London – Any day now and we’ll have to get used to writing down 2017. But before we are quite there it’s time for a quick reprise. So, settle down and listen to 10 songs you might have missed in 2016 that you won’t find on too many year-end lists. Give you yourself marks if
Brooklyn - Surfer Blood’s fourth studio album, Snowdonia, is due out February 3rd via Joyful Noise Recordings. A sonic departure for the band, it’s their first release since 2010′s Astro Coast that lead singer John Paul Pitts has written and mixed alone. While much of Snowdonia finds the band tackling heavy themes like mortality and aging through longer, more complex songs, “Matter of Time” is
Los Angeles – Critically acclaimed pop artist, Betty Who, unveils the lyric video for the acoustic version of her latest single, “Human Touch”, which also features Australian singer, songwriter and producer, Jarryd James. In the video, Betty Who and Jarryd James give a stunning stripped down performance of the much buzzed about track, which is
New York – Acclaimed U.K. band Bear’s Den debuts their new wintery track “Berlin,” which was recorded last month with the bands longtime producer Ian Grimble. Of the song, singer-songwriter Andrew Davie says, “We’re so excited to be sharing ‘Berlin’ with the world. It’s a song we started writing a year ago and finished writing over the last few days
Los Angeles – Thundercat will embark on an extensive live tour through the US and Europe in 2017, kicking off with two nights at The Independent in San Francisco. It marks the first headline North American tour for the virtuosic bassist / singer-songwriter since the fall of 2015, He will be joined on stage by longtime bandmates Dennis Hamm
New York – The Head and the Heart are excited to announce that after spending 9 weeks at #1 at Triple A (and still remain in the top 5), their single “All We Ever Knew” off of their latest album Signs of Light has reached #1 at Alternative this week. In other exciting news, The
London – It’s unusual to begin a review with the punch line but after tonight’s London show by Newcastle’s Lanterns On The Lake I seriously doubt if there is another band playing quite such stately, elegiac and emotive music anywhere else right now. The austere grandeur of Islington Assembly Hall seemed wholly appropriate and it
Los Angeles – Saturday Night is a short film, that consists of four inter-connected music videos, based on the songs on Curse Of Lono‘s debut EP. The film, which was directed by Alex Walker, stars Grant Masters, Marta Hermida, Grahame Fox and Martin Edwards. In 2015, Curse Of Lono was formed, in London, by singer-songwriter Felix Bechtolsheimer, following the breakup of British roots pioneers Hey Negrita.
New York – Los Angeles rock ‘n’ roll band Badflower has unleashed its major label debut EP, Temper (John Varvatos Records/Republic Records). Badflower is comprised of members Josh Katz (vocals, guitar), Joe Morrow (lead guitar, backing vocals), Alex Espiritu (bass), and Anthony Sonetti (drums). Of the Temper EP, Josh Katz notes, “There was a moment while making this EP that I feared people might not take it seriously. That it
New Orleans – Temperatures climbed to record highs on the second day of the 2016 edition of New Orleans’ Voodoo Music Festival, parching the ground and the collective thirst of the thousands of patrons that flooded through the gates to celebrate the central point of the event. While most of the attendees seemed to flock