New York trio The Last Internationale was one of the small-stage highlights at last year’s Sunset Strip Music Festival – the band had been spending some time in 2013 hanging with Tom Morello leading up the recent release of their blues-infused, politically charged debut album “We Will Reign” on Epic Records. The time in L.A. […]
Having just released a B-movie-inspired video for “She Wants to Play With Fire,†Los Angeles duo Night Club yet again bring us into their seedy underworld of dominatrix synth. Singer Emily Kavanaugh’s video battle with a vengeful Tarantino-esque female leaves her hair tousled and lipstick smudged enough to reawaken Madonna’s naughtier side. On their forthcoming […]
San Antonio-born Wild Party recently released their catchy new music video for “When I Get Older†– a story of four young boys who grow up to be corporate professionals and spend their time pining for the days when they were hungry musicians. Currently on tour with label-mates Hellogoodbye, Wild Party live up to their name […]
Former Walkmen lead singer Hamilton Leithauser is making music under his own name now, but Thursday night’s show at the Echo was hardly a solo performance. A backing band of eight other performers accompanied him in support of his new album “Black Hours,” an adventurous collection of moody and thoughtful songwriting. Leithauser’s set consisted of […]
NYC quartet Hooray For Earth are due to release their sophomore album “Racy” on July 29 via Dovecote Records. Lucky for us, we have had an early listen to the album co-produced by singer/songwriter Noel Heroux and Chris Coady (TV On The Radio, Future Islands, Blonde Redhead). Along with Chris Principe on bass, Joseph Ciampini […]
Emerging from the smoke of the Walkmen’s hiatus last year, former lead singer Hamilton Leithauser recently released his debut solo album titled “Black Hours.†Collaborating with the likes of Richard Swift (the producer who also plays in the Shins), Morgan Henderson from Fleet Foxes, Amber Coffman from Dirty Projectors and Rostram Batmanglij from Vampire Weekend, […]
Hailing from the Northeast England town of Stockton-on-Tees but sounding as if they come from Flannel USA, Young Rebel Set are firing on all cylinders with soulful folk rock that still maintains lad-appeal. Having already gained plenty of European exposure, the band – Matthew Chipchase, Andrew Parmley, Mark Evans, Chris Parmley and Luke Evans – […]
Brooklyn-based trio Bear In Heaven don’t exactly have it easy as the industry is presented with a new synth-heavy act every day. Luckily for them and for us, they do it very well. Comprised of Jon Philpot, Adam Wills and new drummer Jason Nazarey, Bear In Heaven are due to release their fourth album “Time […]
