Los Angeles – Ben Chasny and Donovan Quinn have done the whole psych-genre thing already. The main music project for Chasny is Six Organs of Admittance, admittedly a psych folk group, and Donovan Quinn’s band, the Skygreen Leopards, also classifies themselves as a psych-folk project. But when put together, Chasny and Quinn have created a new
Nothing is more fitting from a Los Angeles trio that self-describes itself as “West Coast Love Fuzz” and “Flower Punk” than a music video that looks like it came straight out of the ‘80s, and today we are excited to premiere Cotillon’s “Talk To Her,” off the band’s upcoming White Roses EP. Directed by David
Bands these days seem to think more is better, recruiting a menagerie of musicians to create extravagant, sweeping soundscapes in a desperate attempt to “get known.” They alter genres and stock up on effect pedals, hoping someone will notice how experimental and different they are. Does this work? Sometimes, yes. But there is something to
Stroik has been receiving praise for his charmingly lo-fi bedroom recordings, and today we are excited to premiere “James,” the third single from the North Carolina-based songwriter. Where his previously released songs featured quaint keyboard sounds, this track centers on vigorously strummed guitar chords and robotic drum machines/claps. “’James,’ is a gesture of home for
Four years ago, Woods’ Kevin Morby and Vivian Girls’ Cassie Ramone decided to create a loose side-project outlet as a way to play house parties in their hometown of Brooklyn, New York. In the time that followed, the project took on a life of its own, and The Babiesbecame more of a well-known name. After
Having just played a main stage set at Lollapalooza and with another showcase upcoming at this week’s Outside Lands and Pickathon festivals, Dr. Dog has a come a long way since their humble lo-fi beginnings in Philadelphia. Having released their latest album, Be The Void, back in February, the band’s profile has gradually grown since
As we wrote in our Artist of the Week category during SXSW, Los Angeles-based punk rockers FIDLAR are a new band on the rise. Though many outside the City of Angels have yet to familiarize themselves with the quartet, these fellas kick some serious ass, trust me. Finally, after ranting and touting these dudes finally
Since the early ‘60s, garage and lo-fi rock have been staples in music. Though many of the bands of this genre are mostly unrecognized or have faded into oblivion, that doesn’t mean that they didn’t have an impact on bands of a later generation. In the past few years, bands like No Age have led