Who: The Broken West from Los Angeles
What: A sample of what’s to come off the new record by The Broken West . Merge is putting out Now Or Heaven on Sept. 9th. I’ll admit, I don’t know too much about this band and as I listen to this perfect power-pop song I regret not knowing […]
Last month I wrote about Montreal’s Bikini about a killer track called I Remember Being Young. When I was in contact with the band, they told me they had something almost ready to announce. Turns out the news was that their EP (Concerning The Number 7 and Your Love) was released last night, go here […]
Recorded in a basement in Calgary on an old tape machine and a JVC ghetto blaster is Chad VanGaalen‘s upcoming record Soft Airplane. Below is the lead off track, Willow Tree, a folky ballad with a wavering falsetto. Check it out. Record is due on Sept. 9th (Sub Pop (US), Flemish Eye (Can)). Wow, I […]
Who : Uzi & Ari from San Fransisco.
What : Its kind of an older track, but while checking the blogs today (thanks Torture Garden ) I was reminded about this amazing song from the recording project of Ben Shepard. Must have been a year since I first heard it and thought I would have written […]
Who : Dr. Dog from Philadelphia.
What : A new song off the upcoming 5th album Fate (out July 22nd). Listening to this record in the car over the weekend felt like a trip through an old record collection. Channeling folk, soul, rock and blues while giving these classic sounds something new is the feeling […]