"Your Car" is a warmly romantic single, radiating nostalgic vibes that features contributions from Dent May and Part Time's David Ioca, and was produced and mixed by Woods' Jarvis Taveniere.
This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums from Britpop vets Sleeper and Pavement guitarist Spiral Stairs, plus Oakland, CA post-punks The World, a '70s glam compilation curated by Saint Etienne, and more.
"Takes One to Know One" doesn't stray too far from Quilt's krauty psych-folk, which is just fine as this is pretty great, with skittering, Can-inspired drumming driving the delicate melody and arrangement.
Producer and polymath Dave Harrington is once again throwing his Holiday Spectacular in NYC this year, joined by many prominent indie musicians. The third annual show goes down at Brooklyn Bowl on December 18, and the guest list includes Alex Frankel (Holy Ghost), Anand Wilder (Yeasayer), Chris Toms…
Quilt have just announced that their new album is called Plaza and will be out February 26 on Mexican Summer. The band made the album with producer Jarvis Taveniere in Brooklyn and you can listen to the lovely, string-and-harmony-laden "Eliot St...
Real Estate frontman Martin Courtney will release his first solo album, titled Many Moons, out October 30 via Domino. Would it be a surprise to learn that it's his foray into happy hardcore electronica...
Widowspeak will return with their third album for Captured Tracks, titled All Yours, on September 4. They worked again with Jarvis Taveniere (who produced their debut), who also doubled as the bassist on the recordings and Taveniere's Woods bandmate, drummer Aaron Neveu, rounded out the rhythm …