Julian Bachlow is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter who comes from Schomberg, Ontario and specializes in electronica influenced indie pop. When I say multi-instrumentalist, I’m not exaggerating: On Bachlow’s debut EP, Paradigm, he sings and plays keys, guitar, bass and drums. Bachlow’s going way old school with this independent artist thing – he’s literally walked around college… Continue reading Julian Bachlow
Category: Artist Profiles
New mystery band: Canoodle
Apparently the mystery band thing is still in full swing as we received another email with very little information and some nice tunes late last night. Here’s what their “unofficial” self-written bio said: Three dudes. In a band. Highly unoriginal. But from modest bedroom recordings in Harlem sprung two voice boxes, a keyboard, an acoustic… Continue reading New mystery band: Canoodle
Notable Album Release: Walking Sleep – Measures
Six-member indie rock outfit Walking Sleep, from LA, are set to release their debut full-length album, Measures, on May 25. I hadn’t heard a thing about them until we received an email with an accompanying mp3 today, and well, I lapped it up. The song, “Final Chapter”, shows tremendous promise for the album as a… Continue reading Notable Album Release: Walking Sleep – Measures
Dominique Young Unique
Tampa rapper Dominique Young Unique has been kicking around the scene for about a year or so now, and she’s received a lot positive attention which probably helped her get her own mashup on The Hood Internet. But with her most recent and best single “Show My Ass,” she has shown that she’s mature enough… Continue reading Dominique Young Unique
Notable Album Release: Grovesnor (aka, that drummer from Hot Chip) – Soft Return
Grovesnor, aka Rob Smoughton, aka Hot Chip’s drummer, will be releasing his debut album, Soft Return, on May 25 via Lo Recordings. Apparently he’s performed plenty solo electro pop in the past throughout the UK, but since I’m scared of other cultures this is the first I’m hearing of his solo efforts. Although, is it… Continue reading Notable Album Release: Grovesnor (aka, that drummer from Hot Chip) – Soft Return
[MP3] All The Damn Kids: “The Books Stop Here”
Wow. I can’t believe it has taken me this long to find and post about All The Damn Kids, a five-member Sheffield (UK) based indie-pop band. (Actually, I can believe it as I’ve been out of town away from any sort of competent internet outside my cell phone, but dramatic effect works wonders, right? On… Continue reading [MP3] All The Damn Kids: “The Books Stop Here”
[KR Goes Global] Tokyo Jihen and their new album, Sports
[Ed. Note: In an effort to provide a diverse range of music, not only in genre but also by location and culture, Lin Lizhuang, from Singapore, writes about music from parts of the world that may go unnoticed on this here blog (you can find more of her work on her blog, Rock Loves Romantic.)… Continue reading [KR Goes Global] Tokyo Jihen and their new album, Sports
Meklit Hadero
Honestly, I couldn’t think of better music for a Saturday afternoon. You know, it’s that time when we’re either preparing to go out for a night of festivities, getting some unfinished work done around the house, or catching up on some “me” time. We need some laid back, groovy tunes. Don’t tell me you don’t… Continue reading Meklit Hadero
Cults
Not a lot of information is readily available about Cults, presumably because all the possible search terms (band name: “cults;” song names: “go outside,” “most wanted” and “the curse”) are all pretty common words that could all be associated with one another about things that are not super great music (sadness, mostly). But what I… Continue reading Cults
The Damn Choir
The Damn Choir, a folk foursome out of Chicago, recently released their first full-length album Faithful Fools. As if the album name doesn’t already imply some fairly depressing music, the guys describe themselves as “sad-bastard” music (hey, we have a good friend who describes himself like that too ;)). Gordon Robertson heads up the bastards… Continue reading The Damn Choir