New Band Day: The Loveburns

I haven’t been this excited about a new band in a while! I came across London three-piece The Loveburns earlier today and was immediately hooked. This band has a truly unique sound which they call “zombie lullabies for the darleck dancing generation”. They certainly know their way around a rockabilly beat, but manage to sound [...]

New Band Day: The Half Sisters

I bet every high school has a group of quirky, creative, arty, barefoot, nature girls that even the popular cliques observe with envy. Their seemingly carefree, unique ways and disregard of trends, only to start their own, give them an air of cool – not that they would care about a silly little thing like [...]

New Band Day: Marshmallow Pop Orchestra

Marshmallow Pop Orchestra mysteriously popped into our inbox this week and I was immediately intrigued. Mostly because the music is interesting but also a little because their unusual collection of listed influences (the Pixies, Cyndi Lauper, T. Rex, and Bright Eyes, among others) is all stuff I like. But then I read their email more [...]

New Band Day: Soft Speaker

I was a sad sniffly heap last week so I didn’t get to write the posts I wanted. I don’t have any excuse for missing yesterday’s other then, I’m lazy. Anyway, I decided today IS New Band Day just because I said so. Excuse my totalitarian decision, but this band is worth it. The band [...]

New Band Day: Crocodiles

Stolen from Stereogum, recommended by No Age – ok, so I’m not especially original today but I can’t help it, these Crocodiles are fantastic! There’s not a lot to say that Stereogum (and many others) hasn’t already said (especially the Jesus And Mary Chain comparison, so true), except that while most people seem to be [...]