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PUBLIC ACCESS T.V – ” Rebounder “

Posted: March 13, 2015 in MUSIC
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NME says Public Access TV is “New York’s hottest new band”; playing Baby’s All Right w/ Twin Peaks & other dates

If you haven’t heard of Brooklyn trio Public Access TV, well that’s because you’re not a British music journalist. They’ve already been acclaimed by the likes of Q, The Guardian and NME who called them “New York’s hottest new band” before they even played their first live show — which was at NYC’s Niagra in January. (Lindsay Lohan and Alexa Chung were there.) PATV is fronted by John Eatherly who was in Be Your Own Pet and also played in Eleanor Friedberger’s band and The Virgins for a while. Guitarist Xan Aird was also in The Virgins, and drummer Peter Baumann is also in Grand Rapids.
As for what they sound like, Eatherly knows his way around a hook and PATV’s guitar pop seems directly decended from Phoenix and The Strokes, with a little hyperactive 1979 new wave in there on tracks like “I’m Allergic.” Stream a couple songs below and look for their debut later this year.

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You can also see Public Access TV live, including a few shows in the NY-area. They play NJ’s Wonder Bar on July 29 with Reignwolf, and then a free late night show at Mercury Lounge on July 31. Then they’ll play Baby’s All Right on August 14 with Chicago’s Twin Peaks, and Lemons. That’s an all-ages show and tickets are on sale now.
After those shows, PATV will be on the road for a few shows with The Features.

PUBLIC ACCESS TV – ” Middle Child “

Posted: March 13, 2015 in MUSIC
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Public Access TV have all the hallmarks of the kind of band who flash across magazine covers and generate wild excitement and pick up model girlfriends before the world decides whether they are going to be a new Strokes or a second Mooney Suzuki, destined to be remembered only by a few. They were the subject of what is always referred to as a “major label bidding war” – one that began before their first gig, and before anyone bar the bidding labels had heard a note of their music. In the near year since people began talking about them, they’ve rationed out the music – only four tracks are widely available, because that’s the way Polydor, which won the bidding war, has wanted it. They’re based not in Brooklyn, but in Manhattan, the island from which still wafts the faint smell of the CBGB punks and Lower East Side cool. That first gig, a free show in a New York bar at the start of this year, was attended by Alexa Chung and Lindsay Lohan.

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PUBLIC ACCESS TV – ” Metropolis “

Posted: March 13, 2015 in MUSIC
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Public Access T.V. is proud to announce the release of their debut EP on Terrible Records. Having released a few singles to critical acclaim in both the US and UK, this is the band’s first proper release in the States. Additionally, the band has been on the road for the better part since their formation, and just last week, they kicked off a tour with legendary Gang of Four that will also take them down to Austin’s SXSW. Today, the band shares their first track off the EP, “Metropolis”.

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Public Access TV: Had Stiff Records just formed in 2015, it’s highly likely that this New York fourpiece would have become their first signing. Tracks like ‘Monaco’ and ‘In The Mirror’ recall the angsty, pinpointed brilliance of new wave giants like Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe. Led by John Eatherly, they’re loved by Weezer, Ex Hex and fellow 2015 hopefuls Deers to name a few.

KEVIN MORBY – ” Live On KEXP “

Posted: March 10, 2015 in MUSIC
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Kevin Morby performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded February 19th, 2015. Kevin Robert Morby is an American musician. He is best known as the former bassist of Woods, and the songwriter and guitarist of The Babies.He released his debut solo album “Harlem River“ in 2013,and followed up with a second album “Still Life” in October 2014. Morby learned to play guitar when he was 10. In his teens he formed the band Creepy Aliens.17-year-old Morby dropped out of Blue Valley Northwest High School, got his GED, and moved from his native Kansas City to Brooklyn in the mid-2000s, supporting himself by working bike delivery and café jobs.

