This year's lineup includes Daniel Johnston, Deerhoof, Elf Power, His Name is Alive, the original lineup of Love Tractor, Bunnygrunt, Dressy Bessy, and more.
UK band Flowers released their new album, Everybody's Dying to Meet You, back in February via Kanine/Fortuna Pop. It's a little fuzzier than their debut while still retaining their minimal, heavenly sound. (Rachel Kenedy's gossamer voice soars as always...
Philadelphia's Mercury Girls won the battle over use of their name (Toronto's Mercury Girls are now called Pavilion). With that settled, look for a 7" out early next year on venerable indiepop label Slumberland...
If you have the advantage of being free in the afternoons during CMJ week, day parties offer an easy way to catch many of the most talked about bands at the fest, usually for free with maybe some free drinks/food too...
Eternal Summers released their fifth album, Gold & Stone, via Kanine Records, fittingly, this past summer. This is their first self-produced album and one of their b...
Brooklyn band Pill have signed with Mexican Summer and the first fruits of that come in the form of a 7" out October 30. The a-side, "Hot Glue," is pretty indicative of Pill's sound: scratchy, paranoid, with some seriously skronky sax...
Hailing from Wollongong, Australia, duo Hockey Dad released their debut EP last year, five songs overdriven earworm pop. Just barely out of high school, they toured with fellow Aussies DZ Deathrays and have an infectious new single "Can't Have Them" out now, and will release their deb…