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PREMIERE: Cold War Kids - Louder Than Ever
It’s been a couple years since Long Beach, CA indie rockers Cold War Kids have released an album, but January 25, 2011 will see the release of their third studio album, Mine Is Yours (Downtown). The album was recorded and produced by Jacquire King, who has worked with Tom Waits, Kings Of Leon and Modest Mouse—the collaboration interweaves soulful energy throughout. We’re very...
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"Slow Kids" Myspace // "Slow Kids" (The Shoes remix) [Audio] The weekend is over and I am exhausted. I drove up to San Francisco on Friday, over to Sacramento on Saturday, and then back to LA today. I didn’t even consider putting together a blog post until five minutes ago — I am just that tired. First on my list to blog about was the new Bombay Bicycle...
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How Now So Cow?
It was a total High Fidelity moment. I was hanging out at Academy Records Annex, getting my fingers dirty flipping through used records something came over the speakers that instantly made me prick up my ears. Low-fi pop, a bit shambly, but in the best way and every song was super-catchy and there was a clever wit going on too. They had by by the third song and I went up and asked what was...
Under The Radar : Artists and Albums To Look Forward To In 2009 : Heartless Bastards - The Mountain
The proverbial "change of scenery" is, and always has been, a bit of a cure-all in America. Flunking out of school? Transfer. Highly-touted, overpaid athlete wallowing on the bench? Trade. I’d go as far as to suggest that if I went into work tomorrow and finally decided to treat my boss to a Cattle Catch Neck Crank, some might suggest, correctly, that I would benefit from a...
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Sea of Bees - Songs for the Ravens
Musical project ‘sea of bees’ comes from the charming Julie Ann Bee, from whence the name also derives. If you’re considered a friend though, you’re more likely to just call her ‘Jules’.. and given her warm personality, there’s probably a lot of people going for that option. After a brief phonecall to sort out a mixed up tour-date with ourselves earlier...
Sea of Bees - The Woods EP
After another night of going to bed a bit-too-late, I woke up to the sharp ringing of the electric door bell announcing the arrival owwwf the postman. In any other circumstances I would have grumbled at such a disturbance, but luckily today saw the arrival of the newest artist to join the Heavenly roster - Sea of Bees. AKA Julia Baenziger (or ‘Jules’ as she’s known), the...
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  • Bully For You

    Gorgeous Bully From: Plymouth, United Kingdom The more sanitised, synthetic and computerised mainstream music becomes the more the discerning music lover yearns for something a little more...

  • Johan Reinhold - Shoot Me Down Remix EP

    Having already garnered quite a following in his native Sweden, Johan Reinhold is introducing himself to our ears with his indie-electro-pop sensibilities in the form of a remix EP. Music after the...

  • Corpse Lights: A Curdled Churn

    Woe betide any unfortunate soul who suddenly has a flash of inspiration and records one of the most brilliant songs of the year in mid-December: it simply won’t even get heard amongst all...

  • The King Khan Experience

    I Love The Way You Howl King Khan recently retired The Shrines and The BBQ Show and started a new project – The King Khan Experience. He’s been getting compared to Jimi Hendrix his...

  • Secret Diaries: Parcel Delivery

    Secret Diaries have one of those supremely satisfying band names that make you wonder why no-one has thought of it before. I love it when that happens. And speaking of ‘supremely...
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  • In Pictures: FOE

    Photos from a recent FOE gig - a friend of our friends Hold Your Horse Is - she’s gonna be big!!! Read the gig review after the jump.

  • In Pictures: Avett Brothers

    Shots of North Carolina’s folk-rocking Avett Brothers’ stop in Glasgow - 22.08.11 Read the review of the gig here.

  • In Pictures: Latitude Festival 2011

    Take a look at the acts and art on offer at this year’s Latitude Festival in Suffolk. Included are the likes of Fight Like Apes, Lykke Li, Sea of Bees and Seasick Steve. Photos from our own...

  • In Pictures: Bad Guys at the Old Blue Last

    Good time with Bad Guys. Photos from the May 29th gig at the Old Blue Last. Read the review by the Bad Guy himself, Stuart London after the jump.  

  • In Pictures: White Lies and Crocodiles at Shepherd's Bush Empire

    Artrocker.com exclusive: for fans of White Lies and Crocodiles we’ve got some fresh pictures from their UK show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire earlier this month, courtesy of Alessandro...

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