Papercuts’ You Can Have What You Want is the newest phase in Jason Quever’s ongoing pop investigations. The relatively earthbound happy-sad pop of Mockingbird & Can’t Go Back is now launched into the vault of the skies. Here Quever delves further into epic, hazy pop using mostly vintage organs, pulsing bass & Kraut-via-Ringo-inspired drum rhythms. Intact from those earlier efforts are Quever’s sense of arrangement and drama, as well as…
Portland has been the home of some up-and-coming bands of the current era. Off the top of my head, both The Epoxies and Adeline Records’ The Soviettes come to mind. The Epoxies are impressive because no other band can even begin to claim a similar sound – the first track on “Stop The Future†“Radition†mixes together Save Ferris, Bif Naked, Devo, and even The Network to start the disc…
Spiral Beach released their new album, The Only Really Thing, September 22 on Sparks Music/Tommy Boy. Hailing from Canada, the young band has already toured with Spinto Band, Sloan, The Hidden Cameras & Tokyo Police Club. The Only Real Thing was produced by Mike Olson, of The Hidden Cameras and The Arcade Fire. anfnewsacctwww.neufutur.com
The songs on this CD come down to us from a world long gone. Between 1930 and 1935, Sam, Lonnie and Armenter Chatman, the three sons of slaves who along with Walter Vinson made up the core of the Mississippi Sheiks, created some of the most memorable blues rants and square dance hollers ever conjured up. Whether bent in prayer or bloody eyed in the throes of howling lust, the…
God Dethroned will be assaulting North America for the first time since 2007 on the headlining War Propaganda World Tour 2009 in support of their newest album, Passiondale. Henri Sattler and co. will embark on the coast to coast campaign starting on September 30th. Joining the march will be Abigail Williams, Augury and label mates, Woe Of Tyrants! The tour is being sponsored by MetalSucks.net, SMNnews.com and MetalInjection.net. MetalSucks and…
There are a lot of individuals that cal themselves Epoxies fans. This is a great way to hear the band when they were much smaller of a band, back when they weren’t on Fat Wreck. However, The Epoxies still had a style that blended Tron and X-Ray Spex. The first track on this EP is “Need More Timeâ€, and one would be confused to hear that the track actually came…
New York based multimedia and hip-hop recording artist Bisco Smith is proud to reveal his newest project, The Broadcast. The album, produced from start to finish by J.Vegus, with all art and design by Smith himself, is Bisco Smith’s fifth release and will be available this fall. To reflect the new chapter in his musical progression, Bisco Smith has decided to make the switch from his long time moniker Bisc1,…
Paste’s Band Of The Week : http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/07/band-of-the-week-the-builders-and-the-butchers.html Daytrotter Sessions : http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/the-builders-and-the-butchers-evidencing-the-raw-new-hell-castle-concert/20030448-3737826.html NPR Song Of The Day : http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105818961 RCRD LBL : These guys are infamous for riotous live musical performances- the kind that explodes sweaty southern roots gospel music throughout the room until everyone feels warm, gooey and swampy inside…Really, if you haven’t seen it yet, see it soon. ” My Old Kentucky Blog : “…their music harkens back to…
“There will be a time when I’ll be back one dayâ€, a line from the opening track to “Good Thingsâ€, seems odd considering that soon after the album was released, Soundtracks was found dead in his apartment. Epic’s rich vocals look to be a mixture of Billy Bragg and Roger Daltrey; even if the album was slated to be released in 1997, Epic’s style of Spartanly-created music (doing much of…
Swirling noise Brooklynites, Vivian Girls have confirmed the release of their sophomore album via the ever wonderful In The Red label on September 8th, 2009. Released almost exactly a year after In The Red’s reissue of their self-titled debut, the new album, Everything Goes Wrong promises to be slightly longer than the 22 mins their debut clocked in at with the band having taken their time and recorded it in…
