Volcano Choir just released the album trailer for Repave, the long-awaited follow-up to the Justin Vernon-led indie group’s 2009 effort Unmap.
Repave builds exponentially from the musical relationship built on their 2009 debut, Unmap, and finds the band operating as a fully-realized unit, crafting their new album together over the past three years at the Fall Creek, Wisconsin studio, April Base.
The new album comes out September 3.
Smith Westerns just released “3am Spiritual,” the second single from Soft Will, the band’s long-awaited follow up to Dye It Blonde. Continue reading…
This week, Sonny and The Sunsets shared the third single from their upcoming album, Antenna to the Afterworld. Check out the new track, “Palmreader,” above.
The O&B Best of 2010 band will also hit the road soon, including a show at the Casbah on July 25.
Secretly Canadian records has reported that songwriter Jason Molina passed away on Saturday. Molina was known for his bands Magnolia Electric Co. and Songs: Ohia. He was 39 years old. Continue reading…
Download: Mister Goodnite – “In Lieu”
We Owl and Bear folk are big fans of Mini Mansions. Ever since we first set ears on their 2010 self-titled debut, we’ve been smitten with the LA trio’s moody atmospheres and ’60s-inspired harmonies. And while that band began as a side project for Queens of the Stone Age bassist Michael Shuman, now another Mini Mansions member has unveiled a side band of their own. Continue reading…