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Month: May 2011

Toby Burke – Mexico City

PERFECT BLACK SWAN U.S. based Australian native Toby Burke, who also records under the names…read more→

Church Shoes – Church Shoes

Church Shoes, a new quartet that formed when frontman Nick Allison’s former garage rock band…read more→

Nick Everett – Old Adventure/Love Songs

Do you like acoustic folk/indie music? Are you a fan of Nick Drake, Elliott Smith,…read more→

The Henry Clay People – This Is a Desert EP

Led by singer-guitarist Joey Siara, LA’s The Henry Clay People are back with a five-track…read more→

Cass McCombs – Wit’s End

Baltimore singer-songwriter Cass McCombs returns with Wit’s End. It’s been two years since 2009’s excellent…read more→

Dirty Beaches – Badlands

Montreal by way of Taiwan musician Alex Zhang Hungtai is Dirty Beaches, and his lo-fi,…read more→

Ghosts I’ve Met – From A Spark

Seattle singer-songwriter Sam Watts (a.k.a. Ghosts I’ve Met) is back with a talented coterie of…read more→

Rachel Brooke – Down In The Barnyard

Rachel Brooke of Detroit, MI is a new voice on the country scene who recently…read more→

My Morning Jacket – Circuital

My Morning Jacket follows-up their tepid 2008 jam band album Evil Urges, with their sixth…read more→

Tim Schmidt – YaYa River

THANKS FOR THE POSTCARD It was a year ago that I reviewed Swedish singer/songwriter Tim…read more→

The Bell Beat – Our Manderley

Unsigned Detroit based band The Bell Beat (formerly Sh! The Octopus) brings us their sophomore…read more→

Jonny – Jonny

Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub and Euros Childs of Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci have gotten together…read more→

Hey Rosetta! – Seeds

Popular Canadian indie pop sextet Hey Rosetta! follows-up their 2008 Polaris prize nominee (best full-length…read more→

Dirty Names – Rock And Roll Mind Control

Baltimore/D.C.–based Dirty Names takes things back to basics with good old blues-tinged rock ‘n’ roll.…read more→

Bachelorette – Bachelorette

Annabel Alpers is a New Zealander who currently lives in the U.S. and makes psychdelic…read more→

Dirty Gold – Roar

Just in time for summer is the laid back dream pop of SoCal’s brother duo…read more→

The Seedy Seeds – Verb Noun

Cincinnati trio The Seedy Seeds has recently released their third album, Verb Noun. The album…read more→

Obits – Moody, Standard and Poor

Obits returns with Moody, Standard and Poor, the follow-up to their 2009 debut, I Blame…read more→

Panda Bear – Tomboy

Noah Lennox has returned with his fourth Panda Bear album, Tomboy, four years after 2007’s…read more→

Alela Diane – Wild Divine

Psych/freak folk-rocker Alela Diane takes a new turn on her third album Alela Diane &…read more→

Lord Huron – Mighty EP and Into The Sun EP

Lord Huron is L.A. based artist/musician Benji Schneider and his touring band, who recently burst…read more→

The Young Evils – Enchanted Chapel

Seattle has yet another remarkable up and coming band, The Young Evils, whose self-released debut…read more→

Low – Cmon

As a longtime fan of the indie rock trio Low, I eagerly awaited their 9th…read more→

The Skull Defekts – Peer Amid

After listening to Peer Amid, the latest from Swedish rock band The Skull Defekts, I…read more→

Papercuts – Fading Parade

The beach is within sight and there’s always a sunset right around the corner for…read more→

Shimmering Stars – Shimmering Stars

Shimmering Stars are still pretty new, but are quickly turning some heads in their native…read more→

Bill Callahan – Apocalypse

Bill Callahan, best known as the force behind the experimental lo-fi band Smog, is out…read more→

The Volebeats – The Volebeats

Hailing from the legendary motor city are The Volebeats, and their 2010 self-titled 19-track release…read more→

Dennis Crommett – In The Buffalo Surround

After five years in the making, Northampton, MA based singer-songwriter Dennis Crommett is releasing his…read more→

Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues

After a meteoric rise following the release of their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, the…read more→

The Felice Brothers – Celebration, Florida

Helmed by two brothers and three friends from upstate New York, The Felice Brothers are…read more→