IBG contributor reviewing live shows around NYC. Sounds like Kayla.
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Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist D.S. Bradford has spent his life building up chops in the music industry. From growing up in a musical household to writing songs with his first band Certain Tragedy, and learning production techniques from multi-platinum producer Jeff Blue, he draws upon a deep pool of influences to craft his own brand […]
I’ve written about my love for female-fronted rock bands in the past. Brooklyn noise pop duo Sleigh Bells is an established member of this list, featuring the vocals of singer-songwriter Alexis Krauss, whose occupation Wikipedia lists as “Musician, Princess.” Accompanied by guitarist Derek E. Miller, Princess Krauss and Sleigh Bells have released three full-length studio […]
I hadn’t previously heard of Prinze George, but I knew I was in for something good when Facebook told me my hipster-but-not-obnoxiously-hipster friend from Bushwick was already a fan of theirs. The Brooklyn-based indie pop trio consists of producer/instrumentalist Kenny Grimm and vocalist Naomi Almquist, who grew up together in Prince George’s County, Maryland and […]
Every now and then I think, “That’s it. We’ve made all the music. We’ve covered every genre and it will be near-impossible to make anything new sound original.” And repeatedly, artists like Sean Bones disprove me. The Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter, who previously released two albums under his real name, has taken the moniker Terribly Yours for […]
Coming from someone who considers herself a somewhat hip chick, Alexa Wilding is far cooler than me. Called “one of music’s hippest chicks” by The New York Post (alongside Florence Welch, mind you) and “the neo-Stevie Nicks” by The New York Times, the critically acclaimed folk singer-songwriter has just released her third album, Wolves. Despite being […]
If you’ve not yet heard of Butterscotch, allow me to introduce you. Antoinette Clinton is a singer, rapper, beatboxer, multi-instrumentalist, and hugely talented human from Sacramento, California. After creating a niche following as the world’s first female beatboxing champion in 2005, she achieved widespread recognition as a second runner-up on America’s Got Talent two years […]
I’m always eager to learn about a band when their name gives a nod to a cultural or literary icon. Death Cab for Cutie, Titus Andronicus, Modest Mouse. And now Fialta. It’s a reference to a fictional city in a Nabokov short story. The San Luis Obispo-based indie pop quartet is comprised of two married […]
After releasing the ironically named Self-Titled in 2013, High Water, the moniker of Manhattanite and multi-instrumentalist Will Epstein, has returned to grace us with his brilliant sonic debut, Crush, on Other People. The album courses with beautiful piano and synth melodies, as Epstein was a former touring keys player for childhood friend and label mate, Nicolas Jaar. […]
