If you have been following the Best Songs of 2011 series, you know that we are in the midst…
Year: 2011
Best New Releases – Jonsi, Josh Ritter, Telekinesis, Kurt Von Stetten, The Lower 48, The 65’s, Dolfish, The Coast of Nebraska
It’s hard to believe that 2011 is almost over. It seemed like not really that long ago that we were…
Best New Releases – David Newton & Thee Mighty Angels, The Smashing Pumpkins, Gorillaz, My Empire of Sound, Sans Serif
We initially thought that last week’s Best New Releases was thin on new albums. But now we’re going to have…
Best New Releases – Sunbears, Sea Lions, The Antlers, Giant Sand, Magazine, Orange Juice, Calexico, Trentemoller, Marvelous Darlings
Not surprisingly, it is a thin week for new releases. Many record companies hold off on releasing albums during the…
Best New Releases – Crystal Stilts, Los Campesinos, Sigur Ros, Carter Tanton, Pterodactyl, Whalers, Matty Sorono, New Division
This week’s Best New Releases includes a bounty of new singles from bands we never heard of before, but are…
Recent Releases We Almost Missed, Vol. XIX – Holiday Shores, Boats, Frisk Viljor, Chris Letcher, Alpine White, BlueJuice, Lightouts
This playlist mix features 50 singles from Recent Releases We Almost Missed. We think you’ll really enjoy this mix, especially…
Best New Releases – Atlas Sound, Said The Whale, Crystal Stilts, Built Like Alaska, Summer Camp, Kurt Vile, Bear & Moose, ARMS
Deerhunter’s prolific musical genius, Bradford Cox, has been one of our favorite ‘indie’ musicians for years. In addition to his…
Best Songs of 2011, Vol. III – Beady Eye, The Strokes, The Dodos, Beach Fossils, Papercuts, Starfu*ker, Thom Yorke + Four Tet
It’s so cool that volumes one and two of the Best Songs of 2011 mixtape series have been such a…
Best New Releases – Rich Aucoin, Jupe Jupe, AM & Shawn Lee, The Beach Boys, Hundred Days, Girl In A Coma, Air Review
Halloween is over (if you missed the Halloween mixes go here) , and the holiday season (is it too early…
Best New Releases – Gauntlet Hair, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, The Trophy Fire, Forest Fire, Brown Shoe, Turf War
Perhaps our favorite album of the week is the debut, self-titled release from Colorado duo, Gauntlet Hair. If you’re a…
Best New Releases from Enation, Future Islands, Casiokids, Peter Gabriel, Color Radio, High Places, John Wesley Harding, Sun Hotel
Another week, another set of new albums. But firstly, this week saw the official release of a new live album…
Best New Releases – The Walls, BacknBloom, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Feist, Zola Jesus, Siskiyou, Bonnie Prince Billy, Big Tree
One of the best new releases of the week comes from a band that sent their music submission directly to…