#NewMusic Weekend: Wild Child, Little Radar, Megafauna, The Preservation, White Dress

Thank God it’s over.   This week’s bands from Austin (the other 50 weeks of the year), selected by the ultimate arbiter of taste.  Via Semaphore Music.

1.  Wild Child (Austin) “Darling Divine” @wildchildsounds

2.  Little Radar (Austin) “Spitfire” @littleradar

3.  Megafauna (Austin) “Scratch the Latch” @megafaunaATX Vinyl release show at Mohawk 3/30

4.  The Preservation (Austin) “Outta Sight” @thepreservation

5.  White Dress (Austin) “Light Hearted: Wearing Red”

#NewMusic Weekend @sunsoforpheus @littleradar @thecouchatx @crookscountry @melogrand

Bringing it home from Semaphore Music and the ultimate arbiter of taste!

1.  Suns of Orpheus (Austin) “Tree of Love” @sunsoforpheus

2.  Little Radar (Austin) “Spitfire” @littleradar

3.  The Couch (Austin) “The Way You Came” @thecouchatx

4.  Crooks (Austin) “My First Gun” @crookscountry

5.  Melogrand (Austin) “All the Young” @melogrand

#NewMusic Weekend: @shredlobster, Sticky, @Anamanaguchi, @GoldPanda, @JakeBugg

New music weekend is back, five picks from Semaphore Music and the ultimate arbiter of taste:

1.  Shreddie Mercury (Columbia, MO) “Mount Cleverest” @shredlobster

2.  Sticky (London) “Boo”

3.  Anamanaguchi (NYC) “Meow” @anamanaguchi

4  Gold Panda (Peckham) “Mountain” @goldpanda

5.  Jake Bugg (Nottingham) “Lightning Bolt” @jakebugg

#NewMusic Weekend: Chromatics, Ra Ra Riot, Roomrunner, Drop the Lime, Purity Ring

This week’s staff picks from Semaphore Music

1.  Chromatics (Portland) “In the City”

2.  Ra Ra Riot (Brooklyn) “Beta Love” @rarariot

3.  Roomrunner (Baltimore) “Super Vague” @rmrnnr

4.  Drop the Lime (Brooklyn) “Shake Baby Shake” @dropthelime

5.  Purity Ring (Montreal) “Lofticries” @PURITY_RING

#NewMusic Weekend: Body Language, Speedy Ortiz, EULA, Ava Luna, Tamaryn

This weeks staff picks from Semaphore Music (and the ultimate arbiter of taste!)  Digging Brooklyn in post-CMJ haze

1.  Body Language (Brooklyn) “Social Studies” @body__language

2.  Speedy Ortiz (Northampton) “Basketball” @killquilty

3.  EULA (Brooklyn) “Maurice Narcisse” @eulamusic

4.  Ava Luna (Brooklyn) “Wrenning Day” @avalunaband

5.  Tamaryn (San Francisco) “The Garden” @tamarynmusic

New Music Weekend: Georgia Murray, Jakwob, Crystal Castles, The Maccabees, Egyptian Hip Hop

Staff picks for this week from Semaphore Music:

1.  Georgia Murray (Victoria BC) “Don’t Shut Up” @georgia250

2.  Jakwob (Lincoln) “Blinding” @jakwob

3.  Crystal Castles (Toronto) “Kerosene” @crystalcastless

4.  The Maccabees (London) “Pelican” @themaccabees

5.  Egyptian Hip Hop (Manchester) “SYH” @egyptianhiphop

New Music Weekend: CMJ Picks Alvarez Kings, Blackbird Blackbird, TH White, Blondfire, DIIV, Sea Wolf, Citizens!, The Antlers, Holy Other

Staff picks for CMJ bands in NYC from the ultimate arbiter of taste!

1.  Alvarez Kings (Sheffield) @alvarezkings October 18, Lit Lounge CMJ Showcase

2.  Blackbird Blackbird (San Francisco) @blckbrdblckbrd October 17, Pianos

3.  T.H. White  (New York) @thwhitemusic October 17, The Bowery Electric

4.  Blondfire (Los Angeles) @blondfire October 17, Union Hall 5.  GZA Irving Plaza 10/18

6.  DIIV (NYC) @lovealien October 18, Music Hall of Williamsburg

7.  Sea Wolf (Los Angeles) @seawolfmusic October 19, (le) poisson rouge

8.  Citizens! (London) @maison_kitsune October 19, The Cake Shop

9.  The Antlers (Brooklyn) @theantlers October 19, Union Square Ballroom

10.  Holy Other (Manchester) @H0LYOTHER October 20, (le) poisson rouge

New Music Weekend: Kristy Lee Cook, All Time Low, Chvrches, The 1975, Flying Lotus

This week’s staff picks selected by the ultimate arbiter of taste!

1.  Kristy Lee Cook (Nashville) “Airborne Ranger Infantry” @kristyleecook

2.  All Time Low (Baltimore) “Don’t Panic” @alltimelow

3.  CHVRCHES (Glasgow) “The Mother We Share” @chvrches

4.  The 1975 (Manchester) “Chocolate” @the1975

5.  Flying Lotus (Los Angeles) “Putty Boy Strut” @flyinglotus

#NewMusic Mondays Dawn Langstroth, Knife Party, John Pointer, Miss May I, Low Flying Owls

Semaphore Music staff picks from @semaphoremusik curated by the ultimate arbiter of taste

1.  Dawn Langstroth (Toronto) “Dark and Twisted (No Mercy)” @dawnlangstroth

2.  Knife Party (Oz) “Bonfire” @knifepartyinc

3.  John Pointer (Austin)  “The Flame” @johnpointer

4.  Miss May I (Ohio) “Second to No One” @missmayiband

5.  Low Flying Owls (Los Angeles) “Lovevolve” @lowflyingowls

#NewMusic Weekend: Nina Nesbitt, Jensen Reed, Rizzle Kicks, Knife Party, Master and Dog

Semaphore Music Staff Picks (Spotify playlist: 6-3-12 Semaphore Music Top 5)

1. Nina Nesbitt (Edinburgh) “Glue (Live”) @ninanesbitt

2. Jensen Reed (Los Angeles) “After the War” @jensenreed

3.  Rizzle Kicks (Brighton) “Down with the Trumpets” @rizzlekicks

4.  Knife Party  (Oz) “Antidote” [Rage Valley on Beatport] @knifepartyinc

5.  Master and Dog (Belfast) “Canada” @jsatcreatures