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Young Buffalo, in the footsteps of Fleet Foxes and Local Natives?

by Woody on February 4, 2011

Meet Young Buffalo and have an early look at a band that will wind up on countless best of lists at the end of this year. Soaring 3-piece harmonies – check. Jangly, indie guitar with hints of Afrobeat – checkerooni. Band members that are young enough to be my children – you betcha. Hailing from Brooklyn – check…wait, what? They’re from Oxford, MS? Shut the fuck up. Yep, says it right on their myspace page so it has to be true.

They cite comparisons to the Fleet Foxes, but I didn’t hear it until checking out that video below. Actually remind me more of Local Natives. Prepare for tons of buzz about them after their debut comes out via Fat Possum and they conquer SXSW.

You can also hear their fresh Daytrotter Session here.

Young Buffalo – Catapilah (Demo)

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A.A. Bondy releases new mp3, I Can See The Pines Are Dancing [new mp3]

by oz on August 24, 2009

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A.A. Bondy’s upcoming album, When The Devil’s Loose, is amazing. Look for it on September 1st. Mp3 and tour dates follow.

A.A. Bondy – I Can See The Pines Are Dancing

Here is another new track on the album that was performed in our live session with A.A. Bondy.

Exclusive: A.A. Bondy – Mightiest of Guns

A.A. Bondy September headlining dates:

SEPT. 8‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  BOSTON, MA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ‚ ‚  GREAT SCOTT
SEPT. 9‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  NEW YORK, NY‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  MERCURY LOUNGE
SEPT. 10‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  WASHINGTON, DC‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ROCK AND ROLL HOTEL
SEPT. 11‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  PHILADELPHIA, PA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  KUNG FU NECKTIE
SEPT. 12‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  PITTSBURGH, PA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  BRILLOBOX
SEPT. 14‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  KNOXVILLE, TN‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  PILOT LIGHT
SEPT. 15‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  CHAPEL HILL, NC‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ‚  ‚  LOCAL 506
SEPT. 16‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ATHENS, GA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  TASTY WORLD

A.A. Bondy November U.S. tour with Elvis Perkins in Dearland:

NOV. 3‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  THE SOUTHERN
NOV. 4‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ASHEVILLE, NC‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚  GREY EAGLE
NOV. 5‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ATLANTA, GA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚  THE EARL
NOV. 6‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ST. AUGUSTINE, FL‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚  CAFƒ€° 11
NOV. 7‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ORLANDO, FL‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  THE SOCIAL
NOV. 9‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  TALLAHASSEE, FL‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  CLUB DOWNUNDER
NOV. 10‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  BIRMINGHAM, AL‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  BOTTLETREE
NOV. 11‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  NEW ORLEANS, LA‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  THE PARISH
NOV. 12‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  HOUSTON, TX‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  WALTERS ON WASHINGTON
NOV. 13‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  AUSTIN, TX‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  THE PARISH
NOV. 14‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  DALLAS, TX‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  CAMBRIDGE ROOM
NOV. 16‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  LITTLE ROCK, AR‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚ ‚  STICKY FINGERZ
NOV. 18‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  LOUISVILLE, KY‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ZANZABAR
NOV. 20‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ST. LOUIS, MO‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ‚  ‚  ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  ‚  GARGOYLE CLUB
NOV. 21‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  CHICAGO, IL‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  TBA

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AA Bondy releases When The Devil’s Loose [new mp3]

by oz on June 15, 2009

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AA Bondy just released the title track from his upcoming album, When The Devil’s Loose, due out Sept 1 via Fat Possum Records. He’s making a departure from the solo, acoustic sounds of his debut American Hearts. On When The Devil’s Loose, Bondy is moving into full band territory and we’re beyond excited to have him (and the band) scheduled for another live session later this summer. If you haven’t already, head over to hear our first live session with AA Bondy.

AA Bondy – When The Devil’s Loose

From American Hearts:

AA Bondy – There’s A Reason

AA Bondy – Vice Rag

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Heartless Bastards – The Mountain [Album Review]

by Woody on February 4, 2009

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Erika Wennerstrom moved to Austin, picked up a new rhythm section and yesterday just released her best and most ambitious album to date. I have been infatuated with the Heartless Bastards since first hearing Stairs and Elevators in 2004. Erika’s voice has the perfect combination of power and fragility that keeps you hanging on every word.

It’s her voice that captivates me on songs like “Be So Happy,” a simple tune backed by an acoustic guitar arrangement. It’s the‚  standout on the album for me, but The Mountain also introduces a host of new instruments not normally heard on a Heartless Bastards album. Throughout this release you’ll hear banjo, fiddle, mandolin sprinkled throughout. Producer Mike McCarthy, who has worked with Spoon, really opened up the band added a little something to their bag of tricks. As for the rhythm section, they bring a little extra oomph to the proceedings. On “Wide Awake,” Jesse Ebaugh lays down a furious bass line and Dave Colvin isn’t shy about laying down his own powerful flourishes on the kit.

The Mountain is much more polished than the Heartless Bastards’ prior two releases, but the production is accomplished in a way that doesn’t abandon the sound that has drawn thousands of fans to their bluesy, throwback sound. Much like The Black Keys’ latest release, Attack & Release, The Mountain is another successful effort from a native-Ohio band.

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Heartless Bastards – The Mountain

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Heartless Bastards – Mountain [new mp3]

January 12, 2009

Cincinnati’s Heartless Bastards are all set to release their third album, The Mountain, on February 3rd via Fat Possum Records.‚  The album is said to have the powerful howl that fans expect from the Heartless Bastards, but also weaves in mandolins, banjos, and strings. Erika Wennerstrom could sing the phone book and I’d listen. ‚  [...]

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