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Javelin: Hi BeamsA NY/LA pair, an album title “No Más”, sounds of pixelated 80s together island electro-pop. Oh, and blowing up the SXSW radar.
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Air Review: Low WishesAir Review is about to drop what may be the 69 Love Songs of the new decade – only 9 – with Low Wishes (Velvet Blue / Spune).
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Ane Brun: Do You RememberBUY HERE Nothing says indie like a Tumblr band page or an EP after years of venue debuts. But Ane Brun gives indie an entirely new meaning as the Norwegian continues her 10-year career of independent singer/songwriter ventures after four albums, her own label (Balloon Ranger Recordings) and her solo-abiding sanctuary, “There is something about [...]
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The Neighbourhood: Sweater WeatherBUY HERE As the debatably anonymous Los Angeles quintet chills under the radar with Sweater Weather, The Neighbourhood is prepping for a bam! moment when they drop their debut EP I’m Sorry on May 7 (The Revolve Group). In late January, the hip-folk slash rock-hop troupe threw some bait with their single “Female [...]
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Baden Baden: You’ll SeeListen to ” You’ll See” Here Google Baden Baden and you get the pastoral town in southern Germany. Dig deeper and you get the band page of a French electro-folk rock trio building an empire of milky way sounds weaned off their heartbeat for Sigur Rós and Alain Souchon. Eric, Guillaume, Julien and Gab reached noteworthy-status [...]
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Yuna: Live Your LifeListen to “Live Your Life (Video by Pharrell)” Here BUY HERE In a panoramic view of self-reflection (and New York City), Yuna launches her latest work: the video to her January hit Live Your Life (Fader Label) produced by Pharrell Williams. The Malaysian-native holds a law degree and a vocal fishing line for good ears. She [...]
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The Jezabels: TrycolourListen to “Trycolour” Here BUY HERE What is underground, full of waves and sun-kissed all over? An Aussie band. The Jezabels unbutton a chest of vocals in their single Trycolour as they wrap up tour this month after a hard earned debut album release, Prisoner (independent label). The quartet exudes an avalanche of energy at [...]
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1,2,3: Turtle & BearListen to “Turtle & Bear” here BUY HERE Animals and insects are hot commodities in entertainment these days. Separate from recent big advertising (Coca Cola bears, ‘Mr. Quiggly,’ Chevy cockroaches), they continue to creep up in music adding profuse depth
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Sharon Van Etten: SerpentsListen to “Serpents” here BUY HERE Folk-forward and vocally spellbinding, Sharon Van Etten and her veteran sounds pierce sound clouds again with her latest single “Serpents,” off her new album Tramp, out February 7 on Jagjaguwar. The East Coaster
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Song of the Day : [01/21]Yesterday was the release of Andrew Bird‘s Noble Beast on Fat Possum Records. The self-produced album consists of 14 original songs recorded primarily at the Beech House in Nashville, with additional recording taking place at various Chicago and Minneapolis locations…