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“Negative Gemini is Lindsey French,” her website says. Since acquiring the moniker and going solo in 2011, the Virginia native — now based in Brooklyn — has transformed from an experimental bedroom pop artist to a seasoned songwriter and producer. After dabbling in a rap group for a period of time, French dropped her 2013 debut solo […]
When I really love a song, I have pretty high expectations for anyone who tries to cover it. Changing a song risks ruining everything that made it good in the first place, while a really well done interpretation can reveal its original beauty in a new way. The latest triumph in the cover world comes from […]
Animal Lover, Daisy Victoria’s third EP since starting out in 2014, is unlike anything I have ever heard. Co-written with her brother Sam and produced by mix master Dan Austin (Pixies), the three-track album’s ludicrous lyrics, theatrical vocals, and pop rock rhythms demand that you open your ears. Daisy Victoria — Not Afraid to Be Herself […]
A few weeks ago my Spotify Discover Weekly playlist blessed my ears with a grungy, twangy cover of One Direction’s “Drag Me Down.” The band was Weaves, a four piece art rock outfit from Toronto. I clicked on their profile to take a deeper dive into the discography and learned they just released their self-titled […]
Have you ever heard the first ten seconds of a song and immediately thought, “Who is this?” That’s how I felt about Ghost Wave, the two-piece psych-rock group from Auckland, New Zealand. After teasing listeners with four singles since last year, the duo — Matt Paul on lead vocals and guitar and Eammon Logan on drums […]
I’ve been on a Seattle kick lately, last week raving about live jammers Wiscon, and now this week sampling the latest from five piece electro rock outfit Furniture Girls. The band, named after the 1973 sci-fi movie, has put out four albums since 2007 and toured the country playing to packed houses and opening for […]
Seattle has always been a hub for good bands, churning out talents like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Modest Mouse, and Death Cab for Cutie. Our latest Pacific Northwest find, Wiscon, largely sticks to the live scene but has dropped a handful of studio gems, most recently their new single, “Wake Up.” The four-piece pop punk outfit, […]
It’s always impressive to hear the raw talent of new artists, especially when their early releases show potential for a developing career. I’ve found that EDM artists particularly — Kygo, Porter Robinson, and Martin Garrix, to name a few — are increasingly emerging at younger and younger ages. At just 21 years old, South Korean producer IMLAY […]
