Popdose once again brings you something brand new in a summer filled with interesting, fresh sounds. This time, we present Americana-driven Kevin Harrison & True North, hailing from New York, New…
New York City
Though I currently live in Los Angeles, New York is my adopted home. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t actively miss it several times a day. Sometimes, even…
He’s going it on his own again and it sounds great. Tomorrow, after a decade-plus at the helm of the thought-rock ensemble/b(r)and Skeletons, Matt Mehlan will strike out on his…
The antique-garde is rearing its head again. After seven years of silence, Pinataland founder David Wechsler — whose bizarre orchestrette once emanated from near the epicenter of a NYC micro-scene…
I’ve said this before, but I tend to enjoy (more often than not) biographies of people I either know little-to-nothing about or people I’ve never been particularly interested in. I…
It’s starting to become the definition of stasis. Godspeed You! Black Emperor released a new LP, Luciferian Towers, the band’s sixth, today on Constellation Records and, while it’s certainly far…
Popdose is pleased to share with you a new track from New York’s own Jeremy & The Harlequins. A “classic” rock & roll love song, Jeremy Lublin (vocals/writer) offers, “‘With…
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…
Chicken & the Chick Flicks’ Too Bad About the Sun, out now on Shinkoyo, is exhilarating for reasons that most records simply aren’t. A microtonal-poetry reading for a demented albeit…
Nine albums and 23 years is a lot of music and a long stretch of time; this much is true. Blonde Readhead, the New York-based trio has been at it…
Popdose is pleased to present the first video from Richard Barone’s newly released collection of folk songs born in Greenwich Village, Sorrows & Promises. The track is his rendition of…
Jamie Seerman is the mind and voice of Jaymay; she’s a visual artist and singer/songwriter/performer. And now, this New York native has just unleashed her 12th overall release (and only…
A bright and vibrant production; not-easy-to-pinpoint influences but hooks, structure, melodies and harmonies galore, this debut album from New York City’s The Chordaes, Touch The Ground, sounds like a very…
Crisp, crunchy pop would be an accurate description of Ryan Cassata’s newest release, Shine. This 22-year old Long Island native has already issued four full-length albums since 2011 and now,…
There is a sudden buzz about Parquet Courts, especially with this new release, their 5th, Human Performance. I usually stay blissfully unaware when it comes to New York bands (because…
Having very much enjoyed Brian Cullman’s recent album, The Opposite Of Time, it’s nice to be able to bring to you the latest video from the collection. “Times Are Tight”…
Popdose is pleased to present the premiere of “Denmark Street”, the first official video from Edward Rogers’ latest album, Glass Marbles (reviewed here on Popdose). Denmark Street was London’s version…
You absolutely have to love when an artist like Edward Rogers delivers a new album because he gives you a complete package – thoughtful, image-laden lyrics, almost always thematically unified,…
What one might expect and what one gets from this, the debut from High Waisted, are two completely different things. At a glance, you might think the music in the…
This new album from Bob Woodruff is only his fourth in a 22-year recording career and it’s a fine statement as to what patience and skill in songwriting can do. …
The first thing that makes you sit up and take notice of the opening track to The Dutchess And The Fox’s debut E.P., the title track, “Every Night” is singer…
The first – and most striking thing – upon first listen to Brian Cullman’s The Opposite Of Time is how much he reminds me of Lloyd Cole (one of my…
Though Gideon King’s band sounds more like a digital music publication than a collaborative group of musicians, “City Blog” is actually an amalgamation of who’s who when it comes to…
These five songs are a good introduction to Patrick Breen, a New York City-based singer-songwriter who’s been making the rounds for a few years. More Than Magic is his recorded…
New York City had one big hit and a history of legendary connections
Stephen Ulrich and his jazz/rock noir band Big Lazy will take up residency at the renowned Brooklyn joint Barbes starting in a couple short days and there seems like no…
Stalwarts on the NYC music circuit, the Shakey Tables have been touted as something of a hybrid between the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Supremes. (Not a bad comparison,…
NYC-based singer/songwriter Scott Krokoff knows about dreams deferred. Unable to support himself on his music alone, Krokoff decided to instead pursue a career as a lawyer, leaving behind his work…
Punk is dead? Not so, says NYC’s Bad Mary, a high-voltage punk-rock outfit ready to rock your face off. Perhaps what’s even more punk than the band’s sound is its…
This is some good stuff. A New York band that kicks up a glorious racket by combining all the best elements of rock, garage, pop and punk, all with melody,…