Paris Carney: Your Woman (White Town Cover)
LA-based indie electropop artist Paris Carney just released a cover of White Town’s 1997 hit, “Your Woman”. In contrast to the original, Paris took a more cinematic and raw approach. White Town has heard and approved of her version. We love the original version of this too, so we have included the rather surreal video […]
3m Sep 17, 2014
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Glass Ghost: Hearing the Sound
Since the release of their debut album Idol Omen in 2009, Brooklyn based Glass Ghost’s founding members Eliot Krimsky and Michael Johnson have been keeping busy and also apparently have had quite a few odd gigs over the years since. Krimsky recalls “The first gig we played together was at a strange wedding in a […]
2m Sep 16, 2014
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crashfaster: goodbye
“crashfaster is a 4-headed electronic-rock outfit from San Francsico that combines the bleeps of NES, Gameboy and C64 with electronic beats, live drums and rock guitar.” [fb] The band has just released their new EP superchroma. Web Site | Facebook | BandCamp
3m Sep 15, 2014
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Lanks: Brave Man
Lanks is the electronic solo project of Melbourne’s, Will Cuming who outside of this personal project, continues to front the seven-piece group Farrow. The new side project has allowed him to play around with traditional folk storytelling with modern electronic music, conjoining the best of both worlds. His debut EP, Thousand Piece Puzzle, arrived earlier […]
4m Sep 14, 2014
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The Healing: Tonopah
I recently had the pleasure of listening to a few new songs from the London based band, The Healing. The third track off their brand new EP especially caught my attention as it progressed, describing the passionate young teenage memories of passing through a very small dusty town about midway between Las Vegas and Reno […]
6m Sep 13, 2014
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Involved: Machiavella
A single from the cross-continental band’s forthcoming album Revolving Maze (19th Sept 2014). Involved is an international (Tennessee; Belgium; Western Australia) electronic music project formed in September of 2012 by Joe Dorsey and Reivilo Enoignor. Facebook | Twitter | BandCamp
5m Sep 12, 2014
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The Burgeoning: Lighthouse
The Burgeoning, an indie-rock four piece out of Bensalem, Pennysylvania are on the verge of releasing their debut six-track EP, Love Alchemy, Life Algorithm this coming month. The group is made up of brothers Logan and Alex Thierjung on vocals and bass respectively, lead guitarist Mark Menkevich, and drummer Brandon Bradley. The EP, releasing independently, […]
4m Sep 11, 2014
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HANNAH: The Finding
Brooklyn, New York artist HANNA released her debut EP, BRYM in June. Today’s Dose is the second single from it. [via EIPR] Check out the video of another track from the album Brym Al Mar below too. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud
5m Sep 10, 2014
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Sea of Bees: The Woods
In honor of the Sea of Bees musical appearance in the film “The 78 Project” making its way around the US this month and across the Pond to the UK in October, we’ve decided to feature their 2011 7″, The Woods, to get everyone psyched for the film’s release. The new recording, “In My Time […]
4m Sep 09, 2014
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Brother Earth: Out Like a Lion
Brother Earth brings together the formidable talents of multi-instrumentalist Todd Tobias (Circus Devils) and vocalist Steve Five (The Library is on Fire). Their shadowy, kaleidoscopic music vacillates between brooding textural pieces and exuberant rock-and-roll at the drop of a hat, chasing the ghosts of pop music past into a hall of cracked mirrors. Their debut […]
3m Sep 08, 2014
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Boomrang Kids: Neon Messiah
Boomrang Kids is a two piece garage/rock act from Medford in Southern Oregon. We like their lo-fi sound, and if you do to, head over too their BandCamp where their EP, intriguingly called The EP is available for free as MP3, or $5 on cassette. Got to love the retro distribution method. Web Site | […]
4m Sep 07, 2014
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Wilderness: Ghost
