One of the best things about loving and listening to music is stumbling onto artists that make you stop what you’re doing and sit and listen. By listening, I mean, putting on head phones and listening to the song and then listening to it again and picking the song apart for different sounds, techniques, intricacies, and so on. This is what “Forward” by THE MIDNIGHT … Continue reading Eargasm of the Week: “Forward” by The Midnight Hollow
MATTHEW KAMMERER (aka MKAIO) has a new side project called N0RTHRN.LGHT5 that is “heavier, fuzzier, harder mix of Trap, Electronica and House”. From Matthew, “This side project began when my PC crashed and I lost all my work on my next Mkaio record. Sending it in to be serviced and attempt to recover my data, I had a couple months in which I just could not … Continue reading Track of the Day: “4UROR4” by N0RTHRN.LGHT5
Those fanciful fun fellows from 8 BIT LOVE have given us a non traditional Christmas song (the best kind I say) with “I’ll Be Home(less) for Christmas”. 8 BIT LOVE‘s quasi-Christmas carol was inspired in December 2012 when frontman, Vito, and housemates received an eviction notice in the mail. “It’s a tale of shock, anger, despair and the concerns of the bonds between housemates when bond is … Continue reading Track of the Day: “I’ll Be Home(less) for Christmas” by 8 Bit Love
We stumbled onto PETITE NOIR through DREW FELLOWS of 26/SAINT HUGHS and boy are glad we tweeted about PETITE NOIR. PETITE NOIR is the brainchild of South African native YANNICK ILLUNGA. Yannick is a singer, producer, jack of all instruments genius! “Chess” is a brilliant mix of that indie pop vibe and soulful voice and we look forward to more of PETITE NOIR. PETITE NOIR: Facebook | Twitter [soundcloud … Continue reading Track of the Day: “Chess” by Petite Noir
When I started listening to GRACE ASKEW, I didn’t know she was a contestant on Season 4 of THE VOICE. I discovered her on my local NPR station and immediately bought everything she had available. Her voice is whiskey on the rocks with a splash of pain. It’s smoldering and sultry and as always her music is beautiful, heartbreaking, and emotional. “Coyote Love” by Grace … Continue reading Track of the Day: “Coyote Love” by Grace Askew
If you haven’t heard of RY X (or his other project THE ACID) do yourself a favor and stop what you’re doing (even reading this post) and listen below. I have fallen in awe of the emotion that can be heard in RY X‘s voice. Listen and watch his brand single/video “Sweat” below. “Sweat” can be purchased on iTunes RY X: Facebook | Twitter | Website … Continue reading Track of the Day: “Sweat” by RY X
Melbourne indie-folk quartet SLEEPY DREAMERS have today released their second EP, LOCAL FOOTBALL. Recorded earlier this year at Head Gap Studios in Thornbury, the five track EP features singles ‘Bike Song’ and ‘Hunk’. LOCAL FOOTBALL is now available on Bandcamp, iTunes and Spotify and you can stream on LOCAL FOOTBALL on Soundcloud [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/58452961″ params=”color=00aabb&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] If you’re in Australia, then head out to the SLEEPY DREAMERS MELBOURNE EP LAUNCH Saturday November … Continue reading MUSIC ALERT: Sleepy Dreamers Release Second EP: LOCAL FOOTBALL
It is no secret we are fans of BRUNO MERZ and we couldn’t be happier to share his song “This Time” as our eargasm of the week. “This Time” is the first video from Bruno’s latest and newest album HIGHWAYS (available on Amazon | iTunes) and was recorded in Bruno’s home country of New Zealand. The song is absolutely and simply beautiful and heartbreaking.[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73M7MrHV1C8?rel=0] Bruno … Continue reading Eargasm of the Week: “This Time” by Bruno Merz
Check out WULF from London and their single “Fire” from their forthcoming (February 2015) EP LAIRS. You can pre-order the EP now and buy “Fire” now if you choose to do so and we recommend that you do. “Fire” is such a great song that showcases the beauty of a piano not as a delicate instrument but one of strength and it’s done absolutely brilliantly. … Continue reading Track of the Day: “Fire” by Wulf
BLOWSIGHT releases their cover of “Swallow” by Germany’s OOMPH! on iTunes, Amazon. BLOWSIGHT recorded the song earlier this year while recording their upcoming fourth studio album. “Our tour with Oomph! was a great success, and we wanted to thank the band for taking us out on the road, so I chose one of my favorite songs by them, we recorded it while adding a few Blowsight-esque finishing touches … Continue reading NEWS: Blowsight Releases New Single “Swallow” Today