Category: Artist News

Posted on: October 1, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Esquivel – The Sights and Sounds Of Esquivel! (CD)

There are only a few lounge tracks that I can honestly tolerate; a disturbing amount of those are re-makes of alternative/popular songs (such as the lounge version of DC Talk’s “Flood”). However, there are some interesting tracks on this album; the amount of experimentation that Esquivel and eir band does, seamlessly moving into the Mexican sombrero dance (without sounding too awfully clichéd) during “La Raspa”. While a number of the…

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Posted on: October 1, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Girl Talk influence gets felt — check out the next mash-up master, Ethan Ward aka E-603.

Check out Wikipedia for the massive list of samples on Torn Up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torn_Up_(album). “BLAHBLAHBLAH, just fucking download it. Best mash-up artist out there.” – The Hidden Playlist. Taking the gauntlet laid down by Girl Talk and sharpening it even further, the response to Ethan Ward (aka E-603)’s Torn Up has been tremendously positive in the short time since it’s recent completion and instant release — overnight, three tracks from the…

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Posted on: September 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR HAROULA ROSE FINDS INSPIRATION ABROAD FOR HER DEBUT EP SOMEDAY

When Haroula Rose left for Spain on a Fulbright scholarship in 2005, the last place the singer/songwriter thought she would return was Los Angeles. But Someday, her debut EP, brings the multi-instrumentalist full circle with “five dreamy melodies” taking listeners on “a gentle and enjoyable acoustic trip into poetic lyricism and soft guitar playing.”(- noizemakesenemies, UK blog) Someday is currently available on iTunes. With “introspective vocals that breathe life into…

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Posted on: September 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Derek Webb Releases Tour Dates Today

Stockholm Syndrome finds Webb once again facing debate head on. The album is the most provocative and stirring release of his storied career and Webb partners the much-anticipated release with a 20-date tour and a DVD documentary of the project. Stockholm Syndrome delivers everything listeners have come to expect from Derek Webb: killer pop hooks and lyrics as thought provoking as they are emotionally revealing. Sonically, however, this record is…

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Posted on: September 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Escape Grace – II (CD)

Escape Grace plays a brand of hardcore that is tremendously influencd by the radio rock of the early nineties. This means that songs like “Spartacus” have a tremendous amount of Layne Staley-like vocals that work well with the fury that the rest of the band puts into this composition. The buitars and drums are not the only force present during this track, as the bass has a lot to say…

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Posted on: September 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Adam Marsland TOUR DATES

Following up 2008’s “Daylight Kissing Night”, a best-of collection of songs culled from Marsland’s previous solo releases and his band Cockeyed Ghost’s four full-lengths, Marsland is ready to unleash a double album, “Go West”, his first new studio record since 2004’s “You Don’t Know Me”. “When my last studio album came out in 2004, it was a low point. Nobody really wanted to hear it and I was burnt out…

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Posted on: September 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Turbo’s albums – One Way and Awatar – to be re-issued soon!

Turbo – the legend of Polish hard & heavy scene. Metal Mind Productions presents re-releases of two of the band’s albums – “One Way” and “Awatar”. “One Way”, the band’s 8th studio album from 1992. Heavier, more brutal and modern than the their previous offerings. It was definetely not a sign of being artistically lost, as some of their fans thought. At that time Grzegorz Hoffmann was the only original…

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Posted on: September 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Escaped – S/T (CD)

Six cuts on this self-titled album only stack up to barely break the thirteen-minute mark, so it really is a challenge for a reviewer to adequately gain a proper understanding about the band. The Escaped seem to be a band that takes a lot from early hardcore (Minor Threat, Black Flag) and incorporate it with both newer strains of hardcore (Righteous Jams) and punk (Behind Enemy Lines). As such, each…

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Posted on: September 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Do Make Say Think – Other Truths

This year, Constellation are delivering some mighty fine albums from some treasured artists including Vic Chesnutt, Evangelista and now label veterans *Do Make Say Think*. The sixth full-length from DMST defiantly features four long-form tracks, three of which clock in at over 10 minutes, and all of which trace the inimitable musical arcs that have made this band justly celebrated for their unique sonic palette and vibrant distillation of compositional…

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Posted on: September 29, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

CAVO HITS NO. 1 AT ACTIVE ROCK RADIO WITH “CHAMPAGNE”!

