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Bearstronaut’s are Landing at SXSW

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Bearstronaut set to play SXSW March 2014

Whether on stage or on record, the Boston-based electronic-pop quartet has made a name in their hometown for sparking instant dance parties. Despite their Northeast origins, Bearstronaut has been dubbed “tank-top pop” due to their warm, tropical synth-pop sound – or as Interview Magazine put it, “a nimble sprint through tropical rhythms and beach-side dance party revelry.”

Bearstronaut recently performed the highly anticipated Boston Calling Music Festival alongside Solange, Kendrick Lamar, and Vampire Weekend.  They have also shared the stage with acts such as Passion Pit, fun., A-Trak, Bad Rabbits, St. Lucia, Body Language, the Shout Out Louds, Surfer Blood and Divine Fits.  Be sure to catch Bearstronaut at their SXSW performance in Austin!

DATE: Saturday March 8, 2014
TIME: 1-3PM
VENUE: Maggie Mae’s @ The Roof Top

I LOVE this group!! I love the hard driving bass and the electrifying techno they put on top was like the icing on the cake! I was immediately into their songs from the beginning and kept my attention the whole time. Their lyrics are awesome and I really like the retro feel to their music. The only thing I didn’t like was not getting to listen to this group sooner!

 

– April B.

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Bearstronaut is available for showcases and parties throughout SXSW. For more info, or for interview/review opportunities, please contact Kelly at Kelly@themusebox.net

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New Tunes from Cooper

 

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Thursday, January 9 2014 – Indie rock has birthed a new voice in COOPER. The guitar slaying powerhouse debuts her first single “Heaviest of Weights” exclusively via TheFader.com. “Heaviest Of Weights” highlights COOPER’s infectious whimsical sound surrounded by emotion filled guitar strums and strong, yet angelic vocals.
 
The Fader says, “Montreal’s COOPER was recently signed to Mom + Pop by Sara Quin, of Tegan and Sara, and their affinity seems obvious—Big time pump-up, I bet this album’ll be great.”
 

      I like the instrumentals a lot in Heaviest of Weights. Their use of percussion and guitar was awesome and added a lot to the song for me. I’ve always loved strong instrumentals in a song. The rhythms of their songs were all really cool and I never got bored listening to them. The opening lyrics for Heaviest of Weights were a bit too sharp to me. It felt strange having such a cool, mellow opening and then having a jarring higher pitched lyrics come after it. It stopped me from enjoying the song as much as I would’ve liked. Overall Cooper is definintly a group that will stay on my radar and I hope all of yours too. I can’t wait to watch them rise to their full potential. I have a feeling their going to be a force to reckon with.

 

-April B.

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Electric Eye set to Play at SXSW

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Psych rockers Electric Eye band to watch for at Eurosonic and SXSW 2014

January 2014
Psych rock band Electric Eye from Norway set to play SXSW 2014

Hailing from Bergen, Norway, Electric Eye play droned out psych-rock inspired by the blues, India and the ever more expanding universe.

The four piece released their long awaited debut LP “Pick-up, Lift-off, Space, Time” in April 2013. The album received positive mentions in Norwegian media, which have spread to international blogs and radio stations. The album was a co-released in the US and the UK by Norway’s Klangkollektivet and London based Fuzz Club Records.

Throughout the fall of 2013, Electric Eye toured Scandinavia and Europe and were given rave reviews for their performance at Iceland Airwaves in Reykjavik.  The group continued on to headline the Oslo Psych Fest and were featured on the compilation LP released by Fuzz Club and Austin psych fest called “The reverb conspiracy vol.2”. 
Highly recommended to fans of The Black Angels, Secret Machines and Spacemen 3.

 

Electric Eye will play Eurosonic Noorderslag on January 16th.  Be sure to catch the Norweigan psych rockers as they make their debut SXSW appearence in Austin this March!

“This four piece are all about long jams and pushing their rack of pedals to the limit. The bassline starts and weaves a hypnotic trance like rhythm while layers of otherworldly sounds are added resulting in one hell of a racket. I knew this band would be good having checked out their sounds on the internet before leaving home but I didn’t know they would be this good. Fantastic!”
-Emmett Mullaney, louderthanwar.com

“This is by far my favourite record of the week and Electric Eye is strongly becoming my new favourite band, I would highly recommend this to fans of the likes of Hookworms, Follakzoid or any other Sacred Bones stuff, absolutely marvelous!”
-Norman Records, Leeds, UK

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Electric Eye are available to lay their psych-rock on your parties and showcases during SXSW 2014. For more information, please contact Kelly at Kelly@themusebox.net

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The Neighbourhood is in Your Neighbourhood

