SONG PICK: Overcoats – Nighttime Hunger
Our Song Pick of the Day comes from New York duo Overcoats. They do folk music with vocal harmonies and then they do not. Curious? Check out their latest single “Nightime Hunger”.
Our Song Pick of the Day comes from New York duo Overcoats. They do folk music with vocal harmonies and then they do not. Curious? Check out their latest single “Nightime Hunger”.
Day 2 started off slowly: we were invited to a delicious brunch by ILA, an Austin record label with a new approach. Thank you! From there we headed to the Floodfest at Cedar Street Courtyard, which sports an incredible lineup this year. There we were lucky to catch a full[…]
“Where The Hell Are All My Friends” is one of those synths pop songs that instantly embrace you with a pleasing melody and great hooks yet the lyrics stand in stark contrast with the mellow vibe when Paul Klein starts singing “Have I started to hate California, why am I[…]
Here we are again in Austin, Texas for a week full of music. This year there was no easing in: our schedule was packed with events already on day one all across the city. Because we arrived fairly early, when the city was almost still asleep and it looks until[…]
“Bare” is a song by the London band Wildes, which has with Ella Walker only one member. It is a slow-building track full of melancholy and you will have Ella’s voice in your head long after it has finished. “Bare” is our Song Pick of the Day.
It is our favorite time of the year: the music festival SXSW when more than 2,200 acts travel to Austin Texas to play everywhere, from a corner in a bar to a concert hall. It is our third time, so we expect it to be a charm! If you want[…]
In my #3IsABand series, I feature bands whose music excites me and who are comprised of exactly three band members. In my preparation for SXSW 2016 I came across several dozens of really cool trios, who I’d like to feature at a later time. For now, I boiled my long[…]
“I’m a sucker for you” sing The Hubbards on “Cold Cut”, the beautifully catchy single release for their upcoming EP. Well, what can I say, I am a sucker for UK indie rock, and The Hubbards create the perfect mix of pleasant pop and intriguingly smart and well crafted alt rock. Listen to “Cold Cut”,[…]
Since FKA twigs’ brand of audiovisual experimentation has moved closer to the mainstream, there is room for something new: Francine Thirteen tackles the topic of female archetypes in a new EP due later this year. The video “Lady Mary, The Lord and Spark” is full of symbolism and feels more[…]
Satellite Mode Blak Emoji Vérité The Bay Rays Night Games No Hot Ashes Morly
This must have been an amazing Saturday at the Fuzz-O-Rama showcase with bands lining up in the early afternoon at 1:00 pm, playing psychedelic rock or fuzz rock, coming from as near as Albany or Boston, and from further away, from Europe with a band from Germany and Go!Zilla from Italy. We joined the[…]
Music has the unique ability to transport you through space and time and “The Naked Eye EP”, the debut of the eponymous project around the London-based singer Frenchie, is particularly good at that. I close my eyes and find myself at a sophisticated garden party, on the early evening in[…]
“If Only Chords” is a beautiful slow-burning and intense track built just from vocals and minimal electronic textures. I don’t know much about Morly, but she is playing SXSW next week and has a spot on my must-see list. There is also an EP coming out on April 8th.
“Goose” is the debut single by UK quartet No Hot Ashes. Upon listening to “Goose”, enjoying the clear guitar sounds, followed by funky bass lines and an overall super groovy feel, I got fully ‘sold’ on “Goose” when Isaac starts singing. Can’t help loving a Manchester dialect, with No Hot Ashes originating from Stockport, roughly six miles away[…]
Our Song Pick of the Day, “Faithless” starts with a beautiful, lush synth line, before singer Constance admits that she cannot let loose, even though she has lost her faith in a relationship. Night Games are a duo from London, who push the combination of female vocals and electronics into[…]
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