July « 2011 « Knox Road

Hear Hear Hums’ new song, “Shrines”

Beautiful, lulling new song by Hear Hums, a band I previously profiled after hearing their “what the hell” song “Woo” back in December of ’10. “Shrines” is the first single (and second track) off Hear Hums’ forthcoming third album, Opens, which should be out by the end of the calendar year. Let’s cross […]

Bari

[soundscape] solitary

photo: ‘fledgling’

song: van morrison – “sweet thing” [stream only] (buy) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

‘no one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.’ c.s. lewis

time is very often suspended in my life. what i mean is that i very frequently am driving, or riding my bike, […]

Lee

Black Whales release new album, Shangri-La Indeed

Black Whales, out of Seattle, present a warm Americana rock sound on their newest album, Shangri-La Indeed. I’ve included two of my favorite songs below, which differ in rhythm but remain the same in appeal. Which is high. I’m not really making sense. But Black Whales are way more organized with their music […]

Jesse

Crystal Swells

On most days, rock is better when it’s raw. When you find a band that reminds you of a raw open wound, you’ve hit the jackpot.Crystal Swells sound like that giant gash you put in your knee — you know, the one from that unbelievable skating accident? It wasn’t worthy of […]

Lee

[MP3] Lanu: “Fall (feat. Megan Washington)”

So, I gotta be honest with you (which begs the question, am I usually not honest with you?). It took some time to get this song cleared to post for download on Knox Road. It’s available as a free download on Lanu’s Bandcamp (which I recommend you check out — there are more […]

Lee

[MP3] Chelan: “On The Water”

LA’s Chelan comes at us with loopy melodies and a sound that whisks us away to places we can only touch in our dreams. Grab for it when you wake up and it’s gone. But as long Chelan is on, we’ll be okay. Breezy female vocals and tainted electronics give Chelan their edge, […]

Jesse

Oax stuns with This Distance

When a band like Oax comes into your life, you need to mark the date on your calendar. This Distance, the debut effort from Houston’s Giorgio Angelini, is hands down the best record I’ve heard from a new band this year. Angelini himself is no newcomer to the indie-rock scene; he’s toured with The […]

Lee

[MP3] ohnomoon: “Sleeping Limbs”

As hard it as it can usually be to get back into a routine, I’m happy to be posting here again. I recently returned from my lengthy work trip and I certainly missed this blogging stuff.

Lots of things have changed since I was gone. The backend of WordPress (our publishing platform for […]

Jesse

Holiday Shores

There’s a lot of fresh, inventive indie-pop being made these days, especially in the more avant-garde branch of the genre. Holiday Shores will unleash their sophomore effort, New Masses for Squaw Peak, on September 13 on the twosyllable label. These guys build pop songs based on the legacy of the Elephant 6 collective […]

Jesse

Jackie-O Motherfucker return with sonically rich Earth Sound System

Jackie-O Motherfucker has tapped a lot of neglected wells since they began in 1995. They’ve mined the depths of space-rock, various international sounds, folk music and traveled to psychedelic realms. This is a band that clearly does not want or need to be fenced in. On their 15th record, Earth Sound System, Jackie-O […]