New York’s Phantogram began their North American tour to support freshly released album Voices. The follow-up to 2009’s Eyelid Movies dropped last week as Phantogram made the leap from Barksuk Records to Republic. Oakland’s Fox Theater sold out while Phantogram brought Voices‘ new jams through the Bay Area. One thing I noticed immediately was how well singer Sarah Barthel’s […]
Following an opening performance for fellow Oakland act Trails & Ways, Waterstrider have caught my attention and ears. If you’re unfamiliar with Waterstrider, I recommend checking out single “Constellation” and their hypnotic cover of Little Dragon’s “Twice“. Today, they released their first original new track in a year and a half. This comes at an […]
Trails and Ways have rolled out another cover, following their recent take on Frank Ocean’s “Lost“. This time they interpret Jorge Ben’s “Taj Mahal”. T&W describes the original (embedded below) as “a retelling of a classic Indian love story in Portuguese”. They’ve handled the translation for us, as their new version is in English. The accompanying […]
Oakland’s Trails and Ways delivered a homecoming show of sorts last Friday at New Parish. The Berkeley grads played several Bay Area shows this spring and summer before embarking on an extensive national tour and dropping their new Trilingual EP this fall. Friday’s show marked their first Oakland show since Trilingual and it didn’t take long to prove those […]
Oakland’s Trails and Ways have released their cover of Frank Ocean’s “Lost”. Their bossa nova flavored version featured some adapted lyrics, verses in Portuguese and a dreamy take on the track. “Lost” marks the first release since Trails and Ways’ Trilingual EP earlier this spring. Oakland residents can catch Trails and Ways at New Parish this Friday […]