Meet Electric Guest

Electric Guest is a Los Angeles-based band comprising Asa Taccone, Matthew Compton, and the brothers Todd and Tory Dahlhoff. Until 2011, Electric Guest was a duo with original members Taccone and Compton, before the Dahlhoffs joined to make it a four-member band. Having worked with Danger Mouse as a producer, they were featured on MTV’s list of Artists to Watch in 2012. 

On April 24, 2012, the band released their debut album, Mondo. The band has released two music videos, the first for their single “This Head I Hold”, and the second for their song “American Daydream”. Electric Guest began touring in 2011 in Europe, and is currently touring America until May 27, 2012. They performed at the film festival South by Southwest in 2012.

 

Just sayn'

More of those sickly talented YouTube kids

Introducing 6-year-old Jaxon Smith, a self-taught drummer who jams to the Foo Fighters’ “Pretender.”

Heathers

"Forget Me Knots" is now available on iTunes, with I also available to pre-order ahead of its release in September. In the meantime, keep up to date with all things Heathers via Facebookand Twitter.

And just because:

Russian Red

Russian Red (Lourdes Hernández) is a singer-songwriter based in Madrid, Spain. The moniker for Lourdes comes from a lipstick color she frequently uses. Her beautifully crafted, minimal songs beam delicate folk harmonies and lustrous vocals. The band was originally formed in 2007, by Lourdes and Brian Hunt, with whom she had previously recorded some songs, and who helped her record her first album. However, before it was released, they split up. On April 1st 2008 she released her debut album, I Love Your Glasses, on eureka Discos. It’s formed by 12 tracks, including “Another mind” (included in the OST from the film El rey de la montaña), “Cigarettes” (included in the OST from the film Camino) and “Nice Thick Feathers” (included in a Häagen Dazs commercial).

New music from Down Under:

Emma Louise is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter based in Brisbane, Australia. She released her debut EP ’ Full Hearts & Empty Rooms’ in early 2011. Emma Louise won ‘Breakthrough Independent Artist’ at the 2011 Independent Music Awards, whilst collecting awards for ‘Song of the Year’, ‘Best Pop Song’ and ‘Best Singer-Songwriter’ at the 2011 Queensland Music Awards. Her haunting debut single ‘Jungle’ featured on Greys Anatomy and promos for ABC series “The Slap”. She has toured with the likes of Josh Pyke, TiGERTOWN and Boy & Bear.

 

Ed Sheeran, again.

Sunday chill choon

Esben and the Witch are a three piece indie rock band from Brighton, England. The band members are Rachel Davies, Daniel Copeman and Thomas Fisher. According to Songfacts, the trio named themselves after a Danish fairytale.

Since forming in Brighton in 2008, Esben and the Witch have had just a few releases behind them including “Lucia, at the Precipice” from February 2010 - and have had positive press support from NME, Pitchfork Media and The Guardian, plus experience of concerts alongside Warpaint, The xx, Wild Beasts, Foals, and The Big Pink.

They released their debut album earlier this year. Available on iTunes.

Eco music warriors;kinda

 

Little Green Cars are a Dublin-based band made up of: Dylan Lynch, Donagh Seaver O’Leary, Stevie Appleby, Aoife Kelly, Utsav Lal, Adam O’Regan, Faye O’Rourke. They're signed to UK label Young & Lost Club who boast Noah & The Whale, Johnny Flynn, Young The Giant & Fixers on their books.

They’ve benefited greatly from production from David Kosten (Bat For Lashes, Everything Everything) and their sound draws from folk-rock which seems to draw inspiration, at a guess from artists like Local Natives, Mumford & Sons, Fleetwood Mac and Arcade Fire.

Amy Winehouse & Tony Bennett

Amy Winehouse’s last music video - “Body and Soul” - a duet with Tony Bennett recorded at Abbey Road studios in London was released today, on what would have been her 28th birthday.

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A lovely new song from Frightened Rabbit.

Wild Flag is a Portland/Washington DC based quartet consisting of Carrie Brownstein, Mary Timony, Rebecca Cole, and Janet Weiss. The members of Wild Flag have played in numerous and notable bands, including but not limited to: Helium, The Minders, Croissant Cocktail, Feeble Knees, Quasi, Dogz, Sleater-Kinney, @@@, The Consortium, Asia, and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.


