New York – Brooklyn-based chamber pop sextet Friend Roulette played a gig at Palisades, premiering much of the new material, recently released via sophomore LP I See You. Your Eyes Are Red, out on Goodnight Records. Comprised of Julia Tepper (violin and vocals), Matthew Meade (guitar and vocals), John Stanesco (bass clarinet and EWI), Tlacael
Los Angeles – Seattle based band Motopony will release their sophomore LP, Welcome You via eOne Music / Fast Plastic on June 23rd. The record is the follow-up to Motopony’s 2011 self-titled debut LP. It’s the result of the previous four years of shape-shifting, intensive songwriting, transforming, and rejuvenating. Welcome You was recorded live to
Austin – Jacco Gardner’s solo material has been out for just about a year, but he’s been perfecting his psych-pop craft for a while as a member of The Skywalkers. Choosing to go solo out of a desire for artistic freedom, giving his personality free range may be key to the successful execution of Cabinet
Jacco Gardner, the unexpected up-and-comer from Hoorn, Netherlands, has released a brand new music video for “Find Yourself” –the first single from his imminent second record, Hypnophobia. Though not his literal debut (Cabinet of Curiosities, 2013), Hypnophobia marks the artist’s first release with the reputable Polyvinyl. (Best New Bands picked Gardner as one of the “6 New Bands to See” during last year’s FYF
Nashville – With their latest self-titled release (via Burger Records), Cotillon once again shines with an ethereal follow up to their breezy 2013 White Roses EP. Led by the visionary singer-songwriter Jordan Corso, and known for their warm, floral sound that evokes the glory days of California surf pop, it seems that the band is
Los Angeles – With a sound that blends an amalgam of influences while retaining a solid psych-rock core, the buzz around the Leeds-based five-piece Hookworms has grown in anticipation for their new release, The Hum. The band’s second widely distributed full-length album, The Hum, is just out on Domino Records imprint Weird World. Since forming in 2010, Hookworms have
Los Angeles – At first listen, psych-pop band White Arrows’ just-released In Bardo sounds like running into an estranged acquaintance: you know you recognize the face in front of you, but you’re not quite sure of how or when you were introduced. White Arrows’ first album is a jumping, Adderall-speedy and spinning ride. It is
New York – Soft Friday is the debut album of England’s psych-rock duo Coves. John Ridgard (he) and Beck Wood (she) wrote a thorough history of recent heartbreak for their first record. Soft Friday (Nettwerk Records) is a break-up album sung with a soft voice. There are no screaming vocals like in so many post-relationship
Los Angeles – There are bands meant to record in the studio and there are those who thrive in front of a live audience. White Arrows has catchy jams with introspective lyrics and sexy electronics that tease the senses with visions of kaleidoscopic swirls, but when they step foot on a stage they are animalistic and
New York – Wooden Head is an easy album to like; with soft-spoken lyrics and melodic guitar riffs so mellow, the modern listener may go as far as to call it “chill.” However, it’s hard to speak of such an old-timey sounding record in current slang terms. For their debut, English indie rockers The Proper Ornaments have crafted