Moonface is Spencer Krug and sometimes some other people, but mostly it’s Spencer. He’s been in a lot of bands, many of which are still around, including (but not limited to) Frog Eyes, Sunset Rubdown, Swan Lake, Fifths of Seven and Wolf Parade. This new song is spare and sad and eerie. Mr. Krug was […]
Bands rarely sound how you imagine them to based solely on their name, yet Horse Thief is one of those elusive onomatopoeiac groups. I’d expect them to be a country-influenced jangly rock band from Oklahoma (via Denton, TX) and indeed they are! Here’s “Little Dust”, a song I’m liking a lot from their debut album […]
What a gorgeous, haunting song from She Keeps Bees. “Is What It Is” is one of two songs from their new album Eight Houses that features fellow Brooklynite Sharon Van Etten on background vocals. To be honest, I like this song better without the video. My advice: start the video and switch to another window […]
Brooklyn’s Bear in Heaven have a new album out August 5th called Time Is Over One Day Old. It’s full of hypnotic goodness like “Time Between.”
Raging Slab was making boogie rock out of New York back in 1989 when very few people wanted such things. This was the year of Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative” and Edie Brickell’s “What I Am” – not exactly the time for dirt-ass roots rock with beards and monster trucks. Nonetheless, the band got signed to […]
Since her Stereolab days, Laetitia Sadier has held a place in my heart for delivering smart and atmospheric music. Her new record is called Something Shines and it’s out September 23rd.
Well, this is a gorgeous song from Timothy Showalter AKA Strand of Oaks. Timothy is from Indiana, and his new album HEAL is sometimes angry and sometimes contemplative, but all of it feels very personal and intimate. You should check it out.
Chicago’s Twin Peaks have a new record called Wild Onion coming out on August 5th, and if this first single is any indication, they’ve grown up a lot. “I Found a New Way” is a delightful combination of jangle and bar rock.
Here’s a new song from Buddy. His record Last Call for the Quiet Life comes out on August 19th. You’ll dig it if you like songs with clever turns of phrase and lush backdrops.