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News Archive in the week of January 29, 2008

Adele
Monday January 28th sees the release of “19”, the debut album by ADELE. Born in Tottenham and raised in Brixton, 19 year old Londoner ADELE has been songwriting and playing guitar since she was 14. Citing her influences as diverse as Etta James, Jill... read more
Anti-Flag
"The Bright Lights Of America" is the first taste of Anti-Flag's new album which comes out April 1st 2008. Also called "The Bright Lights Of America," this is an album Anti-Flag is incredibly proud of, mostly because the songs and attitude within it... read more
Bird and the Bee
The past year has been an eventful one for the bird and the bee, the Los Angeles band led by singer Inara George and multi-instrumentalist /producer Greg Kurstin. The Los Angeles Times named them one of “10 Bands on the Horizon for 2007” and their s... read more
Dawn Landes
Drawing on the Fast Folk heritage of Greenwich Village, the indie-pop leanings of her occasional partners Hem and The Earlies, and the studio wizardry she picked-up as a recording engineer, Dawn Landes has carved herself a niche on the local NYC indi... read more
Dengue Fever
Los Angeles’ own, Dengue Fever are confirmed for their first live dates in the UK and The Netherlands in May 2008. The band will make it’s UK debut at the Borderline in London on Tues. May 27, 2008. Dengue’s third CD, Venus On Earth has been getting ... read more
Ferras
Capitol Music Group recording artist FERRAS (pronounced Fer-AHSS) will release his debut album, Aliens and Rainbows, on April 1st. The work of the audacious young artist has already attracted the attention of the hit Fox series “American Idol,” which... read more
J Holiday
What’s the best way to put a bow on a great year? How about taking home an RIAA gold certification for album sales of over 500,000 copies, and putting it in BACK OF MY LAC’, the much-praised debut smash by Music Line/Capitol Music Group vocalist and ... read more
Jacob Golden
Jacob Golden, who single-handedly seems to occupy a space somehow left vacant between Beck and Daniel Johnston, will be releasing the sensational Revenge Songs on bigHelium/Echo on February 5th, 2008. During the six-month exclusive, Revenge Songs wil... read more
Kelley Stoltz
Circular Sounds is the fourth LP from San Francisco’s home recording auteur Kelley Stoltz. Its 14 songs are a stereophonic advance on the lo-fidelity psych-fuzz of Antique Glow (Beautiful Happiness, 2004) and the mid-fi piano-rock of Below the Branch... read more
Kinky
Mexican rockers KINKY will reissue their acclaimed album REINA (Kin-Kon/Nettwerk) on February 5, 2008 with two added tracks, a new remix of "A Donde Van Los Muertos" from the Brazilian Girls and a cover of Wall of Voodoo's hit song "Mexican Radio." A... read more
Rustic Overtones
For fans of Rustic Overtones, July 27, 2007, was a day they never thought would come. The hard-hitting, show-stopping, horn-powered rock band had broken up five years before, going out with a spectacular three-hour performance at the State Theater in... read more
Seven Mary Three
Seven Mary Three has signed to Bellum Records (a division of ICON MES), and on February 19, 2008 will release their sixth album DAY&NIGHTDRIVING. The first single, “Last Kiss,” impacts Rock radio formats on February 4th, along with a music video to ... read more
Sonic Sum
Definitive Jux is proud to present Sonic Sum’s Films, their long-awaited follow up LP to 2000’s critically-acclaimed debut The Sanity Annex. Films is a glimpse of why this Bronx-based foursome have achieved cult status amongst the indie/underground c... read more
State and Madison
On the heels of their recently released Consider This A Confession EP, Chicago's STATE AND MADISON have announced their brand new single, "If This Was The Moon," set for a digital-only release Tuesday, February 12 at iTunes. Recorded with Producer/En... read more
Three Graces
Meet Joy, Kelly, and Sara: a trio of gifted and beautiful singers from a range of musical backgrounds who, together, are Three Graces. In Greek mythology, the Three Graces represent beauty, wisdom, and charm. Just like the legendary figures who insp... read more
Varsity
Make no mistake about it. With ages ranging from 17 to 21, Varsity may look like a boy band, but their roots are closer to legendary soul label Motown and groups like Boyz II Men, Jackson 5 and New Edition than they are to anything else. Just recogni... read more
Whiskeytown
Whiskeytown, the highly acclaimed band of the alt-country/No Depression scene, who launched the careers of four-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter-guitarist Ryan Adams as well as that of fiddler-singer-songwriter Caitlin Cary and singer-songwrit... read more
Widespread Panic
Known for their incomparable live show where no set list is played twice, Widespread Panic will be back home on the road in Spring 2008 with nationwide dates supporting their 10th studio album, Free Somehow. Out February 12 on their own Widespread Re... read more