If you’ve ever managed to find just the right soundtrack to your everyday life then you know the kind of cinematic makeover your environment receives. When you find that right sound, any mundane landscape can be instantly dramatized. “You Are Listening To” is a website where real life and music are blended in a very… Read More You Are Listening To New York
Turns out Neko Case is a fan of Finnish cult prog legends M.A. Numminen and Pedro Hietanen. The Americana-queen tweeted a picture of the two musicians on Saturday, expressing her love for the two cult figures. Both M.A. Numminen and Hietanen were instrumental in defining the Finnish prog scene back in the 1970’s, Numminen as… Read More Neko Case Knows Her Finnish Prog
Not only does Neko Case have one of the most powerful voices in all of alt-americana land , she‘s also one of the coolest women in the world. On her new single, however, she just as easily takes on the role as a man. “Man” is a power pop/americana cyclone on which Neko Case plays… Read More Listen: Neko Case – “Man”
Finnish indie label Soliti is celebrating its second birthday today and to mark this occasion they’ve put together a special compilation for us. Odds, Sods & Found Sounds features the label’s entire roster and contains both new and old material, as well as demos and unreleased songs from The New Tigers, Black Lizard, Delay Trees,… Read More Stream: Soliti marks two year anniversary with free compilation
Today a new track by Beck called “Defriended” has been floating around, along with the news of two new albums that he’s apparently releasing this year. Seems like Beck is moving deeper into to experimenting with electronica nowadays, to which one can only say bring it on. Beck can basically pull of any musical style,… Read More Listen: Beck – “Defriended”
Here’s some excellent and ancient footage of Negative Approach performing and being interviewed on “Why Be Something You’re Not”, which was a cable TV show run by Detroit punks back in the 80’s. via Kick To Kill.
Salvage My Dream is the moniker for Wakefield, England-based singer-songwriter Robin Fisher. With two albums and an EP under his belt he’s explored everything from folk to drone to shoegaze. On May 26 he’s releasing yet another EP entitled Desert, Sea and Grass which was partly recorded in a garage in Los Angles and partly in… Read More Salvage My Dream – “Lemon Tray”
There is a broad spectrum of indie bands in Turku. This in itself is a strong testament to the pulsating musical climate that continuously produces new and innovative acts. Last week I was lucky enough to stumble upon yet another exciting under the radar band – indie rockers The Stillwalkers. There are few to none… Read More The Stillwalkers – Everytune EP
Black Lizard S/T Soliti; 2013 When The Jesus and Mary Chain began exploring the hypnotic effects of blending distorted guitar noise and pop songs with a bratty attitude back in the 80’s, they did more than just invent a whole new sound. They invented a whole new approach to life. Their music saluted the urgency… Read More Album Review | Black Lizard – Black Lizard
British pop-folk outfit Co-pilgrim released a new video yesterday to accompany their upcoming single “Sialo”. The single is taken from their new album A Fairer Sea and will be released digitally on June 10th via Battle Worldwide Recordings. The video was directed by Danny Quanstrom. “Sialo” is a sleak and lighthearted pop tune. There’s a… Read More Tracks | Co-pilgrim – “Sialo”
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