Nov 26th, 2008 · Minneapolis-based quintet One for the Team offers a healthy dose of sunshine on its sophomore album, Build It Up. The album, which first dropped this past summer, serves up a dozen tracks of jangly power pop, with glimmering unisex harmonies that offer a welcome balm to the wintry weather.
Nov 13th, 2008 · Dr. Dog's songs combine sophisticated falsettos and well-placed harmonies that build to crescendos reminiscent of The Beach Boys. In a session from KUT's Studio 1A, the band performs selections from Fate and talks about what it means to get the right sound.
Nov 11th, 2008 · The Alternate Routes have a knack for harmonies, hooks and creating stylistically diverse, feel-good rock 'n' roll. Katie Herzig, part of an emerging scene of alternative pop music out of Nashville, performs three songs from her latest album, Apple Tree.
Nov 3rd, 2008 · Intricate, melodic and vivid: The sound of North Carolina's Annuals is the epitome of sunny indie-pop. The band's thoughtful harmonies, anthemic orchestration and percussion, and bright electronics are given an excellent showcase on Annuals' new album, Such Fun.
Oct 23rd, 2008 · Take a look at musician and songwriter Peter Broderick's resume and you'll likely have a hard time believing that he's only 21 years old. Not only does Broderick play violin for the experimental Danish rock group Efterklang, but he recently released Home, a lovely solo album with delicate harmonies and acoustic guitar.
Oct 21st, 2008 · With twee-pop minimalism covered in fuzzy distortion, Vivian Girls' members sing slightly off-key harmonies with a detached approach that would make Beat Happening smile. The Brooklyn trio performs a brand-new song, "Second Date," and more in a KEXP session recorded at the Gibson Showroom for the CMJ Music Festival.
Oct 14th, 2008 · As opposed to the hard-bop sound dominant on the East Coast during the '50s, the West Coast sound was a bit mellower and more lyrical, with blended harmonies and more interest in composition and arrangement than improvisation. In these five songs, you'll hear all the definitive aspects of the West Coast jazz sound.
Oct 10th, 2008 · In The Rescues, three singer-songwriters' voices converge in a wash of harmony that's most commonly compared to the vocal prowess of The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac. Here, they showcase their pop harmonies on Mountain Stage.