Sounds
We’ve been busy with both NAMM and SXSW coverage and haven’t had a chance to post a Making Noise segment for a couple of months. Today we’ll remedy that with a new track from singer-songwriter Daena Jay. Originally from South…
The Noise Room is happy to share a track from The Tower of Light as our first Making Noise post of 2014. Beaming its sleepwalking sound from a bedroom in Brooklyn, his self-titled debut album deals in the marriage of polarities. At…
While sifting through the numerous releases of 2013 and trying to pick out a few of my favorites, I rediscovered Telepathic Love by Heaven. The band was formed in late 2010 by Matt Sumrow (Dean and Britta, The Comas, Ambulance…
I often mention that the right cover song done at an opportune time can be extremely beneficial for an artist. Van Halen took off like a rocket thanks to their cover of the Kinks’ classic You Really Got Me. The Talking…
As Filter Magazine says, “Dead Leaf Echo bring you Dream-Pop!” Just take a listen to the track we have below. Their latest release Thought and Language has clear 4AD influences as it was mixed by John Fryer (Lush, NIN, Depeche…
We’ve been turning up the volume in our Making Noise series and this week is no exception. Bloody Knives is an Austin based band that consists of Preston Maddox (voice/bass/sounds), Jake McCown (drums), Kim Calderon (samples) and Christo Buffam (keyboards).…
Nightmare Air is described as “possibly L.A.’s loudest band” by Scott McDonald of Surfing on Steam and, after seeing them live at South by Southwest this year, I can see why. Nightmare Air’s Dave Dupuis, a veteran of L.A. shoegazers…
Summer is in full swing and while a number of people are on vacation or holiday, new music keeps pouring in. After receiving an email describing the Bar Harbor, Maine based Coke Weed as Galaxie 500-esque, I had to take a…
There are only a few weeks left until South by Southwest kicks off. As The Noise Room gears up for Austin, we’ll be sharing interviews and music from artists and panelists who will be presenting or performing at SXSW. Our…
A couple of years ago I provided a testimonial for the book EXPERIENCED: Rock Music Tales of Fact & Fiction. It’s a great collection of short stories that explore the topsy-turvy world of rock ‘n’ roll. One of my favorite…
