Category: New Albums

Notable CD Releases: Maria Taylor, The Veils, Seaworthy

Some releases you may or may not have heard of coming out tomorrow:* Maria Taylor – LadyLuck. Buy. This wunderkind, of the former Azure Ray, as well as Now It’s Overhead, is bringing more of that sweet, edgy pop in the solo form. A voice full of power, a heart full of gold, nothing not… Continue reading Notable CD Releases: Maria Taylor, The Veils, Seaworthy

New Matt Kanelos & The Smooth Maria song

Of course this would happen. Merely two days after posting about Matt Kanelos & The Smooth Maria (I’d link to the post but like, all you have to do is scroll down…) they come out with another new song from their upcoming cd, Silent Show. Because of the extremely positive reader response to the previous… Continue reading New Matt Kanelos & The Smooth Maria song

Matt Kanelos & The Smooth Maria

Some relaxing, yet fulfilling music to start your day off, that’s for sure. Matt Kanelos & The Smooth Maria (out of NYC) has a new album, Silent Show, out April 29 – which from what we’ve heard so far, displays a crisp instrumentative flair with piano as the backbone to the sound, filling out the… Continue reading Matt Kanelos & The Smooth Maria

Röyksopp’s Junior makes me wish I could dance…

Because all the best electronica comes from Norway (??) it should be no surprise that Röyksopp’s latest album, Junior, is a tour de electronica, whatever that means, if it even makes sense. From the band’s Myspace: After spending the last year or so in the kitchen, we’re now ready to serve. The menu should provide a… Continue reading Röyksopp’s Junior makes me wish I could dance…

Sunset Rubdown to release new album, ‘Dragonslayer’, June 23

The prolific Spencer Krug just keeps churning these puppies out. Details about his newest album, this time with Sunset Rubdown, have just hit the news waves. Having dropped Enemy Mine from another one of his bands, Swan Lake, recently, Krug is back with the atmospheric now five-piece (new bassist/drummer, Mark Nicol) Sunset Rubdown for Dragonslayer.… Continue reading Sunset Rubdown to release new album, ‘Dragonslayer’, June 23

Les Savy Fav cover Superchunk’s “Precision Auto” for Merge comp

Brooklyn’s Les Savy Fav laid down a cover of Superchunk’s “Precision Auto” for Merge Records’ SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: THE COVERS!, a mega compilation due out April 7. The band apparently does the song regularly live, but they finally brought it to the studio for the comp. You can preorder the album at… Continue reading Les Savy Fav cover Superchunk’s “Precision Auto” for Merge comp

Los Campesinos! recording another album

Because two albums in one year isn’t enough, Brit twee indie kids Los Campesinos! are busy recording another one. Only it’s their “sophomore album” because their latest We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed doesn’t count for some reason? This band is weird. According to LC!’s blog, they are about 7 tracks in and going strong.… Continue reading Los Campesinos! recording another album

Emperor X: Free album download

Thanks to See What You Hear, I received word that Emperor X (Chad Matheny) has his new (January 12) album, The Blythe Archives Volume 2, up on his website for free download. This is the same Emperor X who made one of my favorite songs ever in “Raytracer”. It’s a bit unusual at first if… Continue reading Emperor X: Free album download