There was a good deal of diversity in the music we covered this past week, from both brand new artists and artists we were checking back with. Over on the west coast in Los Angeles, Katrina experienced the “bone-chilling, gothic-tinged electronic music” of Soft Metals. In NYC, I rocked out to Skaters (shown above), Drowners,
Lotsa Lotsa sonic action this past week. Brigit was taken in by the Americana rock stylings of Futurebirds in Seattle, even though they made her “regret more than ever before turning down an invitation to attend a lap steel guitar convention years ago because the subtle power of this instrument was immediately apparent.” One day, Brigit was
It was a good week for music this past few days. Kristen talked to Ben Schneider from Lord Huron, who struck her as “a thoughtful and well spoken individual with an uncanny aura of passion and intelligence,” and who regaled her with tales of the road, outdoors inspiration, and the history of the band. Daughn Gibson’s
Time feels like it’s starting to slow in the summer heat, and maybe because it’s also too hot to headbang, this week’s mix is more on the chill vibe. Make your mind wander with psych folkers Rose Windows, who was the subject of both a live review and an album review. Both were highly effusive
This week of marked the remainder of my wild ride at Northside Music Festival, where I saw the quirky Xenia Rubinos, the feel good jams of Sinkane, the untamed energy of Milk Music (who I still can’t get out of my head) and Merchandise. Kristen had her own whirlwind experience at Bonnaroo, conveniently broken down
I caught an amazing show from A Place to Bury Strangers and Iceage that almost cracked my bones. (Sidenote about APTBS’s soundcloud soundwave for “I Lost You:” maybe it’s my dirty mind me, but it’s quite phallic, like a…solid shooting rocket of sound. Totally why I chose that song for the mix. Whoops.) Bambara opened
This week’s mix is a combination of old and new tracks, because discoveries are fun, but sometimes re-discoveries are just what we need. Best Coast is on because Kristen saw them at The Mohawk, and also because it’s summertime. There’s also an older track from Shilpa Ray, when she had her Happy Hookers, because
Summer is already starting to feel like it’s blowing up, as we’ve had a busy week with new breezy tunes to chill in your beach chair by, as well as some fresh jams to sweat it out to. In live reviews, Zach Klassen was up at Sasquatch! Music Fest, where DIIV took all his doubts
After a short hiatus, we’re back with a new mix, summing up our best new coverage, plus the new tunes that really struck me during the week of May 19-25. Kristen hung out at Hangout Festival in Alabama, citing The Kingston Springs as the band that topped the Saturday lineup. She also noted that “Their
Our newest L.A.-based contributor Josh Calixto took on the new Charli XCX record, True Romance, which he described as “the perfect setting for good pop, and True Romance is a prime example of what the genre can still offer to a generation jaded by top 40 radio stations and terrified of internet backlash.” In interviews,