A quick look at the Restorations tour schedule might have your eyes glazing over. After releasing their third studio album (LP3) in only four years at the end of 2014, the Philly indie-rockers have spent most of 2015 tirelessly touring across the U.S., the U.K., and even Jamaica. Or as singer/guitarist Jon Louden puts it, “We’re kind of going at it all the time; we don’t really stop.” Live in the KEXP studio, the group’s hard work pays off as their churning guitars and emphatic, at times triumphant, vocals create anthem ready rock that is as natural as it is epic. The band shows impressive range as well, starting the session off with a huge five-man jam on “Misprint” and then sliming down to a sparse guitar/vocal/drum arrangement during moments of “All My Home.” With clever nods to second wave emo, post-punk, and early 00s alt rock, Restorations can do it all. Plus, they love coffee. Get your daily boost below:
There's nothing queasy about the latest from west coast dream-pop band Craft Spells. It's been almost a year since their sophomore full-length, Nausea, came out on Captured Tracks; since then, songwriter Justin Paul Vallesteros has relocated back to Seattle and overcome a depression that influenced…
When asked how they deal with the stress of extensive touring, Yelle quips, "We are planking. Every day." Maybe we should be taking notes. Hailing from Brittany, France, electropop duo Yelle (Julie Budet) and Grandmarnier (Jean-François Perrier) have captured a wide following in recent years with f…
