New music for December 2010

Kid Savant is an unsigned band out of San Francisco, CA. After seeping through the cracks of multiple college music scenes, these misfit toys found each other one by one to create the group, Kid Savant. Going to school in Indianapolis and Chicago and spending their summers making music in Montreal (avoiding the banal college … read more ➜

Presents For Sally

The new album from UK outfit, Presents For Sally, is out November 22nd. Recommended if you like: Highspire, The Big Pink, The XX, Crystal Castles (audio remove) Buy it on iTunes! on facebook.com myspace.com/presentsforsally

New EP from The Duke Spirit, free track available now

http://www.thedukespirit.com The Duke Spirit will be premiering brand new songs during select shows in New York and LA in the coming weeks. The rock band, fronted by the fierce and enigmatic front-woman Liela Moss, is crossing the Atlantic for select appearances. The Duke Spirit are scheduled to co-headline the KCRW Halloween Masquerade Costume Ball on … read more ➜

Bleach – “Friends”

Bleach is a British guitar-rock quartet formed in July 1989 by brothers Neil Singleton and Nick Singleton, Steve Scott and Salli Carson. Their debut recording was an EP, Eclipse, followed by a second EP, Snag, and, in 1991, a singles compilation, Bleach. The LP Killing Time appeared in 1992. Bleach’s full debut album was a … read more ➜

Karkwa wins Polaris prize

Karkwa wins coveted polaris prize! Audiogram is very proud to announce that karkwa took home the coveted polaris prize, awarded to the year’s best canadian album, during a reception held last night in toronto. First francophone group to ever win this prestigious award, the band’s members louis-jean cormier, françois lafontaine, stéphane bergeron, julien sagot and … read more ➜

The Vaccines – If You Wanna (DEMO)

This demo from new UK band The Vaccines floored us when we heard it. Eddie Cochran meets The Jesus And Mary Chain by way of Stiff Records? We love it! (audio removed) http://thevaccines.co.uk/

Similarities and Influences (Interpol and The Chameleons)

Interpol’s Sam Fogarino has been drumming professionally for nearly 20 years. Fogarino played with the South Florida act, The Holy Terrors, as part of a music scene that also produced Marilyn Manson, Jack Off Jill, Saigon Kick and The Mavericks. He was asked to join Marilyn Manson after the departure of Sara Lee Lucas in … read more ➜

The Rifles

The Rifles are an indie rock band formed in Chingford, London, England in 2004. They are heavily influenced by The Clash, The Jam and 90s Britpop. Their debut album No Love Lost was released on 17 July 2006 which peaked at #26 in the UK charts. Their highest charting single is Repeated Offender which reached … read more ➜

Young Rebel Set

“The mysterious troubadours that form Young Rebel Set preach full-blooded tales of tough love, hard luck and the triumph of romance against the odds. Every spit and sawdust jig is spun from the blood, sweat, tears, toil and glory of an extraordinary group and woven into a rousing patchwork of gritty urban folk.” Recommended if … read more ➜

Preorder and download Adam Franklin’s new album today

http://secondmotionrecords.com/artists/adam-franklin/i-could-sleep-for-a-thousand-years-116.html For Swervedriver fans, Adam Franklin & Bolts of Melody’s latest full length, ‘I Could Sleep For A Thousand Years’, is available for order now from Second Motion Records. Also Adam’s 6 song acoustic set and interview for Jack Rabid’s Rabid in the Kennel can be streamed and downloaded right from their player.: http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?show=10534

Ex Norwegian

Ex Norwegian is an indie rock band (power pop / shoegaze) who formed in Miami Beach, FL in 2008. The band name is a Monty Python reference, and consists of Roger Houdaille (vocals and guitar), Carolina Souto (bass guitar and vocals), and Arturo Garcia (drums and vocals). Ex Norwegian launched at the CMJ Music Marathon … read more ➜

Dead Meadow

Dead Meadow met in the DC punk/indie scene, though their music draws from more faraway sources. The band formed in the fall of 1998 from the ashes of local bands The Impossible Five and Colour, when singer-guitarist Jason Simon, bassist Steve Kille, and drummer Mark Laughlin set out to fuse their love of early 70’s … read more ➜

Tame Impala

Tame Impala are a three piece psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia. The band consists of Kevin Parker (song writing, guitar and vocals), Dominic Simper (bass guitar) and Jay Watson (drums and backing vocals). Their sound draws from a wide range of influences (most notably Cream and Germany’s Colour Haze) and they like to … read more ➜

LA based shoegaze outfit Film School premiere track from upcoming album

“Los Angeles shoegaze outfit Film School have been together for nearly a decade, and with their fourth LP ‘Fission’ coming out on July 20, the band is more congealed than ever, serving up a melodic, fervent, hazy and deeply collaborative effort. Instead of mourning the separation from their label, the band gleaned new inspiration from … read more ➜

Deerhunter – new songs live

from Deerhunter: “Hi all, Been a while so thought I’d let you know that there are some high quality vids of Deerhunter performing some new songs live. See this article: http://pitchfork.com//forkcast/14149-new-songs-live-in-north-carolina/ Also, there’s various YouTube vids carrying a new song called ‘Helicopter’ which sounds very cool. Here’s a link to oe of those vids: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVIQ9vtmxKA … read more ➜