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…
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,…
Nearly three years after the release of “Latch,” UK garage-deep house revivalists Disclosure and British soul singer Sam Smith have partnered up once again for a single off the former’s upcoming record Caracal due out September 25 via Island Records. The new single “Omen” contains the same push-pull combination of vocals and production as its…
In the record industry, youth is one of the most important factors in the development of an artist. It’s no secret that the distribution of many mainstream musicians work is being controlled by ageism – see the Madonna/BBC debacle from earlier this year. Labels desire the young – most profitable — artists, but also want…
In less than a month, summer will begin. This means that bars will be filled to maximum capacity; families will take cross country vacations to the beach and the same music about dancing in club will pollute both the airwaves and eardrums. Enter Anne-Marie, the 22-year-old London singer-songwriter — who also happens to be the…
Menacing. Moody. Unsettling. Those three adjectives can be used to describe various situations, but in this case they perfectly describe the Louisville-based psych rock quartet Seluah’s sophomore record Phase III due out on June 2 via Karate Body Records. And we’ve got the exclusive premiere below. The group’s first record followed a decade after its…
Tennis is hitting up Shaky Knees Festival this weekend along with bands like Manchester Orchestra, James Blake, Kaiser Chiefs, The Mountain Goats, and Mac DeMarco. The band is currently on tour to promote the re-release of its third LP, Ritual In Repeat, via Communion on May 12. I spoke to vocalist and keyboardist Alaina Moore on the way to a…
Pop Songs for the Various Stages of Finals Realizing Finals Are Right Around the Corner 1. “Be Calm” – fun. For when you forget you have a cumulative final tomorrow morning…and you’re out downtown. 2. “Everything’s Just Wonderful” – Lily Allen Sometimes being delusional helps, or maybe you’re about to graduate and really don’t care….
If you didn’t get enough music during the day, have severe insomnia or just didn’t want to get a day ticket for Shaky Knees, this year’s late night show lineup has a handful of shows you simply cannot miss. Each show is at a nearby local venue and tickets are sold separately from the actual…
1. “Do I Wanna Know?” – Arctic Monkeys No, you don’t really want to know what you made on the final you didn’t study for. 2. “Ironic” – Alanis Morissette Isn’t it ironic…that the class you never showed up had the easiest final? 3. “It’s Up to You Now” – Black Keys The power is in…