• LA Font – “The American Leagues”

    The American Leagues LP (2010) is in the rearview mirror for the West Coast band LA Font, a righteous Pavement-meets-Q and not U foursome, who are busy prepping for a new album. But it’s worth taking a look back to remind ourselves of the band’s pop chops, and, hopefully,...
  • Princeton : Remembrance of Things To Come

    Princeton – “Remembrance of Things To Come”

    QRO favorite Princeton have been doing intellectual indie-pop in the right way, not getting lost in sweetness or complexity, but balancing all the elements. Their sophomore release Remembrance of Things To Come comes out on February 21st, but before that comes the title track, which sees the group (centered...
  • Radar Eyes – “Accident”

    Radar Eyes, one of my favorite acts around Chicago, has a s/t debut LP coming out at the beginning of February on HoZac Records. The band has ascended through the ranks & jumped all the regular hurdles: regular gigging at one-offs & fests, a cassette release on Plus Tapes,...
  • Paula – “Blonde”

    Until I hear something that demonstrates otherwise, I’m gonna go ahead & think of the Movie Star imprint as a sort of Ariel Pink Fan Club. The artists on board have an effervescent, amorphous pop sensuality a la His Holy Meltdown, and that suits me just fine. Paula is...
  • Gracie – “Tryck R Treat”

    Light, lithe, liquid beats percolate beneath the surface of the latest shimmering pop single to drop from Philadelphia’s Gracie. The full album Treehouse is being pressed on vinyl by Small Plates Records, due for release February 7th. So sharpen your pencils & keeps your ears open because class is...
  • Diggs Duke – Black Gold EP

    Seems like MMMP3s just gave Diggs Duke a warm "Welcome" not too long ago. Back so soon? Well, consider us late for the party on his last EP and early to the party on his gorgeous new EP Black Gold. The bar has been raised with the latest release....
  • deadCAT – “Do I Seem Fucked Up?”

    Been keeping my eye on Atlanta for the past year or so, tons of excellent bands like New Animal — you can add deadCAT to the pile. Hard-driving, eclectic electro pop noise freakout music. Definitely not the soundtrack for relaxing. deadCAT’s latest album EatSOME kind of reminds me of...
  • Ladyfest Boston – Feb 3-5

    Ladyfest is coming to Boston for its first ever Hub showing. The three day fest is more than 20 bands deep, hailing from across the country, banding together to address the current state of feminism with music, workshops, lit readings and film screenings. QRO highlights include a screening of...
  • Lee Bannon – “Discovery”

    Lee Bannon, California-based producer, has dropped a conceptual soundtrack to an imaginary movie: Gnarlon Brando’s Midnight Noir. The movie, inasmuch as it’s described in the track titles "Nightshift Part 2", "The Motive Part 1", "The Chase!", and "Crawl To The Car," to name a few, sounds bloody awful. Sort...
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