In a day packed with headlines and breaking news, we have our own: breaking tracks, fresh releases, world premieres. We won't be shown up, and we'll show you the contents of all our (music) boxes. We're thrilled to trot out fresh releases from Mad Honey (crucial, but not yet on Bandcamp), Temple of Angels, Forest Circles, Hayien, Beach Fossils, Diamond Day, Melody English, Dharmacide, Keep, Mental Map, Pálida Tez, Rainsong, […]
Managing huge projects and deadlines WHILE compiling a full New Tracks Weekend program (on Bandcamp Friday, no less!). Over budget, but on time. We can do this while dancing backwards, wearing high heels. So let's freaking gooooo. Headliners include the return of Beirut's Postcards (with another stunner), Graywave (pictured above, with probably this project's strongest and most enduring single to date), Beach Fossils, and Letting Up Despite Great Faults. But […]
New weekend, wash away the old week, and dig deep into the fresh earth: that's our mission this weekend, and we've got some stellar sonic sparkles unearthed for your pleasure. Headliners include the return of Kyiv's Milktuth (pictured above), with another purely winning track (and a cover with Ukrainian barricades, just to remind you what's important in the world). But we've got depth: new sounds from Beach Fossils, Futureheaven, Hazel […]
We control the weekend. We expedite the awesome. We polish the newness. As anticipated, we're all over the new release from Brilliant Beast, one of our most anticipated of the year. And, as we also anticipated, they do not disappoint. Did we say anticipated enough? But we also go long with another special release: Star Tropics' Lost World just dropped, and it's likely to burn up iPods all summer. This […]
March is coming to a close, and thus ends our first quarter of 2013. Every quarter we'll break down staff picks the top tracks dropped, and tell you why they're important. Next week we'll share the top 25 by listener votes! 1. kinoko teikoku (きのこ帝国) – ユーリカ Out of nowhere. Perfectly straddling post-rock and shoegaze, this song is purely audacious. Broke the rules. And produced an amazing piece of art […]
Brand spanking new, this weekend features bright and fuzzy sounds from new artists and old favorites, with headliners All Sparks Burn Out, Virgo Rising, My Machete, Splashh and much much more! Kicking off Friday at 5:00 pm, running all weekend. Get your NEW on! Late Addition - Nouveau Vélo. Full listing: Airs Alex Calder All Sparks Burn Out Allfits An April March Archdukes Beach Fossils Bee Eyes Beliefs Black Tambourine […]
New Tracks Weekend kicks off 5 PM PST with a host of new material worth your ears! New Tracks Weekend is chock full of the latest additions to the station. Each weekend, every weekend, tune in to our latest and greatest. Live365 listeners can even "thumbs up/thumbs down" individual tracks! Love it and want it added to rotation? Give it a thumbs up! Don't care if you never hear it […]
Their first single, "Strange Feeling" charted in the Top 50 of 2012 in our listener poll, pretty impressive for a debut single. On the heels of their new release, "Hold Your Hand", we chatted with Caleb of Bear State about their growing notoriety and future plans. So, Bear State is currently based in the dream pop capital of North America… Phoenix, Arizona (sarcasm). Phoenix is known for a LOT of […]
