January 2011
31 posts
FILTER Magazine - Reviews - Chikita Violenta - 82%... →
Jan 31st
Chikita Violenta listening party @ Spinner.com!  →
Jan 27th
Devotchka
DeVotchKa 100 Lovers Anti- ADDS 2/1/11 DIGITAL ONLY “Combining deft musicality with complex emotional shading and a cinematic sensibility, it’s a furious sonic tumult that feels heartbreaking and timeless.” – The Village Voice For more than a decade, DeVotchKa has melded its influences – from Eastern European wedding bands to Norteno ballads – into an authentic and totally...
Jan 26th
Bridges and Powerlines
Bridges and Powerlines Eve Stunning Models on Display ADDS 2/1/11 DIGITAL ONLY “Engineering nerds?” (pitchfork) who write songs that are “incontrovertibly fun.” (yahoo music) Formed somewhere in New York City in late 2005, their music is equal parts grandiosity and intimacy: psych-informed, experimental songs with chamber pop strings and horns, gospel-influenced...
Jan 26th
James Vincent McMorrow
James Vincent McMorrow Early In The Morning Vagrant ADDS 2/1/11 DIGITAL ONLY James Vincent McMorrow released his debut record, Early in the Morning, in Ireland to widespread critical acclaim in February 2010. A stunning collection of songs recorded over 5 months in an isolated house by the sea, the album is a completely self recorded and played affair, filled with beguiling and vivid...
Jan 26th
Fairmont
Fairmont Destruction Creation Mint 400 Records ADDS 2/1/11 DIGITAL ONLY “Hailing from Clifton, New Jersey, Fairmont is a must know band that is nothing short of indie rock at its finest. With the perfect mix of playful overlapping male and female vocals, catchy beats, smooth rhythms, and dash of quirkiness, it’s hard not to love these guys. Some have even said Fairmont is one of...
Jan 26th
Chilly Gonzales - You Can Dance (Gemini Club... →
Jan 26th
Alt Press | Features | Track By Track: The Get Up... →
Jan 26th
Vote for @jukeboxtheghost on mtvU The Freshmen →
Jan 25th
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Rural Alberta Advantage Go Wild With Subtitles in... →
Jan 21st
Cameras | Matt and Kim | Music Video | MTV →
Jan 20th
Social Distortion: Daytrotter Session recorded Jan... →
Jan 20th
Say Hi
Say Hi Um, Uh Oh Barsuk ADDS 1/25/11 DIGITAL ONLY If you’ve been a Say Hi fan in the past, you’re going to feel that Um, Uh Oh is a large step in the evolution of the band. If you haven’t, this is the record that’s going to change your mind. Say Hi has broken up thirty seven times in the last decade. If the band were what most casual listeners assume it is (i.e., a traditional four...
Jan 19th
Chikita Violenta
Chikita Violenta TRE3S Arts & Crafts ADDS 1/25/11 DIGITAL ONLY TRE3S was recorded on three sporadic trips to Canada throughout a year and a half (2009-2010). Many recognized musicians from the Canadian indie scene collaborate: Wintersleep’s Loel Campbell, The Most Serene Republic’s Tony Nesbitt-Larking and Broken Social Scene’s Lisa Lobsinger (on #6). Dave Newfeld (BSS) himself has...
Jan 19th
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion The Cold Still Self-Released ADDS 1/25/11 DIGITAL ONLY The Boxer Rebellion are a rare find, having fought through tumultuous beginnings to break into the Billboard Top 200 on their self-produced sophomore LP Union.   With all that’s befallen them, London-based quartet The Boxer Rebellion have a history that reads like a grand, intricately woven design. For a band...
Jan 19th
The Get Up Kids
The Get Up Kids There Are Rules Quality Hill Records ADDS 1/25/11 DIGITAL ONLY “This album could have been the last gasp of a has-been band, but There Are Rules stands on its own two legs from the first. Beginning with a woman’s distorted voice speaking unintelligibly over a synth line, first track “Tithe” catches your attention immediately. It’s still got lead singer Matt Pryor’s...
Jan 19th
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Jan 18th
Watch Broken Social Scene live from NYC’s Terminal... →
Jan 18th
Chilly Gonzales - You Can Dance (Gemini Club... →
Jan 18th
Social Distortion
Social Distortion Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes Epitaph ADDS 1/18/11 DIGITAL ONLY 
 Rock ‘n’ roll icons Social Distortion have officially announced the release of their long awaited, highly anticipated new studio album, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, which is set for January 18. A follow-up to their acclaimed album Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes is the...
Jan 12th
Pile
Pile Magic Isn’t Real Self-Released ADDS 1/18/11 DIGITAL ONLY “Pile has created a monster with Magic Isn’t Real, a rowdy hybrid of everything we love about rock, strewn together brilliantly. The record is an absolute masterpiece, thrilling from start to finish.” ExplodinginSound.com PILE has always played rock music, but, until recently, had little in common with a...
Jan 12th
Mikey de Lara
Mikey de Lara & The Last Show Before Australia Self-Released ADDS 1/18/11 DIGITAL ONLY Intimate, vulnerable, and with an emotional and energetic power that truly stands out, Mikey de Lara and his backing band, The Last Show, write and perform songs that conjure images and feelings that listeners perceive on a visceral level. His new record, “Before Australia,” expands on...
Jan 12th
In Like Lions
In Like Lions At Night EP Fort Point Recordings ADDS 1/18/11 DIGITAL ONLY With a sound that’s always changing by letting their diverse collection of life and musical experiences constantly re-inspire them, In Like Lions strive to make soulful, approachable and unforgettable music. With clear roots set in rock, soul and folk they resonate with a sense of familiarity but In Like Lions...
Jan 12th
Getting to Know: Chikita Violenta :: Music ::... →
Jan 10th
Jukebox The Ghost / @Jukeboxtheghost wants to come... →
Jan 7th
Jimmy Kimmel Live! - @YoungTheGiant - My Body  →
Jan 7th
Introducing the TrueDIY Panel Series « Indie... →
Jan 6th
The Get Up Kids - Shatter Your Lungs | RCRD LBL |... →
Jan 6th
Endless Wave
Endless Wave City Walls EP Fort Point Recordings ADDS 1/11/11 DIGITAL ONLY Endless Wave is a 3-piece indie rock band from Boston taking an energized approach to shoegaze and psychedelic rock. The band consists of Andre Obin (bass, vocals), Timothy Ryan (guitars) and Tucker Dawson (drums). Marrying elements of post-punk and dream pop, the band’s sound has been aptly described by...
Jan 5th
Abby Bernstein
Abby Bernstein I’m Not Sorry Self-Released ADDS 1/11/11 DIGITAL ONLY Abby Bernstein is a twenty-two year old NYC singer-songwriter hailing originally from a tiny farm town in Western Massachusetts. The daughter of old hippies, Abby was named after The Beatles album “Abbey Road” and grew up listening to the best blues, folk, soul, and rock n roll had to offer: Joan...
Jan 5th
Frank Turner
Frank Turner Rock & Roll Epitaph ADDS 1/11/11 DIGITAL ONLY Somewhere in between his performances at this year’s Coachella, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo and his just wrapped tour with Social Distortion the critically acclaimed British singer-songwriter Frank Turner found time to record the five song Rock & Roll. The Rock & Roll EP begins with lead...
Jan 5th