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La Force – You Amaze Me
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Not the typical fare we usually post here on NMM, but I just can’t stop listening to this new track from Ariel Engle’s new project, La Force. Engle joined Broken Social Scene prior to their acclaimed 2017 album Hug Of Thunder, and also was part of AroarA with her husband Andrew Whitma...
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Yoke Lore – Cut And Run
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New York indie pop act York Lore’s newest EP, Absolutes, drops July 27th, and in advance of that, they’ve released the video for Cut And Run. Check it out above. York Lore is dominated by the emotional soul of multi-instrumentalist, dancer, and visual artist Adrian Galvin. The video f...
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Untitled
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Back in 2015 there was this addictive little indie pop track called Seventeen, by this little band out of the Oakland/SFO region called Sjowgren. Yeh yeh, I know, sounds more like a band out of Norway or Sweden. But nope. They’re back with another pretty wicked track. Check out Waiting Room above...
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Freak Heat Waves – Self Vortex // Album And Tour News Including Edmonton Date
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I’ve been a fan of Victoria project Freak Heat Waves for a while now. Even saw the Victoria ambient punk act live at the now-defunct Wunderbar back in 2015. Well, they’ve not only got a new tour coming up, but are also doing a North American tour. And I don’t mean a North Americ...
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Middle Kids – Mistake // Debut LP Out May 4
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So, you remember that song a little while back by the Middle Kids called The Edge Of Town (check it out below if you haven’t yet). God, I sang along with that song for a long time, always cranked up super loud. Well, the Australian indie project led by lead singer/guitarist Hannah Joy and h...
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Neil Diamond – Then And Now
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I don’t remember hearing a lot of music growing up with my parents and younger brother. Perhaps that’s strange, what with my dad getting his start in the media industry as a radio engineer and then DJ. But regardless, there are three distinct genres of music I do recall as a youngster: German pop...
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Field Music – Share A Pillow // Open Here out February 2
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Huh. I guess I’m not surprised this song struck a nerve, given that Peter Brewis has stated that the lyrics are based around the bed time routine of his young son. More notably, his sadness at having to go to bed by the sounds of it. Been there. Share A Pillow is the third single [...]
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Lucius – Neighbors // Acoustic Album NUDES Due Out March 2
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The dueling vocalist duo of Jess Wolfe and Holly Laesig, and the rest of the quartet Lucius, released their newest single Neighbors today (stream it above). It’s the first single off their newest album, an acoustic release titled NUDES. It’ll be out on March 2, and features a total of...
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Mount Eerie – Distortion / Now Only Out March 30
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Mount Eerie – Distortion / Now Only Out March 30
The best show I ever saw at the Wunderbar was a raw, emotive set by Mount Eerie that shall live in my head forever. Then last year, he dropped an album focusing on his wife’s death from cancer, and the heartwrenching, gutwrenching, pull your organs out music that it included was, well, hone...
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Yamantaka // Sonic Titan – Someplace
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Yamantaka // Sonic Titan – Someplace
I still remember seeing this band during Sled Island a few years back, and they just blew my freaking mind. They’re back with a new album this year – Dirt – due out March 23rd. Check out the debut single from the album, titled Someplace, above. Definitely staying in their lane, ...
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