Seattle’s The Local Strangers released their second full-length album Take What You Can Carry today. The 22 track double album features a unique window into The Local Strangers’ world. Those that have followed Aubrey Zoli and Matt Hart’s project from the earlier days likely know of the band’s intimate live shows and extensive touring (over 20,000 miles at this point) as […]
Revisiting and reinterpreting bygone eras of music is no new musical trend. From Joey Bada$$ to Jessica Pratt to Pickwick, newer takes on older trends still lead to worthwhile listens. Wherever you stand on the issue, you’d be hard pressed to find a more accurate throwback to early 60’s gospel soul music than Fort Worth’s […]
On March 31, Death Cab For Cutie will release their eighth studio album, Kintsugi. While founding member Chris Walla left the band in late 2013 after 17 years with the band, the guitarist and producer contributed through the entire process of recording and mixing Kintsugi. Death Cab shared album track “Black Sun” (below) earlier this year. They dropped the […]
As Heems preps to drop his latest album Eat Pray Thug on March 10 via Megaforce, he’s shared the album track “Home”. The track features fellow New Yorker Dev Hynes (Blood Orange). “Home” is an excellent progression for Heems, especially for those who’ve been following since Das Racist’s early mixtapes. Dev Hynes’ slow-burning instrumentation backs Heems candidly […]
Waterstrider‘s Nate Salman tipped us off on Brooklyn artist Kevin Garrett, whom the former apparently met at NYU. Kevin Garrett recently shared a gem of a new track called “Control”. James Blake would be an easy signpost, with some hints of Mount Kimbie. But stream “Control” for yourself below. The Pittsburg native is also currently […]