The Lights, hailing from a small town just below London, have released a new track with a video of the boys to match. Formed in 2007, the band have continued to go from strength to strength with a combination of melody infused with some darker and more contemplative moments. Chiming guitars and uplifting bass, fuelled [...]

Polly Jean Harvey has become the first person ever to win The Mercury Music prize twice.  Beginning in 1992, The Mercury Music prize honours celebrates music by British or Irish artists, assessed soley on one album.  Despite being the bookmakers’ favourite, the record beat of tough competition from the likes of Adele, Tinie Tempah, and [...]

Parlovr are making the trip from Montreal – the land of many great bands – to New York on August 19th to play a show at Glasslands Gallery with the headliners Yellow Ostrich. You can get $10 adv tickets here, and check out their great video of Pen to the Paper to show you why [...]

Straight off the back of her concert last night, and an early CBS appearance this morning, Ellie Goulding came to BestBuy to give a free acoustic show. The setlist was as follows: Guns and Horses, Lights, Your Song, Salt Skin, Wish I Stayed and Starry Eyed. See below for a video of her amazing performance [...]

If you didn’t get to catch Dastardly when they passed by New York in June, here is an excellent sample of their music, recorded by Kitchen Sessions. I’m a sucker for harmonies…… DASTARDLY – Freight Train from Kitchen Sessions on Vimeo. And check out this great band shot:

Not much news as yet folks, but Grizzly bear have taken to their facebook to announce that they are to begin recording a new album in Texas at the end of the month. The band enjoyed phenonemal mainstream success with their last album “Veckatimest” which was released nearly two years ago now. It seems like an [...]

Zach is back! Beirut recently kicked of their extensive American Tour in Virginia this week. The Mst are certainly among many that are glad to see Zach and co. back in action.  Here’s some tasters to wet your appetite for thier upcoming album “Santa Fe”.

Watch the lovely video below from the French duo Wierdettes, for “Common Heat”, taken from the 2010 No Age album “Everything Inbetween”. Enjoy!