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July 2013

Morgan@Dreams

“Little Tybee is something of a mini orchestra with its ever-evolving five to ten members all engaged in intricate musicianship. Their name comes from a tiny island off the coast of their native Georgia, where legend has it, an undetonated atomic bomb from the 1950s lies missing. They jokingly attribute the quirkiness of their debut album Building a Bomb to the long-term effects of eating radiation-drenched seafood, but it’s more likely they were just born that way” -Lavinia Jones Wright, ASCAP

One might think from their humble beginnings in the backwaters and basements of coastal Georgia to their headlining shows at some of Atlanta’s most well known independent venues that the members of Little Tybee were the harbingers of some secret formula for artistic success.  In reality, they are simply a group of friends who couldn’t stop making music together if they tried.

The core of each of their songs begins in the relentless and creative mind of vocalist/guitarist/pianist Brock Scott.  The songs mature through the dedicated musicianship of 8-string guitarist Josh Martin, violinist Nirvana Kelly, bassist Ryan Donald, and percussionist Pat Brooks. Since the release of their first LP last year, they have discovered that change is not only inevitable, but indeed good.

Though Little Tybee has had its fair share of challenges along the way, the group has discovered that the path to musical success lies in patience and perseverance.  Little Tybee isn’t afraid to experiment freely, even dangerously at times, to follow a musical idea to its ultimate end. This mentality has led the group to explore music that transcends genre and packs a much bigger punch than their modest title implies.

While DIY in nature, Little Tybee collaborated with over 14 Atlanta instrumentalists to produce their latest album, Humorous to Bees. With this release, Little Tybee has proven that they are just as adept at writing lilting pop ballads and sprawling orchestral melodies as they are with Motown and Tropicalia. At last, Little Tybee has found their unique voice, and they are blasting their sound with little care for the neighbors.

Humorous To Bees

Passion Seekers

Little Tybee - Passion Seekers

You Can See It In The Blue

Without Excuse

M83's new album Junk is out now: http://m83.it/buyjunkSo 

M83 on tour now. Dates & tickets: http://m83.it/tourSo

More here: http://ilovem83.com
See M83 live: http://ilovem83.com/live

Like M83 here: https://www.facebook.com/m83music
Follow M83 here: https://twitter.com/m83news



Midnight City

Work Drugs - Summer Blood

Monsters Of Folk - S/T album
Released September 22, 2009 via Shangri-La Music

Monsters Of Folk is M. Ward with friends Conor Oberst, Jim James and Mike Mogis
Buy the album here - http://smarturl.it/mofmw

Slow Down Jo

From Miami Horror's debut album - Illumination.

Sometimes

Faded Light

Press contact: michelle (at) teamclermont (dot) com

Artist: Lapland
Album: Lapland
Release date: March 26, 2013
Record label: Hundred Pockets Records

About: 
The beginning of Lapland started before it even had a name. It was born in a tiny half-bedroom in Brooklyn, where songwriter Josh Mease began recording a new batch of songs in early 2011. Mease has always found comfort in the solitude of his own thoughts, often preferring the landscapes within his mind’s eye over the bustle of the city that surrounds him. So it seems fitting that in making Lapland’s self-titled debut, he worked alone using whatever was within reach – only rarely using other musicians.

Perhaps this self-imposed isolation is why Lapland has such an introspective tone. Themes of separation and loss are woven throughout the album, as Lapland moves fluently through different styles and genres while maintaining a uniquely personal sound.  From the percolating electronic gallop of the opening track, “Unwise”, to the blue-eyed soul of “Aeroplane”, to the acoustic haze and layered harmonies of “Overboard”, Mease always keeps things interesting.  One can hear the effect of the myriad of music styles and genres that informed Lapland – Early synth pioneers of the 60′s and 70′s, French Impressionists like Ravel and Debussy, and 1970′s staples like Fleetwood Mac.

Mixing styles is not new for Mease. He grew up in Texas where his childhood love of rock and country evolved into studying jazz guitar. After moving to New York, he eventually shifted his focus from playing jazz to singing and writing songs. This transformation gives Mease a unique approach to songwriting, and his work has earned him fans not only in indie circles but also in jazz, R&B, and classical music as well.

The name Lapland only presented itself after the album was completed, when Mease picked up a book from the $2 stacks at a used bookstore called “Lappland Wanderland.” The book contained photos of other-worldly landscapes and vast open spaces which seemed to connect with Mease’s new recording. It was not a difficult decision to adopt the name Lapland for this new phase of Mease’s career. The scope of his work deserves a moniker of symbolic significance. And so, Lapland began.

Overboard

Glowing Red On The Shore

Circle On The Snows

Artist: Mountain Range
Song: It's Lonely Around People, Too (Teen Daze Remix)

Please support the artist: http://mountainrange.bandcamp.com/album/its-lonely-around-people-too-remixes

Mountain Range - It's Lonely Around People, Too (Teen Daze Remix)

This one's for a compilation album "World Awake V.A"
You can download the album for free.

http://anotraks.bandcamp.com/album/world-awake-v-a

Floating In The Air

Sterling Silver's debut single, mixed by D-CUP.

Sterling Silver
- @iamsterlingsilver
- www.facebook.com/iamsterlingsilver

Sterling Silver - End Up Like This

For FREE MUSIC MONDAY we have the beautiful track 'Courage' from  Southampton artist Tropics a.k.a Chris Ward. Love the soulful, summery sound of this track.

Check out the video to his latest track  from the EP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSag1Hdw8aM

You can get the whole EP 'Home & Consonance' here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/home-and-consonance-ep/id627863620

https://www.facebook.com/tropicsband
https://soundcloud.com/tropics

FMM: Tropics - Courage feat. Gavin Turek

www.dukedumont.com
www.facebook.com/dukedumont
www.facebook.com/MNEKOfficial
www.blaseboysclub.com

Duke Dumont feat. MNEK - Hold On

Postiljonen is a dream pop trio deriving from Scandinavia. The band emerged quietly back in September 2011 and is composed of Norwegian vocalist Mia Bøe alongside Swedish multi-instrumentalists Daniel Sjörs and Joel Nyström Holm.

After releasing a handful of online only singles in their native Scandinavia (including the heartbreaking interpretation of Whitney Houston’s classic ‘How Will I Know’, renamed here to ‘All That We Had Is Lost’) the trio have managed to create a highly characteristic sound, where ethereal and alluring vocals are interwoven in a mystical, ambient, dreamy and lovable expression. They have been compared to the likes of M83, Air France, Sigur Ros, jj and Cocteau Twins.

Taking inspiration from old black and white movies, the golden 80s, Balearic scenery, sleepless summer nights and describe themselves as nostalgic daydreamers, all of which mirrors beautifully within Skyer’s ten songs.

Featuring singles ‘Supreme’ and Atlantis’, Skyer is summery pop music at its best; made for lazy days and dreamy nights.

Skyer is released on July 22 2013.

http://bestfitrecordings.com/
http://hybr.is/
http://postiljonen.tumblr.com/


Postiljonen - Atlantis

Our single EP 'Strong' is out now on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/LG-Strong

Our debut album 'If You Wait' is out now!

Vinyl: http://po.st/IfYouWaitLP
iTunes: http://po.st/IfYouWait
CD: http://po.st/IfYouWaitCD

http://londongrammar.com
https://twitter.com/londongrammar
https://facebook.com/londongrammar

If You Wait

Strong

Never Too Late

We're from Japan.
Our latest album is "Outer Ego".

You Can See It In The Blue

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