independent thoughts on indie rock, alternative, and indie pop music
“I’m from Chicago, I grew up with the blues and gospel, and that’s in my heart of hearts. I identify with that kind of music the most, along with jazz and folk music,” explains Brooklyn-based folk singer John Fatum, who will release his self-titled sophomore album on December 9th via Dala Records. Fatum’s first record,... Continue Reading →
New York City-based Southern rock band A Valley Son is an anomaly, comprised of three Southern transplants raised on Stax and Motown, and one Yonkers-born gospel drummer-turned-bassist. After witnessing a generation of bands that seem to value aesthetics over substance, the four members vowed to make music that strips away all of the unnecessary decoration and put songwriting, emotion, and raw musicianship... Continue Reading →
Making the complicated simple is a true indication of creativity, and Brooklyn-based garage rock trio Del Caesar proves it. The band is preparing to release their new four-song EP called EP 2, on Friday, November 11th through their imprint, Reheated Spaghetti. Recorded straight to tape, its sound embodies riff-driven, upbeat garage rock, snarling in a way that betrays some swagger, but... Continue Reading →
Brothers Robert and David Perlick-Molinari, who perform together as electro-funk band French Horn Rebellion, can do it all—David produces for bands like MGMT and owns a Brooklyn-based studio while Robert, formerly a member of the Chicago Civic Orchestra, is also a producer and sought-after master of remix for artists like Sia and Beyonce. In fact,... Continue Reading →
Brooklyn's The Teen Age, who have shared stages with acts like Twin Peaks, Diarrhea Planet, Palma Violets, Big Ups, and Crocodile, released its latest EP, Bad Seed, this Spring via PaperCup Music. A follow-up to their 2014 debut EP Ways To Adapt and 2015's "Low Cunning" single, it marries the band's diverse influences -- which range from '70s punk and... Continue Reading →
Crowded around a small coffee shop table with 5 of the 6 members of Brooklyn-based rockicana band The Hollows, I noticed that this was indeed a group of individuals as different as the beverages they had ordered at the counter. Comprised mostly of college friends with backgrounds in theater, The Hollows formed in 2009; making... Continue Reading →
Brooklyn-based electro-pop band Stone Cold Fox originally began as a the solo project of frontman Kevin Olken Henthorn; “I’d been in a bunch of different bands, and I was in place of trying to find a sound. I started working with producer Ariel Loh, who played such a big part in that process, it just... Continue Reading →
Brooklyn folk wunderkind and blog favorite John Fatum made one of the most stunning albums of the year, his solo debut, Locked Up In My Mind, which he released in December via his label Dala Records. East of 8th premiered the video for the title track, and I was in love at the first listen. Fatum's vocal stylings... Continue Reading →
They're back, y'all!! Bluesy Brooklyn-based band People Vs. Larsen is preparing to release their second album, Loving Losing, on January 12th; the trio, comprised of Tom Larsen (vocals/guitar), David Tedeschi (drums), and Dylan Shamat (bass), premiered their previous video, "Stay All Night", their Junior Kimbrough tribute and show-starting tune with East of 8th recently, and they... Continue Reading →
To be the kind of love that inspires someone to write a song is every girl's dream. Maybe it's every guy's dream too, but you go with what you know, you know? "You are the who, love is the what, this is the why," sings Brooklyn-based troubadour Jesse Ruben, in his tender new tune, "This... Continue Reading →
