Beach Fossils Share New Video, Play Fun Fun Fun Fest
Beach Fossils’ reverb-laden sound and surfy guitar lines certainly feels contemporary, akin to many other like-minded indie rock bands, but there’s a certain element that reminds me of Joy Division, and that’s a…
Hopitality Share Album Trailer for Sophomore LP
We completely adored Hospitality’s perfectly crafted indie-pop on their eponymous debut, which is why we’re thrilled to get a preview of material that will be featured on their sophomore effort Trouble, out January 28th…
New Track: Kurt Vile – “Feel My Pain”
Following the release of his outstanding album Wakin’ On A Pretty Daze, Kurt Vile will release an EP, It’s A Big World Out There (And I Am Scared) out November 19th on Matador, with…
Video: Moon Honey – “Self-Portrait Beneath Woman’s Mask”
We all know that Louisiana excels in creating exquisite cuisine, but the same vitality of life and melding of cultural influences that affects their food seeps into every aspect of culture. Baton Rouge’s…
Dog Bite Shares New Video for “Cold Weather” from LA EP
We’ve been fans of Dog Bite since the beginning, and even invited them to play our SXSW day party earlier this year. Following the release of their LA EP, the group has released a…
Video: Besnard Lakes – “Color Yr Lights In” (NSFW)
Okay, this video is completely creepy and terrifying. Shot in slow motion and directed by Montreal aritsts the Sanchez Brothers, the video depicts a man struggling with mental illness as he roams through…
Arcade Fire Shares New Song “Afterlife”
Arcade Fire is one of the best bands making music today. Their fierce pursuit of vital and original art has not been swayed by increasing mainstream success. As much as independent music fans…
Weekly Rundown: Poliça, Crystal Stilts, The Couch, Kurt Vile, Besnard Lakes
We’re back with our second edition of Weekly Rundown. It always takes a few rounds to figure out if you like a new idea or not. We liked the final product last week,…
Fun Fun Fun Fest Ticket Giveaway Contest Ends Today
Here are a few easy steps that will make your life better: 1) Make sure you’ve entered out contest to win tickets to Fun Fun Fun Fest right here, because the contest ends…
Lake Shares “Do You Recall?” Video, Plays The Owl October 30th
Lake’s video for “Do You Recall?” opens up with bright colors and slowly rotating camera shots. The video’s imagery feels like 70s documentary footage, and the music serves as an apt soundtrack. We…
Crystal Antlers at the Mohawk with The Zoltars and Hundred Visions Live Review
Saturday night’s perfect, crisp fall weather was just an added bonus for an evening out seeing live music at the Mohawk, where three solid acts performed on the indoor stage. I arrived just…
ACL Weekend Two Day Two Highlights w/ Grimes and Autre Ne Veut
Although the 60% threat of rain lingered throughout Friday, Saturday morning dawned clear and bright and the forecast of the day was mostly clear until late evening. Although I’d planned to take it…
Crystal Antlers Play Mohawk Saturday 10/19 w/ The Zoltars & Hundred Visions
We told you in our Weekly Rundown to make plans for this, so did you? Well, if not, there’s still time to rectify your mistake and buy tickets to Crystal Antlers at Mohawk…
Audacity Share Songs Ahead of Album, Play Fun Fun Fun Fest
Maybe it’s because we can never escape that part of us that (somewhere hidden deep inside) loved high school. Or maybe it’s just because our youth was fraught with as much repressed joy…
Radiation City to Release New Album Live From the Banana Stand
Portland, Oregon based, genre-melding quintet Radiation City has announced that they will release a live album through the folks at Banana Stand. The record was recorded by Chris Anderson, Adam Harney, and Tim…
New Track: Sumie Nagano – “Show Talked Windows”
Shedding the first part of her given name Sandra Sumie Nagano, the Swedish songwriter, whose sister Yukimi fronts the electro pop band Little Dragon, will release her eponymous debut album via Bella Union…
Album Review: Cass McCombs – Big Wheel and Others
Cass McCombs has created music that ranges from odd, reverb laden rock, PREfection’s “Subtraction” and “Equinox,” to somber folk, A’s “Gee It’s Good To Be Back Home,” to ethereal pop, Wit’s End’s “County Line.” Most recently,…
Hear Music from Damien Jurado’s Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son
Damien Jurado’s new album Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son won’t drop until next year, January 21st to be specific, on Secretly Canadian. But there’s plenty to be actively anticipating about the album….
