City Society, a memorable mix of indie electronic dreampop and danceable beats, was founded in 2013 by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Richard Cupolo. Recording in his own studio and in various studios around New York City, he embraces retro keyboards and guitars and melds them with compelling, personal and existential lyrics. Coined by a friend during a post-show hangout, he [...]
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Elephant
“Skyscraper” is the new single from London based duo Amelia Rivas and Christian Pinchbeck aka Elephant. Pontefract born Amelia met Bristolian Christian in the early hours of a house party back in May 2010, a fateful encounter that led to many a long night writing and recording songs in Christian’s South London bedsit. They soon came [...]
Big Search
If there was a rainbow-bridge/time warp between the Los Angeles of the 1970′s and the present day, Matt Popieluch‘s band Big Search would be its resident players, carrying the banner of Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, and Lindsey Buckingham into the 21st century. Best known as the singer of Foreign Born, and former part-time guitarist in bands Fool’s Gold, [...]
Dog Bite
Phil Jones has been subtly cutting his teeth under the name Dog Bite for years now. After self-releasing his sample-based psych-folk and sitting in the production chair for a few fellow Georgians, he was picked up for a single and an EP on Young Turks. Now, Jones puts forth his debut long-player, Velvet Changes on Carpark [...]
Amtrac
Amtrac has a new remix for us. This time he’s done a little more up-tempo remix of an Alex Metric song. Listen, download, and enjoy.
Amtrac
Amtrac has a couple of new tunes for us. I’ve been a big fan of his for a while now. I think mainly because he has a very distinctive sound but will also continually try new things. These two songs are good examples of him increasing the tempo of his songs a little but keeping [...]
Mean Lady
Mean Lady is three young adults creating a new sound out of elements from every genre, and tying it up with a ribbon called POP. Together, Sam, Katie, and Octie make a tidal wave of sound that is a unique and novel sensation, yet feels like home in the timelessness of their beautiful songs. Best [...]
Astronauts, etc
Astronauts, etc. is the solo project of Anthony Ferraro, a Berkeley student who found electronic music when arthritis prevented him from pursuing a career in classical piano. His flavor of restrained, hypnotic dream-pop evokes feelings of space, isolation, and introspection. Mystery Colors by astronautsetc
Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain will have their album,XO, released on August 7th. I’m really digging their song Congo. I love the African tribal chorus in the background. I think it completely makes the song. When I hear it, I imagine hearing it in a soundtrack of a movie. It seems like it would fit very well in [...]
Bart and Friends
Matinée debut from Australian supergroup Bart and Friends! From humble beginnings in the 1990s in Girl of the World to founding member of The Cat’s Miaow (and later Hydroplane, Pencil Tin and The Shapiros), indiepop icon Bart Cummings has spent two decades warming our hearts with his jangly pop nuggets. With a cast of other Australian [...]
