Category: All Interviews
Marian Hill x Vinyl Mag
Marian Hill are a jazzy synthpop duo from Philly who introduced themselves to the world with their debut single “Whiskey” in 2013, leading up to the release of their excellent Sway EP earlier this year. Touring, writing, and recording all along the way, the band are picking up steam and readying their full-length for early…
CMJ 2015: Slow Down Molasses x Vinyl Mag
Slow Down Molasses is a quintet hailing from Saskatoon, Canada. And I’m newly obsessed with them. Reminding me of another Vinyl favorite, PacificUV, SDM is a shoegaze pop dream, and their recent album, Burnt Black Cars, definitely can’t be listened to just once. The band is made up of members Tyson McShane, Jeanette Stewart, Chrix…
Cardiknox x Vinyl Mag
New York electro-pop duo Lonnie Angle and Thomas Dutton got their start in a pretty unusual way—they met while working on a musical. After dabbling with their sound in the studio on the side, they decided to really put all their effort into making music, and Cardiknox was born. We sat down with the duo…
CMJ 2015: Tuff Sunshine x Vinyl Mag
Industrious post-punk band Tuff Sunshine sit down with us to talk answering a crowd’s call, making it in NYC and one trick bands. Brooklyn-based and unpretentious, band members John Leitera, Ani Cordero and Turner Stough took over Union Pool Oct. 17 at the CMJ Music Marathon Team Clermont showcase. Tuff Sunshine’s next record, Fire in…
CMJ 2015: Good Morning x Vinyl Mag
Upon first glance, you might think Good Morning hails from New York City, with Katz’s Delicatessen proudly displayed on Stefan Blair’s sweatshirt. But then they open their mouths, and their Australian heritage is obvious. Vinyl Mag spent a great afternoon bantering with Good Morning’s Stefan Blair and Liam Parsons, who met in high school but…
CMJ 2015: Violent Mae x Vinyl Mag
Becky Kessler and Floyd Kellogg didn’t meet with the intention of becoming a band, but with their first album release in 2013 and another coming up next month, we’re glad Violent Mae found one another. The duo, who live five hours apart from one another—Floyd on an island off the coast of Massachusetts and Becky…
CMJ 2015: Acid Dad x Vinyl Mag
“We’re on the f*cking fast track.” On Thursday, Oct. 15, Acid Dad shook the walls of Our Wicked Lady in Brooklyn, New York at their second CMJ performance. The Brooklyn local band has only been together about a year, but their sound has an effortlessly seasoned blend that only comes with the most organic of…
CMJ 2015: Malia Grace x Vinyl Mag
Soulful pop singer Malia Grace is heading to New York this week to perform at CMJ Music Marathon. The Austin-based singer-songwriter has already made a name for herself in her hometown, between playing local weddings and being invited to perform at South by Southwest. Now, Malia is set to drop her debut EP on October…
CMJ 2015: Mitski x Vinyl Mag
Mitski Miyawaki, known mononymously as Mitski, is a DIY singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, NY. She released her first record LUSH just three years ago, and her most recent LP bury me at makeout creek didn’t take long to capture the attention of music critics for its raw and unabashed approach to production and songwriting. The record…
Sydney Eloise x Vinyl Mag
Last March, Atlanta based singer-songwriter Sydney Eloise spoke with Vinyl about street style. Nearly a year and a half later, she’s completed her debut record Faces under Sydney Eloise and the Palms due out on September 22 via The Cottage Recording Company. In our recent conversation with Sydney, we discussed the recording process for the record,…