Fun Fun Fun Fest Announces Nites Schedule
Did you miss an artist you wanted to see at ACL and then consider paying even more money to see them at a night show? Fun Fun Fun Fest always has their patrons’…
SXSW Announces Sampling of 2014 Musical Artists
SXSW is the greatest music festival on the planet. And I don’t care what anybody says. While it presents some overcrowding in small venues, it also affords the ability to see artists in…
Video: Pink Frost – “The Difference”
Chicago based dream rock band Pink Frost just released their debut album and this week have shared the first video from that collection of songs. The video for “The Difference” features a montage…
Win Tickets to Fun Fun Fun Fest with M.I.A., MGMT, Television, and Descendents
To be honest, the team over at Buzzfeed beat us to the punch with this incredible post they put up earlier this month highlighting the best parts of Fun Fun Fun Fest. So,…
Weekly Rundown: Mirror Travel, Crystal Antlers, Tycho, Matthew Squires
In an effort to make your consumption of what’s happening in popular music and in Austin, TX easier, we’re rolling out a new post called “Weekly Rundown” that will run near the beginning…
Video: Matthew Squires and the Learning Disorders – “Song for a Future Phoenix”
As with any music blog, we receive a tremendous amount of unsolicited emails and submissions. However, perhaps none have been so adorably strange or earnest as those we sometimes receive from Matthew Squires….
New Track: Tycho – “Awake”
Electronic artist Tycho has released a pulsing new track that balances upbeat snares and dreamy synths. Perfect for that morning drive, the song is fittingly called “Awake,” and is the first single to…
ACL 2013 Highlights Day One
Spread out over two weekends for its 2013 installment, ACL arrived more massive and imposing than ever before. Since you’ve likely already seen coverage and heard wide ranging opinions about the festival and…
Local Natives ACL Taping Review
I was a fan of Local Natives second album Hummingbird, which dropped earlier this year. The album was careful, deliberate, and swelled to anthemic heights repeatedly throughout its eleven tracks; it also garnered…
Top 11 Picks for ACL Weekend Two
So, you bought tickets for the second weekend of ACL in its inaugural year. You suffered through the pictures and excitement of half your friends going to the first weekend. But look on…
Neko Case ACL Taping Review
Neko Case embodies not only everything that ACL has come to stand for but also the direction in which the show has been trending in recent years. Case’s particular brand of pristine Americana,…
Fuzz at Red 7 Live Review
Legend has it that a vehicle encounter with a wild hog delayed Fuzz’s arrival in Austin at Red 7 on Friday night. Though the packed crowd grew restless when the band still hadn’t…
Fun Fun Fun Fest Offers to Buy Your Next Record
As if the deal weren’t sweet enough already, Fun Fun Fun Fest has offered to buy your next album. It seem almost unfathomable to me. These are the same people that will bring…
Show Preview: Ty Segall’s Fuzz at Red 7 on Friday, October 4th
In the last couple of years, few have been as prolific as celebrated garage rocker Ty Segall. We’ve seen a pair of albums and almost half a dozen shows here in Austin. As…
Peter Hook and the Light at The Belmont: Live Review
It was the songs that brought New Order fans out to the Belmont on Tuesday night. And the songs sounded great. As a founding member of New Order, Peter Hook possesses an intimate…
Cass McComb’s Shares New Track Featuring Karen Black
When Karen Black died last month, other than the actress’s storied career that featured roles in films such as Easy Rider and Five Easy Pieces, Cass McCombs was one of the first thoughts to cross…
