Do What U Want by Moonsoup MoonsoupIndie-popRIYL: The Sundays, 10,000 Maniacs, Cranes There is an organic freshness to the loose rock played by Moonsoup, that pulls you in, wanting to hear more. Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, Moonsoup have been in existence for a relatively short period of time but have wasted little time creating a…
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New Music Faster | Goodnight Moonlight
Goodnight Moonlight pens “Letters to Japan” By Anthony Saia Letters to Japan by Goodnight Moonlight Goodnight MoonlightDream Pop / IndieRIYL: The Cure, Lake Michigan, Soft Pastels Sometimes there are bands that conjure up feelings of sadness and sorrow. Other times, there are bands that bring never ending joy. It is rare that a band…
Reissue Tuesday : The Fabulous Thuderbirds | Tuff Enuff (1986)
The Fabulous T-Birds show they are indeed Tuff Enuff By Tim Craig On April 27, The Fabulous Thunderbirds reissued Tuff Enuff, the band’s 1986 album that featured the Top 10 hit of the same name, as well as the follow-up “Wrap It Up,” penned by Isaac Hayes and David Porter. I put The Fabulous Thunderbirds…
New Music Faster: Your Weekly Review
Spring Wind Down Weekly Review By Hannah Greve While you were having the Monday blues, we were pink. Holy Pink that is, with the awesome news that the California based band was coming out with new music. Mediation Hymns for an Electronic Age was released on Friday, April 27th. This album consists of five tracks, which…
Reissue Tuesday: Dylan and the Dead (1989)
Unique RSD release for Reissue Tuesday By Tim Craig Well … did you get what you wanted for Record Store Day? While most of us were (should have been?) busy with Vinylthon, a few of us snuck out to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with other shoppers, stealing sideways glances at what they were choosing while pretending not…
New Music Faster : Holy Pink
Holy Pink slated to release new record from rad cassette label Never Content By Anthony Saia meditation hymns for an electronic age by holy pinkLos Angeles, California-based duo Holy Pink are coming in hot this Friday with their newest record Mediation Hymns for an Electronic Age. From the killer cassette label Never Content, the album…
New Music Faster: Your Weekly Review
Your Weekly Music Review from New Music Faster! By Hannah Greve On Monday we read about how The Wonder Years went about releasing their new album, Sister Cities. The band documented the last two years of their lives and it helped them with writing and releasing the album. It is out everywhere so definitely check…
New Music Faster : Ash Code
Perspektive by Ash CodeBy Rob Quicke Ash CodeDark WaveRIYL: Gary Numan / Sisters of Mercy Like a rediscovered Gary Numan or Sisters of Mercy recording from the 80s, Ash Code are purveyors of richly layered synthpop, that demands your immediate attention. In fact, the sense of 80s familiarity you experience when listening to their…
New Music Faster | mouse on the keys
mouse on the keysJazz/Funk/Post-RockRIYL: LITE & Giraffes? Giraffes! There is something to be said about a band that can catch your ear in less than three minutes. Japan’s mouse on the keys is such a band. The group who makes music that is a blend of minimal phrased piano and frenetic drumming. It’s obvious…
Reissue Tuesday : In Defense of U2’s Pop (1997)
U2’s Pop is not dead. By Tim Craig U2 released a trio of platters Friday (April 13). It would easy to extol the virtues of Wide Awake in America (1985), with its definitive live version of “Bad,” or All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000), the band’s top-to-bottom complete work, that’s not the purpose of…