of unclassifiable musical mayhem. The album […]
4m Feb 27, 2015
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Fallen to Flux: From the Outside, Looking In
Londoners – Fallen to Flux – have just issued their brand new four song EP “From the Outside, Looking In” on January 20th, with the self-titled track as today’s feature. The group is a four-piece hard rock band fronted by lead singer and guitarist Oli Clipsham; Guitarist Bjorn Gugu, bassist Luke Walley and drummer Chris […]
4m Feb 26, 2015
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SineRider: A Cold Day
SineRider is the electronic and ambient music project of Devin Powers. His Lifecycles EP is out now on Sun Sea Sky Recordings. Today’s Dose is from an earlier album called Soundscapes, listen to it at his SoundCloud page below. SoundCloud | BandCamp | Twitter | Facebook
4m Feb 25, 2015
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Lorenzo’s Music: I Never Wanted to Say
IR favorites via Madison Wisconsin – Lorenzo’s Music – are back with a brand new solid track, “I Never Wanted to Say”, recently released to the masses in the past couple of months. We are excited to hear the sax is still quite intact here, making its appearance quite often throughout this infectious song. My […]
5m Feb 24, 2015
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Molotov Sexbomb: Prima Donna
Molotov Sexbomb are a 4 piece rock n roll band from Oxford UK formed in 2009. They play catchy riffs and harmonies over raw non-computerized music. Today’s Dose is from their recently released EP Part 2. Craig Holtom – Lead Vocals/Guitar Damien Beale – Lead Guitar/Vocals Steve Bernard – Bass Murry Burnett – Drumset Facebook […]
3m Feb 23, 2015
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tiny cuts: Another Place, Another Time
The latest song that Welsh band tiny cuts have released, from their upcoming debut LP Baby, You’ve Been Cut By Love’s Thrashing Blade. We featured ‘Call Out My Name’ in December. “tiny cuts is the collaboration between filmmaker AJ and music producer Gavin Bushell. Based in Wales, they create original tunes across a range of […]
4m Feb 22, 2015
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Fabryka: Young Signals
Buri Italy based indie pop band Fabryka will be arriving here stateside in Austin, TX this coming March for the South By Southwest Musical Festival, their debut performance there. The group is apparently led by vocalist Tiziana Felle, who interestingly sings in Italian and English, and has been compared to Feist, CHRVCHES, and St. Vincent. […]
4m Feb 21, 2015
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Auditorium: Ten Ton Park
Auditorium is the musical project of Los Angeles based Spencer Berger, and today’s Dose is his new single. Spencer says “When I was a kid, I performed onstage from the ages of 9-12 with a variety of large, sweaty, golden-throated dudes like Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo in front of thousands. Nowadays, I perform by […]
2m Feb 20, 2015
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Deco Auto: Such a Bother
Deco Auto, described as a power-punk fist punch trio, released their debut full-length album, The Curse of Deco Auto, on Valentine’s Day via $tudent Loan Records. Today’s Daily Dose is a stand-out track from it. The band are from Kansas City, and Physical copies of the album will be available for $5, however the digital […]
3m Feb 18, 2015
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Saycet: Volcano (Julia Losfelt remix)
Volcano marks Saycet’s discography comeback on “Mirage“, the third album for his Saycet project following One Day at Home and Through the Window. Since the last release, he has had four years where he was finally able to devote all his time to music, including multiple collaborations with the Pompidou Centre and France Culture, and […]
4m Feb 17, 2015
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