The phones in the front office were ringing non-stop during Tom Odell’s Morning Becomes Eclectic debut earlier this week. It’s rare – and notable – when that happens. We’re here in a basement, but we can still feel when one of our artists is really connecting with the audience and this was one of those times.
The UK singer is quite young but a commanding …

“Circles” is one of the standout tracks on Shout Out Louds’ latest album “Optica” but, crazily enough, they had never played it live before until this morning. Jason made a special request and they happily obliged and said they will now try throwing it into their live sets as well.
It was just one of a few very special moments with the Swedish band, including …

A little over a month ago, in a cryptically subtle but completely captivating manner Boards of Canada surreptitiously revealed their forthcoming Warp release, “Tomorrow’s Harvest“.
Coming on June 11th, it marks their first new work since 2005′s “The Campfire Headphase“.
After weeks of playing haunting snippets from a series of rare, barely labeled 12″s that came out on Record Store Day, BBC DJ Zane Lowe finally premiered their first new …

Hello there,
Mathieu Schreyer here, how are ya?
Good good, thank you.
Hey, the amazing Francis Starlight of Francis and the Lights  is back with a gem of a song called ETC that is available as a free download via Soundcloud.
What a nice fella This francis is.
: )

Here’s hoping the new album is near. Stay classy LA.
 

From KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole:
As far as the “tastemakers” of our generation, there is one person at the pinnacle of praise for me, personally.
A man that has ushered entire genres onto the world stage, and broke bands that are either household names or underground heroes and legends. His name is Gilles Peterson.
It took over a year to bring Gilles to the states in 2011, …

You know when something is so beautiful, it brings tears to your eyes?
That is Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr’s version of “I Think of You” by Rodriguez. Before the documentary that brought him back into the limelight, the duo decided to cover the ballad by their fellow Detroit native and released it as part of a Record Store Day exclusive.
Rodriguez may have created a perfect …

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros may seem like a laidback group of musical adventurers, but they are actually quite ambitious.
They decided to follow up their highly successful debut with not one but TWO new full length albums. Their recording sessions were so fruitful, they decided they had enough material for two releases within a year of each other. Here is our first taste …

Laura Marling is a rare performer who needs nothing more than a guitar and her voice to produce a riveting performance.
I was telling Jason that she’s a perfect combination of Joni Mitchell and Jimmy Page (Think “Tangerine” more than “Whole Lotta Love” – and exceptional storyteller and guitarist.  Singer k.d.lang even tweeted out a “wow” during her set.
Ethan Johns produced her latest album, recorded …

KCRW DJ Tom Schnabel invited renowned pianist Alan Pasqua to cover the history of jazz piano in 55 minutes for his inaugural Rhythm Planet event, starting the evening by joking about the impossibility of that task. Despite the daunting challenge, the duo did a tremendous job of covering the greats in both conversation and performance.
Pasqua, a Steinway artist and professor in the Jazz Studies …

UK Discopop sprite Little Boots is back with a fine new record,” Nocturne“. Co-produced/written with a grip of bona-fide producers including Jeppe (Junior Senior,) Andy Butler (Hercules & Love Affair,) James Ford (Simian Mobile Disco,) and Tim Goldsworthy (DFAs originator/Thee Loving Hand) the album is a glittery, pouty nighttime soundtrack.
“Nocturne“ is out now, and first single “Broken Record“ is a like an Abba single hopped …