Who: The Republic Tigers from Kansas City.
What: Spinning this song today. Since hearing it as a soundtrack to a Coachella ’09 trip video from a friend, I’ve taken another interest in hearing more from this band. Filled with atmospheric backing ooohhhs and aaahhhs, sailing keys, and calm vocals, its my perfect soundtrack for soaking in […]
Long before the terms blog house and indie dance were coined to differentiate the harder sounding rock-influenced beats of recent years, there was a breaks DJ from Brighton UK who mixed the influences of rock, reggae and punk into his sets when no one else was. Adam Freeland is already a legend in the electronica […]
Who: The Lonely Forest from the small town of Anacortes, WA.
What: Ah, the good stuff that ends up in my inbox. Doing my best to keep my ears open, hopefully I won’t miss too many bands like The Lonely Forest. Seems as if a ton of people already know about this group as they have […]
Have you heard the new Passion Pit tracks off the upcoming Manners album? The newest ones are called Moth’s Wings and Little Secrets. Find them at Pasta Primavera or Pretty Much Amazing. Both quite fun and different. Stereogum has Serena Ryder covering Band of Horses with a stripped down version of The Funeral. This version […]
Including ‘The Devil and the Liar’ by Longwave (pictured above). ‘Stripes’ by Bell Orchestre ‘Feel. Love. Thinking. Of.’ by Faunts ‘Blood Oranges’ (live on the street) by Foreign Born ‘Young Adult Friction [Slumberland]’ by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart ‘New In Town’ by Little Boots ‘Quiet Little Voices’ by We Were Promised Jetpacks […]