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Sleep Whale: Little Brite...
Curators of folk instrumentals will want to tune into Sleep Whale. They have a six song EP coming out on July 14th called Little Brite. They write acoustic driven melodies, mix in the emotive effect of strings, hand percussion when needed and process the recordings, adding electronic noises and ambient... 
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The Beatles: Rock Band will land on 09.0...
How do you familiarize the younger generation with your catalogue of music, forty years after your vinyls were originally pressed? Release a Rock Band game on Microsoft’s Xbox, of course! The Beatles announced today that they are doing just that. The Beatles: Rock Band will land on 09.09.09. The... 
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Apricot Rail: Australian Freshness...
ISTANBUL – Thanks to Australia’s tasteful independent label Hidden Shoal Recordings, we now have a fresh new band to cherish our downtempo moments with: Apricot Rail. Perth-based band is being described as multi-instrumental pop quintet. Don’t let the word “pop” fool you though. Not... 
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The Radio Dept. are back with David...
ISTANBUL – There is nothing like receiving a big fat good news along with a groovy song while drinking your Monday morning coffee just before the devastating weekly work stress starts showing up slyly. That’s how you deal with the day and enjoy the m.u.s.i.c.! Labrador neats The Radio Dept. are... 
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The Present: On Tour with the new album ...
ISTANBUL – The name Rusty Santos would ring a bell in the obscure minds of experimental music diggers. His producing Animal Collective’s Sung Tongs have been long time praised by this new weird noise addicts. As some of you may know; his coming together with Jesse Lee (White Magic / Gang... 
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Google Wave: how will it affect music?...
Having just watched the 80 minute presentation introducing Google Wave, I must say that my mind is blown. If you haven’t watched the presentation or heard of it yet (it was introduced yesterday), Google is presenting Wave as an “online communication and collaboration tool.” With that... 
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Mouthful of Bees: Micky’s Bed...
  Mouthful of Bees have followed up with The End with a self-titled full length, was releasing it on Afternoon Records two weeks ago. Their debut album was an attention grabber, handing them Minneapolis’ “Best New Band” in 2007, and reached #38 on CMJ charts. Check out Micky’s... 
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Here We Go Magic: Grizzly Bear tour and ...
Luke Temple began to gain attention when he released his first two solo albums with our friends at Mill Pond Records. His vocal style brought accolades from Sufjan Stevens and Ben Gibbard. Late in 2008 Temple formed Here We Go Magic, signed to Western Vinyl, and released their self-titled album this... 
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The Decks: gritty and dirty Breath and B...
Detroit’s garage-pop group, The Decks, are released Breath and Bone today. The first half of the album was recorded at Ghetto Recorders (White Stripes), while the second half were recorded with Eddie Gillis, Jack White’s brother. RIYL dirty and gritty garage rock. “The Decks formed... 
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The Wooden Birds: Magnolia debut...
Barsuk Records has a knack at finding bands that click with the indie crowd, and The Wooden Birds are no exception. Led by Andrew Kenny (who has been a guest artist with Album Leaf and Broken Social Scene, and his band The American Analog Set), The Wooden Birds released their debut, Magnolia, on May... 

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