Introspective track today I guess. Just heard word that our friends Adam and Amy had a baby a few days ago and my old friends Pete and Tracy should be bringing their first into the world any minute now. All this new life, these literal positive changes in the fortunes of parents and their children [...]

 

 Human Bell :: "A Change In Fortunes": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Folk/Acoustic, Indie, Instrumental, Post-Rock, Rock | 2 Comments »

Really surprised and delighted by the newest record from guitarist Kaki King. Not being so in touch with the singer/songwriter set, I’m generally reliant on someone more knowledgeable to fill me in. To be honest, one of the few reasons I even gave this album a listen was because one of her older records (she [...]

 

 Kaki King :: "Bone Chaos in the Castle": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Folk/Acoustic, Indie, Rock | 3 Comments »

So, as promised, you get your second “state” related posting, this time on a definitively more British note. I know that for a lot of you Stateless may not necessarily be something brand new. Truth is, I slept on this record for a while, not fully convinced of its merits — even though both Roots [...]

 

 Stateless :: "Bloodstream": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Downtempo, Electronica, Rock | 7 Comments »

This is the first of two posts of bands with the word “State” in their names. Other than that, they have very little in common. First off, is Washington D.C’s Statehood, the newest project from former-Dismemberment Plan rhythm section Joe Easley and Eric Axelson, Vehicle Birth’s Leigh Thompson and vocalist Clark Sabine. I don’t [...]

 

 Statehood :: "Still Spinning": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Dancepunk, Indie, MP3, Promo, Rock | 2 Comments »

You may remember that a while back I was given a number of demo tracks from Ben Mullins, former member of Midwest Product and currently in PostPrior (both essential Ghostly International artists) to post. That was one of the more commented upon recent posts and I received quite a few emails begging me to get [...]

 

 Ben Benjamin :: "Temporary Aztec": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Electro, Electronica, IDM, Instrumental, MP3, Rock | 7 Comments »

As far as live bands are concerned, The Cinematic Orchestra have few equals. Of course many will argue for the virtuosity of more traditional jazz performers, but because J. Swinscoe and company do things a bit differently, they have significantly more appeal to jazz fans who may not be the most hardcore enthusiasts. Last Wednesday, [...]

 

 Gre Reverend :: "The First Place": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Downtempo, Folk/Acoustic, Live Event, Rock | 3 Comments »

Scissorkick loves it some instrumental goodness — especially of the punk-prog-metal variety — and that’s just what was delivered when the newest LP from Temporary Residence’s Sleeping People showed up in the mailbox. Growing is the second record from the San Diego-based quartet (that now includes Pinback and Howard Hello’s Kenseth Thibideau) and it’s [...]

 

 Sleeping People :: "People Staying Awake": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Instrumental, MP3, Promo, Rock | 2 Comments »

Leave it to Strictly Kev of DJ Food to unearth a monster of a forgotten California funk record. I guess the most immediately interesting thing about The Dragons is the fact that Daryl Dragon, one third of the Dragon-brother trio, is more famous as the “Captain” from 70s chart-toppers Captain and Tenille. Seriously. But together [...]

 

 The Dragons :: "Your Way Too": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Breakbeat, Instrumental, MP3, Rock, Soul | 1 Comment »

Not sure if you all know about The Hype Machine but if not, you should check it out. It’s basically an aggregator of all the music posted on every significant music blog out there. Seriously. Scissorkick and all the links to your left are there, in addition to hundreds more, and you can search by [...]

 

 Ben Benjamin :: "Selective Periphera" (rough master): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Ben Benjamin :: "Sideways Cerberus" (rough master): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Downtempo, Electronica, Instrumental, MP3, Rock, SK Exclusive! | 13 Comments »

Been a while. I know. Work has been all-consuming for nearly a month but now, finally with a chance to exhale, I can turn to the accumulating stacks and chose from a number of new gems to post for you. So why not start the return to posting off on the right foot, with a [...]

 

 Maserati :: : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Instrumental, MP3, Rock | 6 Comments »