First Aid Kit “My Silver Lining”

Sweden’s First Aid Kit return with their fourth full length album Stay Gold on June 10. The follow-up for Lion’s Roar (2012) arrives via Columbia Records. Stay Gold was produced by Bright Eyes & Saddle Creek guru Mike Mogis, who follows the shoes of earlier First Aid Kit producer Jack White. The first single, “My Silver Lining”, is below. Check out […]

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Manatee Commune “White Smoke”

One of the highlights of our Treefort showcase was hearing Bellingham’s Manatee Commune fill Woodland Empire Brewery with bright, lush, swelling layers upon layers of sound. When I got home, I received Manatee Commune’s new album Brush and was impressed to hear how well Grant Eadie captured the live sounds to recording. Moreover, I’ve kept album track […]

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The Antlers “Palace”

Brooklyn’s The Antlers will return with their fourth studio LP on June 17 via Anti Records. The new record Familiars, album art above, follows on the heels of the excellent 2011 LP Burst Apart plus 2012’s Undersea EP. The full track list is below. You can watch the video for the first single below, it’s a slow burner with a number […]

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ODESZA “Sun Models”

As the Treefort Fest comedown still lingers, I’m running through what all happened and also what I missed. Probably atop that list is ODESZA’s Friday night set at Boise’s Knitting Factory. Every consulted source says it was a dance party and a half. Luckily the Seattle electronic group released this new single “Sun Models” featuring […]