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• Concert review Crowd relishes Bonobo’s easy hike to sweet if short peak
  British MUSIC an and DJ Simon Greene began making MUSIC as Bonobo in 2000, releasing MUSIC on



• Porches The House review – jaded romantic intricate synthpop
  (Domino)Porches started out making bedroom-rock in 2010, but frontman Aaron Maine has since steered his project into sheeny synth territory. Their third album, The House, retains the polished introspection and cleansing water imagery of previous record Pool, but goes deeper into Maine’s exploration of tender emotions. This is while getting more stripped back and minimalist than ever, with an aimless, delicate immersiveness.There’s a vulnerable lightness that pervades the record, in spite of fleeting moments of jarring dissonance and numerous spiky DANCE tracks. Simple lyrics such as “I have no idea who I see in the mirror” (on By My Side) sound isolated in the mix, displaying a rawness perhaps explained by Maine writing lyrics from his journal entries, and recording most songs the day they were conceived. The result is an immediacy that revels in its shortcomings and errors. Continue reading...



• Stream Porches’ New Album The House
  Porches new album The House can now be heard in full. Following singles "Country" and "Find Me," the release features contributions from Devonté Hynes and (Sandy) Alex G and continues the fluidity between frontman Aaron Maine's taste in synth-pop and country, Arthur Russell  style. Listen below and check out our review of his latest LP.



• Anticon CoFounder and Alias Musician Brendon Whitney Dead at 41
  Brendon Whitney, the rapper and producer behind the moniker Alias, has died at age 41. Whitney passed away following a heart attack on Friday, March 30. His label Anticon has confirmed the news of his passing. Born in Hollis, Maine in 1976, Whitney was obsessed with hip-hop from an early age. In 1996,



• True Blue Steps Into the Spotlight With the Breezy “Tell Me Texas”
  Last week Maya Laner—bassist and co-vocalist in Porches, and (Sandy) Alex G collaborator—released her debut solo EP Edge Of, under the moniker True Blue. The release is a confident step into the spotlight for the Berkeley-born and Brooklyn-based MUSIC an. She’s a supporting actor in Porches, filling in the spaces around frontman Aaron Maine’s



• A Star Is Born Could Have Starred Jack White Instead of Bradley Cooper
  Variety has a new profile of Lady Gaga, which focuses on the singer's celebrated recent turn as Ally in A Star Is Born. It also contains some backstory about how the Bradley Cooper-directed film came together, and some alternate paths it might have taken. According to Cooper, he originally wanted an "actual MUSIC an" to play Jackson Maine, the



• Concert review Crowd relishes Bonobo’s easy hike to sweet if short peak
  British MUSIC an and DJ Simon Greene began making MUSIC as Bonobo in 2000, releasing MUSIC on



• Porches The House review – beguiling flawed dancewarmed pop
  (Domino)Despite having graduated from dirge-like indie to downbeat but DANCE ble synthpop over the course of their first two albums, Porches (otherwise known as singular New Yorker Aaron Maine) don’t change tack again on their third. Instead, The House doubles down on Maine’s previous fusion of DANCE MUSIC and languid crooning, weaving house flavours into a record that can feel emotionally one-note, but sonically beguiling. Refreshingly, Maine largely eschews the increasingly wearisome tropes of contemporary synthpop (snappy drums, patchworks of treated vocal samples): opener Leave the House sees his listless vocal underlaid with a warm, pulsating synth line that recalls Robin S’s Show Me Love, while follow-up Find Me brings its DANCE music



• Bensbeendeads new single Bounty is absolutely wanted Video
  A few months ago, we introduced you to Maine singer/songwriter Bensbeendead with his single "Exoskeleton". Now, he is back with a new single titled "Bounty" that continues with the ELECTRO pop sound that won us over with "Exoskeleton". Co-produced by Ben and Doug Schadt "Bounty" is an upbeat, synth and percussion heavy track that is the [] The post Bensbeendeads new single Bounty is absolutely wanted [Video] appeared first on EARMILK.



• Dr Millionaire is trying to make More Songs Than Pac
  Originally hailing from Maine, Isaiah,Dr. Millionaire has built quite the rapport in VA's capital city.  I first met the good doctor in the aftermath of Epic Fest, VA's premier hip-hop festival, where he opened on a collaborative performance with longtime friend, rapper and Epic Fest organizer, Octavion X. With a...



