Total Slacker

Feeling nostalgic for the ’90s? Well don’t worry I got exactly what you need. Let me introduce you to a fantastic Brooklyn based band called Total Slacker. From left to right we have: Tucker Rountree, Emily Jane and Ross Condor. The band’s name is a reference to Richard Linklater’s film ‘Slacker’.
My personal favorites from their debut album ‘Thrashin’ are ‘Magical Date Night’, ‘Thyme Traveling High School Dropout’ and ‘Psychic Mesa’.
The trio (soon to be a quartet!) is currenty working on several projects so keep your eye on them!!
Read the interview below and check out the rad video for their track ‘Crystal Necklace’ here.

Last year, Canadian band Shimmering Stars released their debut album ‘Violent Hearts’, with the catchy lead single ‘I’m Gonna Try’.
I found myself playing their track ‘Sabians’ over and over. Such a beautiful track and album.
The band is made up of Rory McClure (vocals and guitar), Andrew Dergousoff (vocals and drums), and Brent Sasaki (vocals and bass).
You can download their track ‘When I See You Again’ below. This gorgeous track will be featured on Shimmering Stars’ upcoming EP, ‘Ghosts Past’, due out March 5th via Almost Musique. You can pre-order it here. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit Jason Molina’s Medical Fund.
Highly recommended.

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Luke Rathborne

Here’s some very beautiful music I’d like to share with you: Luke Rathborne‘s Double EP ‘Dog Years / I Can Be One’. His songs always seem to take me somewhere else when I listen to them.
I came across this NYC based artist during one of my insomnia nights and he quickly became one of my favorite songwriters. His track ‘Dog Years’ immediately won me over. I also love ‘Cold Breeze’ (Check out his incredible live performance of that track here). His lyrics and music are haunting and authentic. Luke vit ses chansons et ceux qui l’écoutent le ressentent aussi.
Digital tracks can be downloaded on his Bandcamp, and if you purchase his vinyl, a book of poems titled L.A. written by Luke Rathborne himself comes along with it. How great is that!

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