Solvents are a “folk art rock pop” group from the Olympic Peninsula in the great state of Washington. Jarrod Bramson, main songwriter for the group,has managed to write, record and produce seven albums in...

Generationals is the New Orleans duo of Grant Widmer and Ted Joyner, a project formed after their previous group, the Eames Era, disbanded. After their debut for Park the Van in 2009 called Con Law, they came back...

Folly and the Hunter arrives with their debut record Residents. Available March 5th 2011. Recorded in a shared practice space in Montreal s storied Mile End neighbourhood, Folly and the Hunter s debut album Residents is at...

Febuary’s thirteen track show starts off in a comedic rock vein with some strong local tracks inspired by Tenacious D and even containing their rock-god DNA stamped all over them. From here we take you into a...

ne day way back in 2003, Oklahoma-based singer/songwriter Ryan McNeil and his friend and guitarist Drew Brown combined their love of pawn shop keyboards and DIY pop songs and began cranking out some lovely home recordings for a project called Debate Team. But Drew had another band which happened to go by the name OneRepublic, and in 2007 their popularity exploded with a pair of Top 10 singles. Just as Debate Team was beginning to carve a place in the dense music scene of Los Angeles, OneRepublic's rising fame (and the resulting champagne baths and international tours) put the group on hiatus.

Jeniferever are from Uppsala, Sweden and produce ambient indie rock/post-rock, sometimes compared to groups like The Appleseed Cast and Sigur Rós. Their name is derived from a 1989 Smashing Pumpkins song of the same...

New York indie pop band Anna Bradley was formed by frontman Kamir Kubar, who apparently lives in Berkeley, CA half of every year. The group indicates that their newest full length release Pavo is a result of six months of...

Portland, Oregon’s Melodic Pop Sweethearts DERBY unveil a long awaited new batch of songs. Coming February 2011! Anyone who’s caught a live Derby show knows the raw and infectious emotion the boys are known to dish...

Coy Trap is the latest single from the self-titled debut by Invisible Hand. Adam Smith and his Invisible Hand have been producing some of the best punk-laced pop gems and quietly experimenting with home-recording under...

Already receiving massive acclaim across the Atlantic, Denmark’s The Kissaway Trail debuted their first USA long player in April 2010 with the release of Sleep Mountain. The band’s first album sparked enormous...

LA’s Superhumanoids are offering up their debut EP “Urgency” for free on multiple sites, and we highly urge that you go and check-out the official website link below for all the goods.  The official...

In July of 2009, Dangerbird Records‘ co-founder Jeff Castelaz experienced the unimaginable. He comforted Pablo – his 6 year old son – as he passed away from cancer. Eulogies vocalist Peter Walker was...

“The White EP” is set for release February 15, 2011 Who are The Americans! This brainchild of lead singer/producer Charlie Klarsfeld appropriates a pastiche of pop influences to form something entirely new. Not...

On Asobi Seksu’s fourth proper full-length, Fluorescence, the band’s color-saturated soundscapes get even brighter — as the record’s many shades shift with each passing song. Today we are privileged...

Washington DC favorites EXIT CLOV are back with a newer single that was first put out in 2008, and more recently released on the 2010 full length, ‘Memento Mori’. The Lovely Hearts Club blog run by the good...

In the spring of 2008, the unassuming duo Oars (David Bratton and Earl Muehlenbach) began an intensive six months of recording, song crafting and experimentation in a closet-sized Greenpoint [Brooklyn] studio across the...

Imagine The Rolling Stones, Talking Heads and Flock of Seagulls got locked into a studio for a week with nothing but their instruments, a disco ball and a healthy supply of grain alcohol. What do you get when you take five...

From their album Chicken on a Bicycle Building on the critical acclaim of their 2004 debut, As Drawn by Ethan, Age 2, songwriter Todd Leiter-Weintraub and his motley crew of sonic dilettantes return with a new set of ten...

Brave Chandeliers is a Portland, OR band that sounds like Billy Joel’s Porsche (before he crashed it). For such a young band, they come off as old souls, writing the catchiest alt-pop that manages to portray a...

No where is this more apparent than on Luminaire, recorded for an upcoming Wool Recordings compilation called Woolly Jumpers. Luminaire folds in harmonies reminiscent of The Winter Sounds, soothing layers of electronica bliss, and a sort of call-and-response vocal style that keeps things just shy of beautifully chaotic.

Pigeon John returns with his first new album in 4 years. “Dragon Slayer” represents a shift for PJ as he takes on full production duties and hand crafts his most personal album to date. Pigeon John’s...

David Vertesi is best known as part of the Vancouver indie pop group, Hey Ocean!, although has branched out a bit and recently completed his debut solo album, Cardiography. Set to be released on October 26th through File...

From their just-released five track EP on V2 Benelux The Tins are from upstate New York (Buffalo & Binghamton) and comprise Mike Santillo (keyboards, vocals), Adam Putzer (guitar, vocals), and Dave Muntner (drums)....

Jody Porter is a New York City-based guitarist who has spent the past decade playing and co-singing in the Grammy-nominated powerpop band Fountains of Wayne. He is also know for collaborations with artists such as Albert...

Franklin is the solo project of Ile-de-France based artist Franck Rabeyrolles. This song is a demo of a track on his album, to be released in February 2011. We were sent this by the label, who wrote: “Here’s a...

Satellite Stories are a four-piece from Oulu Finland who are just a few short weeks away from releasing their first promo EP, and I must say its pretty solid after hearing just the few tracks on their social profile....

Aurora Onatario’s Ruby Coast have re-entered the frame with unbridled enthusiasm in the form of two brand new songs from the upcoming album, two new videos, and a whack load of North American tour dates – over...

LA-based songwriter Lelia Broussard, originally from the bayous of South Louisiana, is set to unleash her third full-length release, ‘MASQUERADE’ (November 2nd, Self-Release). With masterful production by Dan Romer...

London’s SWIMFASTER GODWHISPERS is back deep into Season 2 (aka Kolossus) of their singles release schedule. A Man From the Ivory Coast is the 11th single in their seasonal episodic release of 15th singles, each one...

San Francisco’s RETURN TO MONO returns to our blog this morning at 6AM with breathy yet beautiful sonic perfection in their newest album Framebreaker, hitting shelves in a few short months on Nov. 10. Doomsday...

On September 28th, Vagrant Records will release the latest studio album from Pete Yorn. Produced by Frank Black (The Pixies), this visceral 11-song collection follows Yorn’s two 2009 releases. Yorn’s forthcoming album,...

From the album Hello All Seasons available on August 24th Neo-psychedelic mastermind / producer Craig Morris (Thee American Revolution / Ideal Free Distribution / Apples in Stereo) presents an innovative fusion of garage...