London – Lovers Know is the third album from Laura Burhenn’s solo project, The Mynabirds. The first thing that strikes you about the new record is that it is as divergent as the first two were from each other. Her 2010 epigrammatically titled debut, What We Lose In the Fire We Gain in The Flood,
New York – Silversun Pickups will herald their much-anticipated fourth studio album with an array of high profile activity. Better Nature will be released September 25th via the band’s own New Machine Recordings. Better Nature is preceded by the incandescent new single, “Nightlight,” debuting Thursday August 6th. “Nightlight” also arrives accompanied by a hallucinatory music film, written and directed
Los Angeles – Casting themselves as young misfits from the blue-collared macho south coast of Massachusetts, Brandon Hagen and Drew MacDonald of Vundabar have created a sophomore album that mostly fits into the contemporary indie rock scene. On Gawk, riffs crash over each other with unexpectedly shifting and lurching pacing; the result is a wonderfully unwieldy set
Los Angeles – Despite spending years as the bassist of Woods and the co-leader of “super group” The Babies, singer-songwriter Kevin Morby still seems to be flying under the radar. His debut album, Harlem River, was a collection of songs he had written over the course of his early 20s and was released in 2013.
Los Angeles – Following their hotly anticipated London return – where they sold-out Heaven in 3 hours – and with new album Too inching ever-closer, LA punks FIDLAR are following news of their infectious new single ‘West Coast’ by announcing their biggest UK tour to date. The band will be hitting the UK this November. Starting at Bristol’s O2
Portland – Alaskan transplants to Portland, Animal Eyes, are gaining traction as a psych rock band to watch. Their first two EPs, Found In The Forest and Ursus focused heavily on their roots in Alaska, but also provided an outlet for their experimental pop sound which borderlines folk and rock. They try to never stick
Chicago – Seeing as a Chicago music festival just wouldn’t be complete without rain, the weather gods nailed it to Lollapalooza on Sunday. Early in the afternoon, the park was evacuated due to a severe approaching storm. Luckily, the rain didn’t last long and within an hour the festival reopened. Kids rushed to the Samsung Stage
Chicago - Saturday saw another successful day at Lollapalooza. The weather was great, the people watching was fantastic, and of course, the music was ah-mazing! While some people camped out all day to see their favorite bands, like Walk the Moon or Metallica, I kept myself busy seeing and hearing the latest bands just for you. Here’s
Chicago – The first day of Lolla was fantastic! Yes, it was pretty darn hot, but the heat was easy to forget with so much great music at your beckon. The excellent choices kept me on my feet all day, from the moment the gates opened till long after they closed, taking in an official
Chicago – Every so often a band comes along that just melts your mind, blows you out of the water, and plenty more idioms that I’m too lazy to google. Bully is one of those bands. In just a short amount of time, the Nashville rockers have built a strong fan base and developed a