Album: Snowbeast by Snowbeast The upsurge of intentional lo-fi music that has pervaded the Internet lately has usually been written by artists looking to emulate roughness and obscurity through the recording means now offered on everything from Ableton Live to Pro Tools. Without question, many of these faux-fi musicians seek the warmth of analog or…
An EP recorded in three different countries inevitably sets up some pretty massive expectations for a worldly and sophisticated sound, right? Get this: Carpet of Horses, a project fronted by Tobin Stewart, just released It’s Only Light – and though the EP was created in the earthly cities of Toronto, Berlin, and Tel Aviv, the…
Evan Andree is an up-and-coming singer/songwriter/producer/music journalist, born and raised in the home of the brave. The Atlanta native’s song Panic (off of his Flags Pt. II EP) has recently been featured in Nike UK’s ad campaign “Find Your Greatness”. Now, Andree has released a new EP titled Invisible Sap, which has been online, accessible,…
So…blink-182 has come out with a new song, “Boxing Day,” off of their new holiday EP, Dogs Eating Dogs. Always exciting news for me when there is a new blink song. That being said, the song is pretty mundane. Not bad…just kind of forgettable. It’s a song to drive and not pay attention to. A…
Take a large dose of Sufjan Stevens circa Seven Swans, mix in a little Ryan Adams, and toss in just a dash of more current folk acts like Mumford and Sons, and you have “Ballad of the Bloodstained Bible”, The Last Tycoon’s newest single. John Gladwin, currently living in Athens, Georgia, ushers in the song…
Here is a band from the land of beauty. Introducing Switzerland’s rock/pop punk group called Her Bright Skies. They’ve just released their third album titled Rivals through Panic & Action records on November 19, 2012. They hail from the small town of Jönköping in Switzerland, and they got their kick-start in 2005. Since then, they…
Isn’t it something when a song can speak volumes to you (regardless of the familiarity of the language it’s being played in)? This was my revelation from earlier in the week when I was introduced to Foeme, an independent rock band from Mexico City. I find it kind of ironic that even though my Mexican…
Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm – a2 (Official Video) from Erased Tapes on Vimeo. In the midst of holiday festivities, insanity settles in. Perhaps Ólafur Arnalds had this in mind when he posted the Michael Zoidis & Jodie Southgate video for his and Nils Frahm’s collaboration song, “a2”.
An unusually large lineup and an (almost) appropriately large crowd convened at Athens, Ga.’s 40 Watt on Saturday, Nov. 10. Formica Man and Athens natives Tunabunny delivered energetic sets, but it wasn’t really until über-bearded New Zealander Liam Finn took the stage that things started to fill in on the floor. An impressive showman, Finn…
Everyone should know Pinback. They’re kind of a big deal. Based in San Diego, California, the band is essentially made up of Zach Smith and Rob Crow. They recently released their fifth full-length studio album, Information Retrieved and are currently on a US tour. I got the chance to grab a few minutes of phone…