Hold the Lollipops
By riverphoenix in New Artists
Athens66 is used to listening to bands coming from different parts of the world. However, today's band really surprised us. Once you start listening to the Lollipops' debut album Hold! it will be really difficult to guess that all this 50's and 60's inspired rock is coming from Poland. The band
[..continues]Arpline and their Travel Book
By riverphoenix in New Artists
We just received the upcoming album from a new band from Brooklyn called ArpLine. The album is titled Travel Book and includes their first singles Make it Rain and Fold Up like a Piece of Paper, which we thought of sharing with you. A mix of 70's rock with modern pop makes this one instantly enj
[..continues]Wild Nothing in Chinatown
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Wild Nothing are Jack Tatum's band from Virginia, which has been hailed by Stereogum and Pitchfork and is pretty amazing (despite Stereogum's and Pitchfork's hail). His debut album Gemini is as solid as a debut can get and the song Chinatown in particular is by far one of my favorite tracks of the
[..continues]Cowlick set the Wires
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Cowlick are our newest hook here in Athens66 (and I'm including BLR on this). The 3-piece band hails from Ontario and includes ex-By Divine Right member Dylan Hudecki (other former band members are now in Broken Social Scene, Holy Fuck, Feist and other major Canadian bands). Cowlick started back i
[..continues]When the Orbans Were Wild
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The Orbans are a relative new band (formed two years ago) from Fort Worth, Texas. After releasing an EP titled Switchblade Waterpsitol under the name Lifters, they finally made it to their first full album. Their debut is titled When We Were Wild and is produced by Adam Lasus (Clap Your Hands Say
[..continues]For a Minor Reflection in Iceland
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For a Minor Reflection are four 20-something guys from Reykjavík, Iceland. They play instrumental post-rock and kicked-off their debut back in 2007 with Reistu Þig Við, Sólin Er Komin Á Loft...(Rise and Shine, the Sun's Up...). We've missed their debut, but thankfully Sigur Ros didn't. They i
[..continues]The Band in Heaven split the Weird Wives
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The Band in Heaven are a dirty duo from Florida keen to noisy shoegaze tunes. All we know is that they are offering a few demo songs on their BandCamp page and that they've just released a split tape with Weird Wives. But then again, Weird Wives are also from Florida and they are the noisy/punk si
[..continues]Pongo with Enternal Summers
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Eternal Summers are a Virginia duo with Nicole on guitars and Daniel on drums. The band is set to release their debut album on September 28th on Kanine label, from which we have their single Pogo for you. The band plays uplifting surf/indie pop, the kind we love. Check them out. Eternal Summers -
[..continues]Time for a White Russia
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White Russia are an alternative/electronic duo (Marina Elderton and Benjamin Bufton) from South London who recently had their video for 'Charmless State' (directed by Lee Mangan) selected for the London Independent Film Festival 2010 music video category. We've taken a listen to their tracks avail
[..continues]Youth Sounds collect their Bit Parts
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Youth Sound come from New Orleans and are based on the brother-sister duo of Federico and Erika Mejia. So far they've released only a 3-tracks EP titled The Bit Parts, which came into our hands. I must say, this band reminds me of a new-age Blonde Redhead. Fresh sound, sweet pop/rock melodies and
[..continues]Bravestation in 2010
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Two brothers (Devin and Derek Wilson) and a childhood friend (Jeremy Rossetti) make up Toronto based trio Bravestation. Last year they released their self-titled debut EP (which we missed) and are now back a follow-up EP titled 2010. Their style sits somewhere between anthem-indie like those of Na
[..continues]A Tango with Lions
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I've been meaning to write about this new Greek band for some time now. Tango with Lions are Katerina's Papachristou band, where she writes and sings all of the songs. Their debut Verba Time was released a couple of months back from Inner Ear label and it's one of the best Greek releases this year
[..continues]The Humms rocking the Lemonland
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The Humms started off in March of 2008 when Zeke Sayer and Tyler Glenn recorded their first songs in a 1950’s mobile home using an extension cord for power and haunted by the previous owner who died right outside the door. They soon added drummer John Bleech and by October they were playing show
[..continues]Francois Peglau and his Peruvian Project
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Francois Peglau is a Peruvian/Argentinean French musician that left Peru (and his indie band Los Fuckin Sombreros there for better horizons) and now lives in London. Once there, he started recording songs in his home studio along with the help of some musicians. His music is lo-fi pop, which he
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