Title: Robert Glasper: Double-Booked Artist: Robert Glasper Label: Blue Note Release Date: 25 Aug 2009 With DOUBLE-BOOKED, his 3rd Blue Note release, ROBERT GLASPER presents both sides of his musical persona with an album that bridges his parallel careers as the leader of an acclaimed jazz trio and a first-call sideman with hip hop artists such as Q-Tip, Mos Def, and The Roots. Moving nimbly from the acoustic ROBERT GLASPER…
Trustkill band IT DIES TODAY are ready to make their presence felt with the release of their long awaited album LIVIDITY due out September 15. Look for the band to tour well into 2010 in support. Singer Jason Wood checked in to say, “We’re really pumped about this new record and finally releasing it for our fans! This week Mike Hatalak (producer/guitarist) is in final mix sessions for the album…
For most of us the phrase Gold Country evokes memories of the 49ers who flocked to California by boat and covered wagon in order to seek fortune for themselves and their families. Chuck Ragan’s latest disc may be coming out a few lifetimes after the gold rush of the mid-nineteenth century, however there’s a timeless quality to the album that embodies the hope and hard work that helped define that…
Curl Up And Die may just be the band that has been present through the entirety of the time that NeuFutur has been a print zine. Our first review of Curl Up and Die was about their “The Only Good Bug Is A Dead Bug†album, and the band has tightened up their sound more than a little bit since then. The screamed-out vocals of Mike really do not convey…
A presence since early 2006, The Delfields have been altering the musical landscape in New Jersey for almost four years. In their hometown of New Brunswick, the term “indie†is used loosely to describe anything which doesn’t smack of the town’s long love affair with metal, punk, and more recently emo. This makes The Delfields’ self-proclaimed categorization of indie pop virtually non-existent. Joseph Fekete, lead singer and principal songwriter met…
The Dodos Discuss Time To Die With Pitchfork : http://pitchfork.com/news/35286-the-dodos-talk-new-album-roast-chicken-and-huey-lewis/ With a title like Time To Die, you might think the Dodos’ third disc is their ‘mature album,’ a deadly serious undertaking punctuated with string sections and synths. Nice try kid, but you’ve got it all wrong. While indie rock’s go-to guy, Phil Ek (Built to Spill, Fleet Foxes, The Shins), hopped behind the boards this time, the Dodos’ wildly-percussive…
Jill Cunniff was formerly with the band Luscious Jackson. While I am 23, the band achieved prominence and then moved away from that prominence before I was big into indie music. Thus, the tracks on this disc have little in the way of reference points with which I can work. The smooth pop music of Cunniff on “City Beach†could be enough to catapult eir into the mainstream again. The…
With a West coast tour behind him, singer and songwriter Tyler Hilton has announced an addition to the series of new U.S. tour dates that began July 9th. Hilton will be out on the road with Better Than Ezra. The Palm Springs, CA, native is touring behind his new digital EP, Better on Beachwood, which was released on May 26th. Co-produced by Hilton and Rick Parker (Josh Kelly, Dandy Warhols),…
Central Florida has always been a hotbed for music and its latest progeny, VICTIMS OF CIRCUMSTANCE (VOC) are ready to lead the ska charge out of the Southeast. With an adrenaline-fueled second album ROLL THE DICE ready for release on August 25, 2009 via Financial Records and a high-profile gig hosting the “Super Size Summer Ska Spectacular†in Clearwater, FL, they are primed and ready to pump some horns and…
Volcano Choir is the assembly of Wisconsinites Jon Mueller, Chris Rosenau, Jim Schoenecker, Daniel Spack, Justin Vernon, and Thomas Wincek. One might find these old friends also frequenting records and stages under the monikers Collections of Colonies of Bees and Bon Iver. The Volcano Choir collaboration predates the meteoric rise of Justin Vernon’s Bon Iver project, with original songwriting dating back to the summer of 2005 – right around the…
The production value of “Kelsey Grammer Loves Usâ€, specifically during “ExBoyfriendsâ€, is not the best. The track puts a heavy focus on the vocal component of the act, with the guitars only weakly responding to the act. However, Cult of Sue Todd are not slouches in regard to the arrangements that they bring to their listeners. “ExBoyfriends†is just one of many tracks that builds up from one thing (vocals)…
In June 2004, aspiring country singer Jessica Harp packed everything into her car and left her Kansas City, MO, hometown for Tennessee to finalize a recording contract with Nashville indie-label Dualtone Music Group. Fate intervened when her best friend Michelle Branch called somewhere along the way and asked her to form a country/pop duo, which the girls dubbed The Wreckers. A No. 1 country single, a gold album, a Grammy-Award…
On September 22nd, Afternoon Records will release Sissy Wish’s Beauties Never Die in North America. In the meantime, fans can check out the video for the track “Float,” which gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album. www.myspace.com/sissywish Beauties Never Die is the third full-length album from Bergen, Norway native Siri WÃ¥lberg (a.k.a. Sissy Wish). Produced by Norwegian super-producer Jorgen Traen (Sondre Lerche, Kayzers Orchestra, Jazzkammer, The Golden…
The opening instrumental track, “Majestic Twelve†really shows Cue The Doves as a band that has a lot to say. The first track is more of an introduction of the styles that will be present throughout the CD. “Sphere of the Abyss†is a track that really gets individuals thinking; the style is much more rooted in the alternative rock of the early nineties, even as the vocals come forth…
“I and Love and You,” is the title track and first single form the Avett Brothers forthcoming album due out on Columbia on Sept. 29th, 2009. Click here to download “I and Love and You” http://www.spinner.com/2009/06/24/the-avett-brothers-i-and-love-and-you-song-premiere/ For more information on the Avett Brothers contact dani.lovett@sonymusic.com http://www.theavettbrothers.com/ Home Catch the Avett Brothers on tour now… THE AVETT BROTHERS HOUSE OF BLUES 7/30/2009 BUFFALO, NY THURSDAY AT THE SQUARE 7/31/2009 SYRACUSE, NY…
John Lennon once said he didn’t believe that musicians created emotions in their listeners. Rather, he believed that an artist’s role is to bring feelings to the surface that already live deep within us. Thus, while all human beings are connected to one another in some way, there is a special bond we feel with the artists that help us shine a light within our own core. A few days…
Crystal Skulls start off their “Outgiong Behavior†with a track that is firmly grounded in sixties music. This title track sets the stage for the rest of the album, and moves beyond the superficial sounds of the sixties into something much more musically literate. “Baby Boyâ€, the second track, feels much more in step with the eighties brand of goth rock (taking into consideration bands like The Cure). “Baby Boy 
Phase 4 Films is pleased to announce the DVD and Blu-ray release of THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH in the United States and Canada on August 4, 2009. Starring Nick Nolte, Sienna Miller and Peters Sarsgaard, the film made its world premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was theatrically released by Peace Arch Entertainment in April 2009. Based on Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon’s debut novel, THE MYSTERIES…
“One For Katie†is the first track on “We’re Gonna Have A Parade!â€. Immediately, what comes forth is a band that is confident and technically skilled; the act’s overall sound here touches upon The Ataris, MxPx, and even NoFX. Pop-punk, rock, and even mid-nineties emo are all here, and “We’re Gonna Have A Parade!†has just started. With each subsequent track, Alert the Press adds something new to their toolbox.
“Estranger†is a track that could easily be played on any hair metal station, but Vangough really makes the track germane for today’s listeners through a perfect balance of theatric metal with a power and fury that cannot be denied. One has to also look at the length of the compositions that are on “Manikin Paradeâ€; many of the tracks are in the five to nine minute realm, showcasing one…