This has been an exciting year in music with a ton of new bands emerging, which means more great albums to add to your collection. Perhaps one of my favorites is the debut album from NYC’s Deep Sea Peach Tree called Vaguely Navy. Self-defined as surf rock with jazz and shoegaze inclinations, the band puts […]
A cute and cuddly electronic daydream is Future Generation’s new LP Landscape. This is the NYC band’s second album on Frenchkiss Records. It all began when a group of creative Brooklyn friends came together to form what is arguably the most fun and whimsical sounding band you will find today. They use a variety of […]
New York based guitarist Rotem Sivan is a world traveled and diverse artist of great skill. His new album My Favorite Monster is more than a string of ten jazz guitar songs that just showcase Rotem as a great musician. It is full of not only great musicianship but beyond expert melding of many genres, […]
In the age of endless music sources recycling the past genres we all love so much (even for the thousandth regeneration of the same song structure), you would be hard pressed to find something surpassing musical time and space. Imagine something that looked into the future, now, here’s Papadosio. The band has released their newest […]
Is it a musical universality that the remnants of the most confusing and challenging romantic relationships create the best pieces of art? It looks like Rubblebucket can relate. The duo has just released their new album, Sun Machine, which is filled with personal reflections on a love for each other, even though the tumultuous nature […]
Southern California bands tend to ooze that certain feel-good, driving in your car on a Friday night vibe, you know? Uber-cool melody that surfs along a languid rhythm that instantly releases all tension. So, how could you expect anything less from San Diego’s Creature Canyon. They have recently put out a single called “Hurricane” that […]
Dentist is a Jersey indie surf-pop that is gaining a lot of popularity, especially with the release of their new album Night Swimming. The band’s sound is retro, nostalgic, even. From the unique musings of Emily Bornemann and the surf-style guitar riffs, Dentist offers something that most bands today don’t, a delicate blend of old […]
As a sucker for music that makes me veg out for hours on end in a trance of mindlessness (and a rare occasion of mindfulness), I have an equally strong liking for anything that makes me dance around my apartment in the early hours of the morning. Phantastic Ferniture’s Phantastic Ferniture is such an album. […]
