DIY Athenian musical duo Keep Shelly In Anthens and their forthcoming 12″ EP, Our Own Dream, have been receiving a lot of hype lately. Their most recent song released, “DIY,” is dense and mysterious, highlighting different style influences through its unique instrumentation. The horn accompaniment in the chorus is especially delightful. The Our Own Dream 12” EP is […]
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Ms. Hospital Corners Earlier this fall, The Envy Corps released their second full-length album, It Culls You. Although fans of the group were left waiting a little over three years for this release, time allowed Luke Pettipoole and Brandon Darner to mature as songwriters and producers. Compared to their previous material, the songs on It Culls You […]
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Burn Down Trevor Jones, a.k.a. Poor Boy’s Soul, describes his act as the one man foot stomp’n band. The down-home blues he plays is honest, emotion driven and raw. It’s a working class, whiskey-scorched sound, learned while freighthopping across the United States. It’s not often you find an artist as genuine and unique as Jones. Take a listen to the […]
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Some Kinda Hate 1,2,3 are some of the coolest indie-rock dudes out there. To celebrate Halloween, they decided to give away a free 6-song Misfits cover EP. Pretty awesome, huh? The songs were recorded in lead singer Nic Snyder’s basement and are said to be about 91 percent live. So far, 1,2,3 has shown a […]
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Horrorscope This lo-fi jam is taken from Carter Tanton’s forthcoming solo album, Freeclouds. Since his former band Tulsa spilt up, the guy has been keeping busy — touring with Marissa Nadler, recording with Twin Shadow and joining the group Lower Dens. Tanton deserves a little time in the spotlight, and with tunes like “Horrorscope” he should have […]
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Chair The cool thing about Big Deal is since the beginning it has always only been Kacey Underwood, Alice Costelloe and their guitars. This minimalist approach to instrumentation, combined with honest lyrics and complementing male/female vocals, gives the duo a uniquely sweet and intimate sound. Take a listen to “Chair,” the first single of Big Deal’s recently released album Lights Out.
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Dr. Ruin-Yer-Life It’s strange how corporations have found their way into the music industry, forging relationships based under the pretense that their sole purpose is to provide us with free music and not to sell. As consumers, we don’t seem to mind. After all, free music is free music. And when it comes to the music […]
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Miss K. On its fourth album, Divine Providence, Deer Tick decided to create something better resembling its live performance: raw, loud, heartfelt, and completely uninterested in whatever the hell the rest of the music industry is up to. It sure sounds like a refreshing approach. Check out the album’s first single, “Miss K.,” and let […]
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Bright Lights Austin TX has a new king of blues rock, Gary Clark Jr., who has taken it upon himself to keep the genre alive by creating a fresh sound for generations both young and old. There are no details yet, but he is rumored to be releasing an LP in the spring. For now […]
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Sidewalk Safari After their 2008 debut album, Does You Inspire You, Chairlift are finally back readying their forthcoming LP Something, which is set to release January 2012. With the world-wide recognition Apple generated for Chairlift, using the group’s song “Bruises” in an iPod Nano commercial, this album has a lot riding on it. Check out “Sidewalk […]
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Moon Killer The Brooklyn synth-pop band Small Black will release a mixtape titled Moon Killer on Nov. 11. To give us a little taste of what’s in store, the group decided to give away the mixtape’s title track a little early. Those in NYC can check them out live Oct. 21 at Windish Agency’s CMJ […]
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1000 Lives In 2006, Northpilot moved from Michigan to the wonderful city of Chicago. The group released their debut EP, The Bright Brigade, in 2010 and are currently working on their debut album. Northpilot’s use of both real and electronic instruments stands out in their song “1000 Lives,” especially in the chorus. There is a deep […]
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