Genre: Experimental/Punk
Hometown: Bristol, United Kingdom
Latest Album: A Year In The Life (2005)
Label: Kontra-Punkte
Other Notable Songs: "I Wonder"
Fun Fact: An indie group at heart, Sleeping States has released a number of 7"s, cassette-only EPs and a CD-R album on several small DIY labels in Britain.
Sleeping States Website HERE.
Showing posts with label new favorite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new favorite. Show all posts
3.07.2011
2.28.2011
New Favorites - "Fashionably Univited" by Mellowdrone
Genre: Lo-Fi/Rock
Hometown: Highland Park, CA
Latest Album: Angry Bear (2010)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "Jumping Off The Pier" and "Oh My"
Fun Fact: Although they remain unsigned and independent, Mellowdrone have had many of their singles featured on feature films and television including Six Feet Under, Project Runway, "Prom Night" and "The Invisible".
Mellowdrone Website HERE.
Hometown: Highland Park, CA
Latest Album: Angry Bear (2010)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "Jumping Off The Pier" and "Oh My"
Fun Fact: Although they remain unsigned and independent, Mellowdrone have had many of their singles featured on feature films and television including Six Feet Under, Project Runway, "Prom Night" and "The Invisible".
Mellowdrone Website HERE.
2.21.2011
New Favorite - "Lotus Flower" by Radiohead
Genre: Alternative Rock
Hometown: Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
Latest Album: The King of Limbs (2011)
Label: (self-released)
Other Notable Songs: "Karma Police", "Just" and "Creep"
Fun Fact: A landmark in the world of music, Radiohead have long been commended for their openess towards fans and proclivity towards non-commericial release of their music. Their latest album is available for digital download HERE and will soon be available on CD, vinyl and a unique format called "newspaper album" which includes numerous exras such as 2 vinyls, 1 CD, various pieces of album artwork and more.
Radiohead Website HERE.
Hometown: Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
Latest Album: The King of Limbs (2011)
Label: (self-released)
Other Notable Songs: "Karma Police", "Just" and "Creep"
Fun Fact: A landmark in the world of music, Radiohead have long been commended for their openess towards fans and proclivity towards non-commericial release of their music. Their latest album is available for digital download HERE and will soon be available on CD, vinyl and a unique format called "newspaper album" which includes numerous exras such as 2 vinyls, 1 CD, various pieces of album artwork and more.
Radiohead Website HERE.
2.14.2011
New Favorite - "One Day" by Kings Go Forth
Genre: Funk/Soul
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Latest Album: The Outsiders Are Back (2010)
Label: Luaka Bop/Mr. C's
Other Notable Songs: "Don't Take My Soul"
Fun Fact: Oprah named "Kings Go Forth" as one of the best new artists of the year in 2010.
See them live in NYC Saturday, February 19th at Southpaw in Brooklyn OR on Monday, February 21st at SOB's in Manhattan.
Kings Go Forth Website HERE.
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Latest Album: The Outsiders Are Back (2010)
Label: Luaka Bop/Mr. C's
Other Notable Songs: "Don't Take My Soul"
Fun Fact: Oprah named "Kings Go Forth" as one of the best new artists of the year in 2010.
See them live in NYC Saturday, February 19th at Southpaw in Brooklyn OR on Monday, February 21st at SOB's in Manhattan.
Kings Go Forth Website HERE.
2.07.2011
New Favorite - "Multiply" by Jamie Lidell
Genre: Electronica/Pop/Soul
Hometown: Cambridge, England
Latest Album: Compass (2010)
Label: Warp Records
Other Notable Songs: "Little Bit of Feel Good"
Fun Fact: Jamie is known for layering tracks made with his voice into a microphone and performing the percussion and melody as a sequenced, beatboxing one-man band.
Jamie Lidell Website HERE.
Hometown: Cambridge, England
Latest Album: Compass (2010)
Label: Warp Records
Other Notable Songs: "Little Bit of Feel Good"
Fun Fact: Jamie is known for layering tracks made with his voice into a microphone and performing the percussion and melody as a sequenced, beatboxing one-man band.