Last month the indie pop band Wilderness from Stockholm Sweden released their debut self-titled EP, which they describe as a great late summer soundtrack which will likely extend far past the autumnal equinox, Sep 22nd. You can currently find three songs for free download over at their Soundcloud page, to get a good sense of […]
3m Sep 06, 2014
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Chancius: A Piece of You Wherever I Go
A veteran of the New York music scene, Chancius honed his live performance skills playing to crowds in the New York City subway system where he first started selling homemade demos. Fans of his music began to recognize him on the street as the subway musician with the striking vocals and memorable song lyrics. It […]
3m Sep 05, 2014
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Jesca Hoop: Hunting My Dress
We recently ran across the wonderful Lost Ark Studio Compilation – Vol. 07 which had the following tantalizing track by Jesca Hoop entitled ‘Hunting My Dress’. The good folk at the San Diego, CA based studio had the following things to say about the session that the currently based Manchester UK artist appeared at: “We’ve […]
5m Sep 04, 2014
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Darling Din: My Moon
Brooklyn, NY based Darling Din released their debut self-titled EP in August. Check out the release which is as a “Pay What You Want” on the band’s website. They are: Lisa Jaeggi (vocals, guitar), Sharon Raizer (drums, vocals), Amir Landa (bass, war siren) Web Site | Facebook | SoundCloud
4m Sep 03, 2014
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Early Worm: Water Colors
We again find ourselves on the Twitter search page, this time imagining a quarter drop and mechanical crane grabbing this beautiful EP and prized track out of the sea of million tweets. Well, we like to think it was something akin to that. Early Worm is a three-piece indie rock band out of St. Louis […]
4m Sep 02, 2014
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Abbie Barrett & The Last Date: Lake Moon House
Originally from New York City and now based in Somerville, MA, Abbie Barrett and her band The Last Date are releasing their fourth album Triples this week. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud
4m Sep 01, 2014
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Kye Alfred Hillig: We Buried a Cop
Kye Alfred Hillig’s new album ‘The Buddist’ has just released digitally earlier in the month, with a CD being issued on 9/9. For those who like to lovingly admire a larger scale version of the artwork and enjoy a more visceral experience, he is currently running a Payola funding campaign for a vinyl copy that […]
5m Aug 31, 2014
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S: Brunch
Following behind the first anticipated single, Vampire, from Jenn Ghetto’s new release Cool Choices comes Brunch, the second striking piece from the album. Jenn Ghetto is formerly of the band Carissa’s Weird who you may also know from Seattle, the group’s last single hitting not too long ago in 2011. The new album by S […]
4m Aug 30, 2014
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Teribal Anamal: Uranium Son
Teribal Anamal are a Brooklyn-based DIY three-piece, and Uranium Son is from their latest album New Creature. Check out the video for the song below too, shot in appropriate DIY style. They are: Ryan on vox/bass, Chalky on howls/whistles/drums, and Stephanie on axe/vox. The album is available on a ‘name your price’ basis from BandCamp. […]
3m Aug 29, 2014
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The Last September: This Train Remains
Edinburgh based indie rock band, The Last September, are currently working toward their 3rd album and have just released a new single on Aug 14th, This Train Remains. It’s taken from their forthcoming album, Volcano releasing 20th October 2014 via Fountainhall Records. The band will also be on a Scottish tour this September after appearances […]
4m Aug 28, 2014
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Eli August and The Abandoned Buildings: Although You’re Gone
Eli August & The Abandoned Buildings are a Baltimore, MD and Brooklyn, NY based Chamber Folk ensemble that plays dark and melodic heartfelt tunes. They’re releasing their EP A Heartache Suite on September 2, 2014. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter
3m Aug 27, 2014
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Sunbears!: He’s a Lie! He’s Not Real!
