The following albums dropped today and are available in your local trendy record stores or on digital download.
Gauntlet Hair “Stills”
The Denver based noise-pop duo returns with their follow-up to the 2011 self-titled debut.
Mazzy Star Sets New Album Release Date & Shares Song
Mazzy Star, the ambient alternative rock band from Santa Monica, Ca. plans a September 24 release date for the follow-up to the 1996 album Among My Swan. The new album titled Seasons Of Your Day will include the singles “Common Burn” and “Lay Myself Down” which surfaced in 2011. All original members joined front-woman Hope Sandoval in the recording of this album.
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Watch The Happy Hollows Video “Amethyst”
L.A. based power rockers The Happy Hollows are scheduled to release their sophomore effort Amethyst on July 30. Frontwoman Sarah Negahdari is back with her band after filling in on bass for Silversun Pickups over the last year. Sarah temporarily replaced Nikki Monninger who had been out on maternity leave. The title track (watch below) from the upcoming release was recorded at Bronson Island Studio.
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Artist Spotlight: Guards
Every Sunday we take an INDEEp look into an emerging indie artist.
This week we Shine the Sunday Spotlight on Guards.
Guards are a California based indie pop trio comprised of Richie Follin, Loren Humphrey, and the lovely Kaylie Church. Follin who also fronts the garage rock band Willowz formed Guards while playing in his sister Madeline’s band Cults. The Guards frontman is sometimes confused with Cults being his band, but Follin adds, “Cults wasn’t really my band, I was just the guitar player and there to support my little sister and friends. So that was a great release, just to have time away from having to be focused on running everything.”
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Alt-J Release Online Documentary “An American Wave”
U.K. indie rockers Alt-J released an online documentary concert this past Friday night via The Warner Sound. The 54 minute concert (watch below) was filmed at Midland Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. Alt-J (stylised as ∆) recently won the prestigious 2012 Mercury Prize, awarded to the best album released in the U.K. and Ireland annually. The debut full-length An Awesome Wave has remained relevant since its release in September 2012 as the band plays sold out shows world wide.
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CHVRCHES Announce Debut Album Release Date
One of the most anticipated album releases of 2013 is that of Glasgow, Scotland’s electropop CHVRCHES. The band announced today that the full-length debut titled The Bones Of What You Believe will drop on September 24 in the U.S. The trio will make available a 12 track standard release and a 18 track special edition that will include remixes, bonus tracks, and live footage. Can’t wait!
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Yo La Tengo Release Animated Video “Ohm”
Indie pioneers Yo La Tengo have released an animated video for the song “Ohm.” The tune can be found on their latest album Fade which came out on January 15. Fade amazingly is the Hoboken, NJ band’s thirteenth studio album.
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New Music Tuesday July 9, 2013
The following albums dropped today and are available in your local trendy record stores or on digital download.
This week we have two indie buzzbands releasing their full-length debuts. Sit up and take notice: Continue reading
Electronic Reunites For 1 Song
Electronic, the supergroup consisting of Bernard Sumner (New Order) and Johnny Marr (The Smiths) reunited over the weekend and performed the song “Getting Away With It” (watch below) during the ex-Smiths opener set.
After passing up a perfect opportunity to reunite at the 2013 Coachella Festival the two chose The Transmissions: Live at Jodrell Bank as the reunion venue. Later in the evening New Order frontman Bernard Sumner announced during their headliner set that:
“We’re going to release new material at some point; it’s going to be the next ‘Sgt. Pepper’s.”
We’ll keep that one on our new music radar…
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Watch Franz Ferdinand Video “Right Action”
Roughly ten days ago Franz Ferdinand shared two songs off of their upcoming release Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action out August 27. We now have a video for the first single “Right Action.” If you think the new video looks similar to the indie classic “Take Me Out” it’s because both were directed by Jonas Odell. Amazingly, “Take Me Out” turned ten years old this year.
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Indie on TV alert for the Week of 7/8/13
Here’s your Indie on TV alert for the Week of 7/8/13.
Remember you can watch previous week’s performances in the Indie on TV page.
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Phoenix Release Video For “Trying To Be Cool”
Love them or Hate them… the French pop band Phoenix has dropped another single to the world from their latest album Bankrupt!. Phoenix recently headlined the two weekend Coachella festival back in April. The band’s world tour returns to the U.S. starting on August 30.
Check out “Trying To Be Cool” here … or not:
2013 … The First 6 Months
As we turn the calendar to July, let us reflect on the first half of 2013. The first six months has been filled with notable album releases from established indie artists as well as electrifying breakthrough buzzbands. Also, iconic Heritage Act My Bloody Valentine released their first album in over twenty years. Furthermore, The Replacements have reunited and The Stone Roses finally played the States. Can’t wait to see what the rest of 2013 has in store for us.
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New Music Tuesday July 2, 2013
The following albums dropped today and are available in your local trendy record stores or on digital download.
Editors “The Weight Of Your Love”
The British rock band Editors return with their fourth album and first since 2009. The first single from the album is “A Ton Of Love”
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Indie on TV alert for the Week of 7/1/13
Not much to report this week as most programs have scheduled repeats all week. About a month ago I saw Superhunanoids at the Make Music Pasadena Festival. Check out the repeated February 11th performance this week.
Remember you can watch previous week’s performance in the weekly Indie on TV sections.
Here’s the schedule:
Daly
Monday = Superhumanoids
Kimmel
Wednesday = ZZ Ward
Indie NYC
Saturday = ON AND ON. Admiral Fallow, ZZ Ward
The Music Experiment featuring Empire Of The Sun
Thursday = Palladia Channel (Check local listings)
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