• Renegade Festival Ends In Tragedy With House Fire
  No music attendee can deny it, curating your own show or festival would be a dream come true. Putting together your favorite ELECTRO ic names and supporting your favorite lesser known talents is arguably a goal for any MUSIC fan, whether its truly obtainable for that person or not. For Belmont, Maine resident and DJ Rick Kidson (aka Psydways) [] This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Renegade Festival Ends In Tragedy With House Fire



• Fourth Coast feat The Ready Set Young Hearts Lyric Video Premieres on PopCrush
  Today San Diego's up-and-coming pop duo,* Fourth & Coast*, have unveiled their new "*Young Hearts*" lyric video exclusively on PopCrush.com! Produced by *Colby Wedgeworth* (The Maine, This Century, Lydia), the song features guest vocals from platinum selling ARTIST *The Ready Set*, who is currently...



• Concert review Crowd relishes Bonobo’s easy hike to sweet if short peak
  British MUSIC an and DJ Simon Greene began making MUSIC as Bonobo in 2000, releasing MUSIC on



• Concert review Crowd relishes Bonobo’s easy hike to sweet if short peak
  British MUSIC an and DJ Simon Greene began making MUSIC as Bonobo in 2000, releasing MUSIC on



• When pop stars play pop stars…
  As Lady Gaga’s silver-screen version of (almost) herself in a Star Is Born reaches cinemas, we look back at other reinventions, from Whitney as Rachel to Beyoncé as Deena‘Having something to say is one thing; having a way to make people listen is a whole other bag.” This is what an awestruck Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) tells fledgling singer-songwriter Ally, played by Lady Gaga, in the newest and shiniest remake of A Star Is Born. Premiering last month at Venice film festival to RAVE reviews – and early Oscars buzz for both Cooper and Gaga – it is, as Variety’s Owen Gleiberman put it, “a transcendent Hollywood movie”. As far as pop MUSIC is concerned, the messenger matters.Like the traditional Hollywood MUSIC l,



• Porches Ruminate in Cars and PinkLit Swimming Pools in ‘Hour’ Video
  New Yorks Aaron Maine sketches profound kaleidoscopic synth-pop as Porches, soundtracking romantic realists with the jangly wails of Headsgiving on 2013s charmingly lo-fi Slow Dance in the Cosmos. For his Domino Records debut, Pool, hes dropped the capitalization and period punctuation that characterized his projects earliest iteration on 2011s alternating snarled and strung-out Scrap and



• Robert Stillman Rainbow
  Expat composer Robert Stillman calls East Kent in the United Kingdom home these days, but theres an undeniably American thread running through his new album, Rainbow, out now via Orindal Records. Born in Maine, Stillmans collaborated as a multi-instrumentalist with members of Grizzly Bear and Here We Go Magic songwriter Luke Temple, but on this []



• The Maine announces new studio album American Candy out March 31st
  Tempe, AZ alternative rockers *The Maine* are excited to announce *American Candy*, their fifth full-length studio album due out *March 31st *via *8123*. Immediately following the album’s release, the band will head out on a North American headlining tour that will see them headlining bigger ...



• ODESZA Drops Next Release On Foreign Family Label with Greyhat’s “Glider”
  Odeszas audio / visual collective, Foreign Family Collective, has been underway for a few months now and has brought us a few songs already including Big Wild's irresistibleoriginal Aftergold. The fourth release by this exciting new label comes from up and coming producer Greyhat out of Maine, and shows Foreign Family Collective isnt afraid to []



• Future bass goes emo on STAYLEAVEs Maine
  The first minute and a half of "Maine," a new track from Orlando producer STAYLEAVE, is certifiable emo music a wounded vocalist and a yearning guitar. But then a chill downtempo beat drops, and the track begins its slow and satisfying transformation into of-the-moment future bass fully actualized after the 3 minute mark. [] The post Future bass goes emo on STAYLEAVEs Maine appeared first on EARMILK.



• Alessandro Takeshi – “Soulmate Understudy”
  The hauntingly beautiful Soulmate Understudy showcases artist Alessandro Takeshis captivating sound a vein of nocturnal psych-folk touting shades of jazz, pop, and eclectic electro-acoustic movements. Takeshi, a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from rural Maine, recently released his debut album To And Fro which can be streamed in full below or via Bandcamp. Soulmate Understudy [] The post Alessandro Takeshi Soulmate Understudy appeared first on .



