By now, comparisons between this Denver Americana trio and UK folk-rockers Mumford & Sons are well documented. Both groups belong to the roots revivalist movement flooding the indie consciousness, but there’s something perhaps more essentially “American” about the Lumineers, difference which while appreciative of one and other clearly sets the two apart. […]
How can it be…? Did American Idol actually manage to produce good music? Sure, the insipid reality television series has managed to find a few legitimate stars (Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood for example) along the way but historically the music they’ve given their big winners to perform each season as their first single, or as they like to call it “Coronation Song” have been well…crap. Que 2011’s winner Phillip Phillips, who seems to have had the luck of the Irish and found a hit right out of the gate. […]
Tucked away in a quiet corner of Chicago’s fabled Wrigleyville community resides a decidedly progressive albeit completely casual edifice to culinary indulgences, the Uncommon Ground on Clark Street. […]
Beautiful Small Machines recently released a cover of MIA‘s smash hit “Paper Planes”, turning it from a pop/hip-hop mashup into an incredibly well done indie song… […]
Talented early-2k songstress Bree Sharp makes a triumphant return along side long time musical cohort Don DiLego with their perfectly techno-satyric electropop on 2009’s EP; Robots In Love.
It’s been over a year in the making, but the Tampa-based band Merchandise’s latest album Children of Desire has grown into the logical and organic auditory extension of their previous Strange Songs LP that we’ve all been waiting […]
Alex Clare is a name that you probably aren’t familiar with, but odds are you’ve heard his song “Too Close” in Internet Explorer’s most recent commercial. When I heard the British singer’s soulful/folky voice mixed with booming bass wobbles, I was intrigued. After listening to his full album, I’m impressed. […]
This native son of Savannah, Georgia is quite possibly the single best blues musician you’ve never heard of…
Divergent Spectrum, released on August 2nd, 2011 through Ashton’s label Amorphous Music, provides us with something more than just your typical dubstep album. Bassnectar’s most recent album explores all facets of electronic music mixed with hard-hitting dubstep beats. […]
Of all the covers and re-recordings of this famous Pixies song, it took Microsoft with their Kinect and the quirky cool Vitamin String Quartet to produce what could quite possibly be the most melodically haunting and uplifting version of “Where Is my Mind” the world will ever know. […]
AWOLNATION’s first single off their new “Megalithic Symphony” album, “Sail”, debuted at #30 on the U.S. Billboard. The song was written with a nod to the Styx song “Come Sail Away” as is evident in the video and lyrics as he talks of extraterrestrial beings coming for him. […]
This year, the prolific singer-songwriter recorded a solo debut — literally. Ebert played every part on Alexander himself, crafting a collection of songs inspired by his diverse personal influences. […]
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