We Are The Willows to release full-length album

We Are The Willows, the solo-project of singer/songwriter Peter Miller, will release A Collection Of Sounds And Something Like the Plague November 24. As a roster-mate of Bon Iver, Miller immediately elicited expectations of delicacy and raw art, and low and behold, We Are The Willows lives up to the billing. We Are The Willows… Continue reading We Are The Willows to release full-length album

Heading over to France for some Alcest

I’ve been on this weird awesome shoegazey post-rock kick over the past week or so. There’s just something about a hugely distorted wall of guitar noise, you know? Anyway, this fellow from France goes by the name Neige, and records under the name Alcest. His early recordings had a black metal type sound to them,… Continue reading Heading over to France for some Alcest

Knox Road Radio show and playlist for 10.18

Despite Jon’s odd proclamation of being jaded with music we still gushed over our playlist this week, mostly because of upcoming releases and such. You can listen to the entire show below! There’s banter, music, and more banter. Oh yeah, and Where The Wild Things Are. Knox Road Radio 10.18.09 [MP3] (available until next Sunday’s… Continue reading Knox Road Radio show and playlist for 10.18

Hawksley Workman finally set to release debut 2000 album, For Him and the Girls, in the U.S.

And not only that, he’s also announced a few tour dates in the U.S. as well (his first ones here since 2006!) Americans rejoice! A rocking Canadian, Hawksley Workman has been one of those artists that’s only slightly punctured the surface for me, simply because I haven’t had the opportunity to listen to enough of… Continue reading Hawksley Workman finally set to release debut 2000 album, For Him and the Girls, in the U.S.

[MP3] New Doveman: “Angel’s Share”

Thanks to Dave at The Rawking Refuses To Stop! (well, more specifically, his twitter,) I was made aware of Doveman‘s latest track, “Angel’s Share”, which just premiered on Stereogum. I fell in love with “Breathing Out” when Liz from the Blisslist posted it way back when, and now we have another breathtaking gem of a… Continue reading [MP3] New Doveman: “Angel’s Share”

[MP3] Tape Deck Mountain: “Bat Lies”

So Tape Deck Mountain is releasing an album called Ghosts on November 17, and you guys should all legally purchase it. I’m rather excited myself because I’ve just heard “Bat Lies,” which you can stream below, and it’s a really nice track. The song’s slow, but in a really pretty, strummed electric guitar sort of… Continue reading [MP3] Tape Deck Mountain: “Bat Lies”

Yael Meyer to release new EP

Layered electronica. Acoustic guitar. Hushed female vocals. Yael Meyer. Oh, and bells, bells, bells. Meyer, a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, was born in Santiago de Chile and moved to the United States at 19 to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston. She’s no longer that wide-eyed 19-year-old, currently spending her time in LA, yet… Continue reading Yael Meyer to release new EP

Ólafur Arnalds creates some lovely, if unmoving, tunes on Found Songs

It makes sense that Ólafur Arnalds‘ newest, Found Songs, doesn’t pack quite the same punch as Eulogy for Evolution does. In April, Arnalds composed and recorded a song daily for seven days, releasing each one to the web immediately. As a result, we have ourselves some Ólafur lite — while this isn’t the worst thing… Continue reading Ólafur Arnalds creates some lovely, if unmoving, tunes on Found Songs