In addition to their participation in participation in the upcoming Flaming Lips-curated Sgt. Pepper’s tribute album (along side MGMT, My Morning Jacket, Phantogram and others), Jacksonville Florida band SUNBEARS! is set to release their second full length, Future Sounds, on Tampa Florida label, New Granada, this November 11th. Singer and instrumentalist Jonathan Berlin calls the […]
4m Aug 26, 2014
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Mokoan: One Way Destination
Mokoan is an Australian Pop Rock Band formed in 2011 by Singer songwriter Paul Moleta teaming up with cousin Drummer Adrian Moleta. Writing and recording original material and with great passion for music, the boys begin their new journey dedicating heart and soul delivering their idiosyncratic style of music for all to enjoy. [Bio] One […]
4m Aug 25, 2014
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The Belle Sounds: Black Stone
Austinites The Belle Sounds have just released this “sparkling jangle-pop tune” Black Stone, which is the title track of their forthcoming EP (out 9th September). The Belle Sounds is a project from Indie Singer/Songwriter Noëlle Hampton and her husband, André Moran, and this is the second time we’ve featured them, listen to The Siren here. […]
5m Aug 24, 2014
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Shotaway: Doctor
Southampton five-piece blues infused-rock band Shotaway originally came out of the Canadian Rockies but are now located on a farm halfway between Southampton and Salisbury in the UK making some really great music. Apparently February of 2013 saw the release of debut E.P ‘24 Hours Is A Short Day‘, and they just released their latest […]
4m Aug 23, 2014
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Una Lux: Simon
Simon is the first single from Una Lux, from NYC. It will be released on August 26th. The single will be followed by its official music video, and they are also now finishing their debut EP with a release date to be announced soon. Una Lux are: Matteo Liberatore, Chris Connors, Kelso Norris & Jake […]
4m Aug 22, 2014
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Los Angeles Police Department: She Came Through (Again)
Artist Ryan Pollie makes music under the moniker Los Angeles Police Department and is on the verge of releasing his 11-track self-titled debut album, in which he wrote and recorded a song each day. This allowed for small imperfections and spurts of urgency found throughout the new effort. Pollie says, “This project really changed an […]
3m Aug 21, 2014
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Margins of Society: The Enemy He Is Us
Margins of Society formed in 2011 out of Atlanta, Georgia as an ‘alterna-gressive’ rock group. Members: Greg Harman (drums, vocals), Trevor Houck (vocals, guitar), Scott Shackelford (guitar, vocals), Nick Smith (bass, vocals), and Marc Weaver (guitar, vocals). Margins of Society self-released their debut album Marginal at Best, and this is a stand-out track from it. […]
5m Aug 20, 2014
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Paperhaus: Cairo
If you’ve spent much time around the DC music scene for the past five years, you’ve heard of Paperhaus. They’re a band founded by long time musical partners Alex Tebeleff and Eduardo Rivera, and over the course of two EPs and multiple national tours, they’ve worked their way up as one of the most well-known […]
6m Aug 19, 2014
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Mirror Talk: 1997
Mirror Talk, a 4-piece synthesizer ensemble from LA who perform New Wave and R&B influenced pop music have just released a new single 1997. They tell us that they’ve just released the vinyl for their 1st EP via Urban Outfitters and are about to drop a new EP that they have worked on with their […]
4m Aug 18, 2014
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Jo Mango: Evermore (The Cormorant remix)
Following on from her incredible 2012 sophomore album Murmuration, Jo Mango has enlisted the help of an excitingly unexpected grouping of international artists to remix all 10 tracks of that album to extraordinary effect. The result is Transformuration which will be released as a limited edition tape as part of this year’s Cassette Store Day […]
4m Aug 17, 2014
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Mount Sharp: Cold Hands
Today’s spotlight takes a look back at the first stellar demo from Gowanus, Brooklyn (via Maine) indie rock band MOUNT SHARP, in which Bryan Bruchman performs on drums & guitar, Sarah Wood on vox & guitar, and Ryan Zumsen on bass We also hear the band has a new single out “Icarus”, the first release […]
3m Aug 16, 2014
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Port Manteau: Nickels and Dimes
Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) based Port Manteau released their second full-length album To Far Away Friends in July. Its available from the BandCamp link below on a Name Your Price basis, and is well worth checking out. Their sound has been described as “a merge of indie rock and grunge”. They currently comprised of: Deryck Grekul […]
4m Aug 15, 2014
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Twin Ponies: Phallacy
Twin Ponies is self-described as a progressive rock band composed of members of the defunct Tempe indie-alternative band, Tugboat. They came together in 2013 and released the EP “Pores” last September, engineered and mixed by Fred Huang and mastered by Fen Ikner. While we couldn’t get enough of one of their signature tracks, “Willoughby,” from […]
3m Aug 14, 2014
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Strange Ideas: Empty
Today’s Dose is from a three track demo by Oakland based Strange Ideas, the project of Matthew Hable. we recommend that you check it out at the BandCamp link below, its very interesting, and if this is a hint at his future work, he’s someone worth watching. “It kicked off in the summer of 2013 […]
