Author: Sargeant

Posted on: August 16, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Young Man Sign To Frenchkiss Records Debut EP Boy Out October 12th

It’s enough to make you stop and say, “What is that?” It being the gorgeous melodies and lean, spellbound guitar lines of Colin Caulfield, an English/French lit major who’s about to change what it means to be a shape-shifting singer-songwriter in the YouTube age. Just ask Bradford Cox. He knows. Why, just a year ago, the Deerhunter frontman stumbled upon Caulfield’s organ-grinding rendition of “Rainwater Cassette Exchange” and said it’s…

Posted on: August 16, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Lydia – This December; It’s One More And I’m Free (CD)

The tenderness in which Lydia couches their entire “This December” is really similar to that of Boys Night Out during their “Trainwreck” album. Dual vocals are the norm, with both a male and female creating something that is extraordinarily full. The spirited vocals of Evan are reminiscent of both Chris Carrabba and Conor Oberst, while Maria’s sound like a mixture of both Boys Night Out and The Anniversary’s vocalists. Tracks…

Posted on: August 15, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

PORTLAND, OREGON INDIE-POP/ROCK OUTFIT LITTLE BEIRUT CELEBRATE SEPTEMBER RELEASE OF THIRD FULL-LENGTH, “FEAR OF HEAVEN”; MAKE STOP-MOTION ANIMATION VIDEO FOR ALBUM’S FIRST SINGLE, “LAST LIGHT”

Portland, Oregon’s Little Beirut are proud to announce the September release of their third full-length, “Fear of Heaven.” They would also like to announce the release of a video for the album’s first single and lead track, “Last Light,” which you can view on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxaYgYAUeik Comprised of Hamilton Sims (vocals, guitar), Edwin Paroissien (guitar, vocals), Alex Inman (drums, vocals), and John Hulcher (bass), the quartet deliver a strong…

Posted on: August 15, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BJORK, CHUCK D, ANI DIFRANCO, BELA FLECK, MCCOY TYNER, JOHN MCLAUGHLIN AND 18 OTHER LEGENDARY MUSICIANS REVEAL UNIQUE, IN-DEPTH INSIGHTS IN INNERVIEWS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS BOOK

Twenty-four of the world’s most renowned musicians share incredibly candid, in-depth thoughts on the joy and pain of the creative process, their careers and aspirations, conflicts and collaborations, and the realities of today’s music business in Innerviews: Music Without Borders (Abstract Logix), the first book by acclaimed music journalist Anil Prasad. Artists featured in the book include some of the greatest names in jazz, rock, world music, hip-hop, and electronica:…

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Lycia – Estrella (CD)

Lycia should be considered one of the most important acts in goth rock, but has not yet gotten the publicity it deserves. With the re-release of “Estrella”, these wrongs can finally be corrected. Lycia starts out “Estrella” with “Clouds in the Southern Sky”, a very ethereal, instrumental track that meshes well with the backdrop for “El Diablo”. “El Diablo” showcases the haunting vocals of Tara Vanflower even as the instrumentation…

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Suuns Sign with Secretly Canadian

Suuns music was delivered to us one afternoon accompanied with a short note from Jace Lasek of The Besnard Lakes and Montreal’s Breakglass Studios, where he had recently recorded the band. “Thought you might like to hear them. They’re pretty cool,” his note simply read. And while, technically this is correct, it hardly prepared us for the near immediate infatuation with Suuns’ blistering, dark electro and arena-sized psych. Elements of…

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LVXUS – Cloudland (CD)

Two tracks that equal over fifty minutes. Here I was expecting a quick in and out and I am involved for a considerable length of time. However, “Cloudland” has a difference to it that really allows DAC and Jim to allow their songs to really shine. The first track, “Watercourse” really does not have an adequate title to it as the sounds elicited by the duo do not really have…

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ANTAGONIST Launch Second Studio Video Antagonist World In Decline

Southern California’s ANTAGONIST have posted the second video from their studio sessions in which they recorded their forthcoming album, “World In Decline,” due August 17th on Prosthetic Records. The band posted the track, “Sasha Grey” on their Myspace, last week. Vocalist/guitarist Carlos Garcia recently wrote a piece for Metal Sucks explaining the title off the track; read it HERE. ANTAGONIST recorded at Buzzbomb Studios in Orange, CA with producer Paul…

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Two Hours Traffic prep “Territory” for US arrival

Fresh from an immensely successful tour of Australia, Two Hours Traffic prepares to release Territory in the United States on September 7th via Bumstead Productions and Red Eye Distribution. Territory is the follow up to the Charlottetown, Ontario band’s Polaris Prize nominated and internationally acclaimed sophomore album, Little Jabs. The US version of Territory will feature four previously unreleased songs from the Canadian only release of Little Jabs. Once again…

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Lullaby Baxter – Garden Cities of To-morrow (CD)

The style of music that Lullaby Baxter does on “Garden Cities of To-morrow” is something that has not been heard since Petula Clark was selling millions of records. Where individuals like Bjork have touched upon the style in previous years and acts like The Propellerheads have tied it into different forms of music, Lullaby Baxter’s style on this disc would fit in perfectly with the sixties. “Cardboard Armoured Car” is…