So Clint Eastwood has a movie coming out called Invictus, and it’s so Oscar Baitey that it makes Crash look like Paul Blart: Mall Cop. It stars Morgan Freeman and a blond Matt Damon, and the first official trailer was released today.I like Oscar-type movies, the snob I am, but after watching this…seriously? What a [...]
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Hey look it’s the trailer for the new Clint Eastwood movie or whatever
[MP3] New Collider: “Time Concerns”
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Our friends from a former KR “Keep an Eye On…” feature, San Fransisco’s Collider, recently contacted us about a new, free, digital single they’ve released to the public in anticipation of their new album, set to drop December 31, 2009. The single is called “Time Concerns” (there’s also a bonus track called “Modern Ends”) and [...]
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Go See: Liam Finn & Eliza Jane with Miracle Fortress
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D.C., we got a grand one coming our way, and it is NOT sold out yet, so get your inner motors going and purchase a ticket to see Liam Finn & Eliza Jane perform November 3 at the Rock N Roll Hotel along with one of my favorites, Miracle Fortress (the project of Graham Van [...]
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[MP3] Me’shell Ndegeocello: “Bright Shiny Morning”
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This track is for all you haters who think we aren’t diverse enough ’round these KR parts. Well, lemme tell ya, we listen to a plethora of different genres within our little indie music world, so don’t think we limit ourselves to a certain type. While, obviously, we have preferences (including differences among each writer,) [...]
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Los Campesinos! announce new album details!
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I’ll be honest: I’ve never been too big a fan of Los Campesinos! It was just one of those bands I never really went out of my way to listen to, and as much as people seemed to like them, I simply never had much of a desire to check them out.But when they released [...]
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Tegan and Sara release video for “Hell”
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I can’t even begin to express how excited I am for tomorrow’s official release of Tegan and Sara’s newest album, Sainthood. Teasers aplenty in the meantime, including this video playing off the “twin thing”. (Note: I am a twin as well. Fraternal, though. And different sexes. So yeah, I guess this doesn’t resonate at all.)Tegan [...]
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James Yuill
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Been listening a lot lately to James Yuill’s Turning Down Water For Air, an album released back in January of this year, and frustrated is the first emotion that comes to mind; why have I not listened sooner? Yuill’s music is right up my alley with electroacoustic digs and a distinct folk vocal tone; he [...]
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Knox Road Radio show and playlist for 10.25
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We had special guest Sadie on to discuss why she loves Metric (yay) and other similar female fronted groups but not Florence + The Machine (wtf??). This was particularly intriguing for Jon and me, as we love just about everything Florence. Check out the full show (starts 20 seconds in) and playlist below. Knox Road Radio [...]
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Sufjan is free of conceptual restraints (read: new album coming!)
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Sufjan Stevens has been popping his head out of the muck of obscurity a bit in the past few months, which is great because he rocks. He’s said in interviews, though, that he’s been in something of a creative rut, which explains the lack of a new album. His most recent is Illinoise, which came [...]
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Zach is back! (Lipkins, of course)
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Remember our interview with Zach Lipkins, the musical genius out of the Berklee School of Music in Boston? Well, you didn’t think we’d leave you hanging with just that did you?? No! Zach is back – he sent three brand new songs our way as he readies himself for his next album. Details are a [...]
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Notable Album Release: Field Music – Measure
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Field Music, one of my favorite straight-up playful (though that adjective may need to change now) pop bands out there, is set to release an upcoming “double” album, Measure, February 16. I found out about the British brothers several years ago from 3hive and was immediately smitten by their delightful song, “You’re So Pretty”. However, [...]
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[MP3] New LCD Soundsytem: “Bye Bye Bayou”
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Well, well, what have we here? LCD Soundsytem’s newest track, “Bye Bye Bayou” recently leaked, so James Murphy has decided to release it free to the masses. On one hand, it’s too bad it leaked, on the other hand, nearly everything leaks, so props to him for giving out the track in high quality format [...]
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Dreamy, spooky pop from Jordan Galland
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Jordan Galland’s music is one-of-a-kind, blending a diverse range of styles into highly listenable pop. Vibrant horns and keys stand out over hints of “pop noir” – you know, the kind that has an underlying eerie chill. But it’s hidden of course, like a well-trained con artist – which in this case is a good [...]
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Stop. Breathe.
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As we inundate you with new material, album reviews, concert information and the like, we rarely ever get the chance to show you what’s been hot on our playlists lately. You hear a track during the picks of the week for our radio show but that doesn’t exactly suffice, in my opinion. So I’ll try [...]
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[MP3] New Tim Williams: “Murderous Air”
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Since Jon’s post about a month ago, Tim Williams has been gaining a reputation as one of the best up-and-coming singer/songwriters the genre has to offer. Way to go Jon for predicting success, and way to go to Tim for the actual success! His music was recently featured on One Tree Hill – just in [...]
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Atlas Sound’s Logos is weirdly immersive in the best possible way
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Did I make that album cover big enough for you? Well, I sure hope I did!Atlas Sound is the side project of Bradford Cox, much of the creative force behind Deerhunter. On Logos, his second full length under the Atlas Sound moniker, he reaches deep into his trippy bag of tricks to produce one of [...]
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Kings of Convenience stay true to form on Declaration of Dependence
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I’ll admit it – the Kings of Convenience make me jealous. Everything seems to come so easy to them. Intricate guitar arrangements and dissonant harmonies are like simple math. But it’s not like I get frustrated listening to their music. In fact, it’s rather the opposite; stressful situations call for Kings of Convenience. Warm, delicate [...]
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[Video] Kings of Convenience: “The Boat Behind”
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I only now stumbled across this Kings of Convenience video, which came out a month ago, for their song “Boat Behind”. I dare you not to feel nostalgic while watching this video much better suited for summer days than the wintry mix we’re coming upon in the U.S. Hopefully this gets you psyched for tomorrow’s [...]
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We Are The Willows to release full-length album
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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 creates [...]
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Heading over to France for some Alcest
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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, but [...]
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