Cotton Jones: Glorylight & Christie [mp3]
Page France’s departure from existence was bittersweet. On one hand, Michael Nau’s original baby was no more — and after… Read More »Cotton Jones: Glorylight & Christie [mp3]
The 1959 Hat Company: Intersection [mp3]
A while ago, we covered Thunder Power’s new track “Heartifact” off their upcoming split 10″ EP with The 1959 Hat… Read More »The 1959 Hat Company: Intersection [mp3]
Sweater Girls: EP [7″ Review]
Sweater Girls are a new Los Angeles-based group and, according to Mike over at Happy Happy Birthday To Me, their debut 7″ single sold out solely based on word-of-mouth. Listening to the three songs tucked within, it’s easy to hear why — Sweater Girls produce outstanding indie pop music perfect for the HHBTM label, and perfect for everyone’s favorite musical consumption format… vinyl. Read More »Sweater Girls: EP [7″ Review]
Blitzen Trapper: Destroyer Of The Void [Album Review]
Over the last decade, there has been a strange emergence in the indie rock world that has made people feel downright silly for only tuning in now. It has also built an even stranger devotion that can only be described as fanatical and a bit obsessive. Oh Ye, Blitzen Trapper, you are back! When Sub Pop picked these guys up to release their, what is now an indie classic, fourth album Furr, something magical happened for fans of true American folk and experimental rock. And it has happened again. BT’s fifth release, Destroyer Of The Void, brings us back onto the padded wagon traveling westward bound at a slow trot through the heart, body, and soul. Read More »Blitzen Trapper: Destroyer Of The Void [Album Review]
Hot Spa: Kiola Beach [Video]
I love the sound Hot Spa has; blending hyper-infectious experimental surf pop and with a group sing-a-long mentality. “Kiola Beach”… Read More »Hot Spa: Kiola Beach [Video]
Elf Power: Stranger in the Window [mp3]
The release date of Elf Power‘s tenth album, Elf Power, may be a few months out, but hype is growing thanks to the release of the first single from the album. “Stranger In The Window” is just as soft and mysterious as anything off Back To The Web, and hints at their early Elephant 6 and Kindercore sensibilities.
Read More »Elf Power: Stranger in the Window [mp3]The Blank Tapes: Home Away From Home [Album Review]
The Blank Tapes‘ Matt Adams wrote his new album Home Away From Home, as he puts it, in a van in probably half of the states in America. For that, it is named appropriately. It, too, is packed with garage-worthy tinkering that extends from folk to pop to experimental psychedelic. It’s an array that bodes well for the San Francisco native, and it’s one that’s definitely worth a pair of ears. Namely — yours. Read More »The Blank Tapes: Home Away From Home [Album Review]
Solander: Narcissus [Video]
Last year I raved about Solander‘s “Looking For Gold” off their album Since We Were Pigeons. Their pop sensibilities were… Read More »Solander: Narcissus [Video]
Wild Moccasins: Skin Collision Past [Album Review]
What do you get when you have a female vocalist with the voice of a much hipper Norah Jones, and a soft-core indie rock sound that that hits you harder than the Challenger did Florida? Well, you might have the almighty Wild Moccasins. Along with the illustrious Zahira Guiterrez spreading her classically-oriented vocals, we have her mate, Cody Swann, creating a beautiful trade-off of words on their debut album Skin Collision Past. Everything just seems to fall into place in this wonderful portrayal of Houston’s finest indie rock outfit. Read More »Wild Moccasins: Skin Collision Past [Album Review]
Family Trees: Dream Talkin’ [7″ Review]
Family Trees is a Brooklyn-based trio made up of Ryan Trott (guitar and vocals), Amanda Finn (drums), and Joe Pruitt (bass) and they create Woodsist-like light, beachy acoustic pop music with barely discernible hints of garage and lo-fi electronics. Catchy and hypnotic, “Dream Talkin'” is the perfect summer tune, fit to stretch out on the porch on a hot, clear, starry night. Those nights when the nightlife croaks softly in the background, or laps gently on the coast in the distance. It’s a song you listen to with your best friend, look them in the eye, and nod, knowing there’s little else that would make that moment any better. Read More »Family Trees: Dream Talkin’ [7″ Review]
