Watch Field Mouse’s video for “Glass” on Stereogum.
Brooklyn’s Field Mouse will release a 7″ on February 28, 2012 off of Small Plates Records. This will include their tracks “You Guys Are Gonna Wake Up My Mom” and “Happy”. Pre-order the 7″ HERE.
Also, check out Field Mouse at one of their live shows in the next couple of months:
02-02 New York, NY @ Pianos – Exfm Presents w/ SNOWMINE, Spanish Prisoners & Ben Lear 02-04 Brooklyn, NY @ Lulu’s w/ Procession & ERAAS & Abandoned Lighthouse 02-16 Brooklyn, NY @ Spike Hill w/ Allison Weiss & The Explorers Club & Color Bars 02-22 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall w/ Shark? & Great Western Plain 03-10 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s w/ Market East & Lockets 03-15 Austin, TX @ Lovejoy’s (SXSW) 03-27 Brooklyn, NY @ The Rock Shop w/ Polica
Spinner premieres Barna Howard’s “Promise I Won’t Laugh”. The track is off of his self-titled album to be released on February 21, 2012 on Mama Bird Recording Company. Listen and download “Promise I Won’t Laugh” HERE.
Coast Jumper forwent the luxury of dingy motel rooms and camped out across the country, packing their lives into a car that would take them from the blank winters of their youth to where they would eventually complete their five-man lineup in California.
Meeting as teenagers in upstate New York, the members of Coast Jumper spent four years growing up together under the same roof, enduring the harsh winters, friendships come and gone, life. Sequestering themselves one winter in their dimly lit basement, Coast Jumper assembled the collage that is Grand Opening. Equal parts ambiance, aggression, harmony, and release, it’s about lost loves but it’s also about new ones. It’s about finding purpose and meaning in something, but also becoming disillusioned with the whole damn thing. It feels like a bunch of kids growing into themselves. In that basement, they took an oath to never stop.
We are proud to announce that Pressed And has signed to Mush Records! Mush Records will be working with Pressed And on their future releases as well as promoting their debut LP, Imbue Up (released on Crash Symbols). Read the official announcement HERE.
Also, listen to Pressed And’s Neighborhood Tapes Mix HERE. The mix features artists from The National to Ariel Pink to Young Jeezy.
Tour Dates
1/17 Pianos – New York City, NY
1/18 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
1/19 Kings Barcade – Raleigh, NC
1/20 Gravity Records – Wilmington, NC
1/23 529 – Atlanta, GA
1/25 The Lab – Gainesville, FL
1/26 Farm 255 – Athens, GA
1/27 567 – Macon, GA
2/01 Zanzabar – Louisville, KY
2/02 Mike ‘N’ Mollys – Champaign, IL
2/03 Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
2/04 Daytrotter – Rock Island, IL
2/04 The Loft – Keokuk, IA
2/08 Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA
2/09 Record Bar – Kansas City, MO
2/10 Rhinoceropolis – Denver, CO
2/15 GNU Gallery – Fort Collins, CO
2/17 Comet Tavern – Seattle, WA
2/19 Ella Street Social Club – Portland, OR
2/20 Little Red Lion – Eureka, CA
2/21 Stork Club – Oakland, CA
2/28 Central – Santa Monica, CA
3/02 The Tin Can – San Diego, CA
3/04 The Hut – Tucson, AZ
3/05 The Rogue Bar – Scottsdale, AZ
Missouri’s clearest voice since a certain steamboat pilot, Barna Howard is a meticulous craftsman. His are songwriters’ songs, weaving melody, narrative and gravity in ways only the best have. He calms the listener like some overlooked great, reincarnated for one last shot.
Howard grew up in up a small town outside of St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri. He now lives in Portland, by way of Chicago and Boston. The contrast of growing up in a small town and moving through cities has had a heavy influence on his songwriting. He is attracted to personal stories that resonate universally but still, most of his songs’ characters come from his Missouri youth. Major influences are Bert Jansch, Neil Young, Townes Van Zandt and James Talley.
His self-titled record was self-recorded in a damp Portland basement studio and will be released on February 21st via Mama Bird Recording Company. The debut record serves as a simple, completely stripped-down introduction.
Listen to Larry Gus’ latest track “The Written Word” on XLR8R. The track is off of the Greek producer’s 24 Beats. Check out the track, as well as how you can download 24 Beats for free, here.
Experimental hip-hop producer Lee Bannon dropped his newest piece Gnarlon Bando’s Midnight Noir today via Okayplayer. Head on over there to download it now.
Phaseone’s video for “Sugar” is the number two video of the year, according to XLR8R. Watch the incredible video, as the camera pans through the streets of Chicago, here if you haven’t already!
Watch Field Mouse’s video for “Glass” on Stereogum. 
