Have you heard the latest offering from Handsome Furs yet? In my opinion, it’s their best to date and with the recent announcement of Wolf Parade’s ‘indefinite hiatus’, its the closest thing to WP that fans can experience.
15 August 2011
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We have a new tune and album news this week from a great local group, who we are already fans of, The Minor Leagues. The band has been slinging their pop tunes for years now, and after hearing and reading a bit about the new material, we are excited …
8 August 2011
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It feels like forever since I was listening to The Music, a promising young brit band who released a great debut album back in 2002. I saw them open for Coldplay right around that same time and really thought they were fun live as well.
2 August 2011
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One of our favorite, and most eclectic bands here in Cincinnati in recent years has to be The Chocolate Horse. It seems they are always finding new sounds and ways to express themselves musically. The band is made up of several musicians that are veterans of the local …
21 July 2011
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Back in 2009, one of our favorite debut album of the year, and one of our favorite albums overall, came from Scotland courtesy of We Were Promised Jetpacks. Since then, the band have toured the states extensively and now are ready for the follow up act in the form …
11 July 2011
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Some exciting news hitting this week, as we got word that the guys from The Calm Blue Sea are back..officially. The guys took some time off but have actually been back together playing live for awhile now, and they recently joined forces with one of our favorite new independent …
6 July 2011
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In the past 3-4 years, one of the most popular sounds in the indie space is lo-fi. Which is a common way to describe indie rock that was recorded with an intentional ‘dirty’ sound. While some have cringed at the intentional muddy sound of bands like Times New …
1 July 2011
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As the indie chill-wave sound (whatever that means) becomes more and more popular, there are bound to be more and more bands that begin to emerge. Pallers may just be preparing their first full length album, but are by no means following the aforementioned trend at all. If …
28 June 2011
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If you like bands that take their cues from some of the best shoegaze and pop of the past, then Letting Up Despite Great Faults might be a good fit for you. The Los Angeles based band is back after an excellent release in 2009 with an EP which …
23 June 2011
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You may have first his voice on a burned mix CD someone gave you in mid-2002; his hushed voice whispering the lyrics to “Such Great Heights.” But Sam Beam of the indie-folk outfit Iron and Wine has been cranking out records for the better part of a decade. What’s left to say about the group that hasn’t already been said in the blogosphere?
10 June 2011
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