Ever since White Arrows released its Fireworks of the Sea EP this spring, the quintet’s full-length debut has been on my radar. The L.A.-based five-piece created its own brand of electro pop, incorporating calypso and tropical beats with soaring synthesizers and catchy lyrics, and its unique sound hooked me instantly. With all this anticipation built
Chris and Dexy Valentine first generated buzz around their self-proclaimed “lovewave” outfit, Magic Wands, when the new band released its first EP, Magic, Love and Dreams back in 2009. Intrigued with the two-piece’s sparkling psychedelic pop gems, music critics and fans alike took note of the husband/wife troupe and waited eagerly for a full-length debut.
For the past years, Canadian rockers Black Mountain have made a name for themselves with their dark brand of psychedelic rock. Since forming in 2004, the Vancouver-natives have released three full-lengths, and yesterday, they released the soundtrack to the film Year Zero, relesed via Jagjaguwar Records. Building from the terrific Wilderness Heart, the Stephen McBean-led
In the Mountain In the Cloud is finally here to reaffirm my ongoing love affair with Wasilla, Alaska’s very own Portugal. The Man. Out today, this is this hardworking band’s 6th studio album—they’ve been cranking out one album a year since 2006 (with each album of impressive quality, no less). In the Mountain In the
The principal duo of Kevin and Anita Robinson, better known to the masses as Viva Voce, is back on the scene with their first new record since 2009’s Rose City. The Future Will Destroy You is the outfit’s first album with Vanguard and for the Portland-based via Muscle Shoals band, this is one of their