If you haven’t guessed by now, psych rock is our current passion. As far as revivals go, few have been rekindled with such creativity and vitality. The Vacant Lots embody that spirit in spades. At once minimalist,...
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Other Lives is here to prove that you can keep your integrity and still make great music. Is there a greater sign of credibility than being pegged for the supporting slot on a tour with Radiohead? In...
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West Palm Beach, Flordia?! Yup, the band in Heaven hail from a section of the U.S. that isn’t known as a hotbed for shoegaze. Yet with their perfect amalgam of the sounds of The Black...
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Every year, we listen to mp3′s of every band scheduled to appear at SXSW. We then present you with an A to Z preview of the bands that we think should earn your attention. Whether you’re coming down to...
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Tags: A.Dd+, Agent Ribbons, alberta cross, Allah-Las, Anais Mitchell, Andrea Balency Trio, Antoine Reverb, Arborea, Aunt Martha, Black Pistol Fire, Botany, Boy Friend, Campodonico, Cannon Bros, Capsula, Chamberlin, Chappo, Cold Showers, Crocodiles, Cruddy, Daughter, Dignan, Elle King, Erin McLaughlin, Fenster, FIDLAR, Finn Riggins, Firehorse, Follow That Bird, Fungi Girls, Furguson, The Black Ryder, The Blind Shake, The Curious Mystery, The Dandies, The Darcys, The Devil Whale, The Drowning Man, The Ettes, The Foreign Resort
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Dusty, sun-beaten psych that swirls around the listener with droning organ, phased out guitar, and seriously spaced out atmosphere are what the Psychic Ills offer up with their latest, Hazed Dream. If this album were to come...
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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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Tags: 400 Blows, Active Child, akron/family, Astronautalis, Bass Drum of Death, beastie boys, Beirut, Big Troubles, bon iver, Cerebral Ballzy, Crystal Antlers, Cults, Danny Brown, Deafheaven, Disappears, Fleet Foxes, girls, Grouplove, Guy Clark Jr, Hayes Carll, Helms Alee, Holy Ghost, Hunx and his punx, Korallreven, Lykke Li, Male Bonding, Modeselektor, Phantogram, Real Estate, Scattered Trees, Shabazz Palaces, tennis, The Antlers, The Decemberists, The Horrors, The Men, The Middle East, The Mountain Goats, The Vaccines, The War on Drugs, The Weeknd, Washed Out, wilco, Wye Oak, YACHT, Zola Jesus
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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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Tags: Active Child, Adele, Apteka, Bass Drum of Death, Battles, black lips, Cerebral Ballzy, Cults, Dirty Beaches, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Fleet Foxes, Johnny Foreigner, Libyans, Lykke Li, Night Beats, Panda Bear, Psychic Ills, rdio, Ringo Deathstarr, The Antlers, The Black Keys, The Decemberists, The Duke Spirit, The Field, The Horrors, We Are Augustines
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