Who : Pooma from Helsinki, Finland.
What : You hear about this sort of thing from time to time. Band starts to gain some traction. Label notices and signs band. Label goes broke, band is back to square one. Pooma , Helsinki’s shoegazing best-kept-secret, had this happen to them last year for their album Persuader . […]
Who : Pree from Washington, DC.
What : Ex Le Loup member May Tabol has formed a new group called Pree that’s ready to let us hear their debut 5 song EP (A Chopping Block ) on March 24th. Sounding a little like Regina Spektor doing Modest Mouse , expect a mix ‘haunting folk elements, unmistakable […]
Every wednesday I get The Gum Drop. Its a subscriber-based newsletter from Stereogum that sends out the latest news on their site, including a link to download a featured mp3. Recent features include Swan Lake, Great Lake Swimmers, Marissa Nadler. Today, I got a song called ‘Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh‘ by […]
From their website, “War Child: Heroes is an unprecedented collaboration between musics most heralded legends and the finest current artists.” War Child asked 15 artists and bands (including U2, Brian Wilson, Joy Division, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen) to select a song from their back catalogue and to nominate the a new act (including TV On […]
Who : Erika Wennerstrom from the Heartless Bastards .
What : This is an older song (off 2006’s All This Time ), but the acoustic version of it is brand spanking new. I’ve started making my SXSW schedule today, added these guys to my seemingly endless list of bands to see in Austin.
Song : Searching For […]