Lake Street Dive has been making multi-influenced pop music since 2004 when the band formed in Boston. They have released a handful of highly crafted pop albums since that time. While Bad Self Portraits is from February 2014 (the title track of the long-player), it is a nice way to announce that the band will be releasing another long-player in February 2016, Side Pony. Lead vocalist, Rachael Price, polished her vocal chops on Jazz music in the early days of her career,…
Read MoreDelightfully odd, Phall Fatale and The Girl The Beat from the forthcoming long-player, Moonlit Bang Bang, due out January 2016, is full of unique rhythms, electronics, an accessible and infectious melody and humor. Phall Fatale is from Lucerne, Switzerland and has a history of making wildly experimental music, full of electronically generated noise, traditional instruments and melodies that are sometimes not so accessible. For that reason, I have to reserve judgement on the entire offering until it comes out. That said, The…
Read MorePharis and Jason Romero make country esque traditional folk, with wonderful two-part harmonies and spare instrumentation. A Wanderer I’ll Stay, title track to the duo’s March 2015 long-player, pairs the two on acoustic guitars with those all important harmonies front and center. Making music together since 2007, the two have combined their love for simple acoustic instrumentation, story telling and traditional folk music into a wealth of successes. They have released three records since 2007, each a study…
Read MoreAustralian drummer turned band front man, JP (a.k.a. John Milton), and Losing My Mind from the debut four-song EP, Part 1 (November 2015) is a study in bass-driven, melodic, genre blending styles. This rehearsal video, isn’t necessarily studio quality in all respects, but it certainly gives you a hint at what the EP sounds like. If you have any doubt, click over to the bandcamp.com link and listen. JP’s vocals are unpretentious and perfect for sharing a lyric. He has a pleasing…
Read MoreHollow Hands are self-described as a cosmic folk band, which doesn’t fall very far from the truth. Their new long-player, Ancestral Lands (October 2015), blends progressive rock and folk rock elements with otherworldly accents to give you a sound that is at once familiar and new. Here on Chariot, you get a taste of that. If you are looking for some sort of an idea of the sound, consider Crosby, Stills and Nash blended with Genesis and the more accessible Jade Warrior bits…
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