“The Door” is Arran Arctic‘s latest single, the first off his forthcoming album, In My Hands, and comes as a major change from the artist about whom I previously wrote, “The hushed vocals breed such a profound tranquility”. Not so anymore. The general tone of the music has changed gears from quieter folk to peppy… Continue reading [MP3] Arran Arctic: “The Door”
Month: July 2010
She & Him @ 9:30 Club
[Ed. Note: Tom is the newest contributor to Knox Road. He’ll be posting concert reviews and the like. He’s usually pretty cool.] To the typical outsider, actress Zooey Deschanel (“She”) is the main draw of the indie folk duo She & Him. At Wednesday night’s sold out concert at the legendary 9:30 Club in Washington,… Continue reading She & Him @ 9:30 Club
[MP3] Beat Radio covers Best Coast’s “When I’m With You”
Beat Radio, aka Brian Sendrowitz (aka someone you better know if you read Knox Road!) has covered Best Coast‘s, aka Bethany Cosentino’s, breezy “When I’m With You” for his latest singles 2010 project. The sound is even more raw with Sendrowitz’s croon, and he’s releasing it at the perfect time, as Best Coast has been leaving… Continue reading [MP3] Beat Radio covers Best Coast’s “When I’m With You”
[MP3] Panda Riot: “Northern Automatic Music”
Of course this would happen. Mere hours after I profiled Panda Riot‘s dream pop (mind you, that post was just yesterday), I discovered a song they completed last week. It’s a special track made exclusively for Crash Avenue‘s July compilation, Guerilla vs. Bear. (Chris’ legend continues to grow! Note: the two are not connected.) Anyway, the… Continue reading [MP3] Panda Riot: “Northern Automatic Music”
Stream an hour long Mumford & Sons Concert
Considering this is such a long video, I hesitated to post it. But then I listened, transfixed, to the first song of the set, “Sigh No More.” It continues to baffle me how the band can conjure up so much raw intensity with only a kick drum and tambourine in terms of percussion. Anyway, if… Continue reading Stream an hour long Mumford & Sons Concert
New Radical Face EP: Touch the Sky
Storyteller extraordinaire Ben Cooper has done it again. The musician, songwriter, visual artist and fifty-percent of Electric President released a new digital EP this week under his solo moniker, Radical Face. To be used as a bridge between his 2007 release Ghost and future projects, Touch the Sky reintroduces one to their past. Through thunder… Continue reading New Radical Face EP: Touch the Sky
Panda Riot
Panda Riot, a four-piece out of Chicago (well, technically a five-piece – they consider the drum machine a member…), recently released their latest EP, Far & Near, and it’s some sunny (I know, as if you needed MORE sun) dream pop, closely aligning itself with the sound of much-hyped School of Seven Bells. The delicate,… Continue reading Panda Riot
Of Montreal announce tour dates with Janelle Monáe
As if you didn’t need another reason for summer to end (number one being it’s SO HOT WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING IN MY APARTMENT I WANT TO DIE), amazing art rockers of Montreal will be touring this fall with the one and only queen of weirdo soul Janelle Monáe. The tour kicks off right here with… Continue reading Of Montreal announce tour dates with Janelle Monáe
[MP3] Kevin Devine: “She Stayed as Steam”
Guess what, guys? Kevin Devine has a new EP out today! Came as a bit of a surprise to me, too. It’s called She Stayed as Steam and is made up of two new songs (“She Stayed as Steam” and “Big Bad Man”) and two remixes (“Breathe, Breathe Deep” and “Another Bag of Bones”) from… Continue reading [MP3] Kevin Devine: “She Stayed as Steam”
In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
It was a slower week than usual on Knox Road with our busy (and HOT) summer schedules and all, but there are still plenty of gems to choose from, whether it’s a Jon rant, some new mp3s, or an animated dog and wolf song (wtf Jon??). Also, expect us to ramp up the rants in… Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Week In Review