Having become a staple on Knox Road and one of our good friends from our few years of blogging, electronic pop masterminds Letting Up Despite Great Faults will continue to get play here as long they keep making music we love. They recently released a new track off their forthcoming EP, Paper Crush, for free… Continue reading [MP3] Letting Up Despite Great Faults: “Teenage Tide”
Tag: New Albums
eskimeaux
Welcome eskimeaux, aka Gabby Smith, to our lineup of new, mystery acts. Her email contained a link to her album, I Am A Spiral, and basically nothing else. Seriously. I could have explored more in depth and provided you with some background, but oftentimes intrigue catches our ears the most. The music has a Dorothy in… Continue reading eskimeaux
Dabbles In Bloom
Dabbles In Bloom are a super young band, and it shows through their music, but only in the best of ways. They’re a group of musicians out of Washington (state) who define “cute” indie pop, with jangly instrumentation and back and forth male-female vocals. Perfectly suited for kids’ commercials or a cut of any Michael… Continue reading Dabbles In Bloom
Maur Due & Lichter
Don’t you just love foreign electronic pop?? Well DUH, of course you do! Maur Due & Lichter, out of Austria, bring to mind modern electro-pop outfits such as The Notwist and Lali Puna (two personal favorites) with their subdued, airy vocals and pressing electronica. Maur Due & Lichter are two Viennese-based students in their mid-twenties: one… Continue reading Maur Due & Lichter
[MP3] Elsinore: “Lines”
Elsinore released their much-anticipated album, Yes Yes Yes, today, along with an accompanying track for free download. I last provided you with “Yes Yes Yes”, the first promo song from the album, which melted me with super handclaps and an adorable sing-a-long chorus. “Lines” is more subtle with its sound, but still has all of… Continue reading [MP3] Elsinore: “Lines”
Notable Album Release: Sara Radle – Four
Sara Radle is one busy lady. She recently completed an album (Measures) for her band Walking Sleep, which was released May 25, and now she’s got a new solo album, Four, set to drop September 14. Combining precious, sugary vocals (almost too sweet, to be honest) with an odd (but cool!) blend of rocking guitar… Continue reading Notable Album Release: Sara Radle – Four
[MP3] Arran Arctic: “The Door”
“The Door” is Arran Arctic‘s latest single, the first off his forthcoming album, In My Hands, and comes as a major change from the artist about whom I previously wrote, “The hushed vocals breed such a profound tranquility”. Not so anymore. The general tone of the music has changed gears from quieter folk to peppy… Continue reading [MP3] Arran Arctic: “The Door”
New Radical Face EP: Touch the Sky
Storyteller extraordinaire Ben Cooper has done it again. The musician, songwriter, visual artist and fifty-percent of Electric President released a new digital EP this week under his solo moniker, Radical Face. To be used as a bridge between his 2007 release Ghost and future projects, Touch the Sky reintroduces one to their past. Through thunder… Continue reading New Radical Face EP: Touch the Sky
Panda Riot
Panda Riot, a four-piece out of Chicago (well, technically a five-piece – they consider the drum machine a member…), recently released their latest EP, Far & Near, and it’s some sunny (I know, as if you needed MORE sun) dream pop, closely aligning itself with the sound of much-hyped School of Seven Bells. The delicate,… Continue reading Panda Riot
[MP3] School of Seven Bells: “Windstorm”
As previously mentioned in a “Notable Album Release” post, School of Seven Bells are releasing their much-anticipated sophomore LP, Disconnect From Desire, July 13. Well, in case you haven’t noticed, it’s July. And it was yesterday too. Which means Disconnect From Desire is officially out real soon…and, of course, a new promo track (the first… Continue reading [MP3] School of Seven Bells: “Windstorm”