The New Limb – “Birds and Stuff” – Post by Jneels – The New Limb meander between brilliant pop melodies and innovative arrangements and you cannot be anything but engaged, emotive, and/or excited for the ride. It’s musically ambitious but never indulgent. Ballads skew cinematically poignant and heartfelt before you could ever question your romantic [...] Read More…
Category Archive Pop
Saturday, July 9th – THE NEW LIMB July 6, 2011
Saturday, July 9th – BRANDON & LEAH July 6, 2011
Brandon & Leah – “Vaseline” – Post by Jneels – Brandon & Leah are ready to storm your beaches, biatches. Malibu grown and ready to put the bon in your bonfire, they have undeniable hooks and the starpower to go with it. Acoustic foundations are topped with ukulele janks and rounded out with mixed percussion [...] Read More…
HOLY GHOST! – “Wait & See” May 4, 2011
This funky little jam is fantastically retro, undeniably catchy, and the video is awesome. Holy Ghost! uses their own fathers to play the band members, it’s pretty hilarious. If you like this track, you will no doubt love the rest of the self-titled debut album which was released last month via DFA. Don’t stop til you [...] Read More…
SAINT MOTEL – “Puzzle Pieces” March 9, 2011
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Great new track from Los Angeles indie-garage-glam rock stars, Saint Motel. “Puzzle Pieces” is their first new release since their September 2009 EP ForPlay. They just sold out their 3rd Annual Zombie Prom for the third year in a row and have been playing some great shows and [...] Read More…
BRETT DENNEN – “Sydney (I’ll Come Running)” February 11, 2011
This song is too catchy not to post. It’s a guilty pleasure… A seriously guilty pleasure. I’m just not really a big Brett Dennen fan but I hate to take anything away from him. He’s clearly a talented songwriter and he has had a couple of songs I’ve enjoyed. But there is something about him [...] Read More…
GRAFFITI6 – “Stare Into The Sun” January 23, 2011
Colours (NWFree Music, October 2010) Read More…
DEAN AND RAVO January 23, 2011
My friend Annette sent me a link to check out a cool new act out of NY, Dean and Ravo. They make catchy, danceable hip hop tracks with fun beats and great lyrical delivery. These guys are good. Here’s the official bio for Dean and Ravo: “East coast natives Tajiddin Morris (Dean) and John Siravo (Ravo) [...] Read More…
CARRAWAY – “Lights” January 22, 2011
Andrew Levin and Casey Chen, two 18 year olds from Laguna Beach met Jordan Decker and Justin Siegel from Calabasas and the electro-pop band CARRAWAY was formed. Their debut EP, Bright Lights was just released on iTunes and it’s pretty impressive. There’s a young, enjoyable feel to the 4 song EP that stuck with me long after [...] Read More…
ICARUS HIMSELF – “Digging Holes” September 12, 2010
Mexico (Science of Sound, May 2010) Read More…
JAMIROQUAI – “White Knuckle Ride” August 27, 2010
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