He later joined the noise-folk group Woods on bass. While living in Brooklyn, he became close friends and roommates with Cassie Ramone of the punk trio Vivian Girls, and the two formed a side project together called The Babies, who released albums in 2011 and 2012.

Following his move to Los Angeles, Morby recorded a collection of songs with Babies producer Rob Barbato which were intended to be an homage to New York City. Released in 2013 by Woodsist Records, the eight-song collection was called Harlem River and became Morby’s debut as a solo artist. The album also features drummer Justin Sullivan (The Babies) as well as contributions from Will Canzoneri, Tim Presley (White Fence), Dan Lead, and Cate Le Bon. While on tour, Morby wrote songs that were later featured on his second album, “Still Life“. The album was once again produced by Barbato and released on October 14, 2014

Songs:
The Dead They Don’t Come Back
Reign
All My Life
Amen
I Hear You Calling (Bill Fay)
Parade

VERITE – ” Strange Enough “

Posted: March 9, 2015 in MUSIC
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VÉRITÉ made a grand arrival in the music world when her debut single “Strange Enough” instantly became the #1 most viral on Twitter and crowned her as the #1 artist on Hype Machine. Her second single, “Weekend”, matched those accolades on Hype Machine and Twitter, and built up to her debut EP, “Echo”, which has collectively racked up 3,500,000+ streams online since its release just a few months ago. She has been featured by Buzzfeed, Refinery29, NYLON, Idolator, and countless other tastemakers including The Line of Best Fit who called her a “rising pop star ready to make her mark”, and Neon Gold who said she is “steps towards pop royalty”. VÉRITÉ will be releasing a follow up EP surrounding both a US and UK tour in spring/summer 2015.

MITSKI – ” Francis Forever “

Posted: March 9, 2015 in MUSIC
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Watch the Brooklyn based singer-songwriter Mitski perform a track from the “Bury Me at Makeout Creek” album the  highlight “Francis Forever” in Brooklyn, NY.

Mitski newest album, Bury Me at Makeout Creek, feels like a simultaneous kiss on the cheek and punch in the gut. Brimming with fuzzy guitars and an aggressive rawness, the songs are finished with her deceptively sweet vocals, creating the perfect juxtaposition of strength and delicacy.

Her lyrics always feel very genuine, a fact that drew me in initially, but they’re presented using catchy melodies that make repeat listening that much easier. Though I’ve never seen her live, I can’t imagine that anyone with that much panache could bring anything less than total magic to the stage. Be sure to catch her down in Austin at the SXSW, and take a listen to “Bury Me at Makeout Creek” album  before you do!

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HOWARD – ” Song About Something ” and ” Money Can’t Buy “

Posted: March 6, 2015 in MUSIC
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For nearly half a decade, guitarist/singer Howard Feibusch and bassist Myles Heff played together in the Massachusetts outfit Orange Television. But times change, and as the pair left the Bay State behind them for Brooklyn, so too did they leave their previous incarnation. Teaming up with drummer Chris Holdridge, they became known simply as Howard. Now, the folktronic trio have released their debut record, “Religion”,

As a first taste of the self-produced LP — and truly, a first taste of Howard itself  the band has now released its debut single, “Song About Something”. Slow building electronics swirl forward, urging you to get wrapped up in the call to prayer that is Feibusch’s vocals. As the various electrical noises skitter and boom in the background, Holdridge drops in with his stuttering, Selway-esque drums. It all comes together in a groove that keeps you guessing, pulling you along or kicking you about until the back end of the track opens up and sucks you into a wormhole of modulated guitar.

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Howard’s “Money Can’t Buy” finds the perfect balance of folktronic instrumentation, highlighting the trio’s potential as one of the genre’s more-exciting newcomers.

