What’s the recipe for the perfect summer song?
If you ask me, the first ingredient is harmony; just try to hear a Beach Boys chorus without letting your mind drift to a warmer climate. Location can’t hurt, either — bands from sunnier locales often let them shine through in their lyrics. LISTEN HERE…
House Harkonnen lead singer Alex Johnson said the Arlington four-piece had talked about making a concept record for years. Vol. 7 is that record, and it’s an example of the careful planning and inspired art of a band that considers itself a hard rock outfit but sounds really, really metal. READ MORE…
We’re very pleased to premiere “Broken Arrow” the latest track from San Francisco band City Tribe. Excerpted from the band’s new LP Undertow, “Broken Arrow” blends the West Coast easy harmonies of a Fleet Foxes with the chaotic beauty/tempest in a tea-cup quality of Neil Young’s noisier records. Undertow, the LP recorded by former Manchester Orchestra drummer Andy Freeman is out July 29. LISTEN HERE…
San Francisco’s City Tribe released “Wildflower” from their forthcoming debut album Undertow, a track that encapsulates Jacob Jones’ sincere vocals, Eric Wallace and Duncan Nielsen’s warm-toned guitars, and Cody Rhodes’ driving percussions. READ MORE…
We’re stoked to be presenting the world premiere for City Tribe’s new track “Gloomaloo.” Theirs is the wide-open sound of the San Francisco Bay at dusk – big harmonies and fog-shrouded Northern California hooks, definitely for fans of Beach Boys, Shins, Paul Simon, Vampire Weekend, and Fleet Foxes. LISTEN HERE…