Must Land Running If you recall, last summer we shared Stepdad’s explosion of a pop song, “My Leather, My Fur, My Nails,” from the group’s debut Ordinaire EP. Well folks, these dudes are back at it again, and this time with the help of producer Chris Zane, who has worked with Passion Pit, Asobi Seksu, The […]
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Rose If you are familiar with Billy McCarthy’s two bands, Pela and We Are Augustines, you will probably find a comforting familiarity in Holy Esque’s new song “Rose.” It’s kind of surprising, but the biggest similarity between the artists is in their uniquely ragged and fragile vocals. In the song “Rose,” frontman Pat Hynes sings over a dense layering of upbeat guitars, drums […]
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Nancy From Now On Although Pop’stache only gave Father John Misty (J. Tillman) two and a half ‘staches out of five in its review of the artist’s forthcoming album Fear Fun, the second single “Nancy From Now On” is one of the more “endearing” tracks on the album. Like the band Tillman left, Fleet Foxes, the beautiful […]
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Messin’ Up My Mind Brooklyn-based garage rock trio Fletcher C. Johnson rattles and rolls on its new White Iris single “Messin’ Up My Mind.” This mid-1960’s throwback is the perfect mix of west coast sun and the garbage tinged streets of NYC. The 7″ is now available to purchase via the White Iris Records online store.
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American English The Canoes is a four-piece garage Americana rock band from Evanston, Illinois. In May of 2011, the group released its locally praised debut album, Roger. Loud Loop Press wrote, “Their songs drip blue-collar folk and Americana from every fuzzy guitar lick, acoustic strum and downright earnest croon.” It’s clear the group has an innate ability to create […]
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Orifice Origami Who’s excited for Reptar to release its debut album, Body Faucet, on May 1st? If you’re not excited or have never heard of Reptar, take a listen to “Orifice Origami,” the group’s newest track. On its Facebook page, Reptar says, “It is about exploring the possibilities of our physical and social forms. How do […]
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The Only Place The State of California should be paying Best Coast for songs like this. Seriously, although the duo might not ever admit this, they have some exceptional advertising skills. In Best Coast’s latest jingle (it’s a lot better than a jingle) “The Only Place,” lead singer Bethany Cosentino gives it to us straight from the shoulder. California […]
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Ho Hey While touring and working hard to create a debut album, “Ho Hey” has become somewhat of a defining track for the band The Lumineers. Musically, especially in concert, the song gives you a good feel for the group’s version of folk Americana. Whether you join in or not, its use of clapping, stomping and […]
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Hungry Like The Wolf As strange as it may seem, the band The Morning Benders recently decided to change its name to POP ETC. While touring the UK and Europe, the band unexpectedly discovered a lot of negativity surrounding the word “bender.” You can read the band’s full explanation at The Morning Bender’s website. As POP ETC, the group […]
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Grown Up It’s only March, and Danny Brown just dropped the best song of this summer. It’s called “Grown Up.” On it, Brown takes some time to self-reflect as he ryhymes about the kid he was growning up and the man he is today. One of his best lines is, “Used to take bottle back, waitress bring the bottle back. […]
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I Got This After releasing his highly rated 4evaNaDay mixtape only a couple of weeks ago, Big K.R.I.T. is already giving away a brand new single titled “I Got This.” We find K.R.I.T. mixing 1990s West Coast synth with a lot of well-deserved self-hype. He rhymes, “I got shows, getting money I can barely fold, ’cause that’s […]
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Running Back in January we shared a free download of We Are Pirates‘ debut track “Canyon,” which is highlighted by its infectious synth breakdowns. Earlier this month, the band released a debut EP titled Kids Practice, featuring “Canyon” and four other tracks. As you’ll hear on “Running” and most of the other tracks on the EP, glitchy Nintendo-like […]
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