Austra and DIANA at Mohawk: Live Review
It must necessarily be considered kind that the bands started more than half an hour late on the outside stage at Mohawk last Friday night. Because if they had begun on time, I…
Show Preview: New Order Bassist Peter Hook and the Light Perform Tonight at The Belmont
Recent touring by both the outfit still retaining the moniker New Order as well as original New Order bassist Peter Hook with his band The Light has sparked some controversy as well as…
Show Preview: Austra and DIANA Play Mohawk Tomorrow Night Sept. 13
Tomorrow night, two great bands will perform outdoors at the Mohawk, offering the opportunity to kick off your weekend with dreamy and powerful pop music. You may have caught Austra opening for The…
Fun Fun Fun Fest Announces Bands by Day, Nites Performances, Student Discounts
Want to check out which of the three amazing Fun Fun Fun Fest days is going to be the most amazing? Now, you can, but heading over to their website and checking out which…
Doldrums Announces National Tour, Shares Tour-inspired Mixtape
I’ve always been fascinated by and appreciative of the interactions of musicians with fans in a way that transcends simply creating music. Certainly interviews can serve as one method of “getting to know”…
Autre Ne Veut Shares “Play by Play” (Jacques Green Remix)
We’re big fans of Autre Ne Veut at Pop Press International. I’ve listened to his most recent album Anxiety as much as any other release within the past year and have recommended his music perhaps…
Show Preview: Broncho Plays Stubb’s Saturday September 14th
This Saturday, Broncho will perform a KUTX sponsored set inside Stubb’s. The band is a good bet for a high energy weekend night with songs that incorporate distorted guitars, uptempo riffs, and quick…
New Track: Kevin Morby – “Miles, Miles, Miles”
The Babies’ Our House on the Hill, full of fuzzy, uptempo rock and laden with immaculate melodies, was one of last year’s most underrecognized albums. Frontman Kevin Morby, who is also a member of celebrated…
Caitlin Rose Covers The National’s “Pink Rabbits”
There are a couple of ways to do a cover well. The first is to construct an incredibly faithful cover that comes near encapsulating the essence of the original song. This method, undertaken…
Chelsea Wolfe at the Mohawk: Live Review
Friday night, darkness descended on the Mohawk, although it was tempered with an unmistakable glimmer of beauty. Chelsea Wolfe’s live set is even more foreboding than her recorded work. Live, the songs emphasize…
Chelsea Wolfe Plays Mohawk Tonight
Chelsea Wolfe released Pain is Beauty just this past Tuesday to immediate and widespread acclaim. Fittingly, Wolfe’s music embraces both the austere and the sublime. You can see what the hype is all…
K Records Shares Neo Boys Track “Give Me the Message”
It’s impossible to quantify K Records’ contribution to independent and underground music. It’s impossible to quantify K’s vital role in the celebration and encouragement of women’s artistic expression within music. If you’re asking…
Dana Falconberry, Brass Bed, and Reservations at Mohawk: Live Review
You’d think that being a brilliant lyricist and accomplished musician would be the thing that sets an artist apart. And to a point, you’d be right. Dana Falconberry’s distinct voice always stirs something…
Kendl Winter Shares New Video for “Rosie”
Earlier this month, banjo plucking folk songstress Kendl Winter released her new album It Can Be Done on stalwart imprint K Records. Yesterday Winter released a video for album track “Rosie.” The video features…
