Brooklyn duo The Echo Friendly just did a live session for ‘Honey I’m Home’, a live session series made by The Wild Honey Pie. Each episode has a different band perform a couple songs at Sounds Like a Fire home studio in Brooklyn. Then, they give ‘em away for free on their website!
This episode is The Echo Friendly which is Jake Rabinach and Shannon Esper, singing tracks “Same Mistakes” and “Worried” which will be on their upcoming debut album.
Download them from The Wild Honey Pie here.
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Indie-electronic dance band, Gemini Club, are pleased to announce their new tour dates for this September. The three-piece have wowed their hometown of Chicago for the past two years with their unique live shows and now, for the first time, are expanding their live performance to North America’s North East. The band will be performing songs from the Future Tidings EP as well as their lastest EP release, Here We Sit.
Part of the band’s live allure lies within their tech-savvy nature. Known for their innovative techniques, the band have developed their own “rigs” which allow on-the-fly remixing of the songs, creating one-of-kind performances unlike any other.
In addition, the band will be carrying out a new mixtape series every month. Pigeons and Planes has just premiered the first of the series which can be heard and downloaded here. Furthermore, the band has recently released their third single from the Here We Sit EP, “Sparklers”.
Download: Gemini Club – “Sparklers”
Gemini Club Tour Dates:
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Formed at Wesleyan College and now based in Brooklyn, the genre-melding indie quartet, Bear Hands, is gearing up to tour across the East Coast and Midwest this summer. The group will be performing tracks off of their Songs From Utopia Volume One EP, released digitally on July 4th through Greedhead, the record label from Heems of Das Racist. Bear Hand’s new material is tinged with political sentiment and infuses indie rock with such wide-reaching influences as folk, synth pop, psych and surf. This multifaceted approach follows suit for their live performances, which are sure to not only be unboundedly energetic, but also all encompassing.
BEAR HANDS TOUR DATES
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Brooklyn four-piece CHAPPO, whose debut album Moonwater is out now on Majordomo/Shout!Factory, premiered the animated music video for their psychedelic-pop track “What Are You Kids On” yesterday via FilterMagazine.com. The video was created and directed by Kate Stryker and Lucas Millard of Bottomless Well Production.
Lead singer and guitarist Alex Chappo explains, “We worked with Lucus and Kate for our video for “Bodies Coasting” and we fell in love with their style. This song has a similar whimsical feeling. We wanted to use animation because the song surfs somewhere between the alpha waves of a dream and an exaggerated reality.”
“Beating Lana Del Rey’s record for “1990s influenced Tumblr photos per minute” with the video for their debut single “Hurricane”" – Pitchfork“…feels big, the vibe feels grand – the pop-allure is definitely present.” – Disco Naivete
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Last month I posted a video from Brooklyn’s Keepaway for their track, “Cake.” Well, now check out another one for a song called, “Vital.”
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New York five-piece My Best Fiend deal in epic, hypnotic melodies that cross the emotional and experiential spectrums. The band’s current incarnation was formed in 2009, and since then, they’ve been winning over audiences with their live sound and dynamic performances. “Higher Palms” is a mesmerizing new track, not designed to shrink into the background, with each note, chord and vocal demanding your full attention.
They will also be playing a show on Thursday, December 15th in Brooklyn at Shea Stadium.
Listen: My Best Fiend – “Higher Palms”
(When you listen, if you like, there’s also a link to get a free download of the song.)
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Check out this super cool video from Krista, which starts out at a basement party and moves on to different spots throughout Brooklyn. Krista is a Sunset Park, Brooklyn native who opened for Kelly Clarkson‘s Summer Tour 2009. She’s signed on with J Records (RCA)/Vel Records and now playing on radios across the country. Krista melds the aggressive, melodic and powerful elements of rock and pop with the rap she was so influenced by growing up. The chorus of “Hypnotized” reminds me of Robyn. This song is really fun; the kind that gets stuck in your head but your mood actually gets better because of it.
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Caveman is pleased to announce the digital release of their debut album CoCo Beware on September 13th, followed by the physical CD and vinyl release on November 15th. Exploding out of the New York scene over the last few months, the band has decided to get this “hot off the presses” album out as soon as possible via a digital self-release. The fans wanted it, so the fans get it — a straight-ahead ethos for a band that’s about the music FIRST.
In honor of the New York five-piece’s first release, the band has made “Old Friend” available as a free download, premiering the track with Fader Magazine this morning. Recorded and produced by Nick Stumpf (French Kicks), CoCo Beware showcases the dreamy chamber pop and multi-part harmonies that have been turning heads at the band’s live shows for the better part of a year. Leading up to the release of their debut, Caveman will also be heading out on tour with The War On Drugs, hitting the east coast, midwest and Canada before returning to New York to celebrate their album release at the Mercury Lounge on Thursday, September 15th.
Listen/download: Caveman – “Old Friend”
For Caveman, the last year and half have been a whirlwind. Formed in New York back in January of 2010, the band has gone from relative unknowns to opening for Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes, White Rabbits, Here We Go Magic, Cursive, Wye Oak and Yuck in a little under a year. Listening to CoCo Beware, it’s easy to see why the band has garnered so much attention in such a short period of time. Caveman’s lush four-part harmonies, spaced-out guitars, and inventive percussion come together perfectly on the tracks “Easy Water” and “My Room.”
To get a further taste of the album, watch the quintet perform their tracks “Vampirer/Old Friend” at the Fader Fort HERE. Also, in a more public setting, Caveman run through “Decide” on FADER.tv HERE. And you can see a live version of “Easy Water” on IFC HERE.
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