New Music From The Inbox: The Blancos, Boxed In, Flight Faculties, The Last Bison, Gren Bartley
By: Juliette Jagger
Artist: The Blancos “Something In The Way” (Nirvana Tribute)
Album: Teenage Angst Has Paid Off Well
Mysterious Brooklyn-based duo, The Blancos, have contributed a cover of Nirvana’s “Something In The Way” to the recent Pigeons and Planes tribute compilation, Teenage Angst Has Paid Off Well. Armed with little more than a guitar, a laptop, and unmistakable vocals, this rendition of the Nirvana classic may actually manage to ache and linger well beyond the original.
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Artist: Boxed In “All Your Love Is Gone”
Album: Single
Boxed In is like Kraftwerk featuring The Strokes.
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Artist: Flight Faculties “Down To Earth”
Album: Down To Earth
As the title track off of Flight Faculties critically acclaimed debut album Down To Earth, this Rhett Wade Ferrell directed video which features Hollywood actor Sam Rockwell, may just be the duo’s crowning “Fatboy Slim x Christopher Walken’ video moment.
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Artist: The Last Bison “Souls In The Sand”
Album: Dorado
Risen from the marshes of the Chesapeake Bay, The Last Bison’s rare blend of classically tinged southern folk rock is alive and well on their forthcoming EP Dorado, which is due out on March 3rd.
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Artist: Gren Bartley “Tall Wooden Walls”
Album: Magnificent Creatures
“Tall Wooden Walls,” off of Bartley’s Magnificent Creatures, which is due out on March 9th, is a captivating track that twists and turns to beautifully reveal wall of symphonic sound.
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