Dana Falconberry, Brass Bed, and Reservations at Mohawk Show Preview
We love Dana Falconberry, Brass Bed, and Reservations. We’ve loved them on separate bills and have brought you coverage of their shows before, but we’ll all be graced tomorrow by a Friday night…
Ty Segall at Mohawk with Holy Wave and Hidden Ritual Live Review
Ty Segall performed at the Mohawk at the beginning of the summer, and last night he returned for a show in these closing weeks of the season. Despite Segall having played Austin several…
Dawes ACL Taping: Live Review
Even with solid bands, the conditions surrounding a show can matter as much as anything the band does onstage. This fact is a sort of double-edged sword that both makes live music exciting…
Listen to Aisha Burns – “Sold” from Upcoming Full Length
On September 17th, Aisha Burns will release her debut album Life in the Midwater on Western Vinyl. You may recognize Burns as the violinist for Austin-born post-rock band Balmorhea. Like Balmorhea, her solo material…
Trans-Pecos Music Festival Prepares for 8th Annual Event in Marfa, TX
Who can keep track of music festivals these days? It seems that on any weekend now, one can find a solid lineup for a festival somewhere. However, those that distinguish themselves by theme,…
Ty Segall Performs New Album Sleeper at Mohawk Tuesday August 27th
Those of you who were at Ty Segall’s last sold out show at Mohawk along with us know what a blistering performance the psychedelic rocker can put on. So, we’re betting you’ll be…
Chelsea Wolf Shares New Track, Plays Mohawk September 6th
Chelsea Wolfe’s Pain is Beauty is less than two weeks from being released by Sargent House. Even so, this week we were given another new song from the forthcoming LP. “The Waves Have…
Cass McCombs Announces New Album, Shares Single “There Can Be Only One”
I loved Cass McCombs from the first time I heard him–on a mixed CD from a friend around the release of PREfection. McCombs possesses the ability to quietly and continually produce music of…
Kurt Vile and the Violators with Sonny and the Sunsets at Mohawk Live Review
I had been looking forward to this show for months. I’m at shows several times a week usually and see a tremendous amount of live music. And I love it. But this show…
SISU Shares Track “Harpoons” from Forthcoming LP, Tours
We previously brought you music from SISU, the project of former Dum Dum Girls drummer Sandra Vu. This week, SISU premiered a new track over at Brooklyn Vegan and announced the release date…
Hear Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band’s (Tunda Adebimpe of TVOTR) New Song “The Blast, The Bloom
Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band may have one of the longest names in indie rock, but more importantly, the band, which features TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe, has released a debut track….
Poliça Releases New Single “Chain My Name”
Poliça has released a new track from their forthcoming album Shulamith, which is due out October 22 via Mom + Pop. “Chain My Name” utilizes punchy bass along with crisp snare and handclap…
Balmorhea, Mirror Travel, and Jess Williamson at Mohawk Live Review
Friday’s bill at the Mohawk featured a somewhat unlikely assortment of bands, but within that offered a diverse range of talent from sparse and oddly beautiful to noisily forceful to quiet and serene….
Check Out Sebadoh’s New Album at the Waterloo Listening Party Saturday August 17th
If you’re a fan of Sebadoh, and you should be, then you’re in luck. Although the band’s new album Defend Yourself doesn’t drop until September 17th via Joyful Noise Recordings, many cities will have…
Mohawk Hosts Balmorhea, Mirror Travel, and Jess Williamson Tonight!
