Where the food sounds good, and the music is pretty tasty too.
New York-based alt rockers The New Self Defense give as good as they get. And what’s better than delivering the goods when it comes to rockin’ out? The band’s music has been described as “face melting,” and although my face is still intact my ears are definitely ringing. The band’s latest EP, Meet Me Overboard, released in June 2012 is steeped in the vaulted rock tradition. Check ”em out. Peace. Continue reading “the new self defense // meet me overboard”
Brooklyn, NY resident folkster and singer/songwriter Linda Draper has bundled together a soul’s harvest of songs which comprise her self-released LP Edgewise. The songs have a spirituality of folk gospel dirges that stick to you ears like pine sap. Listen to her song, “Hollow” and you’ll understand exactly what I’m talking about. iTunes is the place to go to snatch this one up. Peace. Continue reading “linda draper // hollow”
According to their label Deep Ellum Records “BLKKATHY is a Brooklyn-based duo, sometimes trio, of ladies who like to sing sad songs over very heavy bass beats...” And after listening to their songs the description is mostly true, aside from the fact that I just feel a strong compulsion to tongue kiss my speakers right now whilst Dem Bones waft seductively around my head space. Although the songs dropped last year, the girls are still gathering momentum, which will hopefully compel them towards a debut release. No word on an official release as of yet, but let’s raise a glass and toast to hope eternal.
You can still get a FREE DOWNLOAD of Dem Bones and Fake Bitch via Bandcamp. However, the crown jewel is the bass heavy staccato groove Shake You Off. As a matter of fact I’m dancin’ in my chair as I pen this. Come join me on the dance floor. Peace. Continue reading “blkkathy // dem bones + fake b###h + shake you off + video”
Upstate New York peddlers of great music This Old Ghost, have gone fashioned another wonderful collection of songs filled with all the characteristic whimsical charm we’ve come to expect from this good-natured quintet. The new album ‘Family Room‘ is officially out today and is available via Bandcamp and iTunes. You can stream the whole kit and kaboodle after the jump. Peace. Continue reading “this old ghost // family room”
NYC’s band Ra Ra Riot is known for penning intelligent wistful song with the capacity to stabbed you in the bulls-eye of you soul. The new single release “When I Dream,” fits the bill. The track is taken from their upcoming full-length “Beta Love,” due to drop January 22, 2013 on Barsuk Records (USA / Europe), Hostess (Japan) and Arts & Crafts (Canada). Peace. Continue reading “ra ra riot // when i dream”
Zack Levine from the band Pinegrove, (well I am assuming it was him) reached out to me mere moments ago via email and introduced himself. And for that I thank him immensely for making known to me their wonderfully rich and utterly dynamic (in an organic way) sound. Well, needless to say it passed mustard and I like it! I headed over to the band’s Bandcamp and clicked play. Over the next 32 minutes and 47 seconds I was treated to a gargantuan seismic wave of beautiful music. Pinegrove hints at a cavalcade of elements, from folk pop to those subtle austere southern rock elements. It’s all good. My favorites are the tracks Metronome, Mather Knoll, and Sunday. Honestly though, the whole enchilada is a great listen from beginning to end. This album will be played a great deal this summer and beyond. Thanks Mr. Levine. Peace. Continue reading “pinegrove // meridian”
A couple of months ago I reviewed the first single, “Fear Of Love” by electronic / acoustic dreamscape duo Noosa. I loved it! Now, Noosa is back with a brand sparkling new 5-track EP and its a joy to behold sonically. Yes, like their previous efforts there is beautiful music galore. The EP opens with the somber and expansive song, “Walk On By” and it has an ethereal and mysterious beauty reminiscent of the Cocteau Twins. However, Sky Barbarick‘s vocals are earthbound and hug your ears like dreamy poetic cloud cover. The second track, “Sail” is a broad sweeping uptempo song filled with quiet joy bursting at the seams. With the third track (and first single), “Fear Of Love” multi-instrumentalist Matt Buszko unfurls the synths and let’s a cavalcade of sensuous music intertwine sonorously with Sky’s smoky vox. My favorite, “Light Rays” is threaded throughout with sweet acoustic melody, enough to lull you into magical starlit reverie. This song is a beautifully bright lifeline of which I am thoroughly, and hopelessly, tangled within. The final track, “Mirrors” closes the EP, but it doesn’t stifle its mood. “Mirrors” is a song which fosters reflection and introspection, but above all it speaks of reassurance. This EP is rife with beauty and tenderness and a contemplative vibe. We were right to want more and this EP displays excellent songwriting and an eclectic blend of sounds. It is tranquility put to song and shot through with selfless love. This mini-ablum represents many moods, and this body of work is easily enjoyed singularly or soudtracking a tranquil evening with good friends. Listen the all the songs here after the jump. And to get this beautiful EP into your permanent collection it is available on iTunes. Peace. Continue reading “noosa // ep”
The Other Guys kick it old school and that’s good enough for me. They take an old format and make it fresh again, imbuing each track with creativity and stellar production. I caught up the dynamic duo Mighty Joe and Gnormen Insanate Baites of TOG to talk about the new release Joe & Insanate’s Excellent LP. Continue reading “The Other Guys // Joe & Insanate’s Excellent LP”
Come spoon feed your ears some wholesome golden honey. Will Vunderink is Several Girls Galore and let me tell you this is a good time. Listen to the recently released Colorado EP and chase it down with moonlight tonight. You cam get this 4-song EP via bandcamp right now. Peace. Continue reading “Several Girls Galore // Colorado EP”
The band is World Blanket, and although these are big city (Brooklyn, NYC) men, their music sounds like it may well have been wrought in more rural environs. Listen to, “And Here We Are (Again Maybe) and the Syd Barrett cover, “Let’s Split” and you can easily reconcile the fact that the bands geographic location is of little consequence at all. World Blanket’s latest LP album titled 2012 will drop everywhere worldwide on April 3rd. Totally good stuff. Like good sex, good liquor and good times. Peace. Continue reading “World Blanket // And Here We Are (Again Maybe)”