Swedish folk rock band Junip have been together for over 10 years. Over that span of time, they have released 3 EPs and a full length. All the while, the most credited member of the group, José González, has been juggling a successful solo career. Recently the band announced an upcoming self-titled album for April 23 via Mute Records. To hype the release, they put out the soothing and light track “Line of Fire”. “Line of Fire” is filled with acoustic guitar and a background piano that eases the song...
Devendra Banhart, who was once as close to a household name as the indie folk realm allows, seems to be coming out of hibernation. The Venezuelan artist has been relatively quiet since his 2009 album What Will We Be, but recently announced the release of a new album for Nonesuch Records titled Mala for March 12, 2013. In anticipation of the album release, he leaves his listeners with "Für Hildegard von Bingen", which is about a Catholic saint who decides to denounce her sainthood in hopes of becoming a Video Jockey...
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Santa Barbara's Trevor Borden may have released his first EP (Giants) just a few days ago, but music is hardly something new to him. Growing up abroad, first in Portugal and then Tanzania, Borden has always been comfortable expressing himself musically. Giants oozes a humble confidence, like...
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Around this time last year, Orlando-bred indie folk quintuplet premiered "Bone and Bloody" from their EP, Animal Noise, on Earmilk. Today, these southern boys called Day Joy released a music video for "Go To Sleep, Mess" from their upcoming album set for February 12th via Small Plates Records....
To remain an outsider artist when the "inside" is as big as the next person's Twitter feed takes a special kind of work. Or maybe it doesn't--maybe the only way to subvert a world that's bigger than you can imagine is simply not to try. Claus Frøhlich--Danish pig farmer, anthropologist, and...
As a special holiday treat, Icelandic songwriter Ryan Karazija, a.k.a. Low Roar, wrapped up an old Grandaddy favorite in his own eerie dressing. "I'm On Standby", from 2003's Sumday, stood as a perfect instance of Jason Lytle's unmistakable pop-smoothed melancholy. Clean downstrokes, mechanical...
Mumford & Sons Babel 9.5 Island Records / Glassnote Records September 25th, 2012 Band Website Facebook Youtube BACKGROUND: The UK quartet coined themselves Mumford & Sons almost five years ago in December of 2007. When the four joined forces at the...
Demonstrating true craftsmanship from every angle, UK folk-rock duo Fossil Collective build on the success of their debut "Let It Go" EP with the release of “On & On”, the lead and title track from their forthcoming sophomore EP. Further demonstrating their ability to combine meticulous...
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