Sometimes the classics are the best – from the Motown of the Isley Brothers and Smokey Robinson to soul legends like Gladys Knight and Etta James, there is a timeless appeal to beautifully crafted songs performed with soul, verve and above all, honesty – Berri Farley is a singer who clearly understands this power. Soon to release her debut, self titled E.P – Farley’s voice is powerful and rich, more suited to a woman twice her age, yet [...]
If this were a film narrated by Morgan Freeman, we’d say, “every story has a beginning”. This is certainly true of the relationship between Superstar Destroyer Records and Black Market Serotonin. After three skinny twenty-somethings approached the original Superstar Destroyer team (then planning an alternative clubnight), and asked if they were into progressive rock, who could have known that this would be the result, six months later?
Combining the Nirvana-meets Radiohead aggression of the first Muse album with a [...]
Islet are a sonic trip, it’s great to listen to them while you’re travelling because every tune has got different sounds like a landscape changing outside your window.
They released two EP, Celebrate this place and Wimmy, the first has got a curious tracklist because nearly every song has a name of woman as title and it’s characterised by a huge variety of sounds, in fact every tune is made of more than one song, like a suite. The [...]
Reverb is becoming a must in the Brooklyn area. After MGMT, Yeasayer and The Drums, now Minks adopted this stuff to give their vocals a retro sound. It’s hard to rival other bands to be the best of their area and I think Minks are not still strong enough to compete with the three I mentioned before. Brooklyn is a very prolific place in this period, with a particular taste for electronic experimentations but Minks are suspended in midair between [...]
Lonely Galaxy, aka the Londoner Harry Granger-Howell, writes heartbreaking ballads defining his music soul/gospel. He’s right in part if you consider that there are loads of organs and echoes, but this is not enough, there’s more than simple gospel, Lonely Galaxy joins the best of brit pop music (U2 and Coldplay above all) and dark atmospheres typical of 80s new wave (The Cure). It’s interesting that they are unsigned, they can easily follow that music scene inspired by soft melodies [...]
Golden Glow is a curious artist to discuss. Gaining popularity as a result of Jacob from The Drums’ label Holiday Records, Golden Glow manages to surpass anything that his mentor has ever produced. Rather than gaining from a demand for 80s revivalism and surf pop, Golden Glow has managed to create something that seems far more timeless than all that.
Golden Glow is one of those acts that restores your faith in pop music. The project of Pierre Hall, Golden [...]
Hailing from Stockton, California, Craft Spells are reminiscent of a plethora of bands. This two piece is a softly spoken, smart, vulnerable mixture that results in something that is really quite special. So what makes Craft Spells a different band to anything that you have heard before? Well, the band manges to avoid being indie rock or psychedelia, impressive considering the band’s origins and instead the sound is dream like at the same time as being an insatiable digitalized pop [...]
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Young the Giant write the sort of soaring, melodic rock ‘n’ roll that’s bound for greatness. From the jolting percussion and anthemic chorus of “My Body” to the lovesick fervor of “Cough Syrup” to the uptempo, sun-stained pop of “I Got,” the California five-piece’s stunning debut features an arresting collection of songs that announce the presence of a vital new band. “Islands” marries off-kilter jazz rhythms with vocalist Sameer Gadhia’s haunting falsetto to create an unnerving effect; the electric slide [...]
Hailing from Oxnard in California and recently signed to Captured Tracks, the future looks bright for Catwalk. Emerging in 2005, Catwalk have always stayed true to their lush garage pop sound and their honest lyrics paralleled alongside insatiable riffs shows the band as having discovered the formula for success.
The modern music scene requires a mix of a reminiscent sound at the same time as a vivaciousness and originality that allows bands to be inspired by the past but not reproduce [...]
2011 gets off to a great start for new music with the release of the infectious debut single ‘Headstrong’ from charismatic London quartet The Collectable Few on January 24th through Laissez Faire Club Records.
With its sun-kissed melodies and dance-worthy beats The Collectable Few have crafted the perfect slice of fuzzy guitar pop to shake off the winter blues in ‘Headstrong’. Recorded and produced in London, the single was mixed across the pond in NYC by mixmaster Andrew Maury [...]
Australian teenagers Gold Fields have been together for little over three months, and have just a handful of shows under their collective belts, but their bedroom demos are winning fans far beyond the Melbourne suburbs that brought them together.
Already the subject of heated label interest, celebrated Brit singles label Young & Lost, will get the ball rolling on their UK assault with the released of Treehouse this December, and in support [...]
Following support slots with Ray LaMontagne, Martha Wainwright, Ellie Goulding and with a 17 date UK tour with Seth Lakeman on the horizon, Delta Maid is readying her debut album, ‘Outside Looking In’, for release on March 14th 2011.
Packing a hipflask full of Patsy Cline, Bessie Smith and soul-studded country blues, this Liverpudlian singer songwriter has harnessed the authentic sound of the Deep South of America.
After this summer’s sumptuous ‘Broken Branches’ EP – which was part recorded at Liam Watson’s [...]
Formed by multi instrumentalist Xavier Boyer, Tahiti 80’s glorious adventure began in the French cities of Rouen and Paris in the mid 90’s. Since then, they have released a trail of influential records that have inevitably rubbed off on a number of contemporaries – their sound plain to see in the likes of fellow countrymen Phoenix/
In November 2010, Tahiti 80 return to our shores with the release of “Solitary Bizness”, an EP full of the kind of shimmering guitars, subtle [...]
AAAMusic is proud to introduce a new promising band from Italy: they are four, beautiful, talented and…blonde!
Yes we are talking of a girl band, but be careful, don’t think of Spice Girls, their music is an elegant electro-pop generated by their own creativity and played by themselves, maybe it could appear unconventional compared to their image, but the impact is assured.
Millionaire Blonde can fill an empty space inside the female music scene fascinating people with their charming contrasts.
They are glamorous [...]
Among the ones to watch next year AAAmusic highly recommends Wheels. Releasing the single ‘Feel About Me‘, Wheels are set to have a sparkly 2011. Make sure you hear about them before anyone else!
Wheels are George Runciman (Vocals/Guitar), Felix Howes (Guitar), Yacob Andersen (Bass) and Stirling Mitchell (Drums), a band of fresh-faced London boys who emulate Britpop cool and create credible guitar pop – think Blur, not Busted. Their influences span at least five decades [...]