New York – Having recently announced their highly anticipated sophomore album, Every Open Eye (out 9/25 on Glassnote) and massive North American tour, Scottish trio CHVRCHES are excited to share the video for their single “Leave A Trace,” directed by Warren & Nick (Bjork, Massive Attack, UNKLE). CHVRCHES also recently shared a second track, “Never
London – While it was far from her first demo offering, Lady Lamb began to gain prominence on the back of Mammoth Swoon, a 15-song set of previously unreleased, bedroom and radio tracks, several of which were later reimagined on her 2013 debut studio album, Ripely Pine. The Lady’s 2015 follow-up, After, maintains the surreal
New York – MISTERWIVES have debuted the wild and crazy video for their latest single “Our Own House” via MTV. The song is the title track of their critically acclaimed full-length debut, Our Own House [Photo Finish/Republic Records]. Purchase Our Own House HERE In addition, the New York alternative pop quintet recently earned their first RIAA gold plaque for the hit single “Reflections.” The song
Los Angeles – At this point, the idea of contemporary surf rock has lost the novelty it had when it was first being unearthed by a new generation of underground artists. From The Sadies of Toronto, to Grass Widow of San Francisco, to Guantanamo Baywatch of Portland, it seems as if surf rock has been
San Francisco – The dulcet tones of Mac DeMarco’s gentle, cooling ballads continue this summer with Another One, the miniature follow-up to last year’s wonderfully successful Salad Days. Clocking in at just under a half-hour in runtime, Another One lies somewhere in the space between an LP and an EP, described by the Canadian-born musician
Los Angeles – “Modern World” is the first song released by Birmingham, Alabama’s Future Elevators. The band will release a debut self titled album in 2016, but this is a little taste of what is to come. Frontman Michael Shackelford found inspiration watching old episodes of Carl Sagan’s legendary documentary Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. The celestial
Los Angeles – Ever-growing, ever-popular, and ever-crowded, Los Angeles’ FYF Fest is now entering its 12th year in existence, and its second year at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena & Exposition Park. The 2015 edition once again features an exciting and diverse lineup of indie, punk, electronic, hip hop, and dance music. Headliners include
San Francisco – Leonard Cohen once sang, “I was born with the gift of a golden voice.” Anyone familiar with the man’s whispery, ragged delivery knows he was being a bit facetious when he wrote this line (Cohen? Facetious? Unbelievable). Strip away the irony, however, and this lyric perfectly describes the stunning, indeed golden, voice
London – Lovers Know is the third album from Laura Burhenn’s solo project, The Mynabirds. The first thing that strikes you about the new record is that it is as divergent as the first two were from each other. Her 2010 epigrammatically titled debut, What We Lose In the Fire We Gain in The Flood,
New York – Silversun Pickups will herald their much-anticipated fourth studio album with an array of high profile activity. Better Nature will be released September 25th via the band’s own New Machine Recordings. Better Nature is preceded by the incandescent new single, “Nightlight,” debuting Thursday August 6th. “Nightlight” also arrives accompanied by a hallucinatory music film, written and directed