April 2010

My Education: Oars

From their album Sunrise, released 27 April on Strange Attractors For the past ten years, Austin, TX instrumentalists My Education have splashed their cinematic sound all over the great silver screen that is the Central Texas sky, painting their stories…

Polvo: Beggar’s Bowl

90s indie noise rock band POLVO is back after a farewell tour in 1998, having re-signed to Merge Records and released a new album ‘In Prism’ on 9 Here are some comments from the Merge site that sum it up…

Painted Hills: Kaleidoscope Eyes

From their debut album, released 20 April on Bird Song Recordings Bird Song Recordings presents the self-titled debut album from Painted Hills, led by former Beachwood Sparks guitarist, singer & songwriter Josh Schwartz who was also a member of The…

Shotgun Lover: Oh No, Yeah Yeah

Nashville’s Shotgun Lover recently got a pretty amazing endorsement: Paste Magazine’s Steve LaBate loves the band so much he’s decided to manage them! We’ve got a killer track from the band, some biographical details, and upcoming tour dates for you live aficionados.…