It’s a classic image: the songwriter with a broken heart hunkers down with nothing but a guitar and sees very little daylight while he turns his feelings into songs. All too often, those songs shouldn’t be heard by anyone, but sometimes they strike at the heart of the matter in a way that many can identify with. In recent memory, Josh Ritter’s The Beast in its Tracks found Ritter, in the wake of divorce, giving voice to feelings ranging from anger and charity to regret and humor. READ MORE…
After some acclaimed work with Roc Nation’s J. Cole, the Jersey native Voli dropped his self-titled debut LP. Voli grew up with an affinity for the arts. He honed his lyricism while internalizing the tastes of his favorite producers of the era. Voli focused on rapping for several years before deciding to shelf his lyrical talents in order to cultivate his production. After mastering Hip Hop production, he worked on developing his style, introducing more Pop, Rhythmic, & Rock into the mix, expanding into a sound with an individual and distinctive style. Check the project below and grab the album via iTunes. LISTEN HERE…
Party Dolls‘ “Indigo” featured today in Pretty Much Amazing‘s 13 Downloads You Won’t Regret alongside Frank Ocean, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon & Diplo, Tame Impala, Childish Gambino, Phoenix, Lydia Loveless, Elbow, Fucked Up & more… LISTEN HERE
Bedouin is the type of artist you can recognize immediately simply from her music. The songstress is based in L.A., yet her distinctly nomadic spirit makes it a real struggle to ever catch her in the spotlight. Last year, her self-titled debut EP revealed her dreamily hypnotic sound, and today we’re premiering the video for the EP’s single, Bright Lights.
Just like Bedouin’s music, the video explores the disconnectedness one can feel when stuck in one place for too long. With distant and prolonged panoramas of L.A., the video is much less an homage to the city than it is a visual representation of the singer’s wanderlust. As the scenes progress, you can see her gradually get lost in visions of herself dancing in an obscure, grassy, woodland clearing. Now you can get lost in Bedouin’s world too by watching the video below. WATCH HERE…
The precise focused pensiveness of Cat Power, the windswept far-away aesthetic of Hope Sandoval and the warm at-ease tone of Dusty Springfield are a few introductory aesthetic touchstones for newcomer L.A. artist Bedouin. But rather than a sum of a resume of influences or a one sheet of hyperbolic praise and notions, the worldly well-traveled Bedouin (she grew up admist an amalgamation of different cultures and environments) sings and composes from a broader and, as is evidenced in her music, immensely affecting place that is completely her own. We’re privileged to premiere the stunning “Up All Night” from Bedouin’s forthcoming s/t EP. LISTEN HERE…
Lily and the Tigers have a new album out: The Hand You Deal Yourself was officially released yesterday. The Atlanta folk trio recorded the 30-minute album in the Vermont woods, and the band funded its release through a Kickstarter.
The band plays a free album release show at Octopus Bar on Thurs., March 13. Before performing inside, the trio will play an intimate set around a bonfire behind the bar.
Here’s “Last Mosquito,” the final song off The Hand You Deal Yourself that features gentle guitar accompaniment alongside singer Casey Hood’s soothing voice. LISTEN HERE…