Jon and I had a great time this week. Unfortunately, Jamie wasn’t around to discuss the new MGMT video for “Flash Delirium” as he would have lent his “modern art” perspective to the video, which probably would have been thought provoking (giving you the benefit of the doubt, Jamie!) and enjoyable. But we had a… Continue reading Knox Road Radio show and playlist for 4.4.10
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Phenomenal Video Saturday: eaststrikewest
This week’s PVS is going to be a bit different than past iterations. DON’T FREAK OUT! It’s not that much different, promise. It’s, like, instead of a live video, it’s a produced music video. But it’s a pretty cool video, I think, that goes well with the song. The song in question is “Stumble” from… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: eaststrikewest
Sea Wolf and The Album Leaf announce new tour dates
Two of my favorite bands of the moment, Sea Wolf (see our interview!) and The Album Leaf, are joining forces again for an extensive spring tour after a successful winter tour. The bands (well, artists – Alex Brown Church and Jimmy LaValle of Sea Wolf and The Album respectively) are masters of lush instrumentation, and the… Continue reading Sea Wolf and The Album Leaf announce new tour dates
Balmorhea announces new U.S. tour dates
KR favorites Balmorhea announced a few U.S. tour dates earlier today to follow their HUGE European tour, which kicked off…today. They’ve been receiving major praise for their intimately dazzling live appeal, so this should only come as excellent news…for those of you in the Southwest. Get ready for some string action, y’all; they know how to… Continue reading Balmorhea announces new U.S. tour dates
Jim Kroft prepares release of new album, offers “Let Go” as free mp3
Got some news and a great new mp3 coming your way; couldn’t be a better day! The weather is ridiculous(ly nice), so it’s fitting we have some information regarding Jim Kroft’s predominantly sunny (sounding) forthcoming effort, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. The album (note the slight change from a previous post) will drop May 3,… Continue reading Jim Kroft prepares release of new album, offers “Let Go” as free mp3
Ólafur Arnalds to release new album this June
This week in Icelandic neo-classical news, Ólafur Arnalds will be releasing his sophomore album, …and they have escaped the weight of darkness, in the states June 8. There aren’t any MP3s available yet, but yay! I love Mr. Arnalds. He has an exciting way of infusing relatively simple compositions with all the emotion to…power…a…car. Vroom.… Continue reading Ólafur Arnalds to release new album this June
Twin Sister showcases talent, patience with Color Your Life EP
Twin Sister always seems to come out of nowhere. The band that brought us the Vampires With Dreaming Kids EP, which included the great tracks “Ginger” and “I Want A House” have come back with a new EP, Color Your Life. It’s twice as long as Vampires and shows the band looking in a little bit… Continue reading Twin Sister showcases talent, patience with Color Your Life EP
Dum Dum Girls come off bland on I Will Be
The lo-fi bubblegum pop sound is nothing new, and it’s been done to death by several great bands (Vivian Girls, Raveonettes, et all). That’s not to say that Dum Dum Girls can’t make a good record of the same kind of music themselves! I think given their previous efforts and some of the singles off… Continue reading Dum Dum Girls come off bland on I Will Be
[MP3] 65daysofstatic: “Crash Tactics”
I still don’t know how keen I am on 65daysofstatic‘s last full-length, The Destruction of Small Ideas. And it’s weird, because I unabashedly love all their other stuff. It probably had to do with the odd production, where the drums seemed a bit flat and couldn’t carry what turned out to be some of the… Continue reading [MP3] 65daysofstatic: “Crash Tactics”
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