Earlier this week marked the release of Suuns’ second full-length release, Images Du Futur. The Montreal-based minimalist experimental drone band who has become known for their slow burning tension-filled compositions caught my attention when I saw them open for Land of Talk a few years ago, and they’ve proved to be a strong headliner,
Seattle’s Hey Marseille released sophomore album Lines We Trace (released by Onto Entertainment – Thirty Tigers) on March 5 and all I can say is Hey Marseilles — pull at my heartstrings a little more, won’t you? Okay, that’s not all I can say but it’s probably the most succinct thing I can say
Grave Babies’ name does not exactly scream “listen to me now!” and the album art of the band’s new album, Crusher, does not exactly scream “buy me now!” So instead here I am screaming – buy this album now! Crusher was released on Hardly Art Records on February 26 and for those who make
Whoever said hard work doesn’t pay off is a liar. Nearly four years ago in Adelaide, Australian brothers Keith, Michael and Steven Jeffery decided they wanted to form a band. Without any songs in their pocket, they chose their favorites from legends like The Beatles and Rolling Stones to play during hometown gigs. As
Remember the Australian band Crowded House? If not, trust me, they rock. Songs like “Don’t Dream It’s Over” and their previous band, Split Enz’s “I Got You” are understated classics that were international hits. With their pop sensibilities along with an alt edge, the brothers Finn were pioneers for a generation of bands from Down
Though the Los Angeles-based singer has been playing music professionally for over 10 years now, he got his start with the now defunct indie band The XYZ Affair. After that band split in 2010, Feder almost gave up on his musical endeavors. But something inside him said to keep going, and the New York-based musician
Minimalism is so cool. When I write that out, it sounds pretty facetious but I’m actually being very earnest – I love minimalism. It can be a simplicity that gnaws at the very core of our deepest punk desires and when done right, what it lacks in tricks, high production and flourishes, it brings in
“You’ve gotta be starvin’, you’ve gotta be starvin’ for it.” Aly Spaltro, a.k.a Lady Lamb the Beekeeper advises in the song “Crane Your Neck,” and it’s so simple and true to be reminded of the things we are willing to put ourselves through when we really want something. Spaltro has been playing music for the past eight
Like most women going through heartbreak, Sallie Ford is anguished. She’s distressed and the feminist in her let that anger soar as she penned her emotions down the way a songwriter would. In Untamed Beast, the sophomore offering from Portland-based singer, she opens up. The opening garage-soul number “They Told Me” sets the tone
The Redwood Plan has just as anxiously been awaiting the release of its new album, Green Light Go, as its fans. Green Light Go was released on Seattle’s Fish The Cat Records on February 15, almost two years after the band first started thinking about a new album. Green Light Go, the band’s sophomore full-length,