If you remember we have posted about The Neighbourhood for The Muse Box.  Well it was fun for April and I to hear The Neighbourhood’s “Sweater Weather” on the radio during our vacation and then finding their album for sale in stores along our families vacation travel route.  Congratulations to The Neighbourhood and The Muse Box for entering the national markets.  For you listening pleasure we have The Neighbourhood’s “Sweater Weather” from “TheNeighbourhoodVEVO” Channel on YouTube below:

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Introducing for Cooper in 2014

 

 
Indie Pop Darling To Make Waves in 2014
 
Debut Single “Heaviest Of Weights”
Coming January 2014
Exclusively via TheFader.com
 
 

Monday, December 16, 2013 – Impassioned guitar slinging vocalist COOPER is the newest project from Kate Cooper and executively produced by Sara Quin (Tegan & Sara). COOPER’s debut single, “Heaviest of Weights” (coming January 2014 exclusively via TheFader.com) highlights COOPER’s indie rock sound and strong, yet angelic vocals.
Catch up with COOPER now with a free download of her track, “Flood”  (available via her website). The ethereal, rousing choral-synth “Flood” builds the anticipation for forthcoming single “Heaviest of Weights” and debut album coming next year.
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Cooper has an interesting sound.  I like the beat and her sound on “Flood”.  Of course I love the upbeat music.  If the rest of her music is like this she will be one to watch.
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Haunted Hauses gives us “Hunters” and “Bon Voyage” Singles

 

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HAUNTED HAUSES RELEASE NEXT SINGLE

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SEXY & VIBRANT “HUNTERS” FOLLOWS

FILTER PREMIERE OF FIRST SINGLE “BON VOYAGE”

Brooklyn based indie group Haunted Hauses are back with their next single “Hunters” available to listen, download exclusively via The Music Ninja.

Haunted Hauses began as a collective of friends and includes Leif Huckman (Ex Cops), Autry Fulbright (Trail of Dead) and Eric Rodgers (VHS or Beta). Seeking a musical outlet with a different sound from their current bands, they all wrote and recorded songs in between rehearsals and tours.

From the two songs “Hunters” and “Bon Voyage” the Haunted Hauses sound is an upbeat light sound.  I would say they fall within the Electronic Pop genre with their music.  The instruments don’t overpower the vocals, in “Hunters” they come close to that edge, but they don’t quite cross that line.  From what I have heard Haunted Hauses is a group you will want to check out.  So click on the two links above to listen to “Hunters” and “Bon Voyage”, I think you will like them.

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Torgny Hits with “Oil Panic” Album

Norway-native Tørgny is back again with his highly anticipated sophomore LP, Oil Panic. Officially out November 8.

The first single off Oil Panic is the funktronica of Grønn Extra, a heavy hitter that is sure to stick with you after your first listen. Inspired by childhood memories of electro and thriving 80s urban pop culture, Torgny says “with Grønn Extra, it seemed like the only way forward was to acknowledge the past.” Reminiscent of Prince’s Lady Cab Driver and Chromeo’s Needy Girl, Torgny’s powerful vocals expertly layer atop the original melody and meticulously crafted rhythms to set this song in a category all its own.

Listen to Grønn Extra here.

Torgny has this late 1990’s – early 2000’s feel to their song above Gr0nn Extra.  It made me remember things like the “Axel F Theme” from Beverly Hills Cop, with Eddie Murphy.  It’s nice to hear music with influences from the past and not just literally doing a cover, though if done right I love covers to.  Check Torgny out I above, I believe you will like the sound.

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One Piece Symphony in Paris

The One Piece Symphony is heading back to Paris.  It would be way cool to get some concert dates in North America.  The symphony will play music from the anime in front of footage, also from the anime.  If you are going to be in Paris on April 5, 2014, you might want to see if you can get some tickets to the performance.  It will be at the Grand Rex for two performances, one at 2:00 p.m. and the other at 8:00 p.m.  Check out the trailer below from “Le Fee Sauvage” on YouTube:

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Back to the Neighbourhood

 
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD’S  FULL
BLACK AND WHITE
@Live On Letterman performance is now on-demand. watch here: http://bit.ly/1acXxYH 

 

 

The Neighbourhood is: Jesse Rutherford (vocals), Jeremy Freedman (guitar), Zach Abels (guitar), Mikey Margott (bass) & Bryan Sammis (drums)
Looked like a the guys had a great time.  The music was flowing and the atmosphere, with the grey filter that was used, I really liked.  It made Jesse’s outfit stand out even more.  Congrats to the band and keep up the hard work.  Be sure to click the link above to see the live performance.