The Who: James Bay The What: Here’s the thing: James Bay has a bad habit of writing songs that you can feel and then singing those songs with rich and elemental feeling. “Hold Back The River” is the title track from his third EP and finds him successfully melding his acoustic style with a full band, sustaining – if not outright […]
The Who: Sarah Jaffe The What: Let’s be honest: there are a lot of things about Texas that tend to cause a head shake of “WTF?” Such things as it’s illegal to sell your own eye and – in Houston – beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday. Okay. Now […]
The Who: Magic Bronson The What: As the Los Angeles duo Magic Bronson, Matthew Lieberman and Michael Nicastro have found a musical place for themselves as earnest, beat solid, hip hopping, people moving, easy rockers on the synth/pop side of the street. What? Yes. There’s much to be said for their brand of eclectic fuse-ology: it screams – not only […]
The Who: Ages and Ages The What: Life, as we know it, is challenging. But lace up those Converse, go for a run and let Portland, Oregon collective Ages and Ages help you figure it all out with their penchant for pop solid, sing-a-long chorus, some hand claps, emotional uplift and cat therapy. Because, let’s face it: life is just better […]
The Who: Corners The Why: Because there is a wealth of musical goodness right here in our own Los Angeles-backyard and LA/Echo Park-based Corners (Tracy Bryant, Rick Mabery, Billy Changer and Jeff “Jeffertiti” Ramuno) are one such example. Lo-fi in sound and post-punk in nature, “Love Letters” could cheekily be considered a “love letter” to their obvious fondness for bands like Joy Division. Look how […]
The Who: Jukebox the Ghost The Why: Barring any empirical evidence saying otherwise, as far as we’re concerned, ‘the great unknown’ consists of the band (Ben Thornewill, Tommy Siegel & Jesse Kristin) taking their instruments on a nature walk, classic van tour life, road tripping along the Pacific Coast Highway and zebras. Any questions? The Where: Tweet the guys at @JukeboxtheGhost and catch up with them on […]
The Who: Wolf Gang The Why: Because we love the uplifting message that Max McElligott, Gavin Slater, James Wood and Lasse Petersen of London’s Wolf Gang are laying down. And the fact that they’re doing it on a rooftop. So look out for these lads laying some love down in a city near you this Fall along with label mates, Sir Sly. The […]