HOWARD – ” Falling “

Posted: March 5, 2015 in MUSIC
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The lyrical content of current song “Falling” by Howard more or less sums where we’re at mentally right now. A shame spiral. A pit of dispair. Interestingly, and perhaps more relevantly, Howard is (or are? Dunno) three dudes from Brooklyn as opposed to a single dude. They released an album in January of this year, following racking up an impressive one million streams on t’Spotify for debut effort “Money Can’t Buy” at the tail end of the last year in 2014. In contrast to its predecessor single, “Falling” more or less fully extrapolates the folktronica tag that Howard have earned themselves throughout this period rather than the charmingly-plodding pop sensibility that we’re gathering from the former single. Cool. Both are still rad, by the way.

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SCREAMING FEMALES – ” Tour Documentary ” By Lance Bangs

Posted: March 4, 2015 in MUSIC
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New Brunswick trio Screaming Females are back with a blistering new record—”Rose Mountain”—you can check out the premiere for “Hopeless” here. They strike the perfect sweet spot between punkish angst and melodic pop nous.

Legendary filmmaker and music documentarian Lance Bangs followed the band on tour and here’s part one for your viewing pleasure. Singer Marissa Paternoster admits sleep is her ultimate drug (we hear you), but their live shows are anything but a snooze. In the van, at home, in a basement, in bed, Bangs shadows the band wherever they happen to be to paint an intimate picture of Screaming Females, including Paternoster opening up about her struggle with Fibromyalgia. Just watch.

In the second part of this Lance Bangs-directed on the road doc, New Brunswick trio Screaming Trees open up about their inter-band dynamics, what lies behind the lyrics, plus we venture behind the bloody scenes of their recent video for “Hopeless.” They know Walmarts across 48 states like the back of their hands.

 

KEVIN DEVINE – ” Bubblegum “

Posted: March 4, 2015 in MUSIC
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Kevin Devine  one of the most prolific singer-songwriters in the punk and indie rock world, and an artist who had released six studio albums to critical acclaim. With two Billboard charting albums Brothers Blood and the later Between the Concrete and the Clouds was hesitant about using crowd-sourcing platform Kickstarter to fund the release of his seventh and eighth LPs.

But, as odd as it felt to fund an album with support directly from his fans, he was also disillusioned by his experiences in the traditional label system. In the late months of 2012, as he continued to write, Kevin Devine’s uneasiness with the Kickstarter model began to recede. He proceeded with the belief that he would be doing something different and true, placing his trust in the audience to guide him.

“I’ve made six records. In America they’ve been released on five different labels. It’s a pretty unstable industry. What’s made it a sustainable and justifiable career for me has been the audience and their close, passionate connection to the music.”

His fans responded. Devine met his $50,000 target funding within only 8 hours of the 45-day campaign, and ultimately fans pitched in to the tune of $114,805, more than double his initial goal. The funds resulted in the simultaneous release of “Bulldozer”, which is laced with folk-rock and pop ballads, and was produced by Rob Schnapf (Elliot Smith, Beck and Guided By Voices) and Bubblegum, produced by Jesse Lacey of Brand New, an uptempo record with feedback, loud fuzz guitars and catchy hooks. Essentially, a proper rock and roll record.

The two album project that explored drastically different sounds was a massive undertaking, and it was released to great success. Both albums charted on the Billboard charts simultaneously and both were the highest-charting positions of Devine’s career to date. Hitting Nos. 2 and 3 on the Heatseekers chart. The single “Bubblegum” charted for a month on SiriusXM’s Alt Nation Alt18 chart . He took his new material on the road in North America, the UK, Europe and Australia, and the LPs delivered the greatest critical reception of Devine’s music to date.

Devine continued his support of Bulldozer and Bubblegum with the release of a 7″ single featuring the song “She Can See Me,” the one track Devine wrote twice; a version for Bulldozer and a version for Bubblegum. The She Can See Me 7″ was released via Bad Timing Records, Devinyl Records and Favorite Gentlemen Recording . This partnership between the three companies will continue throughout 2015 with both new and previously released music.

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