Letting Up Despite Great Faults is looking to release their newest EP, Your Colours, in February! Who knows when it will actually be released, but it’s totally awesome that there’s actually an album on the table. Their last big release, Movement, came in 2006 so I’ve been looking forward to this, well, ever since then.… Continue reading Letting Up Despite Great Faults – New EP coming soon!
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Manchester Orchestra at Ottobar
Manchester Orchestra, a new favorite of mine, are playing tomorrow (Dec. 11) at Ottobar in Baltimore along with crooner Kevin Devine, and two other groups (Dead Confederate and All Get Out). Manchester Orchestra is an up and comer in the indie scene, playing intimately melodic lo-fi pop. They’re one of those bands that you listen… Continue reading Manchester Orchestra at Ottobar
Clue To Kalo – Lily Perdida
Clue To Kalo (from Australia) is coming out with a new album (January 20)! For those of us who enjoy The Postal Service (the new song I’m posting actually sounds more like Sufjan) style electronica with a mix of folk, this is incredibly exciting news. The new album is called Lily Perdida and Clue To… Continue reading Clue To Kalo – Lily Perdida
Exit Clov Update: New Song
Here’s a recent message I received from our D.C. friends Exit Clov (you can find our previous post about them here): “Hey Friends, We’ve posted a brand new track “The Hate” which is available on our new single along with District Menagerie and Strippers and Politicians… You can stream all 3 of the songs from… Continue reading Exit Clov Update: New Song
Newsflash: “Amazon MP3 launches in the UK”
That’s right iTunes and all you other MP3 sellers. Amazon MP3 expanded from the US to the UK. The big boys are now crowding the scene in that Britpop world. Which begs the question: are indie record labels in trouble? The Wombats – “Lost In The Post” “She was signed, sealed and lost in the… Continue reading Newsflash: “Amazon MP3 launches in the UK”
Memphis
What do you get when you take Amy Millan out of Canandian troupe Stars and replace her with a guy? Answer: Memphis. That’s basically all there is to it. Memphis’ instrumentation is so similar to that of Stars that if Amy Millan’s ethereal voice wasn’t missing I wouldn’t notice the difference. For real. Memphis is… Continue reading Memphis
Sonya Kitchell
In case you haven’t figured it out by now, I am a big fan of jazzy, raspy, (see Cerys Matthews, Adele, Rachael Yamagata, etc) female singer/songwriters. Another one, Sonya Kitchell, has caught my ear in the past few months with her latest album, This Storm, released back in September. While her instrumentation and acoustic ability… Continue reading Sonya Kitchell
Yule – Aaaarrrggh!!!
Yule, an artist from that favorite island of ours, New Zealand, recently sent Knox Road an email notifying us of his debut CD Aaaarrrggh!!! (now available at www.amplifier.co.nz, www.digirama.co.nz, iTunes and Real Groovy) and gave us the tracks for a listen. Yule’s music spans a wide variety of experimental sounds – kind of like a… Continue reading Yule – Aaaarrrggh!!!
More concert info: Illinois and Yeasayer
Two more local concerts I think you should all be aware of. I know it’s a busy time of year, what between Thanksgiving and the new year, but if you have time try to check out one of these groups (especially Illinois on Tuesday if you didn’t get Vampire Weekend tickets). December 2: Illinois (fresh… Continue reading More concert info: Illinois and Yeasayer
Update: File Hosting
Knox Road is proud to announce that when you want to download an mp3 you will not have to leave for another website anymore. From now on (not including previous mp3s) you can download the song from right here by right clicking the link and then selecting “save target as” or “download linked file as”. … Continue reading Update: File Hosting