Now that the holidays are over and people are getting back to their regular routines, we had time to put…
Category: 2012 Best New Releases
Top 10 Songs for November 2012 – Dirty Projectors, Crystal Castles, Sufjan Stevens, Markarians, Guided By Voices, Califone
November, as most Novembers, was not as blockbuster for new releases that October and September turned out to be, but…
Album of the Week – Debut LP from Winnipeg Band Departures
From Winnipeg, Canada, the band Departures are perhaps one of the most understated new bands of 2012. The band’s constantly…
Best New Releases from Gospel Claws, Midway in Wake, Naomi Punks, Goldenboy, Elbow, Bad Brains, Naomi Punks, MmMmMm
A rather thin week for new releases due to the Thanksgiving holidays, but there’s still some worthwhile drops to check…
Album of the Week: ‘Silver & Gold’ Box Set by Sufjan Stevens, Volumes 6-10 of ‘Songs For Christmas’
Sufjan Stevens, the prolific songwriter and musician behind amazing albums like Michigan, Illnoise, and The Age of Adz, is unlike…
Best New Releases, Week of Nov. 13th – Crystal Castles, School of Seven Bells, The Weeknd w/Drake, Clinic, Social Studies
The end of 2012 is fast approaching and the ‘best of’ posts and playlists are already in the works. But…
Best New Music Releases, Week of Nov. 6th – Dirty Projectors, Califone, Joshua James, Barbarian, Melody’s Echo Chamber
Because Election Day collided with album release day (most albums in the U.S. are released on a Tuesday) this week,…
Team Genius Release New LP, ‘Songs of New York,’ After Dropping Three EPs in a Matter of Weeks
Brooklyn band Team Genius created a buzz last month when they released three EPs only weeks apart (available for streaming/downloading…
Panamanian-American DIY Rapper Nino Augustine Drops Video and Track for “Soul Kitchen”
New York DIY rapper Nino Augustine, a native of Panama, mixes hip-hop, Latin, rock and jazz on his new single,…
Top 10 Songs of October 2012 – Freelance Whales, Lord Huron, Ben Gibbard, Tame Impala, A.C. Newman, Matt & Kim
Yesterday, we posted the No. 1 Songs for each week of October, as well as the weekly Top 10 Songs…
Weekly No. 1 Songs for October 2012 – Paul Banks, Ben Gibbard, Lord Huron and The Mountain Goats
The October Top 10 Songs playlists are in. We’ve crunched the numbers, and the No. 1 songs of the month…
Top DIY Singles from Rare Monk, Suzerain, The Rosy Shades, Action Jets, Moths & Locusts, Silicon, Unknown Components
It never ceases to amaze us. That is, the number of DIY singles and albums that are dropped each month…