1. The Union Line – Goldmine Another amazing band from the sunny streets of Orange County, CA (San Juan Capistrano to be exact). The Union Line = Adam Sabolick, Jordan Sabolick (Adam and Jordan are fraternal twins), John Wilson, Tony Tancredi and Richard Thiessen. KEXP described their sound perfectly as “vintage sound mixed with a [...]
(Robin Rhode / photo) 1. Crystal Fighters – In The Summer Crystal Fighters = Sebastian, Laure, Mimi, Gilbert, Graham from Navarra, Spain. They took their name from an unfinished opera written by Laure’s deceased grandfather who suffered from insanity. According to their bio, “Crystal Fighters juxtapose the eerie flavour of traditional Basque folk music with [...]
1. Dirty Projectors – I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine As part of the Levi’s Pioneer Sessions 2010 Revival Recordings, Brooklyn-based Dirty Projectors do their take on this Bob Dylan song off his 1968 album John Wesley Harding. I’m a big fan of this band and I think that they do an amazing job of [...]
1. Futurebirds – Johnny Utah Futurebirds = Carter King, Daniel Womack, Payton Bradford, Thomas Johnson and Brannen Miles from Athens, Georgia. The opening of this track is stunning and perfectly lulls you in. Chill and soothing. This is a group of musicians who truly know their instruments and aren’t afraid to use a little experimentation [...]