2m Aug 13, 2014
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Mumblr: Philadelphia
Philadelphia band Mumblr are about to take you into a dark room and smack you around with their first full-length album, Full of Snakes, out on September 16th via Fleeting Youth Records. Full of Snakes is apparently a phrase their drummer Scott Stitzer made up to describe how he felt after a night of hard […]
3m Aug 12, 2014
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Leptus: Voices of the Dead
Leptus is a indie/alt-rock band from Worcester, Massachusetts. From My Kirkbride Cubicle is their latest full-length release, a horror themed collection of noisy alt-rock. One review of the album says this track has a “Cure/Smiths/Pixies sound to it” – which is why we like it too. BandCamp | CD Baby
4m Aug 11, 2014
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All India Radio: Four Three
Their first live album, recorded in front of an audience for Australian radio station Triple R’s Thursday live-to-air sessions in 2011. This was the first time they had performed most of these songs live and was perhaps the best show of this incarnation of the band. Martin Kennedy: Guitar, Mark Wendt: bass, Michael Evans-Barker: drums, […]
4m Aug 10, 2014
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Blue Mtn Belle: Silent Film
Detroit Michigan’s BLUE MTN BELLE have released their self-titled four song indie-folk flavored EP this past March, apparently inspired by Bukowski, antique furniture, and the wild west, with production work performed by John Katona of Dog & Panther. The track Silent Film is a downtempo gem, one of the more powerful pieces I’ve heard thus […]
4m Aug 09, 2014
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Young Ones: Over
“In an industry built on selling trends and big budgets, it can be hard to find music created with purpose and meaning rather than just a target demographic. Since 2012, Young Ones, of Tyler, Texas, have been crafting a unique mix of alt rock, indie rock and pop punk to produce a passionately catchy sound […]
3m Aug 08, 2014
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Astronaut Husband: Lily
Alec Grefe is a musician from Stevens Point, Wisconsin who has just released a fourth album as a solo project entitled “Then & Now”. We’ve been told its a two-part album, wherein the first half is a bit louder with the second half made up of ambient tracks “short moments of reflection” in which you […]
2m Aug 07, 2014
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The Gnar Wave Rangers: Whoomp
They’re from Chicago, and this is from their recent album #GetNastyAndRich, The Gnar Wave Rangers sent us this track. Check out the album via the BandCamp link below. Also the video they sent us. We don’t know much more. Facebook | BandCamp
3m Aug 06, 2014
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Abbie Barrett & The Last Date: Here to Stay
After settling in Somerville, MA, following a path of possibly dead-ending jobs near her roots in NYC, Abbie Barrett decidedly embraced her love for music. Living in a one-bedroom apartment that her friends refer to as “the dollhouse,” Barrett’s music reaches beyond the stereotype of what a “female” musician is, and through her wistful melodies, […]
4m Aug 05, 2014
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Oscillator Bug : Feel Rif
Chicago analog synth psych-pop outfit Oscillator Bug released the first track from their forthcoming full length album Bursts of the Million recently. Oscillator Bug’s Zaid Maxwell has been making music in the Windy City for several years, playing in various bands (including Shapers with The Hood Internet’s Steve Reidell) and recording others. While currently playing […]
5m Aug 04, 2014
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Deadwood Floats: Hey Boy
Deadwood Floats, a Columbus, OH-based chamber folk sextet have recently seen the release of their new album, Three Years, several weeks back on June 4th. The track ‘Hey Boy’ is a poignant and reflective song that is very finely crafted, a promising sign of things to come for the group. The band started tracking the […]
4m Aug 03, 2014
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Tango in the Attic: Off to…
Today’s feature is a free track from the debut album “Bank Place Locomotive Society” from Glenrothes, Scotland four piece Tango in the Attic, the album having been released back in July 12th 2010 via Believe. You can find more from later efforts and catch up by listening to the newer E.P. “Crushed Up” which, upon […]
2m Aug 02, 2014
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All Forces: Ornithologist
Ornithologist is the band’s latest single off their new EP, Sons & Daughters. “Brooklyn-based alternative rockers All Forces use their sonic artillery to blast you into the shoegaze stratosphere. Johnnie Wang Morlock (guitar, vox), Norman Vino (guitar, vox), Gizella Otterson (bass), and T Almy (drums, vox) have been brewing this new release since Winter 2012.” […]
4m Aug 01, 2014
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Ed Tullett: Oxblood (Stop the Car remix)
The Stop the Car remix of Oxblood comes off of the late 2013 remix EP put out by Brighton, UK artist Ed Tullett. In this EP he re-imagines his single with five wholly different versions. This specific version definitely spoke the most to us…. so here it is. Check the BandCamp link below for the […]
4m Jul 31, 2014
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As the City Rumbles Underneath: On And On
From Toronto in Canada As the City Rumbles Underneath are Cat Forsley and Ashton Price. They hit the music scene in late 2012 with a unique blend of modern heavy beats and swirling, shoegaze like guitars and synths. Cat and Ashton started the project by releasing singles and videos throughout 2013, followed with an EP […]
4m Jul 30, 2014
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