Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2007–2012
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It's not often something comes along that is actually experimental: Power Pill Fist creates a unique combination of hearty synthesizers and, well, more synthesizers for a sound recalls noise rock, chiptune, industrial, ambient, and so much…
Dawn Landes, a Louisville, Kentucky native, performs a certain seductive bluegrass-inflected folk-indie style. Her second album, Fireproof , is set to be released on March 4 via Cooking Vinyl. Landes will be embarking on a month-long tour…
American Music Club, who released their first album in 1985, are preparing to release their ninth full length album, The Golden Age , on Merge Records. The album is set to be released on Feb. 19 in the US and Feb. 4 in the UK, on Cooking…
Panther's thumping dance-funk-indie-rock (on a more funky side of the spectrum than, say, The Faint; rather more in the vein of !!!) is a thing to behold. With a sound that ranges in influence from Tower of Power to Pavement, these two…
The three-piece Chapel Hill, N.C.-based play an energetic sort of indie rock. Hammer No More The Fingers, seemingly inspired by a plethora of progenitors to more recent indie rock trends, released their self-titled debut EP on Power Team…
These United States, a Washington, D.C. based group, release their debut album, A Picture of the Three of Us at the Gate to the Garden of Eden , on March 4. The band, who occupy a vaguely psych folk musical domain. "First Sight," posted…
Reed KD, a northern California-based act with a refreshing indie-centric folk-bluegrass-pop style and a penchant for vocals that sound at least a smidgen influenced by Elliott Smith, are set to release The Ashes Bloom on Feb. 12. The album…
The OaKs, a band steeped in humanitarianism, are preparing to self-release their upcoming album, Songs for Waiting , which will be released on March 4. Posted below is "Masood," a track based on personal experience during frontman Ryan…