Archive for the ‘ New Music ’ Category
I don’t know if the week is going slow or fast for you, but I’d be willing to bet you’re up for new music either way. Since we here at FRS are all about exemplary readership service, I made a mini mix to help welcome another Wednesday into your life. MP3: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club [ READ MORE ]
A new band which has caught my ear is Generationals, whose album Con Law is worth a spin to ease your busy day. It’s a fun record – well written and light but not trite or simplistic. Click on the Stream It link below to grab a free listen. MP3: Generationals – Faces In [ READ MORE ]
Here’s a nice semi-tropical break via FM Belfast. Stop, relax, enjoy, proceed with your day. MP3: FM Belfast – Par Avion [Off How To Make Friends, out now. Stream It. Buy It.] [ READ MORE ]
Britney Spears divides music fans, some dismissing her as corporate created pop, others seeing her as deserving respect for maintaining a Madonna-esque career path of reinvention and having the ears to snag the best in pop songwriting. Most everyone I know on both sides agrees “Toxic” is a great tune. Or, The Whale [ READ MORE ]
Oh man, you just know everything written about Salvador Santana until the end of his career is going to reference/compare/name drop his dad. Even talking about the album cover brings up the subject, especially since one of Papa Santana’s best covers uses his son’s namesake. Honestly I can’t decide if I really like this one [ READ MORE ]
This Woodhands track starts off a bit like early Depeche Mode before layering female and male vocals to create a more modern feel. It’s a great mashup of retro-thinking and forward thinking. Love those warm synths mixed in there. MP3: Woodhands – Dissembler [Off Remorsecapade, out March 23rd] [ READ MORE ]
There’s a classic Soul vibe to this track by The Mynabirds. Naturally it’s too soon to do anything but speculate, but maybe, just maybe, we might get a new Dusty Springfield here. Dare to dream! MP3: The Mynabirds – Numbers Don’t Lie [Off What We Lose In The Fire We Gain In The Flood, out April 27th.] [ READ MORE ]
Let’s start the second half of the week off easy with a gentle throwback number by Pretty Good Dance Moves. I love the comfortable 80’s feel to it, all the way down to the catchy chorus melody. MP3: Pretty Good Dance Moves – Leave Me Alone [Off PGDM, out March 9th] [ READ MORE ]
Looking Towards The Sky: Progressive, Psychedelic And Folk Rock From The Ember Vaults Various Artists The photo is laughably prog/psych genre specific but intriguing when paired with the design’s mod aesthetics. I’m a big fan of the font colors and the circle around the Ember logo. Very well balanced visually. In fact, the [ READ MORE ]
Things have been so crazy this way that I accidentally ended up with a posting break. What to do then? Make a Welcome Back mix, obviously! Here are some favorite tunes culled from various corners of the interwebs over the past couple days: MP3: Nakatomi Towers – Cut Me Out MP3: The Sunshine Underground [ READ MORE ]