It’s a big week for music in a number of ways – Record Store Day and Coachella are both this…
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Discovering and sharing the best DIY/alt/indie/underground music you've never heard. I've been writing about music and other topics since the mid-1990s. We are also music industry professionals - PR; promotion; management; branding; etc.
Part Two of Best New Releases for Week of April 10th – M. Ward, Choir of Young Believers, Hands, oOoOO, Tigercats
Last Friday, we launched Part One of the Best New Releases for the week of April 10th, with new singles…
Best New Releases, Week of April 10th, Vol. I – Alabama Shakes, The Sugarettes, Young Hines, Sleepy Sun, Trampled by Turtles
Another week, another batch of lead singles from new albums, including highly anticipated albums from bands such as Alabama Shakes,…
Best New Releases, April 3rd, Vol. II – Great Lake Swimmers, AU, Bear in Heaven, Rocky Votolato, The Jezabels, The Sugarettes
In Volume One of this past week’s best releases, we featured bands to watch, such Of Monsters and Men, The…
Best New Releases, April 3rd, Vol. I – Of Monsters and Men, The Lumineers, Max and the Moon, Lux, Black Mountain, Twin Steps
Last week, IRC presented nearly two dozen MP3 singles from the latest best new album drops via Volume One and Volume Two;…
Best New Releases, Vol. II (Week of 3/27) – Justin Townes Earle, Tyburn Saints, Way Yes, Races, Cats on Fire, Sleep Wave Sleep
A little late with this, the second part of the top singles from albums dropped in the past week. Check…
Top 10 Songs for Late February with fun., Damien Jurado, Grimes, Wild Nothing, Princeton, Perfume Genius, Dirty Ghosts
The last week of February had so many terrific new album releases that we had to create two installments of…
Best New Releases 2012 – The Shins, Tanlines, Yukon Blonde, Lost In The Trees, Morningbell, Cousins, The Wedding Present
After nearly five years since their last album, the long awaited, highly anticipated, and already wildly popular, new album by…
Best New Releases for Week of March 13 – The Ting Tings, Tiger! Tiger!, Tribes, The Decemberists, Drowner, Freshkills, Say Anything
With the kick-off of SXSW, it’s no big surprise that it is a thin week for new releases. That said,…
SXSW 2012, Day One – NPR Broadcasts Live Andrew Bird at Helm of Special Live Cast, Plus Sharon Van Etten, Alabama Shakes
The first day of SXSW 2012 in Austin closed out with performances at Stubb’s by Andrew Bird (and broadcast live…
DIY Releases Out This Week – Two Suns, Teleskopes, Soy La Vid, Hey Enemy, Tricky Dope, plus Flashback Tracks
There are plenty of choices of new tracks out this week from freshly released new EPs and albums by bands…
Part Two of Best New Releases for Week of March 6th – Ceremony, Nu Sensae, The Men, Crushed Stars, Nite Jewel, Xiu Xiu
In case you missed Part One of this week’s Best New Releases, you definitely what to start there first. That…