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Benjamin Ricci
TOUR TEST: Fortune’s Folly Puts the Audio-Technica System 10 PRO Wireless System Through its Paces
[Editor’s note – this fall we opened a nationwide search to find a band to test out the System 10...
UK Punks Shame Open up About New LP, ‘Songs of Praise’
Shame: UK Punks Tackle Frenzied Stage Shows, Social Media & Hygiene on the Road UK’s Shame has...
Sun Kil Moon
"Boldly stark, yet surprisingly upbeat sad bastard musings” Among the Leaves San Francisco, CA (Caldo Verde Records) Releasing albums since ’89, San Francisco transplant Mark Kozelek has one of the...
Soul Asylum
“Wittiness, familiarity and change keep runaway train Dave Pirner on track” Delayed Reaction Minneapolis, MN (429) Soul Asylum’s original members Dave Pirner and Dan Murphy have retained Tommy...
Shout Out Out Out Out
“Dark, melodic ‘vocoder pop’ from the Great White North” Spanish Moss and Total Loss Edmonton, AB (Normals Welcome Records) Edmonton, AB-based dance punk/electro poppers Shout Out Out Out Out have...
Sean Rowe
“An introspective, timeless showcase of a deep-voiced singer/songwriter's gift” The Salesman and the Shark New York, NY (ANTI-) It is difficult to characterize the hefty-voiced singer/songwriter...
Poor Moon
“Woodsy bearded baroque-folk” Poor Moon Seattle, WA (Sub Pop) Although this is the first full-length album under the Poor Moon moniker, the musicians who make up the group are anything but strangers...
Niki & The Dove
“Scandinavian electronic pop-noire” Instinct Stockholm, Sweden (Sub Pop) In the Swedish tradition of perfect pop music, Niki & The Dove have produced a chart-worthy album of tenderhearted...
Mike + Ruthy
“When clever lyrics, beautiful harmonies, and two hearts combine” The NYC EP Woodstock, NY (Humble Abode Music) Folk duo Mike + Ruthy are back again with their newest release, The NYC EP, featuring...
Measure
“Textured, layered electronics; gorgeous cinematic indie pop” The Air Inside Our Lungs Brooklyn, NY (Self-released) The Air Inside Our Lungs is ethereal, rich with a tapestry of indie sounds and...
Mark Bates
“Glorious, calming Americana melodies in the realm of Beck, CSNY” Night Songs Los Angeles, CA (Self-released) In his new Americana-style LP Night Songs, Mark Bates delivers the goods with a feast of...
Killing California
“No pentagrams, no crosses, just balls” No Pentagrams No Crosses San Clemente, CA (Basement Records) Killing California is intense, simple as that. A punk band with metal-guy musicianship,...