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Spotlight On: Morning Fuzz
Like any breakup, distance is a necessary component to recovery. And Ultra High Frequency is no exception. Last time Radio Exile dropped in on the boys was just over a year ago during their mid-summer show at Pianos on New York’s Lower East Side [link]. Months later, the Los Angeles quartet dissolved, its members splitting [...]
Spotlight On: The Simplifires
Three Mexicans and an Irishman together comprise the Simplifires [Official Site, Myspace]. Spawned just south of the border, the energetic foursome – Shine (guitar), Rodrigo (bajo), Alex (drums), daveO (vox) – is a retro-rock outfit with a pallet of influences ranging from New Wave to post-punk. Their auspicious debut, Why People Make Countries, was released [...]
Spotlight On: Lizzy Grant
Relatively new to the indie scene, striking chanteuse Lizzy Grant [Official Site, Myspace] possesses an unrelenting charm that will no doubt melt the masses. Her brand of music is at once delectable, blending the best elements of jazz, folk, and rock. And her vocal delivery effectively channels the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Billy Holiday, [...]
Outloud - Get Your Buzz On
Howdy friends, welcome to your weekly dose of rare videos, awesome music and “unique” insight that I call Outloud. In case you are new to the column or simply haven’t dropped by in a while, the last couple of “go-rounds” have been all about great punk and proto-punk singles. In the last month, we have [...]
Spotlight On: Local Natives
Lately, we’ve been listening to a lot of really great press kits, so thanks to everyone who has been sending them in. God only knows how much I love to check out “undiscovered” music. The only thing that I happen to like more: cookies. True story.
Over the last week or so, I [...]
Blackout Beach Reveals Evil
Blackout Beach [Official Site] is the solo nom de guerre of Carey Mercer (from Frog Eyes and Swan Lake), and Skin of Evil is his second full-length, and it tells the story of “Donna” and each of her lovers (past & present) say their peace in song. Composed, played and recorded entirely by [...]
At The Show: DeVotchKa
One of the hottest bands of 2006 recently performed on maniaTV’s All Access. The crew snagged a really great live Stage 5 performance from indie darlings DeVotchKa [Official Site, Myspace], who completely blow the roof off the place with “The Clockwise Witness”. Most people who only think of them as “the Little Miss [...]
LittleBear Finishes Army of Trees
Though Santa Cruz, California’s LittleBear [Official Site, Myspace] may give the impression of a full band, it is actually the work of one Nick Principe. His latest offering is an EP, Army of Trees, that seemlessly spans noise-rock while presenting what appears to be nature’s musical hiking companion. No lie: I could see [...]
At The Show: Matt and Kim
Just last week, we were hanging out at Green Label Sound Launch Party and got to catch these cats in action [Brooklyn Vegan]. After seeing just how they tore the place apart, it’s no wonder that Matt and Kim [Official Site, Myspace] are one of SMS’ favorite acts in the world - he’s seen [...]
Matt Mays & El Torpedo Serve Up “Tall Trees”
Matt Mays & El Torpedo [Official Site, Myspace] have released a video of their first single, “Tall Trees” from their new album Terminal Romance (out September 30th). The video’s director, Drew Lightfoot, created a surrealistically dark, tongue-in-cheek portrait for the lead track off the new album, and the band has already received comparisons to a [...]
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