Wax Pick: Barcelona – Absolutes
Seattle-based Barcelona just announced this past December that they had been signed to Universal Records after about 3 years together.
My Bloody Valentine Adds US Dates On Heels Of Coachella
The pioneers of shoegazer have added four US tour stops to follow up their April 19th stop in the deserts of California at Coachella.
Wax Pick: Paper Route – Are We All Forgotten
Paper Route, a small little 4-piece indie group from Nashville, has garnered a lot of national attention with two small EP releases.
A White Antelope – Robin Pecknold Of Fleet Foxes
Saw this over at R&G and thought I would share it with you. Fleet Foxes‘ Robin Pecknold has been releasing tracks on MySpace under the pseudonym “A White Antelope.” You just might like it: myspace.com/awhiteantelope
Wax Pick: Bon Iver – Blood Bank EP
Justin Vernon did a great job with this short 4-song work, seeping his emotional and intimate vocals atop moody instrumentation.
Indies Win 50% Of 2009 Grammy Awards
Whether it’s due to their stronghold in current popular genres (folk, blues, and the aptly named “indie” rock), or a genuine democratization of the playing field, independent music seems to be on the rise. [via dailyswarm] Independent artists and labels had a banner year at the 2009 Grammy Awards winning 56 of the 110 awards [...]
Equal Vision Records Tries New Means Of Album Sales
Would you pay a couple hundred dollars for every CD and DVD a label is going to release this coming year, sight unseen? Indie label Equal Vision Records is asking fans to do just that. With the launch of EVR365, fans can select from 3 packages allowing them to get prereleased copies of EVR albums [...]
LA’s Indie 103 Goes Web-Only “Effective Immediately”
This is crazy. I was just listening to this station last night, thrilled that there was still independent radio somewhere. From Indie 103: Indie 103.1 will cease broadcasting over this frequency effective immediately. Because of changes in the radio industry and the way radio audiences are measured, stations in this market are being forced to [...]
Wax Pick: The Hush Sound – Goodbye Blues
<A HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwaxwires-20%2F8014%2F89268812-881d-4f92-bb25-0439ff3d5a99&Operation=NoScript” mce_HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwaxwires-20%2F8014%2F89268812-881d-4f92-bb25-0439ff3d5a99&amp;Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.com Widgets</A> Call it a guilty pleasure, but I’m a sucker for swoony female vocalists. Greta Salpeter nails it in The Hush Sound’s indie-rock release with a very classic and bouncy sound pulling some flavors from the neo-swing movement a few years back. A very fun album. If you’re into Eisley or Get [...]
Wax Pick: Vampire Weekend – Self Titled
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Wax Pick: The Envy Corps – Dwell
Amazon.com Widgets This is one of the most underrated and neglected albums of the year. The Envy Corps have an original sound, great songs, and a solid album all the way around. I’m boggled as to why they’re not way more known than they are. It’s not on sale, but it’s well worth the money. [...]
Wax Pick: American Football – Self Titled
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Wax Pick: Juno – Music From The Motion Picture
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