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Bear Language drops full-length debut, Rememory, on 6.17.13

Bear Language drops full-length debut, Rememory, on 6.17.13

JW Richard June 16, 2013 0

Boston-based power trio Bear Language will be releasing their full-length debut disc, Rememory, on Monday, June 17. Their new single, “Meet Me Outside”, is currently streaming exclusively at their website, and features the modern

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Groove Loves Melody Q&A with Harmonic Blue

Groove Loves Melody Q&A with Harmonic Blue

JW Richard June 11, 2013 0

Hailing from Baltimore, MD, Harmonic Blue is singer-songwriter Zach Field, bassist-producer Gabe Bustos, guitarist-songwriter Anthony Ajluni, and drummer Sam Balcom. The band stirs what I call crooner’s’ college rock, equal parts jazzy storytelling and

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Spot – Splatter Splash

Spot – Splatter Splash

JW Richard June 6, 2013 0

Spot turned ears and heads on modern and indie rock radio with the single “Moon June Spoon” from their 1995 eponymous titled debut for Ardent Records. Due to contractual wrangling between labels interested in

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Video: The Cat Empire “Steal The Light”; U.S. & Canada tour dates announced

Video: The Cat Empire “Steal The Light”; U.S. & Canada tour dates announced

JW Richard May 27, 2013 0

From Melbourne, The Cat Empire’s “Steal The Light World Tour” will get underway in North America in July, with the band headlining Canadian festivals and hitting the hot spots of the USA. The band

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Video: Jensen Reed “Rocketship”

Video: Jensen Reed “Rocketship”

JW Richard May 24, 2013 4

A moving video for the single, “Rocketship” by Jensen Reed, from his CD, The Left Coast. As the song and video bring attention to suicide prevention, all of us at GLM also believe there

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The March Divide releases new single for upcoming EP

The March Divide releases new single for upcoming EP

JW Richard May 21, 2013 3

As a follow-up to their recent full-length release, Music for Film, The March Divide is bringing a summer EP, Music for Television, slated for July 2013. From the sound of the first single, “So

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TuneCrush: Cat Dowling “The Well Runs Dry”

TuneCrush: Cat Dowling “The Well Runs Dry”

JW Richard May 11, 2013 1

The song has a gentle build, but once the melody sticks to you it’ll be easy to hear why this was the first single from her debut album, The Believer which released May 10th

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Video: Sananda Maitreya & The Nudge Nudge “Free To Be”

Video: Sananda Maitreya & The Nudge Nudge “Free To Be”

JW Richard April 30, 2013 0

One of my favorite tracks from Sananda Maitreya latest, Return To Zooathalon, is performed live in this video taken at BLUE NOTE TOKYO. Here’s “Free To Be” by Sananda Maitreya & The Nudge Nudge

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TuneCrush: Temenik Electric “Dèouini”

TuneCrush: Temenik Electric “Dèouini”

JW Richard April 29, 2013 0

There’s a robust energy in the tracks from Temenik Electric, an Arabian rock group who’s releasing their debut full-length project Ouesh Hada?today on Nomad Cafe Production through L’Autre Distribution. Main songwriter Medhi Haddjeri says

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Groove Loves Melody Q&A with Bear Language

Groove Loves Melody Q&A with Bear Language

JW Richard April 28, 2013 1

I’ve mentioned that 2013 is becoming a sweet spot year for rock trios for me, and Boston’s Bear Language is one reason why. Their groove-oriented rock continues to gain fans outside of their native

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TuneCrush: Vincent Coleman “This Will Destroy You”

TuneCrush: Vincent Coleman “This Will Destroy You”

JW Richard April 23, 2013 0

Los Angeles-based musician Vincent Coleman spent four years as the lead vocalist for the North Hollywood band, Van Defrans. He released his first solo project, The Heart of An Ambient Apache, in 2011. Now

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Track Premiere: Picture Day “One of Us”

Track Premiere: Picture Day “One of Us”

JW Richard April 16, 2013 0

St. Louis-based band Picture Day is comprised of Brian Weigert on lead vocal and guitar, Jordan Ross on lead guitar, Luis Actis on drums, and Steve Sesti on bass. Picture Day’s latest EP “Every

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Keeping the Magic Fight

Keeping the Magic Fight

JW Richard April 15, 2013 1

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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TuneCrush: Magic Fight “Legs”

TuneCrush: Magic Fight “Legs”

JW Richard April 9, 2013 3

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 – Hydrogen Child

JW Richard April 9, 2013 0

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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