Los Angeles – LA quintet Fool’s Gold at last return with a powerful mix of eclectic afro-pop tunes for their long-awaited third LP, Flying Lessons. Nearly four years have passed since the band’s previous record, Leave No Trace, debuted to praiseworthy reviews. With this most recent release, Fool’s Gold extends their early resonance to craft
Los Angeles – You either shudder or smile when the term “family band” comes to mind. For every Angus/Malcom Young, or Barry/Robin/Maurice Gibb who successfully perform together for decades, there is a mountain of Davies or Gallaghers who never could cope with the intimacy of sibling collaboration. Perhaps what dooms the band is that one
Los Angeles – The latest full length release from Shlohmo, Dark Red, is a fitting showcase for an artist whose personal life has traversed a cryptically challenging time over the past year. The man behind Shlohmo, Henry Laufner, spends the vast majority of Dark Red’s runtime barraging through a landscape of dissonance, dreariness and despair. This
Chicago - Sharon Van Etten already has four albums under her belt from over the past six years and in that time, she has become one of the most shrewd new cartographers of the heart. Van Etten is able to portray both emotional difficulties and joys with keen lines and a voice that never compromises in the
Portland – It isn’t hard to see why The Bots are already critically acclaimed after seeing one of their shows; just be prepared to be a fan from then on. The LA-based band is made up of brothers Mikaiah Lei and Anaiah Lei, who recorded their first album when they were 15 and 12. They
London - METZ, who, not long ago, rocked hard at California’s TBD Fest, have just released a new single titled, “Spit You Out.” This new track comes off the band’s powerful sophomore album, II (due out May 4, 2015 via Sub Pop Records). Alongside the release of new music, METZ’s 2015 North American and European tour in support of II has
Chicago – U.K. songstress Nadine Shah first grabbed the attention of music lovers with her critically acclaimed debut Love Your Dum And Mad (Apollo Records). She was compared to PJ Harvey and dubbed the female Nick Cave – even though she hadn’t listened much to the two – and was applauded for her honest and
New York – What For?, the newest record from indie soul artist, Toro y Moi (known offstage as Chazwick Bradley Bundick), is out today via Carpark Records. Toro y Moi is currently in Europe for a final show in London tomorrow night, but, will be back in the U.S. just a few days from now for his
Portland – For the first time, Swear and Shake brought their self-proclaimed “Big Hook Americana” sound here. The band were playing as a trio at Doug Fir on Saturday, since drummer Ben Goldstein is not accompanying them on their current tour with Bronze Radio Return. The band was then comprised of original members Kari Spieler
Los Angeles – When the infectiously catchy “Weekend” debuted last year, Portland-based Priory gained an overwhelming awareness in the blogsphere. It really put longtime friends Brandon Rush and Kyle Sears on the map despite already releasing their debut album back in 2011 on a small label. The change of style into the realm of dance-pop/electro-rock