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Like Joy Division? Try L.A. band Cold Showers’ distant, chilly “New Dawn”

Like Joy Division? Try L.A. band Cold Showers’ distant, chilly “New Dawn”

Jordy Kasko October 11, 2012 0

If you’re a fan of Joy Division or New Order, L.A. band Cold Showers might become one of your new favorites.  Jonathan Weinberg, whom you might know from his other band La Sera, sounds

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Chicago indie rockers Santah’s under-stated, acoustic-based “Teeth” <small>[MP3]</small>

Chicago indie rockers Santah’s under-stated, acoustic-based “Teeth” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko October 11, 2012 0

Chicago indie rockers Santah will follow up their 2010 debut album White Noise Bed with a new EP called You’re Still a Lover on October 16, and the first song I’ve heard from it, “Teeth,” is much

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Britishness: Like Bombay Bicycle Club? Try As Elephants Are’s “War Cry” <small>[MP3]</small>

Britishness: Like Bombay Bicycle Club? Try As Elephants Are’s “War Cry” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko October 11, 2012 0

Drawing comparisons to Bombay Bicycle Club, British indie rock band As Elephants Are are hitting the scene with a bang, releasing their debut single “War Cry” to the excitement of the blogosphere and fans of

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Talk Show Tunes: Morrissey, Father John Misty, The Wallflowers, & more

Talk Show Tunes: Morrissey, Father John Misty, The Wallflowers, & more

Jordy Kasko October 10, 2012 0

Today, I’ve got a whole host of Talk Show Tunes for y’all.   Below, watch live performances from indie rock icon Morrissey, folk rockers Father John Misty, rambling Swedish indie pop wunderkind Jens Lekman,

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About to Break: Aussie alt-pop act Teeth & Tongue’s “The Party Is You” <small>[MP3]</small>

About to Break: Aussie alt-pop act Teeth & Tongue’s “The Party Is You” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko October 10, 2012 0

I’m absolutely addicted to this new single from Australian alt-pop act Teeth & Tongue, and if there’s any justice in the world, this one truly is About to Break — at least into the

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Go Folk Yourself: Daughter returns with a beautiful, touching B-side, “Run”

Go Folk Yourself: Daughter returns with a beautiful, touching B-side, “Run”

Jordy Kasko October 10, 2012 0

Elena Tonra, a.k.a. Daughter, is one of my fiancée’s favorite new artists, but I hadn’t really been able to get into her before the emotive “Smother,” which I posted back in August.  Now that single’s

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INDyNS’ wholesome, vivacious indie rock – “Fields Lie Fallow” <small>[MP3]</small>

INDyNS’ wholesome, vivacious indie rock – “Fields Lie Fallow” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko October 10, 2012 0

NYC indie rock group INDyNS have a wholesome, vivacious style that suggests current folk rock acts like Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and Of Monsters and Men, and when they intone “these days

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Song of the Day: enjoy The Shins? Try Joshua James’ “Queen of the City” <small>[MP3]</small>

Song of the Day: enjoy The Shins? Try Joshua James’ “Queen of the City” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko October 9, 2012 0

I’m lovin’ this new tune from Utah-based singer-songwriter Joshua James, who will release his third album, From the Top of Willamette Mountain, on November 6.   Titled “Queen of the City,” it’s an indie pop-rock piece that

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Jangle through the day with The Babies’ catchy garage pop, “Get Lost”

Jangle through the day with The Babies’ catchy garage pop, “Get Lost”

Jordy Kasko October 9, 2012 0

The Babies are jangly garage pop band from Brooklyn, and “Get Lost” is their newest song, one that’s been taking indie blogs by storm over the last few days.  It took a couple of

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Song of the Day: Kopecky Family Band’s catchy pop-rock lovesong “Heartbeat”

Song of the Day: Kopecky Family Band’s catchy pop-rock lovesong “Heartbeat”

Jordy Kasko October 4, 2012 0

Kopecky Family Band are an indie rock group from the Land of Songwriting, otherwise known as Nashville.  ”Heartbeat” is a fresh song from the group, and it’s a good one: the tune starts with

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L.A. psychedelic retro-rockers Foxygen announce debut LP, drop “Shuggie”

L.A. psychedelic retro-rockers Foxygen announce debut LP, drop “Shuggie”

Jordy Kasko October 4, 2012 0

L.A. experimental retro-rock purveyors Foxygen released one of my favorite songs of the year in May, the freewheeling psych-pop tune “Make It Known,” and now they’ve announced a debut album for release on January

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Video: Halloween comes early for indie rockers Menomena in “Plumage”

Video: Halloween comes early for indie rockers Menomena in “Plumage”

Jordy Kasko October 4, 2012 0

Halloween has come early for Portland indie rockers Menomena, who try on copious amounts of costumes in this video for “Plumage,” a song off of their excellent recent release Moms.  The song is pretty

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