I definitely work based off recommendation. As Cathy from Sargent House Records has tweeted recently, Gypsyblood is a favorite new band she is pumping. Of course this is a good thing since SHR line up has some of the best musicians in the indie scene right now… and when SHR says a band is...
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MakeupBreakup is something between interesting and dirty. On one hand, this album makes me feel like I’m listening to power-pop from the 90s. On the other hand, this makes me want to go to a show and get turned down by stuck up hipster girls. In either case, this music is definitely emotive… to...
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If there was a name for each week out of the year, this week would be called “wtfmusic week”. The Spies are no exception. The Spies fall into that category I mentioned not-so-long ago where they are playing music that sounds fun to play but I wouldn’t necessarily want to listen to it. Check...
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I won’t spend too much time fluffing this album up. I seriously can’t stand it. This came through my mailbox earlier this month and was recommended as “energetic indie pop from The Netherlands”. I gave it a chance. I seriously did. Her voice is good. No need for post-production magic for her. That’s the...
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To all readers, whether it’s new or old, into music or into ranting about Comcast, I hope this never happens to you. In fact, for this not to happen to you, please resort to any other means other than Comcast. A company that prides itself on customer relations and a home service has never...
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Lately, many bands have been toying with the idea of many EP releases rather than a full length album every one to two years. This almost completely eliminates the idea of the extended length concept album. Enter Light Chasers by Cloud Cult. A seemingly traditional concept album about a journey of some sort, the...
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Smoosh, once girls now young ladies, have been an on-going work-in-progress since their inception in 2004. Since their very older-than-their-age-of-10 release in 2004, fans seem to have been looking for the next step from innocent indie-pop to something… bigger. Maybe bigger isn’t the best word, but even if that were the case… they seem...
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I hate blatant rip off bands. Owl City aka The Postal Service pseudo-cover band. Neon Trees aka The Strokes pseudo-cover band. I hate it. It’s up there along the lines of a sampled song that gets more popular than the original song (Jason Derulo’s “Whatcha Say” aka sampled version of Imogen Heap’s “Hide and...
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Usually, starting out with something that targets a specific group of readers is not good… but imagine this: have you ever been in a situation where you see a band rocking out and you think to yourself that’d be fun to play but I don’t think I’d want to play like that all the...
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Somewhere between Russian Circles and Mineral exists the hybrid band that suffices both tastes. On one hand, the assassin-like precision of Chicago’s Russian Circles… on the other hand, a vocally charged Mineral or Sunny Day Real Estate type vibe. I wouldn’t necessarily picture Russian Circles with a singer like this, but as far as...
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