Icelandic twin sisters Jófrídur and Ásohildur Ákadöttir keep things quiet. Even if you were to ask their classmates about the Ákadöttir sisters, for a long while you would never have known the two are one of Iceland’s brightest new music acts. Still in their teens, Jófrídur and Ásohildur have masterfully crafted a brand of lo-fi […]
Swedish sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg first made waves back in 2008 with their cover of the Fleet Foxes “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song”, which they recorded in the forest outside of their home in Enskede, Sweden. But as the Söderbergs–better known by their moniker First Aid Kit– were quick to admit, they’d been making music long […]
I might be wrong, but I reckon it’s not too often that NASCAR and indie music fans turn their heads at the same thing. Yet Detroit, MI musicians Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott managed to do so with their band Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.. The group’s 2010 Horse Power EP caught listeners with its sweet, dreamy an […]
If you’ve heard or seen Ghostland Observatory before, chances are you did not forget them. And as the Austin, Texas duo’s Thomas Turner himself has stated, it’s often a love-hate relationship. But that’s alright, because that’s just what Ghostland Observatory set out to do in the first place. Their unique melting pot sound of soulful, electro dance rock […]
For those Southern Californian readers of Apes on Tape, Bethany Cosentino and the lo-fi beach gems of Best Coast have probably found a comfortable home on your sonic rotation over the past five months since Crazy For You was released. If you’ve not yet given it a listen (iTunes link below), I could ramble on about […]