January 2011
31 posts
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Devotchka
DeVotchKa
100 Lovers
Anti-
ADDS 2/1/11
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“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...
Bridges and Powerlines
Bridges and Powerlines
Eve
Stunning Models on Display
ADDS 2/1/11
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“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...
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...
Fairmont
Fairmont
Destruction Creation
Mint 400 Records
ADDS 2/1/11
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“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...
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Say Hi
Say Hi
Um, Uh Oh
Barsuk
ADDS 1/25/11
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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...
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...
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...
The Get Up Kids
The Get Up Kids
There Are Rules
Quality Hill Records
ADDS 1/25/11
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“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...
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Social Distortion
Social Distortion
Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
Epitaph
ADDS 1/18/11
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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...
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...
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...
In Like Lions
In Like Lions
At Night EP
Fort Point Recordings
ADDS 1/18/11
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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...
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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...
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...
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...