Category Archives: New Releases

12.29.10
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Who is Middle Brother?


Earlier this week, Partisan Records made a huge announcement; Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, John McCauley of Deer Tick, and Matthew Vasquez of Delta Spirit have joined forces to create Middle Brother. Since the trio played their tiny, late-night, unannounced event at CMJ under the moniker “MG&V,” there have been whispers that a side project wasn’t far off. But, little did we know that the guys had already wrapped their debut record, which is set for a March 1st, 2011 release date.

Middle Brother will be playing a one-off show December 20 at the Troubadour in Los Angeles  to benefit Invisible Children. That show will also feature an acoustic McCauley set.


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12.29.10
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Jonquil’s Oxford Invasion


Oxford England’s Jonquil are not the Beatles, but they are British, and coming to America. Hugo Manuel, Sam Hudson Scott and Robin McDiarmid have been rehearsing and recording in their studio, aka their UK flat.

As a leading sound in Oxford’s Blessing Force collective, alongside Pet Moon, Trophy Wife, Fixers, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Chad Valley (Jonquil’s own Hugo Manuel), Jonquil brings an exciting and new sound to pop music. Influences of The Smiths, Paul Simon and Mark Ronson, they deliver a royal slice of indie-pop.

Releasing their single, “Fighting Smiles” on RCRD LBL, a vinyl version of their EP, One Hundred Suns is available now and will be released on vinyl in January 2011. Jonquil are slated to perform at SXSW in March 2011, perhaps even adding some US dates. Check ’em out here: Nylon Free Music Download “Fighting Smiles.”

12.27.10
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Matt Lowell to Perform at Mercury Lounge January 8


Berklee College of Music grad Matt Lowell is known for his contrast between intimate, soft vocals to roaring powerful bursts of passion. He’s been featured at CMJ, SXSW, Sundance, Hotel Café and on recent tours with Howie Day, Tony Lucca, Serena Ryder.

On the heels of wrapping up recording on his second EP, Second Storm with help from writer/producer Crit Harmon, the Long Island native returns to New York City with a show at the Mercury Lounge on January 8th.

Recently voted as an “Artist To Watch” by Clear Channel and  “Best of Long Island Singers for 2010” Lowell’s energy and enthusiasm promises to make this a show not to be missed.

12.27.10
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White Lies Prep New Album, Offer Live Version Of “Bigger Than Us”

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White Lies’ sophomore album, Ritual, is set to hit stores on January 18th via Geffen/Fiction. Produced by Alan Moulder, Ritual is an epic and roaring follow up to 2009’s To Lose My Life, taking the listener on a sonic journey through dancefloor beats, raging guitars, and everything in between. The new album teems with dark distorted anthems for the modern age, leading British critics to hail White Lies as successors to the likes of Echo & The Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, Depeche Mode, and The Psychedelic Furs. Magazine has dubbed lyricist [and bass guitarist] Charles Cave a “classic doom-rock dreamweaver; Nick Cave meeting Edgar Allen Poe.”

The U.K. trio is now offering a live version of their first single “Bigger Than Us.” The phenomenal live track  was recorded in Mexico for Sesiones Con Alejandro Franco.

Check it out HERE!

12.23.10
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New Tracks From Young Man

This past week saw the release of some new music from Colin Caulfield and his band Young Man.  The tracks are part of the single called “Strangers” which was an outtake from the band’s Boy EP which was released earlier this year.  Although Boy was released earlier this year on Frenchkiss Records, “Strangers” was not recorded until recently.    

“Strangers” premiered on My Old Kentucky Blog recently, and Web site I Guess I’m Floating featured the song’s remix, done by NY-based remixer Phil Tortoroli, also known as The Great Red Shark, last Tuesday.  Young Man also debuted the video for the song “Up So Fast”, a lovely song about the joys of growing up, on AOL Spinner.    

You can check out “Strangers” here.

12.23.10
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BRAIDS Premiere New Single and Mixtape

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Montreal based band BRAIDS are revving up for their debut album early next year with “Plath Heart”, their new single and a mixtape called Yours Truly. The eclectic band is a quartet of best friends that decided to unite for the power of music, and the result is a playful yet serious study of alternative pop music led by a female voice. You can check out “Plath Heart” here. Their upcoming LP release is called “Native Speaker”, but you can catch them live while BRAIDS tour North America next year.

01-20 Montreal QC – La Sala Rossa RECORD RELEASE PARTY
01-21 Ottawa – Mavericks
01-22 – Quebec, QC – Le Cercle
01-28 Kingston, ON – The Grad Club
01-30 – Cincinnati, OH – MOTR Pub
02-02 Norman, OK – Opolis
02-04 Dallas, TX – The Nightmare *
02-05 Austin, TX – The Mohawk *
02-07 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade *
02-08 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder *
02-09 West Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern
02-11 Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel *
02-12 Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory
02-13 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie *
02-16 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
02-17 Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall *
02-18 Montreal, Quebec – Il Motore *
02-19 Toronto, Ontario – El Mocambo
02-21 Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner *
02-22 Urbana, IL – The Canopy *
02-23 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s *
02-24 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry *
02-25 Madison, WI – Der Rathskellar (University of Wisconsin) *
02-26 Chicago, IL – Subterranean *
03-01 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey *
03-02 Portland, OR – Holocene *
03-04 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop *
03-05 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour *
03-10 – Detroit Bar – Costa Mesa, CA***
03-11- Casbah – San Diego, CA***
03-12 – Neon Reverb Festival – Las Vegas, NV***
03-13 Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room
03-14 Santa Fe, NM – Corazon
* with Baths, Star Slinger
***with Asobi Seksu