Album Review: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
In 2009, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros had immense success with their single “Home”. During the past four years, they stayed hovering over the success of that one song. Read More
Reviews
Capital Cities – In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery
Capital Cities hearing their mega hit “Safe and Sound”. In there new album “In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery” there songs are the hottest ultimate summer anthem for 2013. The Read More
Review: Lorde – The Love Club EP
Sixteen year old songstress Lorde (Ella Yelich) from New Zealand released her debut EP The Love Club this year in her home country, and earlier this month it became available to purchase Read More
Review: Bell X1 – “Chop Chop”
Bell X1 is bringing their sixth studio album, Chop Chop, over from Ireland to this great big land mass called America. With laid-back melodies and twinkly instrumentals, Chop Chop is Read More
DEVO – Hardcore
DEVO’s Hardcore documents the group’s beginning as pre-punk outcasts in the fertile Akron, Ohio, underground rock scene. Spawned at the nearby college of Kent State, site of the infamous May Read More
Dessa – “Parts of Speech” Review
Call it hip-hop, call it pop, call it spoken word poetry. No matter what, it’s impossible to pinpoint a specific category for artist Dessa and her newest album Parts of Read More
Baths – “Obsidian”
Upon first listening to Obsidian, the sophomore album from artist Baths (Will Wiesenfeld), I wasn’t really sure what to expect. It isn’t uncommon anymore to come across moody, introspective electronic Read More
Bronze Radio Return – “Up, On & Over”
Bronze Radio Return strides in this June with their fourth album Up, On & Over, displaying a brand of alternative-folk-pop that seems soaked in summer sunshine for 2013. Thanks to the Read More
Review: Bastille – Bad Blood
With the success of “Pompeii” (a track they will be known best for), UK based rock band released their highly anticipated debut full length album entitled Bad Blood. Like it’s Read More
SHOW REVIEW: Spitalfield at the Studio at Webster Hall
Back in April, Spitalfield announced their reunion tour for the ten year anniversary of Remember Right Now. Last Friday, I attended the biggest nostalgia trip of all time the NYC date of Read More
REVIEW: The Grizzled Mighty, “Thick Hand Grip”
Portland, 1991. You step off the bus that took you from your waitressing job in downtown Seattle into your cool, rebellious older sister’s arms. After she left home at 17, Read More
SHOW REVIEW: The Grizzled Mighty and Twin Wave at Pianos NYC
Last night, as part of New Music Seminar‘s slew of shows, SpaceJam and I visited Pianos to check out a Seattle band we had met over the weekend called The Grizzled Read More
Review: Alpine – A Is For Alpine
Alpine’s debut release A Is For Alpine may have been out for a bit in their native Australia, but the album just hit US shores a few weeks ago in Read More
Honeyslide Releasing 10″ with Critical Heights
Honeyslide is a quickly evolving shoegaze trio from the UK, and if this is the first time you’re reading about them, know that it certainly won’t be the last. The Read More
Review: Splashh – “Comfort”
Splashh’s debut Comfort perfectly reflects summer from it’s great cover artwork (done by Leif Podhajsky), to it’s sun drenched dose of lo-fi pop, and obvious song titles like “Lemonade” and Read More
Review: A Genuine Freakshow – ‘Where The River Bends’ EP
A Genuine Freakshow is a seven piece band from the UK who have figured out the ultimate formula to mixing orchestral instruments with a standard rock lineup to create dreamy indie Read More
Show Review: Palma Violets With Guards
Have you ever gone to a concert and found yourself wondering from the second the band starts playing, “How in the actual f*ck are they not topping the charts right Read More
We Are The In Crowd Covers Brand New’s ‘Sic Transit Gloria…Glory Fades’
Could the Internet BE any more butthurt? Let’s get this straight. Brand New is one of my most played artists of all time, and I am not a very big Read More
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Get Itchy In The New Video For “Mosquito”
Get ready to bug out with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, because this one is a doozy: You know that stomach-turning feeling you have when you find a mosquito on your Read More
Review: Arrows In Her / Gifts Split EP
I have had the opportunity to see both Arrows In Her and Gifts numerous times, and for whatever reason, whether it be arriving two minutes too late or having pre-existing, Read More
Stream the New Fitz and the Tantrums Album, “More Than Just A Dream”
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been chomping at the bit for any new Fitz and the Tantrums music since their 2010 debut album “Pickin’ Up The Pieces.” I can Read More
Show Review: Fitz and the Tantrums With Hunter Hunted
This past Saturday, I got had the opportunity to go and see Fitz & the Tantrums, opened by Hunter Hunted, at LIFE in Ardsley, New York. It was QUITE the Read More
Listen To MGMT’s Record Store Day Single, “Alien Days”
With a new album on the horizon sometimes soon, MGMT released a little record store day present with the single “Alien Days.” If you were one of the unfortunate people Read More
Jeremy Neale – In Stranger Times
When he’s not fronting the 12 person Australian garage monster, Velociraptor, Jeremy Neale is doing his own solo thing making some quality tunes. Case in point, his new single “In Read More
The Musgraves – ‘You That Way I This Way’ Album Review
The Musgraves are a four-piece from the UK, prepping to release their debut album, “You That Way I This Way,” in the US next week on OK! Good Records. After Read More
Watch Mindy White (States, ex-Lydia) Cover “Suit & Tie”
Before I give you my thoughts on Mindy White’s cover of Justin Timberlake’s “Suit & Tie,” I want to make it clear that I was a huge fan of her Read More
The Flaming Lips ft. Bon Iver – “Ashes in the Air” (Disturbing) Video
I warned you in the title, and I’ll warn you again. This new Flaming Lips video is WEIRD. Possible side effects: nausea, confusion, disbelief, insomnia, and saying “what the f” Read More
Warm Soda – Someone For You
Warm Soda‘s debut album, Someone For You is a catchy glam garage rock gem that is sure to be a soundtrack to the summer. Fast, soaring guitar riffs lay under Read More
The Laurels – Plains
The Laurels’ highly anticipated debut album, Plains has been making waves all over Australia, and now the Sydney psych-rock four piece is set to accomplish the same thing here in Read More
Their / They’re / There Release First Song – “Concession Speech Writer”
IT’S HERE! The first song from emo-indie supergroup (and grammar enthusiasts?) Their / They’re / There is online! If you haven’t heard of the band until now, here is the Read More