New Tunes – Beth Orton
In 1997 I got to sit down and interview Beth Orton, an English folk singer-songwriter, for a local music magazine in Utah.
New Tunes – Grizzly Bear
I’m sure many of you are already familiar with Grizzly Bear, but I couldn’t resist featuring their new album Shields.
New Tunes – Parlovr
Parlovr is a three man indie rock band out of Montreal, Quebec. There isn’t really a concise way to describe their sound…
New Tunes – Cat Power
Cat Power (Chan Marshall) is by no means a new artist, but this is the first album of original material she’s put out in six years.
New Tunes – David Byrne & St. Vincent
David Byrne of course needs no introduction, and even if you’ve never heard of St. Vincent…
New Tunes – Kishi Bashi
Kishi Bashi is the solo effort of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Kaoru Ishibashi who has toured as a violinist for Regina Spektor and of Montreal. His own songs are playful, orchestral adventures full of texture and relentless energy. The song I’…
New Tunes – The Airborne Toxic Event
This is yet another instance where the music I’m featuring isn’t necessarily brand new, but I only recently discovered this song.
New Tunes – Twin Shadow
I think I’m breaking a rule here by featuring a musician I’ve already written about once, but screw it.
New Tunes – Bowerbirds
These guys are a folk/indie band form Raleigh, North Carolina, and the song I’m featuring is relatively new. It’s off of their 2009 album Upper Air, so three years old? You pass a certain age and three years is like, what? Yesterday? Pshaw. There is mi…
New Tunes – Perfume Genius
I just checked my music archives because I was sure that I had already featured the work of Perfume Genius here (stage name for a solo artist out of Seattle named Mike Hadreas), and I’m stunned that I haven’t. If ever there were a voice or a sound to give words to the last several [...]
