Austin – So, $ingle$ 2 is a joke, right? Not as in a bad record, more like the obvious sarcasm of the record’s title is completed by a track listing tailored to put off wannabe fans, and anyone looking to soundtrack a car commercial. The first song could easily have been selected for broad listen-ability,
Los Angeles – After seeing their performance last Friday at The Bootleg Hifi, audience members unfamiliar with alternative-pop act Ex Cops would have no way of knowing that the band just released one of the most polished records of 2014. While Ex-Cops’ most recent release, Daggers (on Downtown Records), saw the band venturing into more
Los Angeles – Fryars is the one man-project of 24-year-old London-based singer/songwriter, Ben Garrett. His long-awaited sophomore album, Power, is a genre-bending euphoria of a record. His previous effort, Dark Young Hearts, came out five years ago and the days of being a timid, inexperienced teenager are long behind him. During the lapse between albums,
New York – Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr is a tilt-a-whirl of a band that jazzes listeners with their addictive hooks, unapologetic fervor and passion-tinged pop-rock soundscapes. This is an act that’s notorious for delivering spellbinding live showings, and Thursday night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg matched that reputation with undulating force. The evening was
Chicago – On the night of All Hallows’ Eve, drummer Erik Ratensperger and guitarist Mark Solomich of Junior Prom were enthusiastically describing their costumes over chips and salsa and a bucket of Halloween candy in the green room of The Vic in Chicago. The up-and-coming Brooklyn indie-pop duo was in town supporting Andrew McMahon, and
New York - The Lone Bellow recently announced their new album Then Came The Morning, to be released January 27, 2015 on Descendant Records. Aaron Dessner of The National produced the album. The Brooklyn-based indie-folk trio have just announced a coinciding tour that will begin February 23 and cover much of the midwest and east. Odessa will perform as
Chicago – One of the joys of music festivals is discovering new bands. This year Riot Fest introduced Best New Bands to dozens of new acts, including the rock ‘n’ roll five-piece The Unlikely Candidates. At the heart of this Texas band are long-time friends and Fort Worth natives Kyle Morris (lead vocals) and Cole
New York – Sisters Colette and Hannah Thurlow make up the Irish-born, English-raised alternative rock group 2:54. The two wrote their self-titled debut, which was released on Fiction/Fat Possum in 2012. Two years later they’ve followed it up with their just-released second album, The Other I. The ambient record is a natural progression from their
Baltimore – When Andrew McMahon plays a show, whether it is a Jack’s Mannequin reunion, a surprise Something Corporate gig or his annual Dear Jack benefit concert, there is always a group of loyal listeners in attendance. Of course there’s is variety in the audience, but people who have been listening to McMahon since the
Los Angeles – With a sound that blends an amalgam of influences while retaining a solid psych-rock core, the buzz around the Leeds-based five-piece Hookworms has grown in anticipation for their new release, The Hum. The band’s second widely distributed full-length album, The Hum, is just out on Domino Records imprint Weird World. Since forming in 2010, Hookworms have