Portland – If you had met the acclaimed poet-turned-rapper George Watsky back in high school, you might have expected he’d be the fast-talking chillbro who’d end up painting custom skateboards and performing spoken word at the local college campus. He’s a laidback kind of dude with a sharp wit for compelling wordplay, but the fact
Brooklyn – Bahamas is the moniker of Canadian singer-songwriter Afie Jurvanen, a musician whose styling floats above the rest and resonates in an exceptionally calming manner. Earlier this week, Bahamas broke the seal on the band’s much-anticipated third LP. With several tracks already leaked, the stage was set for greatness, as fans expectantly awaited the
Los Angeles —“I love another and thus I hate myself” and everything stops. The repetition of that one moving line rips the listener out of reality and into FKA Twigs debut album, LP1. The gothic harmonies and heart pounding beats on “Preface” are the beginning of a piece of art too mesmerizing to be anything
Portland – Let’s get something straight: I am not a fan of winter. The bone-dry arctic season lasted an entire five months at my university in Ellensburg, WA, and I was quickly forced to go into an angsty reclusion. Around this time, I was introduced to a cold bitch of an EP called Chicago
New York – The Faun’s self-titled debut is an English record that sounds like something straight out of California. However, it isn’t Best Coast’s west coast; more like Lana’s younger, more ethereal sister. The Fauns makes you want to wear a flower crown and take a long weekend at Coachella. Each of the ten tracks
New York – Eliot Sumner has not strayed far from her electro-pop roots for her Information EP. This new release comes with a darker, deeper sound than what we heard on her previous project, I Blame Coco. Both sounds are still steeped in the new wave, synth-pop tradition and are clearly siblings in that sense,
Los Angeles — Mozart truly did have a talented sister, and it was a talent widely unknown. Like the forgotten Mozart, Mozart’s Sister (aka Caila Thompson Hannant) bursts into diva moments as though she has something to prove and if that was her intention, than she has certainly succeeded. In a world where an array
Brooklyn – Bear in Heaven, a band beloved for their capacious rock soundscapes, is about to surface with their fourth studio album. The record is a 10-track strutter that pitches conviction quietly and breeds revelation gently, making it the perfect soundtrack to the impending end of summer. Bear in Heaven’s sound is a mixture of
New York – The John Steel Singers’ Everything’s A Thread is an album characterized by a psychedelic, chaotic, and occasionally hallucinogenic sound. Scott Bromiley, Tim Morrissey, Ross Chander, Pete Bernoth and Luck McDonald have created an album that doesn’t variety much in sound, but rather hunkers down in a direction, solidifying all that dream-like haze
New York – On Real Friends’ new album, their first full length, the intro/opening track “Maybe This Place Is The Same…” sets the tone. Primarily instrumental, with only a line or two of vocals, it introduces the themes of change and interpersonal relationships. The album isn’t simply about break-up or growing up. It makes those processes