Great saturation: Everyone knows it when they hear it, whether they recognize it or not. It’s on our favorite albums from the 60’s and 70’s right up to recent offerings from Beck and Alabama Shakes. It shapes the perfect guitar tone and leaves its print on every amazing vocal you’ve Read more...
It’s been ten years since Lio and Kay Kanine put out their first release: a compilation of 20 undiscovered bands, most of them from Brooklyn, titled NY: The Next Wave.
Lio Kanine (then known by his real name, Lio Cerezo) had landed a job with the indie distributor Alternative Distribution Read more...
Something is an unusual record. It’s atmospheric yet danceable, plaintive but poppy. Its sound sparkles with a lustrous coat of wax, but it’s unafraid to remain decidedly off-kilter if not a little weird.
Stream tracks from Something at SoundCloudUnderneath the shimmering production aesthetic are Caroline Polachek’s startlingly well-performed vocals Read more...
BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN: It’s been 12 years since a creative team at Arnold Advertising synchronized Nick Drake’s “Pink Moon” on that dreamy Volkswagen commercial and in that time, brands and artists have become good friends.
Now, commercial music is all synch licenses and “inspired by” original compositions ordered to sound Read more...
