With the release of their first record in five years, Neon Blue Bird, Ollabelle remind us just how stirring the right combination of vocal harmonies can be. Led by Amy Helm, Levon’s daughter, and Jimi Zhivago, this New York-based roots outfit revels in tweaking traditional tunes such as Stephen Foster’s...

"So It Goes"from the album Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT2010iTunesSince 2005's self-titled debut, Akron/Family has spent a half-decade inching from experimentation toward accessibility. Over the course of member and label changes and a number of releases, the group's...

The Undivided may have only been together for just over a year but already they have played around the UK alongside plenty of names that make the eyebrows raise a little like Ash, My Vitriol and The Xcerts and on this evidence they do fit in nicely with bands of...

On Take the High Road, the Blind Boys of Alabama turns its attention from gospel to country music with the help of such guests as Hank Williams Jr., Vince Gill, Lee Ann Womack and the Oak Ridge Boys. It is surprising that many of these collaborations didn’t actually happen sooner...

"Lose It"from the album Feel It Break2011iTunesAustra are a Canadian trio who make electronic pop music with beautiful, almost-operatic female vocals. They have been building a lot of hype since the release of their three-track EP Beat and the Pulse at the tail end of...

Bullet Tooth is currently offering an eight song sampler as a free download through Amazon.com. You can download the tracks at this location . The track listing is as follows: 1. Affiance “Call To The Warrior” 2. Victory In Numbers “The King Is Dead”...

On the left, the cover of the ever-annoying Katy Perry's One Of The Boys as signed off on by the EMI art department. On the right, the cover of a copy of One Of The Boys that blogger

I Am Empire‘s new video for “Brain Damage” can be seen below. The bands Tooth & Nail debut, KINGS, is due in store this Tuesday, January 25.

The band is also giving away a free download of the acoustic version of “Foxhole” on their Facebook page.

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Gideon have posted a new song online called “Virtue”. Listen on Facebook . The band’s forthcoming album, Costs , will hit streets on March 1 through Facedown .

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BEHOLD! As of this very moment, Akron/Family's S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT is now available for pre-order HERE.First and foremost, all pre-orders get an instant download of the record for immediate bliss. On top of that, we've thrown in a few limited edition...