Now Streaming: Nate Ruess – “AhHa” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Nate Ruess’s (lead singer of fun.) single “AhHa” from upcoming album release Grand Romantic. Excellent power pop track! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Release date: June 9, 2015
Category: Albums and Singles
Now Streaming: FFS (Franz Ferdinand & Sparks) – “Collaborations Don’t Work” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
New single from FFS (Franz Ferdinand & Sparks) “Collaborations Don’t Work”. Excellent track proving collaborations do work. Such a musical journey in one song! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Release date: June 9, 2015 Purchase the album: FFS – FFS
Now Streaming: Ezra Furman – “Lousy Connection” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Catchy doo-wopish single “Lousy Connection” from Ezra Furman’s upcoming album Perpetual Motion People Here is the link if the embedded tack is not working https://soundcloud.com/bella-union/ezra-furman-lousy-connection-mfit ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Album Release Date: July 6, 2015
Now Streaming: Violent Femmes – Happy New Year EP ⭐⭐⭐⭐
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 Release date: expected June 2, 2015 Purchase the album: Violent Femmes – Happy New Year
Now Streaming: They Might Be Giants – Glean ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Upbeat music and dark lyrics, Glean is a welcome addition to the They Might Be Giants catalog. (full disclosure: I have a TMBG tattoo) Standout favorite: “End of the Rope” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Release Date: April 21, 2015 Purchase the album: They Might Be Giants – Glean
Now Streaming: Beans On Toast – The Grand Scheme Of Things ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Grand Scheme Of Things from Beans On Toast is a great low-fi folk punk album. He points out the imperfection of the world while keeping a sense of humor and questioning his contribution. Stinging Nettles is a standout favorite but I don’t know if the song will be able …
Now Streaming: East India Youth – Culture of Volume ⭐⭐⭐
Second album, Culture of Volume from East India Youth released April, 6 2015. The songs on Culture of Volume are all over the place, from sythpop to electronica instrumentals. Over all a good album. ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 Release Date: April 7, 2015 Purchase the album: East India Youth – Culture of Volume
Now Streaming: Girlpool – “Before The World Was Big” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Very catchy new single from Girlpool. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Now with acoustic video!
Now Streaming: Sufjan Stevens – “Exploding Whale” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Huge fan of Sufjan Stevens. New track more in the vein of Age of Adz than Carrie & Lowell and still all Sufjan. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