Taking Alcatraz is the second track off Field Report’s forthcoming debut album. Field Report happens to be an anagram of Porterfield, the lead singer and mastermind behind Field Report. With the kind of coverage they’re getting, they’re sure to be great. You can download Taking Alcatraz in advance of its release here. Hailing from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Porterfield is
Chris and Dexy Valentine first generated buzz around their self-proclaimed “lovewave” outfit, Magic Wands, when the new band released its first EP, Magic, Love and Dreams back in 2009. Intrigued with the two-piece’s sparkling psychedelic pop gems, music critics and fans alike took note of the husband/wife troupe and waited eagerly for a full-length debut.
This is the Kit is the songwriting project of Kate Stables, who has a voice like an old friend. Some songs are like a comfortably rollicking lullaby, and others like stimulating psychedelic adventures. For her late set at Mercury Lounge, Stables switched between banjo and electric guitar, and was joined by a drummer and bassist.
Grace Woodroofe’s Transformer is NPR’s Song Of The Day. We sat down with Grace last week and discussed how she is able to “channel some of the most classic and substantial influences into finding the substance within to make her own raw and real music”. See our recent interview with Grace by clicking here.
“… reinterprets the track as a heavy electro number with Janelle Monae, synth distortion and robotic beats…. a new side to a song you’ve undoubtedly heard many times already.”—RCRD LBL Fun.: We Are Young – Betatraxx Remix by Fueled By Ramen Check out fun. live on tour this Spring & Summer: 04/30 - Montreal, QC @ Cabaret du
The band will release their new AA side single ‘Rollin’ Over/ ‘Colours’ on Monday 18th June through Sunday Best Recordings. Their video for ‘Rollin’ Over’ features 4 Land Rovers dancing around a May pole, with amazing results:
Right before the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicked off, the city’s own Theresa Andersson has just released her already largely acclaimed album, Street Parade. On this LP, Andersson finds a way to combine her Nordic heritage with the rich cultural background of the city she now calls home. Much of the instrumentation on
It has been a crazy few years for Matt Drenik. After being diagnosed with Uveitis, an autoimmune disease that affects the eyes, the then Lions front man saw life in a different light (no pun intended). He began to write softer songs without the help of his bandmates and decided to pack up and move
Though the band has yet to release a proper album, Milo Greene has been busy nestling into the niche it made itself beside fellow Los Angeles psych/folkers Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros and Local Natives. The quintet has already won over the hearts of many in its hometown of LA, and it’s on the
Miike Snow will perform “Paddling Out” supporting their new album Happy to You. Watch the show on CBS at 11:35 pm / 10:35 pm central. Photo (c) Daniela Montelongo