Courtesy of Rolling Stone.Until yesterday, I had never heard Willie Nelson's music. Today, I'm still not really sure if my life has changed in any way. I guess the question in and of itself means it hasn't. For this week's In The Bin, I went to Joe's Record...
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Feedback: Mystery Skull, the Man of a Million Phases
Courtesy of Free Bike Valet.The man is Luis Dubuc, Mystery Skulls is his project and the end result is the best electronic pop music you'll hear this year. Mystery Skulls released its first full album, Forever, late in 2014 under the Warner Bros. label. Packed...
Homemade: Baltimore
Courtesy of Visit Baltimore. Baltimore seems to be the mid-Atlantic's best kept secret when discussing East Coast music scenes. The city's proximity to D.C. is both a blessing and a curse; while it's convenient for local bands to hop between music scenes,...
Amason, "Sky City" (Fairfax Recordings)
Taking acid in the Amazon Rainforest (in the 80s) From Pontus Winnberg of electronic trio Miike Snow and various other stragglers of other groups, Amason was born. And I suppose if you were to do acid in the Amazon Rainforest in an 80s movie, any song on Sky City...
Elvis Perkins, "I Aubade" (MIR)
Charming eclectic acoustic sad music We open on a grainy home-video of a couple on a windy beach, shot in sepia. It's the kind of quirky and enchanting that Wes Anderson movies aspire to be. What's playing in the background? It's the dulcet tones of Elvis...
Michael Feuerstack, "The Forgettable Truth" (Self-Released)
Complex and rhythmic soft rock with vocal emphasis.Once known by several other names, veteran Canadian singer-songwriter Michael Feuerstack skillfully marries simple, slow guitar rhythms with complex vocal melodies and the occasional burst of sound and emotion....
Andrew St.James, "The Shakes" (Fortune)
Upbeat but emotional indie rock.Remarkable for his young age, Andrew St.James' newest album The Shakes is a soulful, catchy, and intricate collection of indie rock. St. James' showcases vocals that are crooning at times, rugged at others, and passionate always....
Darlings, "Feel Better" (Wild Canary)
Sunny splendid sounding guitars playing melodic riffs.Brooklyn-based band, Darlings' most recent release is one of laid-back, melodic guitar music. The album kicks of with a sweetly thematic guitar tune with accented complexities in the rhythm section. Think Beach...
Jib Kidder, "Teaspoon To The Ocean" (Weird World Co.)
Chillwave psychedelic rockJib Kidder have an interesting formula for songwriting. Many of the tracks on this album give a solid spacey, psychedelic experience to the listener, which for the most part consist of atmospheric electronic beats, guitar strumming, and...
Twerps, "Range Anxiety" (Merge)
Post-finals friendly smoke“Let's waste away, let's save the day, let's try to do it on our own” sings guitarist and vocalist Martin Fawley to a string of chords that are warm and inviting yet distant and nostalgic. The sort of sentiment he presents in the...