Mixing alt-rock ballad with electro-pop dance jam, 90 Pounds of Pete have created an addictive sound with new single "Promiseland." This is bringing me back to when I first heard Passion Pit's Chunk of Change EP, chilling on the porch with my friends doing bad acoustic...
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Is it me or did Passive Me, Agressive You come out in like 2009? Never in my loife (emphasis added) has a band kept buzzing for so long on their debut album (okay, maybe MGMT did it). If Hearts Like Ours this is any indication of whats...
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Dan Croll. Doing it right. I love the vibe of this tune. It's just perfect for this time of year. We've got spring peaking her head out from behind winter and almost ready to come out for good. There's so much waiting in the wings....
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Inspiration has struck! Last week we had some technical issues. But I think we're back up and running here. Well, if you're reading this, then we are. Spring is here, in theory. Even though it's supposed to snow here in NYC today. No matter. This...
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This is why I love living in Williamsburg. You walk 6 blocks on a weeknight and see bands like Steel Phantoms in front of 100 people. Its about impeccable songwriting and flawless execution for drummer/lead vocalist Aaron Harris (yes, very Helm/Henley/Collins of them) and guitarist Jesse Newkirk....
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So it's Friday. You're getting ready to check out of work for the weekend. Maybe you're hopping in the car and heading north or west. Either way, this track is going to float you right into it. Small Black drops their first single off their...
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Cannot say enough good things about this track from Jagwar Ma. The Australian based three-piece just released this infectious track last week and my word is it good. ...
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So Noah Hyde is playing a show with our friends Ghost Beach at Lightsandmusic's Sex Pop party. We've been digging on Noah Hyde for a while now. But this gave us some time to revisit his catalogue and what a pleasure that was. This track...
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The Beach Fossils are back! They've got a new album coming out on February 19th to follow up their 2010 debut. They've got that fuzzed out lo-fi sound that was all the rage before I fell hard for nu-disco and chillwave. But it's great to...
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