The ‘80s-influenced dream-pop trio Superhumanoids has become a staple in its hometown of Los Angeles, and after successful tours with Local Natives and Cold War Kids earlier this year, the band has created the right amount of national buzz to successfully release its debut LP, Exhibitionists, via Innovative Leisure. Singer Cameron Parkins recently told Billboard
This year sees Alexander Ebert and his merry troupe of indie folkies welcoming third album Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros. The ten-deep team has packed endless instrumental variations, bearded psychedelic men and anthem bedded harmonies to the heavily declared topics of this third effort. This time around, the Californians have really struck a cord
Melbourne is far from a typical summer album release. Far from what I would expect to come out of Asheville, N.C. or Fat Possum Records. Instead, Jackson Scott’s dripping, echoing vocals and fuzzed out songs sound like they’ve come from a dingy Brooklyn apartment during the coldest part of February. Listening to Melbourne, I was
Break-up albums are supposed to be sad, right? They’re supposed to be an outlet for the pained musician to spill his/her guts to the masses and ask “Why, oh why?” to the world. Right? Well Jessie Waite and Kevin LaRose don’t quite see it that way. Unbeknownst to them at the time of conception, the
The Ancient Mayans, Greeks, and Egyptians predicted that the Age of Aquarius would be upon the earth circa 2012, and an era of fraternity, love, and wonderful technology would envelop mankind. If the Age of Aquarius really is upon us, then Kyle Andrews’ new album Brighter Than The Sun could be the album of the
It’s almost always a welcome surprise to hear cello mixed in with modern sounds. I am undeniably biased as a cellist myself, but the relentlessly rich tone that the cello provides can add a depth and purity to a lot of music. My love of the cello’s potential is fully realized in Aiden Knight’s Small
Why do the blues endure? Generation after generation, those sad songs are recycled. Hurray for the Riff Raff’s (mostly) covers album My Dearest Darkest Neighbor answers that question. The blues endure because the human condition knows loneliness, morbidity, abandonment, heartbreak, and so on. The vulnerable songs covered on the album honor these phenomena. It does this by
Even if it weren’t for the Garage Band recordings, I can still vividly remember what my first high school band sounded like. I’ll save you the gory details, but it was fine at best. It can be hard to strike cross-generational gold in high school (we certainly didn’t), but occasionally some musicians are able to
If there was one album that encapsulated the summer of 2013, it’d be San Cisco’s self-titled debut full-length. The Australian quartet, led by guitarist/vocalist Jordi Davieson, have successfully shrunk the sunny months into 37 minutes of pure indie pop bliss. On the surface, each of San Cisco’s 13 tracks could be its own summer anthem.
On Daughn Gibson’s new album, Me Moan, he is the tallest, darkest cowboy ever born along the highway side. Here, he takes his electronic country blues sound down new paths, reaching cosmic country soul levels. It’s throwback feel through modern ears, like uncovering ancient secrets and incorporating them into an avant-garde performance art installation in the