Last year we named the Night Beats album as one of our favorite records of the year. Their mix of psych rock, coupled with a tinge of surf inspiration belies their Seattle via Texas heritage. Sania talked to...
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Arborea is a musical duo from Maine, formed in the summer of 2005 by wife and husband Shanti Curran and Buck Curran. Since 2007 they’ve toured extensively throughout the US, UK, and Europe, curated two various artists compilations; We...
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Despite having ties in London, Los Angeles and New York City, we call Dallas, Texas our home. In the years that we’ve been based here, we’ve met a lot of great people that contribute to make...
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We’re very fortunate to have met a lot of great musicians over the years. Each December, we reach out to a few of them and ask them to tell us what were their favorite albums of...
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Each year, we’ve posted our top ten albums of the previous year. 2011 was an intriguing year. The best albums were fantastic, but it felt like their was a dearth of great new bands....
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Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Anne resuscitate the spectre of early 4AD and Factory recordings of the 80′s in a way that creates a fresh landscape of beauty and intrigue. Their new 12″, Dream Punx is one...
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Back in October of 2009, we told you about a band from Chicago that merited your attention. After tearing it up at SXSW, they released a 9-song EP that was as good as any album released that year. While...
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Dirtblonde are a Liverpool based rock’n’roll band. They seek inspiration in the darker, more exciting side of rock’n’roll – the noise of The Jesus And Mary Chain; the intensity of PJ Harvey; the fresh-faced attitude of early NYC...
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“Simple and sad with a shot of scotch.” That’s how musician Sara Lov describes her simultaneously dark and angelic sound. The former frontwoman of Devics (who were signed to Bella Union by Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde) and...
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Where have we been? I’ll tell you where we’ve been: in a state of boredom. Virtually nothing in 2011 has moved us in the ways that the bands we’ve brought you in the past have. We could...
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