Water Liars is a joint effort between Justin Kinkel-Schuster and Andrew Bryant. The duo formed Water Liars last year and they will release their debut album, Phantom Limb on February 28th via Misra. The album can be streamed until then at KDHX.
You can also stream/download the first track off the album below:
Matt Longo is a singer/songwriter from NYC ("The Big Apple"). He released an album called The Low Life in December last year. I just stumbled across his Bandcamp page, though--just in time to announce the release of a new, three-track EP, Coward. My favorite track is called "Level-Headed Man." Check it out below:
I came across this piece by Julia Holter a couple months ago and liked it. However, upon recent further listening I am finding I like it more. It's definitely got some lo-fi aesthetics going on, but I like it. It sounds dreamy, far away, and old. The video I can't say much about, but as a pure song I'd say it's good.
It's a shame that many of us (myself included) have been spoiled by high-budget producing and recording in much of the music we listen to. It's hard to filter through what's production and what's song-writing talent. This is the latter. However, I should say that I am partial to this version of the song. The echoey, raspy harpsichord sound is great.
Father John Misty is the new solo moniker for Josh Tillman, the drummer for Seattle-based Fleet Foxes. His album, Fear Fun, is due out April 30th. Listen to the first single below:
Princeton; a band comprised of Matt and Jesse Kivel, Ben Usen, and David Kitz; hails from Los Angeles. Their latest single, "Florida" is available for listening/download below:
Harriet, about whom I posted a few weeks ago, is set to release their EP, Tell The Right Story, on January 31st. It will be available to download from their website for free! Until then it is streaming from Paste here.
The Magnetic Fields have announced a new album, Love At The Bottom Of The Sea, due out March 6th. "Andrew in Drag" is our first glimpse of the album, which looks as if it will be a return to form for the band. The single is quick, catchy, and silly. Listen below:
Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear is releasing an EP called Silent Hour/Golden Mile via Warp. The track "Saint Nothing" was released as a preview of the EP, which will be released March 19th. Preview below:
Islands has released another track from their upcoming album, A Sleep and A Forgetting, called "Hallways." It's more upbeat than the previous post about "This Is Not A Song." Listen below:
"Opossum" is a track from Brother/Sister, a band which consists of two adopted siblings. The track is supposedly going to be released on an album called The Accidental Zoo. I can't say I know much else about them. Visit their website below to download this excellent track:
This video comes to us from Heartsrevolution. It's obviously inspired by the Occupy movement, but I also think it's somewhat inspiring for the same movement. The video meshes footage of police brutality with an upbeat, optimistic, track. It's social commentary. It's also a demonstration of support for the Occupy movement.
