To correspond with the release of their debut full-length, Mixed Emotions, Tanlines premiered a video for the album’s second single, “All of Me,” the week of the release. This video featured a fuzzy VHS taping of the duo sternly performing the track to an audience of catatonic middle aged men and women who slowly (and
Los Angeles band RACES is hitting the scene with their first full-length album, Year of the Witch. Formed in 2009, RACES have distinguished themselves through their alternative, orchestral, rolling melodies and awesomely spastic moments of fuzzed-up, garage instrumentals. This LP is the follow up to their Big Broom EP and limited edition 7” featuring songs
There is no question that the ‘80s are making a comeback. It seems like the majority of recent buzz bands pull to the decade of sweet pop and crunchy synthesizers for inspiration, making keyboards a necessity for most modern acts. So how does a group make its influences unique? For the Toronto-based electro-goth duo, Trust,
Brian Lopez, a soulful, curly-headed, Tucson-raised singer-songwriter has made his way on to my music radar and left a great first impression with his first solo, full-length album, album, Ultra. Branching out from his role as the leader of experimental three-piece group Mostly Bears (which, according to Wikipedia, [awesomely] sounds like “Radiohead circa 1996 getting
After first only endeavoring to create a multimedia project pairing sound with images between composer Evan Abeele and photographer Denise Nouvion, becoming more of a band and releasing an EP, then doing the relentless touring thing for a few years, now Memoryhouse is now releasing their debut album, The Slideshow Effect, now out on Sub
After releasing multiple EPs over the years and several months of anxiously waiting, The White Buffalo’s full-length, Once Upon A Time In The West, is finally available for mass consumption. Released today through Unison Music Group, and although it’s only the end of February, it’s safe to say that this album is easily one of
The boys of fun.–lead singer/songwriter Nate Ruess, Jack Antonoff, and Andrew Dost–are back with their second studio album, Some Nights, which drops today. As a long time Nate Ruess fan, from his Format days, I feel qualified and obligated to review this record. People who are just beginning to listen to fun. might be
Today Dot Hacker drops their new digital EP, with a full debut album on the horizon (“we promise!!!” according to their Twitter). The band is the project of current Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer and friends Clint Walsh, Eric Gardner and Jonathan Hischke, who are all well known musicians, having toured with artists
Mountain. Led Zeppelin. AC/DC. These are bands that made us aware that the guitar can be the centerpiece of a band. Sure, the lead singer is vital to a band’s survival, but there’s something special about a band that is equal parts vocal and raging guitar. When Mountain exploded onto the scene with “Mississippi Queen,”
Today Amoral releases their fifth album, Beneath, in the U.S. It’s a power rock valentine. This is the one songwriter and guitarist Ben Varon spoke with us about last month. He’s pretty proud of it. And why not – this album shows their sound being honed down to a science, which any songwriter who takes