Today’s feature comes from the new MINKS record ‘Tides End’ that released August 6th on Captured Tracks. The LP is named for a beachfront estate frontman/songwriter Sonny Kilfoyle had wandered upon one day...
East Cameron Folkcor...
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Austin, TX group East Cameron Folkcore are releasing their second album, “For Sale” to the European market this 13th, having released in the States back in February to a nice round of praise. The group initially...
Eureka Birds: Mila D...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Baltimore’s Eureka Birds are returning with their newest full length ‘Strangers’ a few short days before Halloween this year, with a nice ghostly album cover to go along with, designed by artist Bridget...
Top Less: Danger Lov...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Lush multilayered synth arrangements, thick bass lines, and catchy guitars run Top Less through the gamut of electro, dance and glam pop. Hooky vocals elevate their songs to anthemic heights. The lyrics, often ironic and...
Talons of Spring: Fa...
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Not too many years following artist Andrei Tutunaru’s move from Los Angeles to Portland, Maine, comes his long awaited twelve song release, “Euphonious Dawn” under his familiar yet still mysterious moniker,...
Kim Lenz and the Jag...
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Los Angeles-based musician Kim Lenz has been cultivating her take on rockabilly since 1998, releasing three albums, including a pair for Hightone Records – one of the most influential labels in the genre – and playing...
Campfires in Winter:...
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Glasgow, Scotland’s CAMPFIRES IN WINTER is releasing a new three song EP “Picture of Health” in late September, but we wanted to first start off here by featuring an introductory piece from their demos...
Lectures: Hanging Fr...
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Lectures is a fairly new group from Southeast England [Tunbridge Wells], who’ve released their debut EP a few short days ago. Its a brilliant first offering and we wanted to share the slowly unwinding and revelatory...
Suntrapp: All the Se...
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Newcastle, UK indie folk artist SUNTRAPP is an inspiring new talent that shows the promise of earlier emergent luminaries such as Nick Drake & Alexi Murdoch – straight out of the gate. He recently released the...
Buchanan: Human Spri...
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The good people over at Manimal Vinyl have recently shared a new discovery from Australia; a very excellent song from the promising new album by Melbourne’s BUCHANAN. This album was notably produced by Catherine...
Colaars: Black Fox
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Ukrainian band Colaars released their five song EP last year entitled “Wood Arsenal” and today we’ve got the track and accompanying video (directed by Lera Eklera) from this debut, “Black Fox”. ...
Diane Coffee: Hymn
posted by Charles Stepczyk
In 2013, after joining the band Foxygen, Shaun Fleming left the green and golden fields of his hometown of Agoura Hills, CA to become the third roommate in a 700 square-foot, pre-war, closet-free Manhattan apartment. He was...
Red Nightfall: Chant
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Following up on our last feature from Toronto Canada’s RED NIGHTFALL in 2012 (the song ‘Windmills’ taken from their late 2011 self-titled debut), we are happy to see the indie rock four-piece returned last...
Angry Bear: Gremlins
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Seoul, South Korea based band ANGRY BEAR began as a two-piece in 2007, performing mostly acoustic sets, and slowly adding a few extra members while likewise ratcheting up the anger quotient and intensity. The majority of...
The Bins: Don’...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Brooklyn DJ – THE BINS has a new album coming out September 4 called “Corrugations” but we really wanted to start off and introduce you to a song we heard not too long ago, the sample-laden track...
Stefan Weiner: Fearf...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
A new solo EP, Potluck, arrived earlier today via Brooklyn based artist Stefan Weiner and we were lucky enough to get to spend part of this evening with it. Its solid from beginning to end with guest accompaniments done...
Fletcher: Open Arms
posted by Charles Stepczyk
This particular iteration of a music project named FLETCHER began in early 2012 as a basement collaboration between brothers from London, England [Oscar and Harvey Baker] and their Chicagoan friend Tom Fry. Fletcher’s...
Grooms: I Think We...
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I Think We’re Alone Now is the newest from New York City’s GROOMS, an excellent track via their label Western Vinyl. It’s taken from the forthcoming album coming in about a month: Infinity Caller. The band...
Have Gun, Will Trave...
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Bradenton, Florida’s indie folk-rock band HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL are releasing their fourth full-length album “Fiction, Fact or Folktale?”, this September 10th through This Is American Music. The new album...
Fishdoctor: Summer i...
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Brooklyn psych-surf outfit Fishdoctor evolved from a bedroom studio project, with more expansive sounds added after their first EP in February 2011. Today’s introduction to the group comes from their lead-off track on...
Pissed Jeans: Bathro...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Pissed Jeans are a Philadelphia based noise rock band originally from Allentown, Pennsylvania who are influenced by 80s hardcore punk and post-hardcore bands. They released their newest on Subpop this past February, which...
Stefan Noons: Signal...
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Stefan Noons is a 23 year old solo multi-instrumentalist working out of Edinburgh, Scotland, who fashions his own blend of psychedelic, slightly folky, shoegazey dream-pop. He’s currently got two sublime tracks up...
Mrenc: The Architect...
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Mrenc (Mister E-N-C) is Eric Collins of Lakeland, Florida, formerly of Denison Marrs and The Dark Romantics. Today’s featured track comes from Mrenc’s debut solo LP, All Around Surround, out on New Granada...
Brundlefly & the...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Another excellent instrumental is in the cards today as we wanted to continue with you in a similar vein by featuring a joint offering that came together over the course of a couple of years, Brundlefly & the Swede. ...
The Band in Heaven: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Dandelion Wine is the first single off of THE BAND IN HEAVEN’s full length debut album. Its an excellent song to lift you out of the mid-work week Summer doldrums in anticipation of escaping the urban jungle and...
Qurious: Rima
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The single Rima comes from the last album via Atlanta, Georgia duo QURIOUS. Group members Mike Netland and Catherine Quesenberry have been making music together since the Fall of 2009 and released what looks like their 2nd...
Yuck: Rebirth
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London, England band YUCK are back with a new shoegazing single released earlier this past week, Rebirth. Its from their second LP due out this Fall with Fat Possum/Pharmacy Recordings. The album is being produced by Chris...
His Electro Blue Voi...
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Sea Bug is one of the first new singles from the Italian experimental post-punk band, HIS ELECTRO BLUE VOICE. This excellent track made its debut on a Subpop compilation in April and is scheduled to be released on a full LP...
Winter: The View
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Winter is Samira Winter, Nolan Eley, Kyle Oppenheimer and Ana Karina DaCosta, the members of this Boston, MA dream pop/shoegaze band started in Boston, MA – an initial collaboration between Samira Winter and Nolan Eley...
Daughn Gibson: The S...
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Tuesday’s featured track, “The Sound of Law” comes from Daughn Gibson’s July 9th release, Me Moan, featuring guest appearances by John Baizley (of Baroness) and Jim Elkington (of...
Obits: Taste the Dif...
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Today’s featured track, Taste the Diff, comes from Obits’ third full-length, ‘Bed & Bugs,’ out September 10th, 2013 on Sub Pop Records. Drop in at any of the following links below: WEBSITE |...
Conveyor: Right Slee...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Conveyor is a Brooklyn-based music project spawned by the fated juncture of a wandering tarot of musicians in Gainesville, FL. Following a string of self-released, handmade EPs, they released their debut full-length album,...