Ivan & Alyosha are releasing their debut EP called The Verse, The Chorus on February 24th. Tim Wilson and Ryan Carbary formed Ivan & Alyosha (no, they’re not called Tim & Ryan) in 2007 and spent nearly a year writing pensive songs for their EP. In 2007 they recorded with Eli Thomson (Richard Swift) with [...]
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Camera Obscura have posted a their title track of their upcoming album, My Maudlin Career, set to arrive on April 20th via 4AD (April 21st in the US). You can download the song for free after subscribing to their email list. The first single will be French Navy, scheduled to be released several weeks before [...]
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Husband&Wife have a new album coming out on February 24, 2009. Dark Dark Woods is Husband&Wife’s most musically mature album, with songs that twist your emotions one moment and pull you in to sing along with the next. Dark Dark Woods is solid from start to finish.Dark Dark Woods opens with Comp Jam, which sets [...]
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Loney Dear and Polyvinyl Records have released the first video from Loney Dear’s new album, Dear John. The video was directed by Marcus Söderlund. Dear John was released on January 27th, along with the Airport Surroundings single.Loney Dear - Airport SurroundingsYouTube - Loney Dear - Airport Surroundings.
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Seabear's Sindri Mar has a solo project called Sin Fang Bous. This is the second music video from Clangour, released through Morr Music. YouTube - Sin Fang Bous: clangour and flutes.
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You may know Jeff Caudill from his early `90s band, Gameface. Since then he has recorded music as a solo artist, recently releasing Try To Be Here. Fernanda Alcantara (punknet.com.br), Brazilian music journalist, sat down with Jeff for this exclusive interview. Let's talk about your new album, "Try To Be Here". What was the inspiration behind it's [...]
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East Hundred isn't waiting long in 2009 to release their debut full length, Passenger, independently releasing Passenger on January 13th with the promotional help of Sneak Attack Media. This Philadelphia band mixes layers of lush guitar tones, selective melodies plucked out on keys, and well pronounced bass lines carrying the songs. East Hundred is fronted [...]
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We will be back in a few days to kick off `09 with several interviews, reviews, and opinion pieces. We're excited about the new year and the new music it'll bring. The late winter and spring releases we've heard so far show promise for a strong year in independent music! The new year will be one [...]
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Arcade Fire have digitally released a film called Miroir Noir: Neon Bible Archives. The archive was directed by Vincent Morisset and shot by Vincent Moon. The band, who took a year off to write songs, read books, "and keep our plants alive," are offering the digital version in three sizes with respective prices. The DVD version [...]
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I know this is an unusual Puddlegum post, but I thought it needed to be shared, considering the humanitarian crisis in Congo. Ben Affleck directed a short film for UNHCR, raising awareness of the Congolese struggle. The footage is moving, as their fight for survival is staggering. The short film is set to The Rolling Stones' [...]
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There is a new Brooklyn band called Xylos who are giving their Bedrooms EP away as a free download. Eric Zeiler wrote and recorded most of the five tracks, with Ira Wolf Tuton and Anand Wilder of Yeasayer offering guest vocals. Xylos is now a five-piece band poised to grab attention in `09. Bedrooms opens with [...]
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Songwriter Luke Temple has formed a new band called Here We Go Magic. Their self-titled debut will be released via Western Vinyl on February 24, 2009. According to Tell All Your Friends: Developed over a two-month period of stream-of-consciousness recording in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Luke's self-titled debut under his new moniker Here We Go Magic is a remarkable [...]
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Artists that succeed in Sweden have a tendency to be picked up in the US indie market, and Maia Hirasawa will most likely be the next Swede that we fall in love with. Her sound is timeless and her debut album, Though, I'm Just Me, had a huge success in Scandinavia, selling more than 20,000 unites [...]
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The way you store, access and interact with your digital music collection is about to change over the coming years. You'll no longer store your music files on a hard drive or flash drive but rather in a cloud of servers scattered around the world. Your net-devices will access your library collection wirelessly, streaming from [...]
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Vessels - A Hundred Times in Every Direction from LEFT EYE BLIND on Vimeo. Vessels released White Fields and Open Devices on our friend's Cuckundoo Records this August, and this is a video for A Hundred Times In Every Direction. The video is being featured on Radar Music Videos. "We've had a video made for us by [...]
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Thirty-four years have slipped by since Nick Drake passed from this earth on November 25, 1974. His life was full of mystery; Nick Drake has become the Emily Dickinson of our day, remaining in relative obscurity during his twenty-six years yet to be fully discovered after his death. Only performing a known nineteen times and [...]
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Sin Fang Bous has an animated music video for Advent In Ives Garden. The video premiered on Pitchfork, giving Sindri Mar Sigfusson of Seabear a pleasant boost.Sin Fang Bous - Advent In Ives Garden Sin Fang Bous - Advent In Ives Garden on Vimeo.
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The 1900s have a seven song EP called Medium High. Already out in digital stores, Medium High will be out available in CD format on January 20, 2008. The album is a combination of b-sides and outtakes. According to Parasol Label Group, The 1900s have undergone "a couple roster shake-ups," and are currently in the studio [...]
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From a Speak n Spell press release: Here's your chance to download the Audio and Artwork stems of The Dandy Warhols' Mis Amigos, to make your very own version! We've got this great little 'Widget' made up (this is a free floating page that you can share with anyone and put just about anywhere online) that has [...]
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