Today's Swell Tune: Evil Friends »
- Band: Portugal. The Man.
- Album: Evil Friends (expected release 4/6/13)
- Sound: Dreamy fuck you morphing into apathetic riffs, expertly straddling ‘93 and ‘13; rock, grunge, garage, alternative.
Today's Swell Tune: I Don't Mind »
- Artist: Ted Zed
- From: Somerset, England
- Sound: See the attached picture? It sounds like that: alt pop/ rock/ synth/ trance (seriously, there’s a lot in here)
Today's Swell Tune: Riptide »
- Artist: Vance Joy
- Album: God Loves You When You’re Dancing
- From: Melbourne, Australia
- Sound: Bon Iver meets Mumford & Sons, but Mumford & Sons has a ukelele instead of a banjo and does not suck; folk pop
Today's swell Tune: Longrun »
- Artist: Whistle Peak
- Album: Off Put to Flight (release: 22.4.13)
- From: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Sound: Those futuristic souds you hear are coming through the door of room 237; electropop, synth
Today's Swell Tune: Lady You Shot Me »
- Artist: Har Mar Superstar
- Album: Bye Bye 17 (release: 23.4.13)
- From: St. Paul, MN/ Brooklyn, NYC, United States
- Sound: This is exactly what Sam Cooke would want done with his last words; R&B, soul
Today's Swell Tune: Your Life, Your Call »
- Band: Junip
- Album: Junip (Release date: 23.4.2013)
- From: Gothenburg, Sweden
- Sound: A gentle coax out of bed…it sucks that she doesn’t love you anymore, but dude, you still need to put on pants. It’ll be ok.; post-rock, percussive synth.
Justin Vernon Isn't Trying to Make Me Cry, For Once: The Shouting Matches »
Bon Iver won’t be performing at Coachella, but Justin Vernon will be. This time, the indie frontman and noted passive aggressive Grammy speech-giver will be backed by a very different group….
Today's Swell Tune: Dancing with the Tornado »
- Band: The Veils
- Album: Time Stays, We Go
- From: London, England
- Sound: A precision firestorm tearing through a spaghetti western; indie rock.
Sunday Night Cinema: Jesus Christ Superstar, David Bowie, Louise Quinn & Kid Loco »
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Today's Swell Tune: Weight »
- Artist: Mikal Cronin
- Album: MCII (Release date: 7.5.2013)
- From: San Francisco, California, United States
- Sound: A shitty morning on a beautiful day; garage, rock.
