Coty Hogue – To The West
Bellingham, WA is best known as the hometown of Death Cab for Cutie and The…read more→
Balto – October Road
With a backstory as dramatic as Balto’s, it is hard for the bio not to…read more→
Star Anna and The Laughing Dogs – Alone In This Together
Seattle band Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs are gaining fans up and down the…read more→
Lincoln Durham – Lincoln Durham
Thank goodness Texas fiddle prodigy and champion Lincoln Durham picked-up a Stratocaster in high school,…read more→
Brown Recluse – Evening Tapestry
The Philadelphia duo of Timothy Meskers (vocals, guitar) and Mark Saddlemire (drums) has grown into…read more→
Wilco – The Whole Love
There have been many incredible albums released in 2011, and one I’ve been really looking…read more→
The Jayhawks – Mockingbird Time
Seminal alt-country band The Jayhawks are back together with the original line-up on their eighth…read more→
Design | Letterpress Studio
As some of you already know, in my non-Record Dept. life I’m an Art Director/Graphic…read more→
Jacuzzi Boys – Glazin’
Miami trio Jacuzzi Boys are back and still showing the love for teenage high jinks…read more→
The Horrors – Skying
High expectations abound when a band lands the cover of a major music magazine prior…read more→
Holcombe Waller – Into the Dark Unknown
Into the Dark Unknown, the 12 song cycle from Portland, OR based singer/songwriter Holcombe Waller,…read more→
Fruit Bats – Tripper
The Fruit Bats are back, following 2009’s Ruminant Band with their fifth full length, Tripper.…read more→
Brown Bird – Salt for Salt
Right on the heels of their EP The Sound of Ghosts, Providence, RI based indie…read more→
Mike Angus – Hymns
Canadian Mike Angus, frontman and half of the brother duo that partially comprise The Wheat…read more→
Good Luck Mountain – Good Luck Mountain
Brooklyn, NY based indie folk ensemble Good Luck Mountain released their excellent self-titled debut album…read more→
Crooked Fingers – Breaks in the Armor
The reunion tour of North Carolina noise rockers Archers of Loaf is receiving much press,…read more→
Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
San Francisco based male due of Christopher Owens and Chet “JR” White, together as Girls,…read more→
Willy Gantrim – Sings Country, Blues, and Ballads
Willy Gantrim deftly conjures up another era with his fantastic album, Willy Gantrim Sings Country,…read more→
Sarah MacDougall – The Greatest Ones Alive
Swedish native and Canadian songstress Sarah MacDougall self-released The Greatest Ones Alive, a full-length of…read more→
Carter Tanton – Free Clouds
Carter Tanton – former frontman for Tulsa, member of Lower Dens, and guitarist in Marissa…read more→
The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
You can’t talk about The War on Drugs without mentioning Kurt Vile, former frontman and…read more→
Theodore – Blood Signs EP
St. Louis based band Theodore recently signed with Misra Records, and their EP, Blood Signs,…read more→
Southeast Engine – Canary
This past spring, Athens, Ohio band Southeast Engine released their fifth album, Canary on the…read more→
Leatherbag – Yellow Television
Leatherbag is the proto-punk/rock band from Austin fronted by songwriter Randy Reynolds, a transplant from…read more→
The Besnard Lakes – You Lived in the City
Montreal quartet The Besnard Lakes, known for their expansive indie rock sound, have been exploring…read more→
Neighbors – August EP
Following the release of their Hooligans EP in 2010, the Brooklyn band Neighbors are back…read more→
Morning River Band – Between the Ocean and the Blues
New Jersey’s Morning River Band is back with another great self-released Americana/blues effort, Between the…read more→