By Stephen DeFilippo on August 20, 2010
All Delighted People EP available to stream and download at Bandcamp.
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Posted in MP3s and Streams, New Music
By Stephen DeFilippo on July 31, 2010
Earlier this month, Secret Cities stopped by the Elbo Room on Valencia St. in San Francisco. The band played a great show despite sound issues and a somewhat thin crowd, and here’s a video of the mellow Pink Graffiti album closer, “The End.”
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Posted in New Music, Videos | Tagged Secret Cities, Western Vinyl
By Stephen DeFilippo on July 31, 2010
To expect a crocodile-themed concept album from Animal Collective’s Avey Tare might be asking too much, but the fact that his first solo album is reportedly influenced by the ancient reptile seems pretty promising.
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Posted in New Music, Upcoming Releases | Tagged Animal Collective, Avey Tare, Paw Tracks
By Stephen DeFilippo on July 29, 2010
Meet Chicago, Illinois-based Colin Caulfield, a.k.a. Young Man. First time listeners of his music should start with Boy, a concept EP packed with excellent vocal harmonies and satisfying guitar work.
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Posted in Band(its) to Watch, Features | Tagged Frenchkiss, Kitchen Music, Young Man
By Stephen DeFilippo on July 29, 2010
Warren Hildebrand, a.k.a. Toronto’s Foxes in Fiction gives Memoryhouse’s recent dream pop hit, “Lately (Deuxième),” the cover treatment.
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Posted in MP3s and Streams, New Music | Tagged Foxes in Fiction, Orchid Tapes
By Stephen DeFilippo on July 27, 2010
Ever wonder what the Real Housewives of Orange County would look like sans Botox?
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Posted in New Music, Videos | Tagged Caribou
By Stephen DeFilippo on July 21, 2010
At the meta-level, the Fargo, North Dakota band’s debut album is a tough act to categorize, but viewed at the micro level, the album delivers a cohesive experience of youthful expression.
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Posted in Reviews | Tagged Secret Cities, Western Vinyl
By Stephen DeFilippo on July 21, 2010
Soul revivalist Mayer Hawthorne gets jiggy at the pool side in his latest music video.
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Posted in New Music, Videos
By Stephen DeFilippo on July 16, 2010
Watching the new Klaxons video, for the song “Echoes” is like taking a trip to the desert planet Tatooine from Star Wars, except there’s no pimpin’ Landspeeder or eerie little Jawas lurking around the corner.
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Posted in New Music, News, Videos
By Stephen DeFilippo on July 15, 2010
Back in June, Islands’ multitasking magician of a musician Nick Diamonds performed at a New York’s Radio Happy Hour, where he unwrapped three new songs which he “think[s] will be Islands songs.”
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Posted in New Music, News, Videos | Tagged Islands
