Fialta delivers their next great summer single with “Cars,” straying from the guy-girl harmonies for a female-driven jam. All the rest you need to know about Fialta can be found here and here, since they’re one of Knox Road’s favorites. Summer Winter is due out July 23. Preorder it. Fialta on Facebook | Bandcamp | Photo by Jered Martin
Month: June 2013
Figgy: “Can’t Hide”
Summer is here. Pop your head out the window and take a ride. Figgy on the web | Facebook
Second Hand Heart
For the chilly nights after crazy hot days. My favorite kind of night. I could sit outside for hours. Bonus: Second Hand Heart – “Trouble” [MP3 via SoundCloud] Bonus: Second Hand Heart – “Tu me perds” [Link to stream] Second Hand Heart on the web | Facebook | SoundCloud
[Hype Hype Hooray] Let’s Talk About Julian Lynch For a Second, Huh?
Hype Hype Hooray is a biweekly “critique” of the music scene and the blogosphere that feeds it, told through the lens of Jamie Hale, a journalist who likes music about as much as he likes scotch and a firm leather chair. Please enjoy with a grain of salt. I sat on a plane in the… Continue reading [Hype Hype Hooray] Let’s Talk About Julian Lynch For a Second, Huh?
Canary
Canary, out of Australia, recently re-released their debut album, Dear Universe, and it’s one hell of a mature effort for a first album. While the styles of sound are uniquely varied, Canary never tries to overdo it. The light and airy textures will keep Dear Universe buzzing in my ears. Canary on the web | Facebook |… Continue reading Canary
Trails and Ways release Trilingual EP
Colors define reality. Dullness becomes hysteria. Do you see color when you listen to the sounds that resonate most in your head? Do you see hot reds and oranges when listening to rock, and grainy blues and greens when listening to folk? Waves of sound become intensely hued. The best sounds make me feel. I view… Continue reading Trails and Ways release Trilingual EP
[soundscape] on where you are now
photo: ‘sleeping, bravely.’ song: peter and the wolf – “safe travels” i was 19. i had moved, recently, from los angeles, where i had been homeless [sleeping in my car, then sleeping in my office when my engine seized] for a month before moving to colorado. i went through bouts of almost- and near- and… Continue reading [soundscape] on where you are now
[Abby’s Road] Songs of love and hate
This is going to be a sensitive one. Fair warning. Summertime. We’re nearly there, though friends of mine in the eastern US have been sweating their asses off for some time now. Despite torrential downpours and some extreme flooding throughout Germany there have been a few gorgeous, sun-filled half-days sprinkled in for good measure. One… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Songs of love and hate
[MP3] Blåtime: “Leave, Go”
Wow. These guys came from out of nowhere (well, technically, Norway) to deliver one of my new favorite songs. Frenzied, yet elegant, and one hundred percent euphoric. I love it. Blåtime on Facebook