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White Whale Records: Mohawk Lodge and Octoberman

I Just discovered a great indie label I didn’t know; White Whale Records.
I actually received an email which quoted “I’ll bet Neil Young would have loved these guys if he heard them…” Obviously, I gave it a listen and have been listening repeatedly since.
Mohawk Lodge, sways back and forth between loose and laid-back to rocking […]

**i move away from the mic to breathe in

So in case you haven’t been visiting YouTube regulary, there is this guy called Tay Zonday who wrote and performed an original song called ‘Chocolate Rain‘. I probably don’t have to be the one telling you it’s a huge hit on the internet at the moment. The eerie performace, the ominous lyrics and that Rick […]

Review: Art In Manila - Set The Woods On Fire

Saddle Creek Records has a new artist, and a familiar face waiting in the wings of their soon-to-be-released arsenal. For those of you familiar with Azure Ray, and their 2004 disbanding, you’ll be excited! One half (Orenda Fink) has started her own project called Art In Manila. After a solo project that […]

Bat for Lashes

Bat For Lashes is the brainchild of British singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Natasha Khan. The album Fur and Gold has got a Bjorky kind of feel to it and some really original arrangements. It’s the sort of album you really want to listen to with your headphones on. Khan’s plethora of fans includes Thom Yorke, Devendra Banhart […]

Stream the New Bishop Allen

Bishop Allen, notably known for releasing a string of great EP’s named after each month of the year, have just released their long awaited new album. “The Broken String” is choc full of amazing tunes and is being streamed in its entirety on Virb.com. There are also a couple of free mp3 downloads, so if […]

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