Lyla Foy streaming ‘UMi’ EP, made a video, playing CMJ
London's Lyla Foy (fka WALL) released her debut album Mirrors the Sky last year on Sub Pop, and last week she followed it with the UMi...
Lyla Foy
Stealing Sheep released ‘Not Real’ (stream it), playing CMJ including show w/ Eternal Summers, Album Leaf & more
Stealing Sheep's sophomore album, Not Real, remains at the top (or near) my loose 2015 Favorite Albums list, a hard-to-categorize record that incorporates synthpop, faerie folk, prog and other genres into a genuinely fresh sound...
CMJ 2015 initial artist lineup
The 2015 CMJ Music Marathon happens from October 13-17, and today the initial list of artists was revealed. A bunch of these are NYC shows we've posted about (browse our "CMJ" tag), but highlights include Car Seat Headrest, Cheatahs, Destruction Unit, Dent May, Dilly Dally, Doomsquad, Drinks, Eternal Summers, Evans the Death, Ex Hex, Expert Alterations, Ezra Furman, Frankie Cosmos, Hooton Tennis Club, Kamasi Washington, Kero Kero Bonito, Mercury Rev, Nai Harvest, Neon Indian, Panda Bear, Perfect Pussy, Protomartyr, S, Shannon and the Clams, Slim Twig, Stealing Sheep, The Album Leaf, The Dirty Nil, The Men, The Wonder Years, Titus Andronicus and Wil...
Rough Trade’s favorite albums of 2014
Rough Trade NYC on Record Store Day 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
As they usually are, Rough Trade Shops are one of the first this year to post their favorite albums of 2014 l...
Wake Owl and Mimicking Birds have new LPs, touring together after separate Rough Trade shows (dates, streams)
Vancouver's Wake Owl (the moniker of singer/songwriter Colyn Cameron) released their debut album, The Private World of Paradise, in March via Vagrant...
Lyla Foy made a new video, touring the US in April (dates)
As previously discussed, London art pop singer Lyla Foy (fka WALL) releases her debut album, Mirrors the Sky, today (3/18) via Sub Pop. You can now pick it up from the Sub Pop webstore, and check out the brand new video for LP track "Feather Tongue" below...
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires on Sub Pop, touring +++ Avi Buffalo, Dum Dum Girls, Lyla Foy, Thumpers & Nirvana news
Alabama roots rockers Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires, who you may have caught on tour with Alabama Shakes, have announced that they've signed to Sub ...
SXSW 2014 announces third round of showcasing artists
The 2014 SXSW Festival is coming up soon -- March 11 - 16 in Austin, Texas -- and they've just announced the third round of showcasing bands which is a massive update...
London singer Wall releasing debut EP, touring Europe with Local Natives, playing SXSW and NYC (dates, stream)
London resident Lyla Foy records under the name Wall and makes intimate, delicate songs like "Shoestring," which is the title track from her first EP, out April 2 on Big Picnic...