I don’t know how we got sent this one but my are we lucky. Balmorhea, (pronounced bal-mor-ay) from Austin, is Rob Lowe (not that Rob Lowe) and Michael Muller, accompanied by Aisha Burns (violin), Travis Chapman (upright bass), Nicole Kern (cello), and Michael Bell (drums). Now seems like a good time to promote them as… Continue reading Balmorhea (bal-mor-ay)
Category: New Albums
Grizzly Bear posts “Cheerleader” mp3 from Veckatimest
Word on the street (thanks to Will at We All Want Someone To Shout For), and information I previously wasn’t privy to: Grizzly Bear has posted a free, legal mp3 of “Cheerleader” from their forthcoming, hotly-anticipated (understatement) Veckatimest. So, um…wow. Totally awesome. There’s not much else to say. Can’t wait for the album to come… Continue reading Grizzly Bear posts “Cheerleader” mp3 from Veckatimest
Notable Album Release: Rafter – 10 Songs. Yep, you read correctly.
No typos here. This is the first time Rafter’s 2006 beauty of a debut album, 10 Songs, is being sold in retail (March 24, to be exact). Rafter actually first concocted the album in 1998, but on September 12th, 2006 it was made available through digital download services and web store only. I can’t even… Continue reading Notable Album Release: Rafter – 10 Songs. Yep, you read correctly.
Evening Magazine
We received an email a while back from Evening Magazine, a Philadelphia folk pop collective (9 members..whoaa), about their recently released 5-song debut EP, The Ride Across Lake Constance, but I just got around to listening to one of the songs, “18 Wheels” recently. And how I regret not listening sooner. In the ever-burgeoning fad… Continue reading Evening Magazine
The Tiny
You had to have known that I’d be writing up a Swedish band on here sometime soon, especially with many international bands attending and performing SXSW, which is right around the corner. I have recently become besotted with The Tiny, a Stockholm, Sweden trio who make devastatingly heartbreaking music with such a crisp sound for… Continue reading The Tiny
MP3 from Boy In Static’s new ‘Candy Cigarette’
You should all know of my love of Boy In Static. I wrote about the duo a while back and mentioned they were working on Candy Cigarette. Well, the album was just released in MP3 format (March 10) and the physical release goes live April 14! Also, there’s a free mp3 up for grabs from… Continue reading MP3 from Boy In Static’s new ‘Candy Cigarette’
Say Hi’s album, ‘Oohs & Aahs’, is not for your mother
There’s nothing inappropriate about the album or anything, I just thought I’d bring you back to your reality instead of your mother’s reality after reading Jamie’s proper analysis of the U2 album. Say Hi released his album, Oohs & Aahs, today. Most of it is indie pop at it’s finest. This is his second album… Continue reading Say Hi’s album, ‘Oohs & Aahs’, is not for your mother
U2 makes your mom’s favorite album of 2009
U2’s big new release No Line on the Horizon is out today and it’s so OK it hurts. It’s safe and it’s well-written but not really good or surprising. Even though CNN called it “experimental” it’s not. You’re wrong CNN. It’s experimental like saying “let’s try putting mentos in Diet Coke!” You know what’s going to… Continue reading U2 makes your mom’s favorite album of 2009
Chairlift to release new album, ‘Does You Inspire You’, April 21
Press Release from Big Hassle Media: CHAIRLIFT TO RELEASE COLUMBIA RECORDS DEBUT DOES YOU INSPIRE YOU ON APRIL 21st 2008 proved to be a whirlwind of a year for Brooklyn’s dream-pop trio Chairlift, culminating with the band’s recent signing to Columbia Records. Chairlift plans to release their Columbia Records debut, Does You Inspire You, through their new… Continue reading Chairlift to release new album, ‘Does You Inspire You’, April 21
Pree’s (ex Le Loup) debut EP, ‘A Chopping Block’, out March 24
More exciting news from the inbox – a bunch of D.C. area, Knox Road favorites involved in this one. Pree (MySpace cleverly titled musicforpree) is an indie folk-pop group having been compared to Modest Mouse and Regina Spektor because of an interesting blend of style – those of nasal vocals mixed with wistful, intimate arragements.… Continue reading Pree’s (ex Le Loup) debut EP, ‘A Chopping Block’, out March 24