If you frequent Pop Press International, you know we’re big fans of Mirror Travel. We interviewed them here, and we even got to host them at the New Year’s Eve party we co-hosted…
Don’t Miss Kurt Vile with Sonny and the Sunsets at Mohawk Tuesday August 20th
Sometimes, when you go to write a show preview, there are just so many good things you can say, it’s hard to know where to start. This one’s like that, but for you…
Cults Debut New Track “I Can Hardly Make You Mine
Cults is a band that gained popularity quickly with infectious, textured pop music. Despite the band having only one record, they’ve achieved a great deal of success and managed to find favor with…
Nite Jewel’s Ramona Gonzalez Sings Her Own Karaoke in Video for “This Story”
Nite Jewel released One Second of Love more than a year ago, and we’ve previously written about the video for “Memory Man,” culled from that album. Now, Nite Jewel has released a new…
Social Studies Live at Brick and Mortar Music Hall
We’re big fans of San Francisco based band Social Studies, and were even privileged enough to host them at one of our SXSW day parties last year. While on vacation in San Francisco,…
Julianna Barwick Shares New Video for “One Half,” Stream of LP Nepenthe
Listening to Julianna Barwick is like discovering that beauty exists in a raw form. As an element. Or as some crystalline structure unearthed from the soil that shimmers, translucently, with sunlight. We wrote…
Two New Videos Released from Those Darlins’ Forthcoming Album
On October 1st, Those Darlins will release Blur the Line via Oh Wow Dang. The first two official videos to surface come for the songs “Optimist” and “Oh God,” which tell widely different stories of…
Check out Jon Hopkins’s “Breathe This Air” Featuring Vocals by Purity Ring
As a continuation of the mutual appreciation shared by electronic artist Jon Hopkins and dream pop group Purity Ring and on the heels of the announcement of back to back shows with each…
Why You Should Be at The Mohawk Tonight with Attendance Records and Belaire
In a book called Break Point and Beyond by George Land and Beth Jarman, they cite a study conducted by land in which he tested a group of students for their aptitude at divergent…
Fun Fun Fun Fest Announces Comedy Lineup and Skate Program
Earlier in the week, Fun Fun fun Fest announced its outstanding comedy lineup and expanding endeavors in the skate and ride departments. The comedy lineup will be headlined by Tenacious D and will…
John Vanderslice Shares Two Tracks from Double A-side Single
Native Sound Records will launch with a double A-side single by John Vanderslice. The 7″ will drop tomorrow and will feature the tracks “Song for Clay Miller” and “Vitas at Wimbledon.” Both tracks…
Watch Califone’s New Video & Donate to Bassist’s Medical Costs Fund
Califone’s new video is an impressive, interactive, and dreamy stream of photos culled randomly from a series of selected blogs across the web to create a unique visual experience each time it’s played….
Download Four Tet Remixed DIANA track “Perpetual Surrender”
It takes a minute or so to come to life, but once it does, Four Tet’s minimalist remix of synth pop band DIANA’s “Perpetual Surrender” is a blissful breeze of clear, delicate vocals…
La Luz Announces Full Length on Hardly Art
If a band is cool, there seems to be a high likelihood that Hardly Art will sign them. From Shannon and the Clams to Deep Time to hidden gems like Lost Animal, Hardly…
Amason (Members of Miike Snow, Dungen) Share New Song “Went to War”
Amason is the moniker adopted by a Scandinavian supergroup of sorts, which features members of Miike Snow, Dungen, Little Majorette, and Idiot Wind. The group has plans to release an EP on the Lykke Li/Peter,…
New Track: Mirror Travel – “Mexico”
It has been a truly pleasurable experience to watch Mirror Travel evolve from the young Follow That Bird into the powerful indie-rock trio that they are. Lauren Green, Tiffanie Lanmon, and Paul Brinkley…
Watch Volcano Choir’s New Video for “Byegone”
Volcano Choir, the Justin Vernon / Collections of Colonies of Bees joint venture, will release their second LP Repave on Jagjaguwar on September 3rd. The album will be a follow up to the critically…
Album Review: Sonny and the Sunsets – Antenna to the Afterworld
On the surface, Sonny and the Sunsets’ most recent album Antenna to the Afterworld is an immediately likable and enjoyable album. However, it also possesses deeper rewards within its earnest subject matter, conceptual…
Album Review: Scout Niblett – It’s Up to Emma
Scout Niblett’s newest effort It’s Up To Emma, out now on Drag City, presents a collection of raw, sparse, and eerie electric folk songs that sprawl out in moody tendrils. For those unfamiliar…
