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NEW TRACK: Opal Blue - Taking My Love Away

We don’t know much about London duo Opal Blue, but “Taking My Love Away” is an excellent track.

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SONG PICK: Naropa - If Only While I'm Sleeping

Lush guitars as well as rich and raspy vocals with a slight tremolo in it, set the mood for “If Only While I’m Sleeping”, which starts out a tad bit melancholic yet comes around in the chorus, when things start to look brighter and more optimistic. Sonically the track

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NEW TRACK: The Halves - Are You Happy?

There is no shortage of super talented, young bands these days, and The Halves from Charlotte, North Carolina can get easily added to this illustrious group of people. While still in high school, the brothers Robbie and Cody Hudgins (I have this special fondness for bands with siblings), and friends

SONG PICK: Brezy - Riptide

“Riptide” is a pop song full of surprises – it is just fabulous how it evolves from minimal bass, beat and vocals into a sing along anthem. If you are – like me – turned off by the predictability of many pop songs, this one is for you. Brezy, aka Britt Burton, is

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[PHOTOS] The Dirty Nil Get the Punk Fest started at Gramercy Theatre

The Canadian punk-rock trio The Dirty Nil were up first last week at Gramercy Theatre, opening for Flag (the touring version of Black Flag) as well as War On Women. I was ready for some good old noisy rock’n’roll with heavy punk influences and did not get disappointed,

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MUSIC QUOTES: Growing Up

Little Racer live at Union Pool, July 2015 Little Racer Tour Dates

VIDEO: Lowell - High Enough

Lowell is back! Her debut album “We Loved Her Dearly” was one of my favorites in 2014 and her new song “High Enough” hints that she is up for an excellent follow-up. The music and video feel a little more subdued than her previous work, but it is still absolutely

NEW TRACK: Linying - Sticky Leaves

Listen to Singapore singer/songwriter Linying’s beautiful slow building debut track “Sticky Leaves”.

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SONG PICK: HØØNCH - Lost 2.0

Hardly anybody else does danceable, carefree summer sound better than acts from Los Angeles. Add LA duo HØØNCH to the growing list of bands, creating highly infectious, instantly likable synth-pop. With “Lost 2.0” HØØNCH deliver a shiny feel-good track with a funky bass , 80s drum lines and synths-laden hooks

PLAYLIST: Song Picks 16.27

1. Psychic Twin 2. Brothers Rasputin 3. Negative Gemini 4. Pure Youth 5. Babygirl 6. The Hazy Seas 7. Young Summer

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LATE NIGHT: Sunjacket - Not Enough

Ever wondered what resignation sounds like? The Chicago quartet Sunjacket make melancholy sound hauntingly beautiful on their debut single “Not Enough”. The track is the first release from their upcoming full-length album “Mantra”. “Not Enough” showcases Sunjacket’s dark, deeply layered, syncopated synth-rock. In “Not Enough” the bright and gorgeous

NEW TRACK: Vokes - Backroad (ft. Nevve)

Here’s a new, relaxed song “Backroad” from L.A. producer Vokes, which feels like a ride on a coastal road and features boy/girl vocals together with Nevve.

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SONG PICK: Young Summer - Alright

Young Summer is the project of Washington, D.C. based musician Bobbie Allen, whose new song “Alright” is our Song Pick of the Day. “Alright” captures the moments of uncertainty in the early stages of a potential relationship with its ethereal guitar lines and the swirling synths. Young Summer will

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NEW TRACK: Draper - Ready For Us (ft. Sykes)

It’s summer party weekend here in the U.S., so let’s go with the upbeat dance track “Ready For Us” by UK producer Draper.

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SONG PICK: The Hazy Seas - Kite Dodging

“Kite Dodging”, by Mid-Western surf rock quartet The Hazy Seas, seems to be made for all of us who can not make it to the beach and experience Summer bliss first hand. The shimmering surf rock guitars make the glittering sun spots on top of the waves come sonically alive

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Q&A with Egyptian Blue

Egyptian Blue are a spiky quartet from England, who play uncompromising indie rock, with lots of reverb and appreciation for psychedelia and punk. So that’s a great mix right there. Egyptian Blue’s songwriting skills are spot on, and together with intriguingly gritty vocals this all makes up for

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SONG PICK: Babygirl - Overbored

Babygirl are Kirsten Clark and Cameron Breithaupt from Toronto, Canada. Their debut single “Overbored” features guitar melodies, a steady beat and Kirsten’s restrained and, well, bored vocals. It is a great track that creates appetite for more: fortunately, they have an EP ready for release later this summer. Watch

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NEW TRACK: Blonder - Lean

There’s this understated coolness to “Lean”, the debut single by New York musician Blonder that asks for immediate attention and just like that chimes itself into our ears and stays there put.  “Lean” is an optimistic and bright indie rock song, intriguing vocals and an instant likability. Playlist material

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[PHOTOS] Foxtrax Celebrate the Release of their EP "Cabin" at Mercury Lounge

Sometimes people have to move away in order to be appreciated where they came from, although that’s hardly possible in the case of indie rock trio Foxtrax who can look at a sizable, loyal fanbase already. Beginning of 2016, the three New Yorker (Long Island to be precise) took

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SONG PICK: Pure Youth - Other Side

Pure Youth, a four piece based in London, make beautifully melodic indie rock, with a catchiness that is impossible to resist. Their latest single “Other Side” is no exception!  Dave Hibbert (vocals, guitar) provides insight to what the track is about: it “is about longing to be back in a

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SONG PICK: Negative Gemini - Don't Worry Bout the Fuck I'm Doing

I have been a big fan of Negative Gemini since her debut EP last year. Yesterday she released the second single of her first album “Body Works”, available now for pre-order: “Don’t Worry Bout the Fuck I’m Doing” is a free-floating track with ethereal vocals driven by a

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VIDEO: Balcony - Satisfied

Earlier this month, London based four piece Balcony, comprised of members from three different continents, have released their new single “Satisfied”. Now, they added stunning visuals to the irresistibly alluring track. The video brings the underlying melancholy and understated beauty of “Satisfied” masterly to life. Shot basically in one long

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[PHOTOS] I Am Snow Angel Live at Rockwood Music Hall

Before I Am Snow Angel, real name Julie Kathryn, starts her show at Rockwood Music Hall, she carries a mad scientist lab’s worth of equipment, including her own light show, on stage. And then she puts on one of the finest electronic solo shows I have ever seen: she

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MUSIC QUOTES: My Guitar

TORRES playing Bowery Ballroom January 21, 2016 TORRES Tour Dates

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SONG PICK: Brothers Rasputin - Been Meaning To Say [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]

Soulful, groovy funk with a touch of surprise, a distinct indie rock edge and a big dose of uniqueness is back! The London based Experimental Soul Surf  band Brothers Rasputin mesmerize with their new single “Been Meaning to Say”, where they toss around the difficulties of big city living, with