Chalk creates a sound that is total ‘90s indie rock nostalgia—there’s Britpop, indie pop, a bit of twee, plenty of Rivers Cuomo (especially on “Joke or Numb/Flare,” for the Weezer fans)—it’s a grab bag of the sounds of an alternative ’90s childhood. … read more
Candid Coyote Blessed Be Those Who Weep Self-Released Street: 04.14 Candid Coyote = Townes Van Zandt + Gram Parsons One of the great challenges a solo musician faces is to engage the ears of their listener, and, once they do, to elicit some kind of emotive response or make them feel a certain way. However,
The truth is these guys make some very scrappy dance tunes—half of the songs pulsate with darkness and a little bit of raw romance, but in each case, dark or not, the song is dominated by lead singer Ransom Wydner’s vocals. … read more
These two like-minded folk singer/songwriters have been helping each other with music projects for a while now, so a split record seems quite in order. … read more
Candy’s River House = Lynyrd Skynyrd + ZZ Top … read more
Burn Atlas = Soul Coughing + Mazzy Star + Gorillaz – Del the Funky Homosapien … read more
Braeyden Jae = Six Organs of Admittance + Yellow Swans
Singer/songwriter Brett Knickerbocker embodies a country-rock cowboy. Lost Signal EP is an almost all-acoustic set that sounds country-rock in its instrumentation with excited and emphatic strums. … read more
Braeyden Jae / Ant’lrd = Boris + OM
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Braeyden Jae = Brian Eno + Merzbow
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Breezeway = Foals + The National + Witch
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Brother. = Iron & Wine + mewithoutYou … read more
