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TuneCrush: Uniform Motion “The Neon Nest” & “Run For Your Life”
Uniform Motion is an indie-folk band combining music with drawings, composed of Renaud Forestié (illustrations), Olivier Piotte (drums/keys) and Andy Richards (guitars/vocals). The band started in 2008, as a project involving Andy and Renaud
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Video: Most Unpleasant Men “Hole In The Ground”
Here’s a new cozy performance of the song, “Hole In The Ground”, one of my favorite tracks from the new self-titled project by Most Unpleasant Men. Vocalist Joram Tornij shares what inspired the song:
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Keeping the Magic Fight
Under the California sun, take the sounds of amplified ukulele and surround with a full band. Then, add vocals that are wet with reverb and that recount story lines from a particularly melancholy time
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Coultrain..as Seymour Liberty (Video)
Coultrain’s new set, Jungle Mumbo Jumbo, will be released via Plug Research on April 23rd. Kenny Fresh and the crew at FRSH SLCTS put together this video featuring bringing fans up to date with
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TuneCrush: Magic Fight “Legs”
Enter your psychedelic summer with the sounds of Magic Fight. Guitarist Alex Pinto whom I’ve interviewed here at GLM for his jazz work is now a member of this “post-indie” San Francisco Bay-based quartet,
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Super Water Sympathy – Hydrogen Child
Super Water Sympathy’s sophomore release, Hydrogen Child, is a glowing and dramatic pop music affair fronted by the powerful vocals of Ansley Hughes. It’s the musicianship of brothers Billy and Clyde Hargrove on bass
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TuneCrush: Quelle Chris “We Eat It”
Throughout the internet, on television, and on outside billboards we’re tempted by a variety of foods that we know aren’t healthly, but are usually cheap and accessible. Quelle Chris knows this, too. He also
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TuneCrush: On and On “The Hunter”
Currently on tour with Geographer, the band On and On have made a track that just gets stuck in my head and the video is pure MTV Network circa 1985. Nate Eiesland, Alissa Ricci,
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Local Natives – Hummingbird
“When did your love, when did your love grow cold?” “You & I” starts Hummingbird with Taylor Rice singing a tender melody of heartbreak. That sense of detachment and possible loss continues through much
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TuneCrush: We Were Evergreen “Leeway”
Sometimes it’s just enough to have a fun pop song that’s devoid of any specific message or creed. The French trio, We Were Evergreen, clearly put that “you won’t learn anything from this song”.
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TuneCrush: Local Natives “Breakers”
It was while watching an NPR Tiny Desk concert that my ears first heard the sounds of Local Natives and I remain a fan. Close harmonies and varying rhythmic textures await, I’m sure, on
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Q&A with Emily Herndon of May Stands Still
May Stands Still is an acoustic folk/pop group based out of Los Angeles, and comprised of Emily Herndon (vocals/guitar) Asha Sukumar (violin/mando/vocals), Wesley C Switzer (bass/production) and Scott Bauer (guitars, vocals). Their new CD,
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TuneCrush: Mark Mallman “Double Silhouette”
Mark Mallman is an American musician living in the Twin Cities area in Minnesota. He is known for energetic, dramatic performances and self-indulgent marathon song cycles. His latest album, “Double Silhouette,” was just released
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Sun Airway – Soft Fall
Sun Airway is the work of Philadelphia, PA-based musician Jon Barthmus and sounds like a musical blending of someone who appreciates The Sea & Cake + Coldplay + M83. Its youthful, summery sound feels
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Back-to-School Q&A: New independent music for Fall 2012 (Part 1)
What's on tap for 2012 fall season with your music
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