Shane Sweeney: The Finding Time
While this album is not new, it’s the last of my Favorite Albums of 2011 to be covered. You’ve heard Shane’s work on here — he’s the bassist for Two Cow Garage. I’ve always found that Shane’s Two Cow songs serve…
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FREE MUSIC: Calling Morocco
The opening chords of “Summer,” the first track on Calling Morocco’s debut Outside of Providence, feel saturated with sunlight. The party anthem gives way to ballads of heartbreak, guilt over causing heartbreak, drunken rambles, and life on the road. Punknews…
The Basics: Xylos
So let’s be real. Looking at Xylos’ photo, they don’t exactly look like the typical band featured here on Adobe and Teardrops. Namely, because they look kind of…trendy. And their music is certainly not what you’ve been reading about either…
Next 2 The Tracks — Caballo De Lumbre
Few bands evoke a sense of place in the same way Next 2 The Tracks can. As I listen to their EP, Caballo De Lumbre, I can only think of the cloudless turquoise skies and sun-kissed highways of the band’s…
The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 and Beyond
It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that The Hunger Games’ marketing machine is following hot on Twilight‘s heels. Like that most reprehensible of franchises, someone realized that bank could be made by asking legitimate indie artists to write songs…