HEAR THIS: Capital Cities
Los Angeles’ Capital Cities is the cure-all remedy to a bad day. We recommend that you listen to them as often as possible.
“Wondrous Bughouse” by Youth Lagoon
Youth Lagoon’s fuzzy lo-fi aesthetic is refined in Wondrous Bughouse breaking Trevor Powers out of the bedroom creator niche into the realm of alternate universe creator.
FREE TICKETS: Maps & Atlases @ Dingwalls, London 3/6/13
London! Catch Maps & Atlases at Dingwalls before the guys conclude their European tour and head back over the pond.
“When It Was Now” by Atlas Genius
When It Was Now by Australia’s Atlas Genius has a familiar indie pop sound but with an odd little twist.
OUT ON A LIMB: The Fallacy of Selling Out
Music licensing and advertising in the modern era of music – selling out or smart business?
HEAR THIS: Letting Up Despite Great Faults
The Austin by way of Los Angeles band Letting Up Despite Great Faults may turn out to be your favorite find this year.
HEAR THIS: Beast Patrol
Beast Patrol has already made a name for themselves in the world of grittier, heavier dream pop sounds and they’ve only just begun.
Bloc Party @ Fox Theater, Oakland 12/6/12
Bloc Party encountered a crowd chomping at the bit in Oakland, but fell just short of meeting everyone’s unrealistically high expectations.