The Super Friendz

Indie Basement (3/26): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums by Lost Girls (Jenny Hval & Håvard Volden, TUNS (mbrs Sloan, more), Quilt’s Anna Fox Rochinski, former Microdisney frontman Cathal Coughlan, Real Estate ++ a Grauzone box set, and more.

TUNS (Sloan / Super Friendz / Inbreds) take off to the Great White North in "We Stand United" video

TUNS, the Canadian indie rock supergroup featuring Sloan’s Chris Murphy, The Super Friendz’s Matt Murphy and The Inbreds’ Mike O’Neill, will release their second album, ‘Duly Noted,‘ in March.

members of Sloan, Super Friendz & The Inbreds form TUNS, share first single "Throw It All Away"

Sloan are currently working on the 20th Anniversary special edition box set of their 1995 album One Chord to Another. While we wait, singer/bassist Chris Murphy has formed a new group, TUNS, that is a bit of a ’90s Halifax supergroup…

NXNE is kicking off in Toronto this week: The National, Bruise Cruise, Sloan 'murderecords' party & more

While Bonnaroo is happening in Tennessee and Northside is going down here in Brooklyn, up in Toronto, ON it’s time again for NXNE. Much like SXSW, the festival spans film, interactive, comedy and art, but the music portion runs tonight (6/12) and runs through Sunday (6/16) at various venues all over city…