After steadily climbing various Rock radio charts for the past several months, “Champagne,” the propulsive debut single from St. Louis’ Cavo, has hit No. 1 on the BDS/Billboard Active Rock chart. The track has reached an audience of more than 117 million, scoring more than 150 radio adds at all Rock formats across the country, including 60 stations in Top 5 Power Rotation and 80+ stations with Top 5 most…

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Posted on: September 29, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Escape From Earth – Three Seconds East (CD)

Coming through the new-rock and nu-metal of the last few years, Escape From Earth will honestly surprise me if they don’t get some national attention in the new few months. “Yesterday” comes to the fray with a Static-X and Hoobastank like sound with multi-part harmonies and tribal drums that just give chills to anyone who listens to it. Each track is radio-friendly without being completely insipid and vacuous, being able…

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Posted on: September 29, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

ATMF Release Update

SANCTUS NEX – Aurelia Origin: UK Coldness can be manifested into many different forms. UK-based SANCTUS NEX are modern black metal wanderers, their harmonic/disharmonic tunes a current of perception. A trip into usual and unusual shadings starts there, where black metal is as much a starting point as it is a departure point to develop a new vision and evocative journey. The traditional black metal instruments are just a gateway……

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Posted on: September 29, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

We Have Band Release Exclusive “You Came Out” Remix On RCRD LBL

NME – “An adventurous and modernist concoction of post-new rave DIY sambapunkdisco jiggery-pokery that’ll come as a shot of distorted filth in the arm for an overflowing UK electro-pop scene… They got band. We found heroes.” GUARDIAN – “Part Hot Chip, part Talking Heads, if Fischerspooner topped Emerge it would sound like this… If someone doesn’t sign them, and sharp-ish, we’ll have a whip round and do it ourselves.” DAZED…

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Posted on: September 29, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

La Dispute – 2xLP / Thursday Tour

Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River Between Vega And Altair, the critically acclaimed debut full-length from La Dispute (Grand Rapids, MI), will finally receive the vinyl pressing it deserves, courtesy of the venerable No Sleep Records. Originally released as a CD in November of 2008, the 2xLP is being pressed on brown / black and clear / black color ways, with each color limited to 500 and a total…

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Posted on: September 29, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE RAKES TO RELEASE THEIR THIRD ALBUM, ‘KLANG’, DIGITALLY ON OCTOBER 20TH!

Produced within the four walls of a former DDR radio station in East Berlin, The Rakes are set to release their third album, ‘Klang’, digitally on October 20th in the US. The album has been available as a UK import since March. It’s been over two years from their previous album, ‘Ten New Messages’ (2007), and a debut, ‘Capture/Release’ (2005), that was compared to the fame of The Libertines, While…

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Posted on: September 29, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Eric Frederickson – Something Blue (CD)

Eric Frederickson is a Christian singer-songwriter that is slightly different from the typical Stephen Curtis Chapman / Matthew West clone in that a sense of electronic noise is accompanying eir at all times. However, “Something Else” suffers from a compressed recording that sounds as if the entire disc is being played on a lower-grade mp3. Still, even while this might cause a problem for the average listener, Eric’s music shines…

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Posted on: September 29, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Wax Tailor, ‘Say Yes’ MP3 and Video

Wax Tailor is back with his third album ‘In The Mood For Life’ which encompasses his immediately identifiable sound of Hip Hop, Jazz, Soul, Funk and 60s Pop blended into melancholic melodies which associated him with the likes of DJ Shadow, RJD2, Avalanches, etc with his debut album ‘Tales of The Forgotten Melodies’. The new album shows an evolution in production and song-writing, resulting in a denser, more organic sound.…

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Posted on: September 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Unearth to release “The March” special edition!

Unearth to release “The March” special edition! On November 10th, 2009, fans will be able to get their hands on the new deluxe version of Unearth’s latest album, The March! The album will come with a bonus DVD featuring a tour documentary entitled, The Three Day March, with footage shot by acclaimed director, Doug Spangenberg (Lamb Of God, Every Time I Die, Job For A Cowboy), during Unearth’s recent tour…

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Posted on: September 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER announces headlining tour – DVD “Majesty” reaches certified gold in Canada

Once THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER finishes up their run of dates with Bodom they will hit the road for their first headline run in concurrence with the release of Deflorate, the Michigan metaler’s 4th full-length studio album. For their headline run, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will be taking out Skeletonwitch, Toxic Holocaust, and Trap Them on a month long trek across the US. “On the behalf of my mates in…

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Posted on: September 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Erasure – Nightbird (CD)

I always found myself getting into synnth-pop, but never Erasure. I only had one of Erasure’s albums, though – 1991’s Chorus on tape, meaning that I never really listened to it. “No Doubt” is an interesting choice to start off this disc, as the atmosphere still retains that late eighties/early nineties mall quality to it, as well as a slight tinge of depression put on the synths, a fact that…

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