Jamie Lidell Website HERE.
1.31.2011
New Favorite - "Something in the Water" by Brooke Fraser
Genre: Folk Rock/Pop
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Latest Album: Flags (2010)
Label: Wood & Bone
Other Notable Songs: "Betty"
Fun Fact: Originally from Australia, Brooke came to the US to perform at Cochella in 2009. In the process of making her new album, she came back to the US and wrote the songs in bursts, making writing trips to the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina and Northern California’s Bodega Bay before she and her husband decamped from their home in Sydney, Australia, to Los Angeles in February 2010.
Brooke Fraser Website HERE.
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Latest Album: Flags (2010)
Label: Wood & Bone
Other Notable Songs: "Betty"
Fun Fact: Originally from Australia, Brooke came to the US to perform at Cochella in 2009. In the process of making her new album, she came back to the US and wrote the songs in bursts, making writing trips to the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina and Northern California’s Bodega Bay before she and her husband decamped from their home in Sydney, Australia, to Los Angeles in February 2010.
Brooke Fraser Website HERE.
1.24.2011
New Favorite - "Dead American Writers" by Tired Pony
Genre: Folk/Country Alt.
Hometown: Portland, OR
Latest Album: The Place We Ran From (2010)
Label: Fiction Records
Other Notable Songs: "Get On The Road"
Fun Fact: Tired Pony is a super group consisting of members from Belle & Sebastian, R.E.M., and Snow Patrol, while their album has tracks with Zooey Deschanel and guitarist M. Ward, among many others.
Tired Pony Website HERE.
Tired Pony - Dead American Writers
Hometown: Portland, OR
Latest Album: The Place We Ran From (2010)
Label: Fiction Records
Other Notable Songs: "Get On The Road"
Fun Fact: Tired Pony is a super group consisting of members from Belle & Sebastian, R.E.M., and Snow Patrol, while their album has tracks with Zooey Deschanel and guitarist M. Ward, among many others.
Tired Pony Website HERE.
Tired Pony - Dead American Writers
1.17.2011
New Favorite - "The High Road" by Broken Bells
Genre: Alternative/Space Rock
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Latest Album: Broken Bells (2010)
Label: Columbia Records
Other Notable Songs: "Vaporize" and "The Ghost Inside"
Fun Fact: Brian Burton aka. Danger Mouse, and James Mercer, who is the lead vocalist and guitarist for The Shins make up the duo that is Broken Bells. Before the release of their first single, they sent out an email to fans in binary code.
Broken Bells Website HERE.
The High Road
Broken Bells | Myspace Music Videos
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Latest Album: Broken Bells (2010)
Label: Columbia Records
Other Notable Songs: "Vaporize" and "The Ghost Inside"
Fun Fact: Brian Burton aka. Danger Mouse, and James Mercer, who is the lead vocalist and guitarist for The Shins make up the duo that is Broken Bells. Before the release of their first single, they sent out an email to fans in binary code.
Broken Bells Website HERE.
The High Road
Broken Bells | Myspace Music Videos
1.10.2011
New Favorite - "Green Eyed Love" by Mayer Hawthorne
Genre: Soul
Hometown: Ann Arbour, MI
Latest Album: A Strange Arrangement (2009)
Label: Stones Throw Records
Other Notable Songs: "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out"
Fun Fact: His debut single, "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out"/"When I Said Goodbye", was released on a red heart-shaped 7" record on Stones Throw Records on November 4, 2008
Mayer Hawthorne Website HERE.
Hometown: Ann Arbour, MI
Latest Album: A Strange Arrangement (2009)
Label: Stones Throw Records
Other Notable Songs: "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out"
Fun Fact: His debut single, "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out"/"When I Said Goodbye", was released on a red heart-shaped 7" record on Stones Throw Records on November 4, 2008
Mayer Hawthorne Website HERE.
