Over two years ago, we stumbled across the instantly-catchy track “One Time” by Philadelphia’s Marian Hill. Their five track Play EP, which included “One Time”, was solid all the way through. Fortunately, Play found many a fan since the EP’s release and Marian Hill (the duo of Jeremy Lloyd & Samantha Gongol) toured extensively behind the album. Since we shared “One Time”, I’m no […]
In 2012, Toronto songwriter Julian Hacquebard created his new music project Send Medicine. After moving to Los Angeles shortly thereafter, Hacquebard fleshed out Send Medicine into a five-piece band. Send Medicine weaves together psych, folk and surf in a combo that may appeal to Devendra Banhart, freak folk and perhaps even T Rex-era folk. This […]
With the sea of falsetto-oriented R&B cropping up on the daily, it takes a solid track to truly standout. Los Angeles’ Gallant achieves just that with his new joint “Bourbon”. Speaking of that falsetto, Gallant’s is one of the strongest we’ve heard, this year or last. At times, his sheer vocal strength hints of Usher. Gallant doesn’t fall […]
Quebec’s Men I Trust dropped a new single and an accompanying video (their first) today. Men I Trust “Humming Man” follows the quintet’s 2014 debut album and 2015 Headroom LP. According to the band, “Humming Man” is about “n old man who cut himself from the rest of the world. He became suspicious and dares no more to leave […]
Philly’s Sheer Mag have steadily built traction with the release of their debut I EP in September 2014 and their II follow-up eleven months ago. Today, they dropped the third EP in the series, aptly titled III. Just like the previous two EPs, III is four tracks. III follows Sheer Mag’s gritty, basement take on classic rock. The Thin Lizzy references aren’t amiss, but Sheer […]