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NEWS: Introducing The Joy Formidable
May 7 | 1 comment
Simple and refreshing, suck this video in, breath it out, and instantly feel a bit more joy and a little less pressure. Call it free therapy. Happy Friday. P.S. This track is from a new up-and-coming Welsh band, The Joy Formidable, th...
NEWS: Delorean Will Make You Move
Apr 1 | 1 comment
España, put your hands up. Electro-pop outfit Delorean have jumped the Atlantic to open for Miike Snow on their latest barnstorming tour of the US. In NY alone, this bill has sold out Webster Hall, Bowery Ballroom, and Music Hall of Willi...
NEWS: New Music Alert: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Dec 19 | 1 comment
The song below will get you excited to go home. It'll make you happy-go-lucky this holiday season. Indeed. Watch out for these guys. LA's Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, a 10 piece ensemble, is bringing back that free-wheeling, harmonic...
NEWS: New Music: Introducing The Friendly Fires
Dec 11 | 1 comment
If you enjoy music that enables you to dance (read: jump) to in sync with multi-layered cowbells, you'll find a warm spot for Friendly Fires. The Brit band call themselves Dance-punk, which is misleading because there's a decidedly euphoric, hap...
NEWS: Music Monday: CMJ Highlight: We Have Band
Nov 2
Yup it is true - it is not just your halloween hangover, this band is really called "We Have Band." At first we hated the name. Now we love it for its "non-sensical sensicality" - a revolt against the aweful nature of band names today, a simple...
NEWS: Effortless Awesomeness with The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Sep 17
You know those people who are just effortlessly gorgeous? Those rare souls that can just roll out of bed in the morning, throw on the nearest pair of raggedy old jeans and a crumpled t-shirt and instantly look like a Nylon fashion shoot? The up-a...
NEWS: Sail Into Mysterious Waters with Yacht
Aug 20 | 1 comment
Chances are, a couple of years ago, your summer was soundtracked by LCD Soundsystem’s quirky electro-dance rock. Probably most memorably in the form of their tribute to Daft Punk - "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House" – which got to be s...
Introducing The Joy Formidable
“ yes..it's a good therapy ;-) ”
- corinne1906Delorean Will Make You Move
“ happy april fools day ”
- PatrickNew Music: Introducing The Friendly Fires
“ just because you've only just heard of them, doesn't make them "new".. if you'd done this in 2006/2007, then you'd have been almost right. not too sure on the "VW (big suprise)" comments either.. get a bit more professional, and clued up in your field of work before writing. ”
- chlofunnNew Music Alert: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
“ coool pics and videos . i love them . ”
- loraniSail Into Mysterious Waters with Yacht
“ haha ...so funny ...cracked me up (: ”
- madeline