Lee Fields & The
Expressions : Faithful Fan : Faithful Man (2012)
-
3rd
album with the Expressions
-
Long-time
soul singer
-
Playing
CMJ 2013
Nick Waterhouse : I
Can Only Give You Everything : Time’s All Gone (2012)
-
Debut
album.
-
First
official single came out in 2010.
-
Blues
and soul singer songwriter.
-
Playing
CMJ 2013
King Khan and The
Shrines : So Wild : Idle No More (2013)
-
Forthcoming
5th album, out in Sept.
-
First
Shrines album since 2008
-
Long
time collaborator with Marc Sultan (AKA the BBQ Show)
-
One
of my all-time favorite artists. The Supreme Genius of King Khan and His
Shrines is one of the greatest albums.
Bill Callahan : Summer
Painter : Dream River (2013)
-
5th
solo album.
-
His
4th, Apocalypse, was one of the best albums of 2011.
-
Former
leader of Smog.
-
His
voice has so much warm, fatherly power. Fall and Winter don’t stand a chance.
Deer
Tick : Mirror Walls : Negativity (2013)
-
5th album
-
‘Divine Providence’ was their latest and 4th album.
Plus 2012's Tim EP
-
The leader of Deer Tick, John McCauley, has been
working on the Middle Brother and Diamond Rugs collaborative projects recently
and making some brilliant music there.
San Fermin : Sonsick :
San Fermin (2013)
-
Debut
album.
-
Layered,
Sufjan Stevens styled folk.
Dr. Dog : The Truth :
B-Room (2013)
-
7th
album
-
Soul
and blues-infused rock.
-
Philly
band
Diane Coffee : Tale of
a Dead Dog : My Friend Fish (2013)
-
Debut
full length from Foxygen’s drummer Shaun Fleming.
-
The
second member of the wildly vintage psych band to test the solo waters.
Dustin Wong : Aura
Peeled Off : Mediation of Ecstatic Energy (2013)
-
Former
lead guitarist of Ponytail.
-
Wildly
creative, eclectic instrumental album.
Fletcher C. Johnson :
Pacific Blue : Salutations (2012)
-
2nd
album. Made a significant number of best of '12 lists despite its small
release.
-
He
is quickly becoming one of my favorite go-to good mood musicians.
-
A
truly fun, loose and uplifting highlight performance at SXSW.
Dune Rats : Stoner Pop
: Smile EP (2013)
-
3rd
EP. 2 Singles out as well.
-
Sloppy
garage, REM-leaning act starting to carve out a name for themselves in a
similar way as FIDLAR.
-
Tied
for best act of CMJ 2012 with the Grizzled Mighty
Speedy Ortiz : Ka-Pow!
(2013)
-
Single
from April 2013.
-
2
full lengths and 2 EPs out as well.
-
Alt-indie
rock. RIYL Waxahatchee.
-
Playing
CMJ 2013
Menomena : Wet and
Rusting : Friend and Foe (2007)
-
3rd
album of 5.
-
One
of the greatest albums created in my time as a lover of music.
-
Playing
CMJ 2013
-
One
of the most innovative bands going. Even after Brent Knopf left to form Ramona
Falls.
Son Lux : Easy :
Lanterns (2013)
-
3rd
full length.
-
Project
led by Ryan Lott. Collaborator with Sufjan Stevens and Arcade Fire.
Caught A Ghost : No
Sugar In My Coffee (2013)
-
Debut
EP, Nightworks, was out in Feb 2013
-
Single
included on the HBO show’s soundtrack.
-
Modern
electronic indie rock.
-
Reminds
me a lot of the song ‘Grounds For Divorce’ by Elbow.
-
Playing
CMJ 2013
Willis Earl Beal : Ain't
Got No Love : Nobody Knows (2013)
-
2nd
full length.
-
Debut
was lo-fi, unflattering and didn't show off his insanely powerful voice.
-
Big
time comparisons to Tom Waits.
Big Black Delta : Into
the Night : Big Black Delta (2013)
-
2nd
album. Debut out in 2011.
-
Reverb
and synth-heavy 80’s pop.
-
RIYL
Twin Shadow
-
Playing
CMJ 2013
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment