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Popdose has a dual treat for you! Chicago’s Faux Co. is the brainchild of songwriter Ben Mackey. Originally from Santa Rosa, California, Mackey has been writing ’60’s influenced indie pop…
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Last year, Popdose introduced you to a duo, Brothers Prince, who impressed us with their smooth, soulful grooves and quality songwriting. This year, Austin Prince has struck out on his…
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Popdose is very pleased to bring you this exclusive new track off the debut full-length album from St. Paul, Minnesota’s The Persian Leaps. ”The Persian Leaps” began as a phrase…
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Once again, it’s been a musically wealthy summer and Popdose is once again pleased to bring you an exclusive: this new song from Dauzat St. Marie, “Time To Go Home”….
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This is the debut album from Philadelphia-based sextet, The Naked Sun, a band who began their quest for “honest rock” in 2011; after a 2013 E.P., Space, Place and Time,…
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Once again, Popdose strives to bring you different artists on the pop spectrum. This time, we present Julie Nathanson, a name you may be familiar with in the world of…
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Accord, New York’s Tulula! has been stomping around Rip Van Winkle’s dreamland since 2006. The acid-cowboy quintet of Jason Broome (The Westport Sunrise Sessions), Rob Norris (East Of Venus, The…
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Vivian Leva’s voice is the sound of living tradition. Raised by parents who absorbed ancient tunes and ballads during visits to legendary old-time musicians, Ms. Leva grew up steeped in…
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Popdose is pleased to introduce Swedish electronic pop singer Emma-Lee Andersson, who goes by the moniker BELLHOUSE. She’s just released her own dose of pop goodness with her new single,…
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It would take a stadium-sized record store to inventory at least one copy of every album and single produced in a given year (at at least three Amoeba Records…
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Popdose would like to introduce you to Vaness Alegacy, a Toronto-based singer; we are presenting her debut video, which is also her first single, “Hoping & Waiting”. Ms. Alegacy is…
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Popdose introduced you to Brothers Prince, the twin Prince brothers (!) in June, who impressed us with their first offering, the perfectly-summer-y track, “Sun To Rise”. The Oakland natives are…
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According to the press release, Sven-Erik Olsen spent most of his childhood in a constant state between daydreaming and brainstorming in Minneapolis. He explained, ”Throughout my childhood, and even into…
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I had only just heard Molly Tuttle’s name for the first time as she recently appeared singing dynamic harmonies on Korby Lenker’s newest album. So it was quite a fortuitous…
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Once again, the city of Chicago is on the radar with this debut release from singer-songwriter Andy Pratt. This young talent mixes jazz, folk and some classical overtones in his…
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Popdose introduces you to New York City-based rock band Upright Man. The trio consists of Aidan Dolan (guitar/vocals), Nick Katz (bass/vocals) and Max Yassky (drums/percussion/background vocals) who met while studying…
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There’s an immediate good vibe upon hearing the opening riffs coming from Keys To The House, the debut album from Virginia’s Trongone Band. This band, led by brothers Andrew and…
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It must be something in the water of Chicago. For the last few years, the city has grown a plethora of bands from all different genres worth checking out. And…
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From the first, forceful moment of their debut full-length album, OK, Wreck Loose, Pittsburgh-bred Wreck Loose announce themselves as heirs to the tradition of loud, thoughtful pop rock that dominated…
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Kim Ware of Americana/indie-folk collective the Good Graces looks for silver linings in past regrets.
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This duo, who hail from Brooklyn, New York, Pueblo are a new act; a duo driven by Jonah P. Smith and Julian P. Smith, although I don’t believe they’re related. …
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This delightful five-song E.P. comes from Kristina Cottone, who in the Chicago area (and parts elsewhere) is known as the lead singer for Honey & The 45’s. Here, she steps…
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There is an automatic sense of sadness to this album, the debut of San Francisco’s power-pop wonders, The Flywheels. While this has built up over a 20-year span, bass player…
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It’s something of a joy to find so many new, young and talented singer-songwriters cropping up with such regularity; it certainly makes my job a lot easier and more pleasurable. …
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Back in the autumn, Popdose had the chance to introduce you to Lisa Said, the incredibly gifted and equally powerful singer-songwriter, who had just released her latest album, No Turn…
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To balance the terror of living in the tiny clutches of a flaming Orange Cheat-o, 2017 is already Making Music Great Again by serving up bushelfuls of spellbinding new records you will surely want…
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This is an instant “wow”. I’ve known Lincoln Barr’s music for about five years now, since I first heard his wonderful Washingon-state based band Red Jacket Mine. A great, clever…
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The year is young, and even though Emperor Cheat-o just took office, the Women’s March around the world gave us plenty of hope to cling to. Besides relentless advocacy, another way to…
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After spending the last decade as one of the most sought out songwriters in Nashville, Natalie Hemby is about to release her first solo album. While she’s known for writing…
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