North Carolina-based folk/pop band Bombadil will hit the road next month to support their upcoming fifth album, Hold On, due at the end of March. For the tour, the band will use the classic keyboards, guitar, drums and bass set up in ways both old and new to create a show full of eclectically offbeat and dynamic folk-pop music. The set will … Continue reading
Parkay Quarts is a new and rather brief incarnation of the band Parquet Courts. Composed of the two members of the band that weren’t starting a family or getting a graduate degree in math, the homonymic alter ego previously released an EP called Tally All the Things That You Broke. And now they are coming … Continue reading
Chrysalis, Nostalghia’s debut is a darkly atmospheric yet ethereal album. Roy Gnan’s alternately eerie and powerful instrumentation blends beautifully with Ciscandra Nostalghia’s amorphously changing vocals and surreally emotional lyrics. According to Ciscandra “you can hear the sound of a moth throughout the entire album. At one point it comes out of my mouth and you … Continue reading
Boston-based Quilt are gearing up for a big 2014. January 28th will mark the release of their sophomore full-length Held In Splendor (Mexican Summer), and they’re announcing a huge tour that will start in Baltimore and take them across the whole country, from the Pacific Northwest to the South, and back to the East Coast. Also, they’re revealing a very different … Continue reading
JEFFREY NOVAK OF CHEAP TIME TO RELEASE LEMON KID NOVEMBER 19TH If there is one thing to consider about Nashvillian Jeffrey Novak, it’s that he never stops. Between the relentless touring schedule of his main band, Cheap Time, and consistently recording, he somehow finds the time to work on solo material under his own name. His debut solo … Continue reading
The Limiñanas, the brainchild of French duo Lio and Marie Limiñana, are back on Trouble In Mind with their third album, Costa Blanca, out November 19th! Once again, recorded at their home in the south of France by Lio himself, Costa Blanca pushes the envelope of their signature Franc-o-phonic sound — the coloeur café cool of Gainsbourg, the hypnotic drone of VU-era Cale, and the spiky fuzz of … Continue reading
CAVE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, THREACE, OUT OCTOBER 15TH ON DRAG CITY CAVE‘s new album, Threace, out October 15, 2013 on Drag City, might just bring an end to your party – no more dancing, no more talking, just people listening to every last clang, tweet and honk of a band really getting after it. Recorded on a 1″ 8-track Studer … Continue reading
NEW ALBUM, IDLE NO MORE, OUT SEP. 3, 2013 ON MERGE Though often called the “wildest show on earth” and known for their spectacle of a stage show, King Khan & The Shrines aren’t afraid to mix their velvety pop and soul-infused, psyched-out numbers with meaning and seriousness evident through album title, Idle No More, named after an indigenous-rights movement, and … Continue reading
Kevin Seconds apart from 7 seconds is an entirely different situation. At first listen to Kevin Seconds new album, Don’t Let Me Lose Ya, I thought it was a mistake. Having never listened to his past solo material I assumed that maybe I had clicked a wrong button somewhere in the downloading process. The Kevin … Continue reading
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