Upon Viewing Oregons Landscape With the Flood of Detritus Last week, while at SXSW, Titus Andronicus was selling a limited edition CDR mixtape called Titus Andronicus LLC Mixtape Vol 1. This past Monday, the band decided to give away a free download of the tape via its Tumblr. It includes 23 tracks of demos, live recordings, covers and the band’s new single “Upon […]
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Summer Music Chicagoan Owen Ashworth, formerly known in the music world as Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, has a new project called Advance Base. A Shut-In’s Prayer, the projects debut full-length album, is scheduled to release on May 1st. The laid back tune “Summer Music” is our first taste of Ashworth’s new direction.
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Games ft Boss of Nova & Natalie Prass A couple days ago Pop’stache gave Chancellor Warhol’s latest Playlist for Edie mixtape four out of five ‘staches. Throughout the tape Warhol rhymes over some current indie-gone-pop hits, including M83’s “Midnight City” and Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know.” His song “Games” obviously incorporates the ever so trendy “Video Games” by […]
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Please Forgive My Heart Before being featured in Gorillaz’ album Plastic Beach in 2010, R&B legend Bobby Womack had not been in the studio since releasing his Christmas Album in 2000. His last full-length original album was released in 1994. “Please Forgive My Heart” is the first single off Womack’s forthcoming album The Bravest Man in the Universe. […]
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Spore Lead by Brent Knopf, former member of Menomena, Ramona Falls will release its sophomore LP, Prophet, on May 1st. The first single, “Spore” is about someone refusing to feel lonely. Lyrically and sometimes even vocally, the track may remind you of Death Cab for Cutie. Instrumentally though, Knopf states he was inspired by “Martin Gore […]
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DIY2K On June 5th, PUJOL will release its debut full-length album, United States of Being. Daniel Pujol, frontman and brains of the operation, says, “The record is about human relationships. It assumes that people come before issues.” The album’s first single, “DIY2K,” has a fun garage-punk party vibe. It’s definitely something you can sing along to.
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Get Alive After listening to “Get Alive,” it’s difficult to picture the band AU as only two people, Luke Wyland and Dana Valatka. Right from the start, as the crisp horns are introduced, it’s clear you’re in for something special. The layers of instruments slowly begin to swell — most notably utilizing a harpsichord, banjo, strings and percussion — and a beautifully intricate and eclectic […]
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Bad Thing Kyle Thomas, frontman of the band Happy Birthday, recently announced a new release from his other project, King Tuff. Sub Pop, the group’s new label, will officially release the self-titled sophomore album May 29th. The group decided to give away a free download of the album’s first single, “Bad Thing.” Give it a listen and let us know what you […]
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Built to Roam Alejandro Rose-Garcia, aka Shakey Graves, is self-described as a gentleman from Texas. The folks at SXSW will tell you he is “the best damn one man show in Austin.” With deep roots in folk, blues and country, he presents himself as a modern day wandering cowboy. When you see or watch video of him live, you might start […]
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Something About The Fire (Carlos Serrano Mix) We don’t post many mash-ups on this site. In fact, this may be the first. When mix and mash producer Carlos Serrano takes Adele’s “Set Fire to The Rain” and combines it with Daft Punk’s “Something Between Us,” the result is simply magical. What’s going to happen when people find […]
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Moth Wings Pond is a psychedelic rock band from Australia, drawing comparisons to early Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane’s Addiction and its brother band, Tame Impala. The group’s forthcoming March 6th release, Beard, Wives, Denim, could even be compared to MGMT’s Conrgatulations, but with more energy and rock sensibility. The extremely funky “Moth Wings” is the album’s first single. Expect to hear plenty of […]
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Passage Similar to M83, EXITMUSIC is defined by its ability to create an epic musical storyline. The duo’s new track “Passage” perfectly exemplifies this, as it emotionally and sonically rises and falls until its powerful climax four minutes in. At its peak, Aleksa Palladino’s vocals shift from haunting tremolo into a chilling howl as the instrumentation erupts around her. It’s very powerful and intoxicating. EXITMUSIC […]
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