Baltimore, Get Ready for Fences

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This Sunday evening, Chris Mansfield, aka the 27 year old singer/songwriter known as Fences, will be bringing his brand of indie melancholy to The Golden West Cafe. I interviewed Chris for BestNewBands.com last year (see the full interview here), and he had this to say about creating songs that have endings, “When I’m writing, I

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Ideals: A Cocktail for Your Ears

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Ideals are a melting pot of all the things I like in my music: brooding vocals, haunting lyrics and an aggressive sound that accurately replicates a live show on their EPs. After I received a late night text from someone who heard an Ideals song on their Pandora station, I immediately checked out their tunes

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The Raveonettes Sell Out Brooklyn, Bring Moody Pop With Them

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Last night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, The Raveonettes performed songs in support of their beautifully melodic and hauntingly crafted fifth album, Raven In The Grave, which I reviewed here. The band were supported by shoegaze duo Tamaryn, who helped provide the mood music during both sold-out evenings in Brooklyn: Wednesday and Thursday.