Josh Tobias enters the indie crooner ring with “Summer Thing”
As we close out these last Dog Days of summer (which have been particularly rainy and bleak here in NYC), I've been looking to music to get my fix re:…
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Anna Murphy
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Best Behavior breaks their two-year silence with "Say"
[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/336178810" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /] It might be August, but we’re still experiencing the sweet sounds of summer thanks to garage-rock Brooklyn four-piece Best Behavior and their first…
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Indie Skim Vol. 14 – Go Fourth & Summer
What a weird thing for 4th of July to happen on a Tuesday, amirite? I had a guac and Moscow Mule filled weekend down at the Jersey Shore, had to…
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Artist to Watch: The Aces
Like many others I was first clued into Utah-born, four-piece The Aces by way of their song “Stuck” – a track I couldn’t quit that was quickly added to my…
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Indie Skim Vol. 13 – John Legend vs. John Wayne
April showers are a real thing. I know I always use the weather as a crutch, but come on; it’s one thing we can all agree on. No one wants…
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Indie Skim Vol. 12 – Out Like a Lamb
This post is a little later than I intended, but I think everyone was sufficiently distracted by the beast that is SXSW and the roaring chaos that comes with. I…
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Indie Skim Vol. 11 – Hallmark Holidays
I’m in a 3.5 year relationship, so Valentine’s Day expectations have been diluted into “sushi takeout for two” and maybe an excuse for a weekend trip upstate. I no longer…
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Indie Skim Vol. 10 – Third Week's a Charm
During the first week of January, I was consistently waking up at 8 a.m. due to anxiety-fueled insomnia and then leaving the house with toothpaste on my top, telling everyone…
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Indie Skim Vol. 9 – December > November
This is already my favorite month. For on the first day of December the universe gave to me…the Hamilton Mixtape concert starring The Roots, Regina Spektor, Andra Day and Ja Rule…
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Indie Skim Vol. 8 – Love Trumps Hate
Until Tuesday night, Indie Skim Vol. 8 was going to be an upbeat mix of tracks from this weekend’s marathon playlist and female-fronted anthems in celebration of #pantsuitnation. I would…
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Indie Skim Vol. 7: Debate, Abate
According to my dentist, like the majority of New Yorkers, I grind my teeth. The presidential debates are over but the rhetoric is still ping-ponging all over the internet. On TV…
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Steven A. Clark gifts us a curated mix and kicks off CMJ in NYC (EARMILK Exclusive)
When interviewing artists, I always ask them their “music muses," AKA influences that are usually upon second listen, very obviously reflected in their final productions. It's fun to connect the dots,…
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