1.03.2011
New Favorite - "Joanna" by Little Comets
Genre: Alternative Rock/Pop
Hometown: Sunderland, Englad
Latest Album: In Search of Elusive Little Comets (2009)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "One Night in October" and "Jumping Song"
Fun Fact: Little Comets are known as what is called a "four-piece multi-pronged quadrilateral" band. They often play with objects such as saucepans hanging above them on a string stretched over the ceiling of the stage, which they use as makeshift percussion instruments in their performances
Little Comets Website HERE.
Hometown: Sunderland, Englad
Latest Album: In Search of Elusive Little Comets (2009)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "One Night in October" and "Jumping Song"
Fun Fact: Little Comets are known as what is called a "four-piece multi-pronged quadrilateral" band. They often play with objects such as saucepans hanging above them on a string stretched over the ceiling of the stage, which they use as makeshift percussion instruments in their performances
Little Comets Website HERE.
12.13.2010
New Favorite - "Shoeshine" by Black Taxi
Genre: Dance Rock/Indie
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Latest Album: Things Of That Nature (2009)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "Up Here For Thinking, Down There For Dancing"
Fun Fact: Black Taxi is performing in NYC at Le Poisson Rouge for their "Black Apple/You'll Shoot Your Eye Out" X-mas party on Saturday, December 18th at 11PM. Get tickets HERE.
Black Taxi Website HERE.
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Latest Album: Things Of That Nature (2009)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "Up Here For Thinking, Down There For Dancing"
Fun Fact: Black Taxi is performing in NYC at Le Poisson Rouge for their "Black Apple/You'll Shoot Your Eye Out" X-mas party on Saturday, December 18th at 11PM. Get tickets HERE.
Black Taxi Website HERE.
Black Taxi - "Shoeshine" from Resonance Interactive on Vimeo.
12.06.2010
New Favorite - "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked" by Cage the Elephant
Genre: Blues/Rock
Hometown: Bowling Green, KY
Latest Album: Cage the Elephant (2008)
Label: Relentless Records
Other Notable Songs: "Shake Me Down" and "In One Ear"
Fun Fact: The single, "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked", was the free single of the week on iTunes for the week of April 12, 2009.
Cage the Elephant Website HERE.
Hometown: Bowling Green, KY
Latest Album: Cage the Elephant (2008)
Label: Relentless Records
Other Notable Songs: "Shake Me Down" and "In One Ear"
Fun Fact: The single, "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked", was the free single of the week on iTunes for the week of April 12, 2009.
Cage the Elephant Website HERE.
11.29.2010
New Favorite - "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Genre: Alternative/Indie Folk
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Latest Album: Up From Below (2009)
Label: Rough Trade Records
Other Notable Songs: "40 Day Dream"
Fun Fact: On June 5, 2009, the band released "Desert Song", a music video which is part 1 of a 12-part feature-length musical.
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Website HERE.
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Latest Album: Up From Below (2009)
Label: Rough Trade Records
Other Notable Songs: "40 Day Dream"
Fun Fact: On June 5, 2009, the band released "Desert Song", a music video which is part 1 of a 12-part feature-length musical.
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Website HERE.
11.22.2010
New Favorite - "Congratulations, You Suck" by J Minus
Genre: Alternative/Pop
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Latest Album: Devil Music (2010)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "A Mile Away"
Fun Fact: The story of J minus goes back to classical times. While studying the supernatural music of the spheres, the ancients discovered a bizarre musical key somewhat like the cry of a baby zebra. They knew it was powerful and they kept it a secret, referring to it only as “J minus.”
J Minus Website HERE.
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Latest Album: Devil Music (2010)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "A Mile Away"
Fun Fact: The story of J minus goes back to classical times. While studying the supernatural music of the spheres, the ancients discovered a bizarre musical key somewhat like the cry of a baby zebra. They knew it was powerful and they kept it a secret, referring to it only as “J minus.”
J Minus Website HERE.
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