Chicago – The debut studio album “Night Time, My Time” by 21 year old electro pop phenom Sky Ferreira is a record where hand claps, head bangs, tears, and smiles all share equal playing time. Right from the album cover of a naked Sky in the shower, wet, cold, and abandoned, we’re confronted with the
Nashville – Spencer Krug has always been a shape-shifter. Each of the many albums he’s been a part of reveals another one of Krug’s talents. His Moonface EPs Marimba And Shit-Drums and Organ Music Not Vibraphone are made with instruments true to their titles and give a taste for Krug’s diverse ambitions. Piano is the
Kuala Lumpur - Yuna’s 2011 Decorate EP introduced us to a Malaysian singer-songwriter whose strength were her words and on point depiction of life and romance. Stripped down acoustic was her trademark and her crispy yet sultry vocal screams sincerity at best. Often compared to the likes of Fiona Apple, Feist and some time, a folkier
Los Angeles – Bleached is somewhere between Hole and The Donnas, with a hint of carousel. The name sounds like what it is: dirty, beach, rock. It could be the album art that completes the vibe (a blue-stained picture of a girl dangling out of a car window, mane a-flowing), but “Ride Your Heart” plays
Nashville – The value of making music in a studio has been undermined in the last decade as more and more bedroom projects are breaking into the indie mainstream unaided by expensive recording equipment. If there was ever an album to turn the tide of this trend, it’s Brain Holiday, the latest effort from Mississippi
Chicago – It was so easy to fall in love with Bethany Cosentino when she made her Best Coast album debut in 2010 with “Crazy for You”. She looked so cute strumming her guitar, playing her fuzzy surf pop odes to hook up regrets, and dedicating songs to her cat “Snacks”. It was exactly the
London – Managing to please everybody in an open plan office with your choice of music is a challenging feat. With as many different tastes as there are people, its neigh-on impossible to keep everybody happy (or indeed stop them from whinging). However, without exception, no album has gone down on our floor as
Nashville – Those Darlins have been causing a bit of a stir in Nashville lately. It’s not necessarily for the music on their new album, Blur The Line, so much as its risqué cover art that shows more Darlin flesh than we’ll ever see of most people. Nashville’s iconic record store Grimey’s New and Pre-loved
Seattle – It was hard to resist the catchy beauty of The Head and The Heart’s first album back in 2011. It might not have been the best-written collection of songs or the most groundbreaking but, really, it was a challenge to listen to “Down in the Valley” just once so the simplicity of the
New York – Jangly rock garage kraut trio TRAAMS recently released their debut album, Grin, on Fat Cat, and I’ve been bouncing around to it ever since. This full length is full of the result of vocalist/guitarist Stu Hopkins, bassist Leigh Padley, and drummer Adam Stock coming together as a means of escape from their small