Song of the DaySep 13, 2013Sep 12, 2013 Money Chicha: “Chicha Negra” Chicha is a music that developed in Peru in the 60s and 70s. It combines indigenous music with Colombian […]
Song of the DaySep 12, 2013Sep 7, 2013 Richard Buckner: “Beautiful Question” Richard Buckner–who’s worked with everyone from Lloyd Maines to Guided By Voices–returns with a collection of country-tinged songs that […]
Song of the DaySep 11, 2013Sep 10, 2013 Palehound: “Pet Carrot” Nineteen-year-old Ellen Kempner’s been penning tunes since she entered double-digits, and with her newest outfit Palehound, she manages to […]
Song of the DaySep 10, 2013Sep 10, 2013 Wildcat! Wildcat!: “Garden Grays” Playing music with your best friends is fun. Making a living playing music with your best friends is a […]
Song of the DaySep 9, 2013Sep 4, 2013 Ha Ha Tonka: “Colorful Kids” Ha Ha Tonka marries mandolins with modern beats and folk harmonies with hard-earned life lessons.
Song of the DaySep 6, 2013Sep 5, 2013 All Dogs: “Farm” Without the twenty-first century, we probably would never to be able to find, let alone bring you, a great […]
Song of the DaySep 5, 2013Sep 4, 2013 Sunwolf: “Push It” We recognized one heckuva rock ‘n’ roll song immediately when we heard D.C. garage-rocking three-piece Sunwolf’s new single “Push […]
Song of the DaySep 4, 2013Sep 3, 2013 Bent Shapes: “Behead Yrself, Pt. 2” They were darlings on the Beantown DIY punk scene, but in May 2012, they threw caution to the wind […]
Song of the DaySep 3, 2013Aug 29, 2013 King Khan & The Shrines: “Born To Die” From the long line of sweaty, possibly-insane, and can’t-look-away frontmen comes King Khan.
Song of the DaySep 2, 2013Aug 28, 2013 Jonathan Rado: “Faces” Foxygen is this year’s breakout band, and it might be on the verge of breaking up. Foxygen’s guitarist and […]
Song of the DayAug 30, 2013Aug 26, 2013 The Please Please Me: “All Danced Out” A drummer recruits another drummer through Craigslist to be a part of her band: it sounds like the start […]
Song of the DayAug 29, 2013Aug 29, 2013 No Age: “C’mon, Stimmung” No Age combines the best bits of lo-fi, DIY hardcore, ambiant noise and clangorous pop for a sound that’s […]
Song of the DayAug 28, 2013Aug 26, 2013 Yuck: “Middle Sea” The British band Yuck just may be one of the best 90s noise-pop bands that didn’t even form until […]
Song of the DayAug 27, 2013Aug 26, 2013 The Moondoggies: “Red Eye” Seattle’s The Moondoggies are like a big, downy jacket on a cold, drizzly Pacific Northwestern day.
Song of the DayAug 26, 2013Aug 23, 2013 Ty Segall: “The Man Man” Over a dozen albums into his career, Ty Segall proves once again that quantity and quality can go hand-in-hand.
Song of the DayAug 23, 2013Aug 21, 2013 Good Field: “These Dreams” We’re once again taking a stroll down Studio 1A memory lane with a tune by Good Field caught live […]
Song of the DayAug 22, 2013Aug 21, 2013 Dent May: “Born Too Late” Barely a year after the release of his second album, Oxford, Mississippi’s Dent May returns with more sunny pop […]
Song of the DayAug 21, 2013Aug 21, 2013 Ghost Wave: “Bootlegs” “Bootlegs” from Auckland, New Zealand’s Ghost Wave is flower-power-pop at its chime-y best.
Song of the DayAug 20, 2013Aug 19, 2013 Heaven’s Gate: “Drone” Eyes forward, Heaven’s Gate injects their gaze with energy, verve and bite, and their brand of post-punk owes a […]
Song of the DayAug 19, 2013Sep 2, 2013 J. Roddy Walston & the Business: “Marigold” Southern rock, brainy lyrics, and a wicked sense of humor all collide in J. Roddy Walston & the Business’s […]
Song of the DayAug 16, 2013Aug 16, 2013 Not In The Face: “Way to Go Baby” We’ve dipped deep into the 1A archives to bring you a Not In The Face classic.
Song of the DayAug 15, 2013Aug 14, 2013 The Dodos: “Confidence” With just two members, the Dodos create cathartic songs that address big topics–including the death of a close friend.
Song of the DayAug 14, 2013Aug 12, 2013 The Delta Mirror: “Undeveloped Unreturned” You know that end scene where everything’s worked out, and the hero drives that long drive away from all […]
Song of the DayAug 13, 2013Aug 11, 2013 Pond: “Giant Tortoise” Collaboration is one thing, but Perth, Western Australia’s Pond takes it to a whole other level.
