Daphne Loves Derby | Good Night, Witness Light (Outlook Music) | With just a few clicks of a mouse you can find out all you need to know these days about your favorite band. And you will without a doubt come across the Seattle area’s Daphne Loves Derby. A four piece of twentysomethings who’ve learned to stretch their legs on […]

Quiet Company | Shine Honesty (Northern Records) | Quiet Company’s style is mellow, and singer Taylor Muse’s voice has an almost airy quality that is by no means overlooked when accompanied by his delicate piano playing in Shine Honesty‘s 13 tracks. The transition from one song to the next is seamless, and almost unrecognizable. The discs first track, “How Many […]

Matt and Kim Matt&Kim (Iheartcomix) I’ve often wondered what would happen if the tall guy I often see in the local thrift store and the girl from the art center in town got together and made music; I can only hope that it would be half as great as these spunky Brooklynites. Matt & Kim power through 10 brutally poppy […]

There’s a little known fact about High Voltage and that’s our love for Hanson. We’ve all been fans since 1997 (that’s a decade of fandom) and got a catch to see them up close and personal a few days ago in Los Angeles. They played a show at Viper Room and didn’t cease to amaze us. Playing songs from all […]

Young Love Too Young To Fight It (Island Records) If your nightlife is in need of a pick me up, you need Too Young To Fight It. There aren’t many who can blend perfectly crafted 80’s synth, strong falsetto, and powerful guitar solos into one album but Dan Keyes, Young Love’s frontman, seems to know what he’s doing. “Discotech” sets […]

Mêlée Devils & Angels (Warner Bros) It seems these days three out of every four bands hail from California, and that two of the four are worth talking about. Enter Mêlée, a young, vibrant quartet led by singer/pianist Chris Cron’s emotive voice and energetic piano playing. Devils & Angels, the band’s debut album on major label Warner Brothers, ranges from […]

OneTwoThreeFour Goodbye, Sunshine [EP] It’s not often that an EP can astound you within the first few seconds of pressing play. But OneTwoThreeFour, a young five-piece band from New Jersey have seemed to be able to do just that on this — their debut on Regular Music. Singer/songwriter Robin Gazzara, whose solo work previously consisted of acoustic guitar and piano […]