• Porches A SynthObsessed Songwriter Learns to Be Alone But Not Lonely
  On "Be Apart," a morose synth-bit confessional from Porches' crepuscular new LP, Pool, it sounds like Aaron Maine is having a hard time making up his mind. "I wanna be apart," he sings, with the flat-yet-undulating intonation of a reluctant karaoke singer trying to nail a pop smash — first by himself, and then joined by the faint



• Concert review Crowd relishes Bonobo’s easy hike to sweet if short peak
  British musician and DJ Simon Greene began making music as Bonobo in 2000, releasing music on Ninja Tune, an independent label known loosely for electronic music that ... Maine audiences are starved for big dance-music shows, and they clearly relished ...



• In Pictures The Maine Manchester Academy Live
  The American rock band from Tempe, Arizona, *The Maine* supported by the American musician, singer-songwriter, *Nick Santino,* best known as an ex-frontman of pop rock band *A Rocket to the Moon* and the indie rock band from Gilbert, Arizona, *Lydia*, performed before a full house on the October...



• How And Why The Maine Went On Tour Playing Only FREE Shows INTERVIEW
  Touring can be a draining experience physically, mentally, and, of course, financially. That hasn't stopped The Maine from setting out on an entirely free thirteen-day tour. Here we talk with the indie rock group about this upcoming unpaid tour, the fan response, and their latest studio album. __________________________________________ Guest Post...



• Get Familiar With Some Of The Best NonHeadliners At Great North Festival
  Tucked away in beautiful Norridgewock, Maine, Great North is a far cry from your typical cookie cutter festival. As summer turns to fall its natural to hang up the camelback and call it a year for festival season. With a lineup however boasting headliners like Tipper (twice), GRiZ, Conspirator, and Papadosio, its your duty as a [...] The post Get Familiar With Some Of The Best Non-Headliners At Great North Festival appeared first on .



• Porches’ Aaron Maine Responds to Accusations of “Posturing as Queer for Capital Gain” UPDATE
  Porches frontman Aaron Maine has responded to controversy surrounding a recent profile of the musician in Out magazine. In the article (titled "Porches' Aaron Maine is Embracing His Queer, Suburban Sensuality"), the writer suggests that Maine's painted nails and spaghetti strap blouses give his music resonance in LGBTQ circles, with queer fans able to "lose



• Concert review Crowd relishes Bonobo’s easy hike to sweet if short peak
  British musician and DJ Simon Greene began making music as Bonobo in 2000, releasing music on Ninja Tune, an independent label known loosely for electronic music that ... Maine audiences are starved for big dance-music shows, and they clearly relished ...



• PK Sound Shows Coming Up
  So it seems that pk sound is kinda where it is at if you want a sweet dubstep show. The last like 3 shows I have been to barely had any bass at all and the claps and highs like that were overwhelming hahaha. Anyways it seems like pk sound is kinda where it's at. I am wondering if anybody knows of any good shows coming around NC or Maine where Ill really be feelin that bass and not blinking my eyes whenever there is a clap. I heard that Boogie T b2b Squnto tour was dialed right in, but missed that. PK sound too. O ya drum and bass too idc. Ik asheville might have some stuff coming up. Anybody know anything about that Rick and Morty rave, or the Phuturprimitive show? submitted by /u/pluto1998 [link] [comments]



• BLOOD ORANGE FREETOWN SOUND
  Dev Hynes’ discography is already quite impressive with producer/songwriter credits on releases from Solange, Sky Ferreira, Kindness and so on - and now he just recruited a whole bunch of exciting people on his new record Freetown Sound (out now on Domino). Nelly Furtado, Carly Rae Jepsen, BEA1991, Debbie Harry, Adam Bainbridge (a.k.a. Kindness), Empress Of, Ian Isiah, Kelsey Lu, Jason Arce, Ava Raiin, Aaron Maine (a.k.a. Porches), Bryndon Cook (a.k.a. Starchild) and Patrick Wimberly, in case you’re wondering. “Freetown Sound is a tour de force, a confluence of Hynes’ past, present, and future that melds his influences with his own established musical voice” reads the press release - that’s just a really nice way to say the album is bloody beautiful and timeless. Blood Orange for breakfast, for the rest of the year. Watch the video for Augustine below stream the rest of Freetown Sound below - you’ll be craving for more than just one sip.