The best new music/artist picks of the last week. As published in today’s mag. Follow Day & Night on Twitter or Facebook #sxswspecial – Four new bands that impressed most at the SXSW music festival…
Band of Blogs
Band of Blogs: Death Grips, Kid A, Nite Jewel, Amanda Mair
Death Grips Last year’s Ex Military free download album introduced the aggressive noise rap of Death Grips. The Sacramento band are now inexplicably on a major label deal. How Epic plan to make money out…
Band of Blogs: Madeon, 2:54, Algiers & Mia Sparrow
The best music found by us on the web this week… Madeon Hugo Leclercq, a 17 year-old “pop house” producer from France has established a reputation based on tracks posted on Youtube and Soundcloud recently….
Band of Blogs: Oliver Tank, Trust, Fun & Chromatics
The best music culled from the music blogosphere this week. Oliver Tank Daydreaming folk songs played with modern instruments is 21 year-old Sydney musician Oliver Tank’s modus operandi. His emotive rasp is reason enough to…
Band of Blogs: Sophia Knapp, SpaceGhostPurrp, Hundred Waters & Burial
Sophia Knapp Soft acoustics and the gentle timbre introduce the music of Sophia Knapp on Close To Me, a singer with New York band Cliffie Swan who has gone solo. Bright key notes and funky…
Band of Blogs: THEESatisfaction, Julia Holter, John Talabot & NCAD Girl
THEESatisfaction Swagged out Seattle duo Stasia Irons and Catherine Harris-Whit bring some old school soul and funk vibes to their futuristic hip-hop grooves on QueenS. The duo will be on a European tour in May…
Band of Blogs: Chairlift, Tennis, Miike Snow & No Ceremony
Chairlift The big blog buzz of the week (besides Lana Del Rey think pieces of course) is for Chairlift’s second album Something, a gratifying collection of ’80s synth and new wave sounds paired with Caroline…
Band of Blogs: Iggy Azalea, Santigold, SlowPlaceLikeHome & Alt-J
The best music on the web this week… Iggy Azalea She’s been called the Australian Nicki Minaj. She’s also been called the Australian Kreayshawn. She’s also been called a “femcee”. Let’s not utter that word…
