“And I miss the folksingers from the days of old/ When a three chord song could save your soul.” While scrounging Bandcamp, I came across a band by the name of The Novel Ideas and thought, “That band sounds like fun, let’s give …
Category: Indie Rock
LCD Soundsystem Documentary Review
written by Jake Nelko On April 2, 2011, LCD Soundsystem played their last show to a sold out Madison Square Garden in New York City. They played 29 songs over a nearly 4-hour span, including all of the hits like “All My Friends” …
Lovedrug – Wild Blood
Written by Jake Nelko Lovedrug released their newest album, Wild Blood, earlier this year. For a band that has seen transformation in terms of personnel, changing styles, and shifting inspirations, this album has been a victory in creative liberty and rebirth. On top …
YouTube Gem: Lovers “Shepherd of the Stray Hearts”
by Guest Writer Iris Sandjette Carolyn Berk, of Portland-based Lovers, masterfully crafts lyrics that draw you into a song’s emotional space: “I asked for answers from the ocean waves. ‘If it’s meant to be then it will be,’ they said.” Stripped of the …
The Gospel Whiskey Runners – Hold On (FREE download)
Every once and while, while scavenging Bandcamp.com or Noisetrade.com, I come across something so wonderful and so new that it reminds me why music is such a valuable thing and so important to us as a people. Last year’s “The Dust Covered Man” …
Brian McMahon on Maps and Atlases
Written by Brian McMahon and Greg Jones A few months ago we got a chance to send our friend Brian McMahon (The Great Transparency, Goodnight Wednesday) and his fiancé Sarah Minch to the Maps and Atlases show at Musica in Akron, Ohio. Here …
Artist Interview: The Young Romans
The Young Romans were kind enough to talk with us about the band, what it was like to be featured in “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” and their debut album, “Tiger Child.” Tell us a little bit about the band. Sari: We’re an …
The Young Romans – Tiger Child
The Young Romans is a band in the fashion of The Civil Wars and She and Him, an alternative band that primarily consists of a man and a woman. The Young Romans could hardly sound more different than those band though. They are …
Album Review: Father John Misty – Fear Fun
This is a quirky album. It should go on the short list for freak folk fans and college rock stations. This guy, this mysteriously named Father John Misty, has mastered the dirty guitar and the common-chorded riff. This is just one of those …
Dayna Duncan on Local Natives
I admit that I tend not to take much notice of the itunes “suggestions” for me, mostly because they are sometimes completely ridiculous. But, as I was anxiously downloading my super-anticipated pre-ordered “Valtari” album by Sigur Ros, these dudes were suggested and I have …