Their premiere video, and the lead off single “Romance” off their upcoming self titled debut, out September 13th.


Wild Flag - Romance from Merge Records on Vimeo.

Lovely Lisa Hannigan

Video made out and about in West Cork for “Knots”, the first single from Passenger, Lisa Hannigans upcoming album.

Passenger is out Sept. 20th in the U.S. and Oct. 7th in Ireland. You should buy it.

New Mogwai!

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From their website: "We're pleased to announce that, as some of you may know already, we have a new record coming out. Following on from the "Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will" album released earlier in the year the "Earth Division" EP will be available on CD, 12" and Digital Download on September 12th on Rock Action and the 13th September on Sub Pop for North America.

Tracklist:
1. Get To France
2. Hound of Winter
3. Drunk and Crazy
4. Does This Always Happen?"

Lots of love going on

Hannah Hooper met Christian Zucconi late one evening on the lower east side of Manhattan. They had both been living in New York for years and had never crossed paths before. But from that night forward the two could hardly be pulled apart. Soon after their connection Hooper was invited to an art residency in Greece on the island of Crete and Hooper insists “without any hesitation” she invited Zucconi to join her on this journey.

On Crete, in a small remote mountain village, Hooper and Zucconi met the members of their future band “GROUPLOVE” a year before it was officially formed.

Like all good things, the summer and the residency came to an end and the five friends scattered back to their homes all over the globe. With Sean in London, Christian and Hannah in Brooklyn and Ryan and Andrew in Los Angeles GROUPLOVE was faced with the challenge of what to do now.

This is what happened:

Grouplove (2011)
Tracklist
01. Itchin' On A Photograph 4:19
02. Tongue Tied 3:38
03. Lovely Cup 4:17
04. Colours 4:17
05. Slow 3:38
06. Naked Kids 3:30
07. Spun 3:25
08. Betty's Bomb Shell 3:34
09. Chloe 3:18
10. Love Will Save Your Soul 3:47
11. Cruel And Beautiful World 4:03
12. Close Your Eyes And Count To Ten 4:48

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Soothing Sunday - Lanterns on the Lake

Lantern On The Lake, hailing from Newcastle, England, has existed since 2008 and has released a series of EP's. Now they have come aboard the big record label Bella Union , where their debut album Gracious Tide, Take Me Home is released on 19 September.

Think Sigur Rós with some folk thrown in.

'Keep On Trying' is now available to download from the likes of ITUNES and.... AMAZON.

Have some Johnny Flynn of a Thursday!

Unfinished Beach Boys Album Is Set for Release, 44 Years Later

One of the most famous unfinished recordings in the history of popular music –The Beach Boys’ “Smile” sessions — will be released in November, 44 years after it was scheduled to come out, Capitol/EMI records has announced.

The recordings were made in 1966 and 1967 and were intended to follow on the band’s critically acclaimed album “Pet Sounds.” But “Smile” was left unfinished and shelved after the group’s co-founder, Brian Wilson, suffered an emotional breakdown and the group’s legal dispute with Capitol Records over the formation of the band’s label.

Full article

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Deidre

Deidre is, in many ways, a refreshing blast from the past. Employing classically retro melody lines, vulnerable yet defiant lyrics and seriously lush arrangements, this up-and-coming singer embodies the throwback sounds of '60s girl groups with a modern twist.

Based on the stories she received in a mysterious package that was tagged from New Orleans to Berlin and deemed dangerous by the NSA, Deidre cultivated her debut EP 'Curious Parcel.'

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Rhode Island ramblin' folk rockers:

Deer Tick began in December of 2004 as a drums and guitar duo. Within a few years the band developed into a quartet featuring two guitars, bass and drums, with three members singing and writing, and one writing string arrangements. They have released countless CD-Rs and two official releases, 2007’s War Elephant (re-released in 2008) and 2009’s Born On Flag Day.

First release off their new album is Miss. K

Here's what main Tick McCauley has to say about the upcoming record:

"Man, you can practically smell the sweat and the beer! Shit, you may even hear a guitar or two break somewhere in there!. It's got a little Exile, it's got a little In Utero, it's got a little Nilsson Schmilsson, but it's 100% Deer-Fucking-Tick in our purest, and most carefree form." 'Divine Providence', is out October 25th via Partisan Records.