December « 2009 « Knox Road

[Off My Radar] Girls

[Ed. Note: A lot of music comes out in a given year. I’m busy, ok? I don’t have all the time in the world to hear everything released and tell you about it. So I’ve decided to go back and visit all the great music that was, clearly, just off my radar.]

I’ve […]

Lee

[MP3 + Video] Angus & Julia Stone: "And The Boys"

What’s that? New music from Australian sibling sensations Angus & Julia Stone?? With Angus’s new side project, Lady Of The Sunshine, receiving its fair share of press lately, he seems quite willing to let Julia take the reigns on “And The Boys”, the new single from their forthcoming (March 2010) sophomore LP, Down […]

Jamie

Underwater Peoples releases free "Winter Review" compilation

Underwater Peoples gave probably the best Christmas gift of all: a winter compilation! The D.C.-based label’s Winter Review features all your favorites like Real Estate, Pill Wonder, Alex Bleeker, Ducktails, etc. AND it’s available as a free download over at Chocolate Bobka (for a limited time). Win! If your […]

Lee

Civil Twilight set for big things in 2010

Originally from South Africa, Civil Twilight is making a name for themselves in the States, where they’ve been featured in recent television spots and currently reside. The trio, comprised of brothers Steven and Andrew McKellar, alongside lead singer Richard Wouters, is driven by crunching guitars and piano ballads, forming a distinctly Britpop influenced […]

Lee

[MP3] ortoPilot: "Stay One More Day"

To say much about this song would take away from its inherent beauty. We talk a lot about the songs we post here; but experience comes first with music. (And, uh, we didn’t get much from the email, so that doesn’t help matters…)

Listen to this song at night. It might be reminiscent […]

Jamie

Knox Road's Christmas Mix

So last year, I did a series called “12 Days of Christmas Music” and it was great! Very much a lot of fun! But this December was kind of hectic, very much a lot of busy. So I’m going to have to make you wait until next year for a comprehensive, 12-day tour […]

Jon

Homeless person makes "Creep" into a tearjerker

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m late to the party on this one. So sue me (please don’t).

Anyway! A little while ago, The Opie and Anthony Show found this apparently homeless fellow on the street, brought him into the studio, gave him a beautiful Taylor guitar, and the rest, as they say, is history. Or […]

Lee

Notable Album Release: The Album Leaf - A Chorus Of Storytellers

The Album Leaf is set to release a new album, A Chorus Of Storytellers, February 2, 2010 on Subpop. Wait, let me repeat that. THE Album Leaf have a new album coming out! *Screams of Joy (J capitalized for effect)* Usually I’d say Jimmy LaValle is so talented and all that jazz, but […]

Lee

[MP3] Broken Bells: "The High Road"

We are not the first to post this song, I am aware of that. But, it doesn’t really matter. The much anticipated collaboration between James Mercer (of The Shins) and DJ Danger Mouse, Broken Bells, have released their first track for free, and we’d be remiss not to point it out to you […]

Lee

Shayna Zaid & The Catch

Going back to familiar territory for me here in the female singer/songwriter category. It’s rather surprising that New York’s Shayna Zaid & The Catch haven’t received more publicity; yeah, they’ve been featured on commercials occasionally and whatnot, but has anyone actually heard their name?

Shayna Zaid is the lead singer (starting with the […]