Sidi Touré will tour North America for the second time ever this summer in support of his new album, Koïma (released April 17 via Thrill Jockey). Last fall, Sidi was here for his first ever North American tour in support of his Thrill Jockey debut, Sahel Folk, and played such prestigious venues as New York’s Lincoln Center, Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music, and the Chicago World Music Festival.…
MAREN PARUSEL is a name you need to know, NOW! Out of the ashes of a terrible incident in which all of Maren’s instruments were stolen in New York City last year, shines a bright light out of the Midtown Tunnel and into an intense musical journey that you will not soon forget. What came of her sound is a revamped style of guitar-driven tones, synths, and the ability to…
You Never Know is the first track on this self-titled EP, and what issues forth is an energetic blend of rock styles. Hints of Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon, and the psychedelic rock of the sixties can be heard from the onset. The guitars and drums push the vocals to the next plateau; sMALLTIME is an act that makes a big splash on this EP. The back and forth of the…
Waking the Skeleton Key begins with an effort that will transport listeners into an entirely new world. HuDost marches to the beat of a different drummer, while Moksha’s vocals are key in bringing the act into these bold new directions. There is a great amount of cohesion to be had through each of the album’s 9 tracks. I believe that listeners will be more than impressed just listening to a…
Born in Brooklyn, New York, raised in Kinston, North Carolina, Geda Lion started rapping at the age of ten. He served in the Army for two years before moving to Hinesville, Georgia, where he started rapping with a group called Team Affiliate. The group was offered a record deal by Ruff Ryders in 2003. However, Team Affiliate broke up and Geda moved to Germany, where he started his solo career.…
Major bands are usually those that can get a good PR firm. After that, there are masses of firms that blend together. Still Beauty PR is a firm that consistently provides its clients with a tremendous amount of work for a small amount of cash. The experience that Still Beauty has allows individuals of all creative stripes – musicians, artists, models – to get their name out there and receive…
It is hard to come forth and create your own musical style when it comes to rap music. This means that there are tons of performers that spend their entire life trying to perfect that perfect flow and simply cannot. MedEval is someone we just stumbled onto, and we’re convinced that she will break it big in 2012. She has just released her new mixtape, At Yo Neck, and is…
HBO and RCA Records are proud to announce that platinum recording artist Gavin DeGraw’s hot single “Sweeter”, from his latest album of the same name, takes center stage in the network’s new summer promotional spot. The on air image campaign will air prior to the second season finale of Game of Thrones — Sunday, June 3, 9:00 pm. HBO tapped “Sweeter” to introduce viewers to its new “hotter than…
Today, Kid Static is celebrating the release of his new solo album, It Gleams. The 11-track album, released via Cobra Music, is Static’s first since making his move from Chicago to Los Angeles and is a collection of music that brings together Static’s penchant for quick-witted raps, melody, and genre-bending, electro-inspired production. To celebrate the release, Kid Static is giving fans a brand new non-album track, one that he’s unveiling…
The emotive style of The Sixfifteens really seems as if the band should have hit it big over ten years ago instead of just coming out now. “Model Glue” is a completely radio-friendly track and really succeeds due to a strong hand behind the production and a maturity that most bands just cannot enjoy. The instrumentation on “Montreal” is more of the same, with a tremendous amount of tension…
MAREN PARUSEL is a name you need to know, NOW! Out of the ashes of a terrible incident in which all of Maren’s instruments were stolen in New York City last year, shines a bright light out of the Midtown Tunnel and into an intense musical journey that you will not soon forget. What came of her sound is a revamped style of guitar-driven tones, synths, and the ability to…
Six Feet Under have been around for about a decade, and I must admit I was never introduced to them. It really is a pity, as after the opening section of “Feasting on the Blood of the Insane” the band really drives home a beat that shifts at certain times to something that has to provoke one of the most intense circle pits ever. The unity of the drums…
Watch Promo Trailer for Husky’s Forever So Watch Husky “The Woods” video Watch Shearwater “You As You Were” video Shearwater and Husky are gearing up for a busy summer tour schedule. Shearwater is currently supporting their critically acclaimed Sub Pop debut, Animal Joy. Husky will be touring in support of their forthcoming Sub Pop debut, Forever So — out July 10th on CD and LP. The album is also available…
This September, California avant-garde metal band STOLEN BABIES will be touring the United States with co-headliners Devin Townsend Project, Katatonia, and special guests Paradise Lost as part of the “Epic Kings & Idols Tour” (DTP and Katatonia will alternate in headlining each show). The tour kicks-off in Seattle, WA at Studio 7 on September 4, 2012 and travels throughout the United States until September 24th when it comes to a…
Imagine if Jello Biafra was a female. That is what Silverado’s singer, Tracy Lemieux sounds like, and this band continues in the Dead Kennedys vein, attacking each song with an amazing sort of urgency. Screaming is the normal vocal mode for Tracy, and there aren’t any ballads, any slow songs, anything that detracts from the normal rock’n’roll style that opens up the disc. “The Hook”, a song presumably about…
ENCHANT, the San Francisco Bay area’s long-running Prog Rock institution, has finally returned to the scene they once helped shape and establish! Originally founded in 1989 and with seven studio albums under their belt, it’s been a long silence for ENCHANT since their last official release, the Live At Last 2CD/2DVD set from 2004. ENCHANT is currently at work on an overdue, brand-new studio album, and have signed a new…
WATERS premiered their new video of debut LP Out In The Light track “Mickey Mantle” today on Consequence Of Sound. Created by director Peter Ruecktenwald of Vidola Productions using live-action, stop-motion footage of frontman Van Pierszalowski (formerly of Port O’Brien), the clip can now be seen and shared here: http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/05/video-waters-mickey-mantle-cos-premiere/. “Mickey Mantle” was filmed as part of Music Video Race, which paired musicians and filmmakers together to speed-create music videos…
Carpinteria, California’s SOUVENIRS, the newest addition to 6131 Records roster, premiered “Sinker”, the second song from their upcoming EP, Tired of Defending You on Consequence of Sound today. The single, which can be heard here: http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/05/check-out-souvenirs-sinker-cos-premiere/, encapsulates their contemporary take on a sound originally pioneered by the likes of late-90s musical giants Braid, Pavement and Mineral. Tired of Defending You EP Art Click for hi-res Tired of Defending You will…
Kip Moore’s “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” has captured the No. 1 spot for the second consecutive week on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and the Mediabase/ Country Aircheck chart, making him the first new country artist in four years to have a debut album’s first single go No. 1 for multiple weeks. “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” is the first single from a new country artist’s debut album to reach…
One of Nashville’s most anticipated albums continues to build a heady buzz as early tracks from Goin’ Down Rockin’: The Last Recordings of Waylon Jennings are previewed to longtime friends and fans of the outlaw country legend. The songs have been met with bittersweet excitement and warmly embraced by those who knew him best. Recorded shortly before his death in 2002, Goin’ Down Rockin’ will be available on September 11…