Los Angeles – South African-born Jean-Philip Grobler, aka St. Lucia is prepared to release his much anticipated sophomore record, Matter via Columbia Records. Grobler, who is now Brooklyn-based, released the first single, “Dancing On Glass,” a fetching 80s-inspired dance track last October. It was teeming with hooks and synth-pop beats. While Grobler has been dropping
San Francisco – Madrid’s newest export Hinds originally started out as a duo known as Deers, consisting of the two lead vocalists/guitarists Carlotta Cosials and Ana García Perrote, and swiftly grew to include Ade Martin on bass and drummer Amber Grimbergen after the initial success of their demo of the single “Bamboo,” which caught the
Chicago – After releasing the critically acclaimed debut If You Leave in 2013, British indie rock trio Daughter is back with their sophomore album Not To Disappear (4AD/Glassnote). After working out the fruit of the album in London, singer and guitarist Elena Tonra, guitarist Igor Haefeli, and drummer Remi Aguilella spent a summer in NewYork recording
Los Angeles – When it comes to the world of mainstream alternative rock n roll, it is difficult to find a band that does it better than Cage The Elephant. While it is true that the quality of artists featured on your local modern rock station has been slightly improved over the last five years,
Los Angeles – John Jagos began experimenting with making electronic music while attending Ohio University in 2009. After adopting the name, Brothertiger, he released his fanciful synth-laden debut EP Vision Tunnels. Since then, Jagos has released the critically praised LPs, Golden Years (2012) and Future Splendors (2013). With his recent move to Brooklyn, New York,
London – Beings is an accomplished third studio album from Newcastle-based outfit, Lanterns On The Lake, offering up a rich amalgam of post-rock and indie-folk with traditional nuances, fused with a splash of electronica and shoegaze. That may be quite enough labels as the essence is that the band charts a singular course of its
Los Angeles – It is official: the garage/psych revivalist movement has hit the point of no return. Simply put, there are very few groups capable of creating original sounds by weaving a pastiche out of the fuzz, skronk, and reverb-drenched vocals that have become clichés of so many modern bands. The genre is quickly becoming
Berlin – With the release of their self-titled debut LP this week, Fold is laying down a gauntlet of musical influences that encompasses elements of funk, jazz, hip hop, and alternative rock across ten reflective tracks. Live instrumentation is another layer to this Leeds band that listeners will appreciate, as the band throws the entire
London – November arrives with the realisation that we are hurtling towards the year end once more. Anyone organised enough to be thinking about Christmas stocking fillers for that Indie music lover in your life or even Secret Santas could do considerably worse than invest in a copy of Wilderness End by Bearpark. The independent
Los Angeles – “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Why am I quoting the unequivocal statement from Socrates? Well, the Chicago band Santah has this new record called Chico (out on Nov. 6th via Yes Club Records). It’s a record of that explores the dichotomy between finding yourself and escaping from yourself. To do so,