Jason Lytle
Jason Lytle first wandered into the public consciousness as the principal singer and songwriter for the band Grandaddy. Formed in Modesto, CA in 1992, and eventually consisting of Lytle along with Aaron Burtch, Tim Dryden, Jim Fairchild and Kevin Garcia, the band initially broke through with 1997′s Under the Western Freeway and the NME-praised single… [Read More]
Hayden Calnin
The ink lines that would shape young, self-produced, singer/songwriter Hayden Calnin and his budding musical career were drawn in his teen years after his father gave him a guitar at age 14. He hasn’t gone a day since without playing it. Dabbling in bands through his teen years led him to add drums and piano… [Read More]
POP ETC
In the midst of relocating from San Francisco to Brooklyn, slickly polished indie rock quartet the Morning Benders parted ways with bassist Tim Or and changed their name to POP ETC. This decision came after the band toured extensively and learned that the word “bender” had some homophobic slang connotations in parts of the U.K.… [Read More]
Alpine
Alpine features the dual vocals of frontwomen Phoebe Baker and Lou James, Christian O’Brien on guitar, Ryan Lamb on bass, Tim Royall on keys and Phil Tucker on drums. This Australian 6-piece make bold, twinkling, sexy and sophisticated pop music. Fusing synths with honeyed harmonies, hypnotic rhythms and bright beats. Alpine appeared on the scene… [Read More]
Ultraísta
Formed in London 2011, Ultraísta is a multimedia trio founded on a mutual love of Afrobeat, electronic and dance music, visual art, and tequila. Its members are vocalist/artist Laura Bettinson, and multi-instrumentalist producers Nigel Godrich and Joey Waronker (whose collective resumes read like a guide to groundbreaking and culturally influential music). Their eponymous debut album… [Read More]
How To Dress Well
How to Dress Well is the stage name of ethereal R&B songwriter and producer Tom Krell. Krell’s burgeoning career began in 2009 when, having just moved from Brooklyn to Berlin, his songs began to emerge online via a hugely prolific string of free, digital EPs posted in anonymity on his blog. Combining a gorgeous falsetto… [Read More]
Isbells
“I can’t go back to what I know”, Gaëtan Vandewoude sings on Isbells’ brand new album. Admittedly, the line has been lifted out of context here, yet it seems appropriate to illustrate the artist’s current state of mind. After all, the last thing you want to do after you have made a successful debut album… [Read More]
The Head And The Heart
So many decisions in life and in the music we love can come down to a critical tug between the logic in our heads and the hot red blood beating through our hearts. Seattle’s The Head and the Heart live authentically in that crux, finding joy and beauty wedged there. Their music pulses effervescently—both… [Read More]
Motion City Soundtrack
Life is complex but we’ve got plenty of tries to get it right–which is why when Motion City Soundtrack frontman Justin Pierre sings, “All the destruction will one day end and you’ll finally know exactly who you are”—it’s a sentiment of self-discovery filled with optimism instead of regret. Correspondingly after putting out one album on… [Read More]
The Trouble With Templeton
In April 2011 Thomas Calder (second from left) at age 20, gathered all the gear he could find and recorded a mini-album called “Bleeders” in his Brisbane home. It took all of 2 ½ weeks.Even the most cursory airing of Thomas Calder’s striking debut will leave the listener with no doubt: this boy is special.… [Read More]
On An On
On a cloudy night in Austin, TX during the annual SXSW festival, the three members of ON AN ON were waiting in line to see Miike Snow; they were a bit sweaty, undeniably hungry, and, well, kind of drunk. The Chicago & Minneapolis-based musicians – Nate Eiesland, Alissa Ricci, and Ryne Estwing — that comprise the band… [Read More]
Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons
Cory Chisel is an old believer. You can hear it in his music – there’s a wisdom beyond his years in that voice. You can see it in his story – the son of a preacher, sheltered from pop music, raised on hymns and Johnny Cash. “Mom played piano and organ, my dad did the… [Read More]
Local Natives
Local Natives‘ self-funded debut album, Gorilla Manor, was the culmination of a friendship between songwriters Taylor Rice, Gorilla Manor, the likelihood of experiencing some serious postpartum depression once touring ended threatened to be stratospheric. Even now, as they put the finishing touches on their follow-up– due out early next year– it’s unclear whether they’ve developed proper… [Read More]
Lemolo
Named one of the “Best New Seattle Bands” by Seattle Magazine, Lemolo is a dream-pop duo comprised of Poulsbo natives Meagan Grandall and Kendra Cox. The girls became instant friends as kayaking instructors on the waters off of Lemolo Shore Drive, where they learned of their shared love for music and adventure. It didn’t take… [Read More]
Other Lives
There’s no point in trying to unearth an obvious “single” in Other Lives’ second album, Tamer Animals. Here’s a better idea instead: succumb. Let every last song wash over you like proper long players once did, from the swift strings and pulsating horns—a technique learned from old Philip Glass LPs—of “Dark Horse” to the richly… [Read More]
PRJCTS
PRJCTS beats and lines move at driving speed, navigate genres like neighborhoods, and make cityscapes of their influences. The Eastside duo asks what LA does: stay a while, ‘cause nothing ever stays the same
Rubblebucket
Led by the musical couple of front woman Kalmia Traver and bandleader/trumpeter Alex Toth, Rubblebucket has spent the last four years building a reputation as a band that blurs the lines between psychedelic indie rock, upbeat dance, and radiant, left-field arrangements. The Brooklyn, NY by way of Boston and Vermont band has evolved into something… [Read More]
Black Moth Super Rainbow
A notoriously enigmatic band hailing from Pennsylvania, Black Moth Super Rainbow made waves on the indie circuit in the early 2000s with their brand of otherworldly, psychedelic indie pop. The project began in Pittsburgh in 2002, and expanded to include five members (Tobacco, the Seven Fields of Aphelion, Power Pill Fist, Iffernaut, and Father Hummingbird)… [Read More]
Various Cruelties
Various Cruelties is an mod/goth/pop incarnation formed in London, England, United Kingdom in 2010. Initially a solo project envisaged by Liam O’Donnell (vocals/guitar). O’Donnell later added Beanie Bhebhe (vocals/bass/beats), Adam Coney (guitar/vocals) and Dean Valentine (drums) forming a full band in the process. VC released their first singles as limited edition hand stamped vinyls in… [Read More]
Neon Indian
Neon Indian is the brainchild of Alan Palomo, who’s 2009 debut record Psychic Chasms not only earned the 20 year-old a spot on numerous year-end lists, but assisted the forming of a genre that, though known by a few names now (hypnagogic pop, glo-fi, chillwave), summoned a very unique and specific electro-mangled sound. Pitchfork, Rolling… [Read More]
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Underworld
In these days of endless band reformations, avalanches of reissues and shamelessly repetitious ‘creativity’, too many artists are willing to sign away their soul for a little extra time on the career clock. Too many of them see artistic expression not as an end in itself, but as a shortcut to celebrity and are obsessed [...]
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