CocoRosie Shares Video for “Child Bride”
After being somewhat lukewarm on CocoRosie’s debut album years ago, the group won me over with the haunting and infectious song “Werewolf.” Increasingly, the duo proves able to create thematically rich, beautiful yet…
Album Review: Ashley Eriksson – Colours
Perhaps it’s not limited to the Pacific Northwest, but the region does boast an impressive ability to capture a sense of place. That ability has differed over the years, from bands like Bikini…
Dog Bite Shares New Track “Cold Weather”
Atlanta based indie rock band Dog Bite has announced the release of a new EP. The LA EP will drop on September 17th on Carpark records, and you can hear the first single “Cold…
Belle and Sebastian at ACL Live
Belle and Sebastian was one of the first indie bands I listened to. I bought If You’re Feeling Sinister at Waterloo Records around 2001 and fell in love fast. I purchased the remainder…
Lightning Dust Releases Video for “Loaded Gun”
Last month, Lightning Dust released Fantasy on Jagjaguwar, and now they’ve created a video for album track “Loaded Gun.” The dark pop song constructs heavy synth lines around crisp snares while the video utilizes…
Brass Bed Live at Hi-Dive in Denver
While Pop Press International is on vacation in Colorado, we took the opportunity to check out one of the local venues that houses many of indie-rock’s stalwart, national touring acts. We felt lucky…
Borrisokane, Pageantry, and The Calm Blue Sea at Mohawk Live Review
Borrisokane is a band gaining credibility quickly as they’ve played some great shows and solid bills in recent months. We loved their album release show, which pulled out all the stops. Opening the…
Watch The Julie Ruin’s First Video – “Oh Come On”
We already told you that we loved the first single to emerge from Kathleen Hanna’s new band The Julie Ruin, and now the group has a released a video for the track. All…
La Luz at Hotel Vegas with GALPALS Live Review
Last Friday night, all-girl garage pop band La Luz made a stop in Austin at Hotel Vegas to perform a show with GALPALS. Despite being only vaguely familiar with the band, I was…
Video: DIANA – “Perpetual Surrender”
Jagjaguwar recording artist DIANA has released a video for “Perpetual Surrender,” the title-track from the band’s forthcoming album, due out August 20th. Directed by Jesse Yules, the video creates kaleidoscopic visuals by using folded…
Watch: Brazos Shares New Video for “Long Shot”
“Long Shot” is an elegant and stripped down guitar and piano track from Brazos’ recent album Saltwater. The video, created by Brazos frontman Martin Crane, features black and white drawings that shift and merge in…
Album Review: Royal Forest – Spillway
From the first snippets of sound and previews of songs that preceded Royal Forest’s new album Spillway, I’ve been pumped for the release of this album. The band’s frontman Cody Ground has been…
Fun Fun Fun Fest Reveals Complete Lineup, Tickets On Sale Now
I never had any doubt. Fun Fun Fun Fest always boasts what is likely the best festival lineup of the year. But I also had no idea it would be this amazing. My…
Soft Healer Releases Video for Haunting Experimental Pop Track “Ghost”
All of Austin is pretty pumped for the resurgence of experimental pop band Soft Healer. We recently caught the release show for their new EP, out now on Monofonus Press. We hadn’t been…
New Track: Hunx and His Punx – “You Think You’re Tough”
Hardly Art Records garage punk rockers Hunx and His Punx have released a new track from the forthcoming album Street Punk, out July 23rd. The track delivers all the punk rock crunch we’ve come…
Love Inks Preps New Album, Shares Trailer, Single
We’ve written about Love Inks quite a bit on this blog, and they’re a band that continues to impress us as they get better and better. Today the trio announced that they’ll drop…
Watch Future Bible Heroes Video for “Living, Loving, Partygoing”
We adore all things Stephin Merritt and Claudia Gonson. Yes, we beat ourself up every day because our review for their most recent and excellent album Partygoing still isn’t up yet. But we are…
Taft Releases EP, On Tour Now
Taft Mashburn is the creative force behind the band simply christened Taft, which is currently on a short East Coast jaunt with Austin indie-pop heroes Marmalakes. The tour lineup includes Andrew Stevens on guitar,…
Bobby Jealousy Rocks 4th of July, Releases Demos, Tours
The Bobby Jealousy department has been abuzz with news over the holiday week and weekend. Before the band would later rock the 4th of July with a show at Museum of Human Achievement,…