With his warm, evocative vocals and distinctive charisma, Jason Castro has already earned bountiful acclaim and a fervent fan following. The Texas-based tunesmith – best known as the third runner-up on the 2008 season of Fox’s American Idol – is now hard at work on his hugely anticipated debut album, set for release on Atlantic Records later this year. Among Castro’s creative collaborators are producer/songwriter Eric Rosse (Sara Bareilles, Tori…
THE ACCUSED 9/26/2009 Satyricon – Portland, OR 10/1/2009 The Distilery (21+) – Sacramento, CA 10/2/2009 Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA 10/3/2009 Vixens – Sparks, NV 10/4/2009 Club Vegas (21+) – Salt Lake City, UT 10/5/2009 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO 10/6/2009 OFF 10/7/2009 The Conservatory – Oklahoma City, OK 10/8/2009 Prophet Bar – Dallas, TX 10/9/2009 The Compound – Corpus, TX 10/10/2009 Emo’s – Austin, TX 10/11/2009 Walter’s On…
Looking at the cover of this album, I was thinking that the comparison to Chromeo was without merit but then “Get With My Girlfriend†challenges “Needy Girl†for the most time that the lead vocalist uses a pitch-bender. Not to say the track is bad, but exactly the opposite: “Get With My Girlfriend†is a mixture of The Rocket Summer, Cher, Elton John and Josh Wink, creating a pop-influenced track…
The art made by Baltimore artist Dan Deacon is about community and how to organize and inspire it. From founding a now well-known art collective (Wham City), to organizing and running an annually sold-out DIY music festival (Whartscape), to conceiving, planning and curating a massive 60 person/30 band tour (Baltimore Round Robin Tour), it’s clear to see that community and bringing people together is the major theme of his work.…
Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL are currently holed up in Abyss Studio with producer Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain) recording their as-yet-untitled new full-length, schedule for release in November via Regain Records. Said guitarist Lord Ahriman in a recent statement issued via the band’s official MySpace page: “It’s been a really tough and hectic schedule for us during the past couple of weeks, but I shall not complain. It actually feels…
While the recording on “The Cost of Living†isn’t the most clear I’ve ever heard, the pseudo-grunge feel of the Ephmahs actually gains a little strength from the constant compression offered by the mix of the disc. Rolling strong for about a decade, the band is a cohesive unit that decides on a target and proceeds to attack it, rather than letting each of their members do their own thing…
amed musical showman, producer and songwriter David Foster and some of his talented friends will be embarking on a l0-city tour of “David Foster and Friends†starting in Chicago on October 21st, including stops in New York, Boston, LA, Vancouver, Miami and other markets, it was confirmed today by Warner Bros. Records. In addition to such artists as Philip Bailey from the chart-topping Earth, Wind and Fire, Oprah protégé Charice,…
“I went to the bathroom / Just to check my hair/ During practice for a band / I joined on a dare†[VIDEO] “Outta The Bandâ€: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jSNz0i9xdc&fmt=18 [MP3] “Outta The Bandâ€: http://tinyurl.com/myfirstearthquake-outtatheband After racking up a cool 40,000+ views of “Cool In The Cool Way,†its ode to hipster body snatchers, San Francisco’s My First Earthquake has dropped “Outta The Band†the latest single and video from its popular full-length…
latinum-certified Reprise Records artists The Used have announced the venues for their nationwide headlining fall tour. The month-long run, which kicks off October 9th in Las Vegas, NV and runs through November 14th in Portland, Oregon, will support their new album, Artwork, out August 31, 2009. The Almost and Drive A will be supporting. The Used have announced a special pre-sale for the tour. With every online ticket purchased, fans…
The soulful singing of Guy during the entirety of “Prayer of Death†is something that touches on a number of American tradition. First and most present in Guy’s music has to be the blues roots that all tracks on “Prayer of Death†have. There are also obvious nods to the American singer tradition, which touches on artists like Woody and Arlo Guthrie, Phil Ochs, and countless other artists both famous…