Yesterday we shared a new Yassou Benedict track from OIM Records‘ upcoming Bay Area artists compilation album. The album arrives June 23 and you can view the full tracklist below. Today, Oakland’s Waterstrider dropped their new single which will also be on the compilation album. Waterstrider “Frayed” is the first track since the five-piece band released […]
Oakland’s Waterstrider will release their debut LP Nowhere Now on April 6. The five-piece previously shared album tracks “White Light” and “Calliope”. Now we can add the title track “Nowhere Now” to that list. As Waterstrider’s frontman Nate Salman noted, “this song is probably the culmination of everything I’ve been creating for the last few years.” […]
Regulars to the site will likely be familiar with Oakland’s Waterstrider. In 2014, we shared the five-piece’s single “Redwood” just before their North American tour with Gardens & Villa last spring. Additionally, you may have heard the solo effort of Waterstrider’s Nate Salman or his vocal contributions to Les Sins’ “Why” (Toro y Moi). As Waterstrider […]
When Nate Salman isn’t providing his vocals and dance moves for Toro y Moi side project Les Sins or fronting Oakland’s Waterstrider, he’s simply crafting jams that serve “as a remedy for days when it feels like we’re waiting for the world to end.” If you’ve not yet checked out Mr Salman’s main band […]
Toro y Moi’s 2013 album Anything In Return still stands as one of my favorites of the year. And I’d also argue Chaz Bundick’s side project Les Sins also crafted one of the year’s best grooves with “Grind“. So it comes as excellent news that Les Sins has a new full length coming down the pipe. Michael, tracklist […]