Posts Tagged ‘duo’
Features
The OaKs… to the other side of the world and back
Every album has a story. The story behind The OaKs‘ debut album, Our Fathers And The Things They Left Behind, is one of the most interesting I’ve come across. Singer and guitarist Ryan Costello was a college student...
Features
Thunderball allows relaxation
Whenever I listen to a record from ESL, I know I’m in for something pretty damn creative. Many of the artists signed to the label are manufacturers of what many like to call “chill-out music”. The artists tend...
Features
Aussie Bands Taking Over!
Who doesn’t love pandas? Unless you bite one, they are lovable gentle giants (most of the time). The Panda Band initially sound to be just as lovable. I’ve only heard four songs from this Australian five-piece, but ...
Features
Bitter:Sweet
Bitter:Sweet are a duo that was formed out of several coincidences. Ironically before the two met, they lived within a few minutes of each other in Los Angeles and often used the same recording studio at different times. The ca...
Electronic
Electronics on Thursdays
Happy Thursday. Summer is (sadly) almost over, but at least football season is nearing. So, here are some tracks of the electronic/synth element to cheer you up. They’re fun. ——————R...
Features
Lemon tastes sweet, not sour
Lemon is a New York-based collaborative consisting of singer/songwriter Roger Smith and multi-instrumentalist Thor Madsen. Smith and Madsen are heavily influenced by a variety of genres, but their passion for 70s R&B is pa...
Features
Short Bits
This is a brand new track from indie darlings Liars (Thom Yorke’s new favorite band) covering The Monks’ ‘Pretty Suzanne’. I love when covers reconstruct the original song significantly while still maint...
Features
Sunny Day Sets Fire from all over the world
Music is a universal language. I believe that we can all agree on this, but Sunny Day Sets Fire may understand this slightly more than many. The foursome’s members originate from Italy, Hong Kong, and the UK. Vocalist/gui...
Features
She, Sir prefer to be dreamy
Few artists have the certain skill and tendancy to create hypnotic layers of sound that captivate the listener and bring them to a different place. In the mainstream, the genre of shoegaze is often thought of as a bunch of guit...
Features
Jellyfish are fun.
For some bands, it was a shame that the early 90s were completely absorbed in the grunge movement. Jellyfish were one of them, as their focus on catchy power pop with obvious influences of bands such as Queen and The Beach Boys...
