Florida’s Holopaw is gearing up to release their third album, Oh, Glory. Oh, Wilderness, and in preparation have decided to share “The Art Teacher and the Little Stallion.” Hey thanks! The song is track one, side one on the album and it introduces the character “Little Stallion” who apparently is in the rest of the [...]
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Cleemann is the one-man project of Danish multi-instrumentalist Gunnar Cleemann. His debut, 45 Minutes Mostly About Caring, features songs about personality-aspects (”Righteous,” “Ambitious,” “Optimistic”) and is the first part of a trilogy of albums exploring songwriting and the inner-self (deep!). While the music isn’t strikingly fresh, it’s solid and shows maybe some promise fro
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On Portland trio Otis Heat’s debut album, Oh Yeah Oh Yeah Uh Huh, they have two very distinct sides. On one hand they play the lazy, downtrodden, blues-influenced alternative folk rock that is just tremendous. Very impressive. The rest of the time, they play funky jam-bandy material that just seems, well, lesser. It’s not necessarily [...]
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The “garage rock” phenom has been played up and down and all around over the last decade. Remember when the White Stripes were considered “garage?” Ever listen to Little Steven’s Underground Garage? But at the heart of the scene is just fun-loving people making dirty, fuzzy, fun-loving music. It’s garage rock without the quotation marks, [...]
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For those of you under a television rock or an “I’m an adult” rock, Yo Gabba Gabba! is a kids show that regularly features indie bands playing songs about moral values and silly things. Legit! Now, they’re releasing an album, Music Is Awesome!, featuring some of those songs alongside their other regular stuff. Double legit!!You’ll [...]
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Ever since Cassadaga, I’ve regarded new Conor Oberst projects warily. I’ve always been a fan of Bright Eyes, but his work after never really did anything for me — it all struck me as nice and pleasant and boring, for the most part.So, maybe the trend hasn’t changed and I should be praising the other [...]
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Sam Means, one half of our favorite (now-defunct) duo, The Format (the other half being Nate Ruess of fun.,) is set to release his soundtrack to The Sinking of Santa Isabel, an indie comedy from last year, on September 29. Luckily for us, SPIN is providing a free track from the album, so dive in! [...]
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The song has been around since last summer (maybe longer?) but Music Go Music released “Light of Love” on their debut full-length just yesterday. Fittingly, they debuted a new music video to accompany it. It’s pretty much the best disco rock throwback song you’ve heard in a long time. It’s also insanely catchy. The album, [...]
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British quintet, Blindfold, recently released their newest album, Faking Dreams, full of dark, overwhelming, celestial tunes. They’re offering up one of the tracks, “Don’t Think it’s a Sin,” as a free download. Which is totally awesome – its wandering tone and falsetto vocals lead us on a winding, mysterious journey. The imagination it evokes is [...]
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Forget so soon about my notable album release post, did ya? Well the time’s finally here, and Owen doesn’t deserve that! The solo project of acclaimed indie singer/songwriter, Mike Kinsella, Owen has dropped its first new release since 2006. New Leaves has the same heartbreaking lyrics and brilliant acoustics we’ve become accustomed to from Kinsella, [...]
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The answer is yes, something is missing. That something happens to be the hip-hop side of WHY? It’s the most noticeable difference in the band’s sound upon first listen to its newest, Eskimo Snow, and at first it’s kind of off-putting. As great as past songs like “Fatalist Palmistry” and “Gemini (Birthday Song)” are, you [...]
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Oh, Flaming Lips, you guys could make anything and I’d love it. Is that bad? Maybe. But is this video for their new single “I Can Be A Frog,” off upcoming release, Embryonic, bad? No, no it is not. It is cute. And it is fun. And I like it very much.While You're Here:Grizzly Bear's [...]
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I was really excited for Volcano Choir’s debut album. I heard the lead single, “Island, IS,” and got pretty pumped to hear the whole album. So I listened to it. And again. And again. And I was confused. I was not pumped. I was not excited. I was just bored. So much . The [...]
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Fucked up was awarded Canada’s prestigious Polaris Prize yesterday, which is given every year to a Canadian artist or band. The jury found the band’s 2008 album, Chemistry Of Common Life, to be not only the best hardcore album of the year and the best Canadian album, but also the best album in world. Admittedly, [...]
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Islands has released three albums now, and they’ve gained a lot of attention and critical praise. Their first record, Return To The Sea, is their best to date. It put them on the radar, and set them up for success, but it takes more than just one great album to make a career. Their sophomore [...]
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What can I say that hasn’t been said before? We’ve been hyping this album to death with posts and radio show appearances – and we even got Alex Church himself to discuss it. So obviously, I’m at a bit of a disadvantage here in an attempt to introduce some new words of insight regarding White [...]
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Professional remixers, The Golden Filter, like to pen original material from time to time! And it’s usually pretty good! They released “Solid Gold” last year, and it was pretty much awesome. Now we have “Thunderbird,” and it’s another good one. The song refers to the legendary Native American creature that was all kinds of powerful and [...]
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Hey, I may not have liked The Resistance, and that might make me a terrible person, but whatever dude. I still have always respected and even liked (gasp!) Muse, especially earlier in the band’s tenure.Apparently, the band was told to play to a backing track for a recent performance on Italian TV. Well, Muse doesn’t [...]
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As you may or may not have heard, Sea Wolf has a new album coming out this Tuesday, September 22, called White Water, White Bloom. And, as you probably do know because you’re all such avid readers of Knox Road, we’re all big fans of the first released track, “Wicked Blood,” and have played it [...]
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Swedish indie folk. Need I say more? …Yeah, I probably do.Piroth is, appropriately, the sisters Piroth (Nina and Johanna.) They get small help from others on some tracks, but Nina and Johanna keep the Piroth legacy intact. And why not? I’ve never heard disassembled harmonies quite like these, which somehow maintain the ability to hold [...]
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