Category Archives: CMJ

Live Video: Chad Valley

By Jim Beckmann | Published: January 19, 2013

Though named for a popular British toy company, Chad Valley is more than just a plaything Oxford, UK’s Hugo Manuel. Also the frontman for the group Jonquil, Manuel has turned a couple of lo-fi solo EPs into a fully realized project of lush, summery synth-pop. Like Jonquil, Chad Valley features Manuel’s distinctive falsetto as itRead more...

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Live Video: Paul Banks at CMJ

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: November 20, 2012

Paul Banks rose to prominence as the singer/guitarist of Interpol in the early 2000s, and on October 22 of this year, Matador released his third record as a solo artist. While Banks is Banks’ second full-length, it’s his first under his real name, as he seems to have put the Julian Plenti moniker to restRead more...

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Live Video: Line & Circle at CMJ

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: November 19, 2012

Line & Circle are a dream pop band who’ve come onto the national scene this year from LA. This five-piece started with the songwriting duo of Brian J. Cohen and Brian Egan -- both from Akron and Dayton, Ohio, respectively -- who met in college before moving from the midwest to Los Angeles. They comeRead more...

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Live Video: Cody ChesnuTT at CMJ

By Jim Beckmann | Published: November 15, 2012

Sure to be one of KEXP DJs’ and listeners’ favorite albums of the year, Landing on a Hundred comes ten years after Cody ChesnuTT‘s critically acclaimed debut, The Headphone Masterpiece. For ChesnuTT, a lifetime of experiences, full of ups and downs, occurred within that decade, but now he’s back. While blending elements of Afrobeat, gospel,Read more...

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Live Video: Hey Marseilles at CMJ

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: November 14, 2012

Seattle band Hey Marseilles plays gracefully crafted pop songs that rise and fall with the swelling of viola, cello, and guitar. While they are at face-value reminiscent of fellow Northwest band The Decemberists, they play a blend of stately pop-folk with their own unique depth to elevate solid songs to a very moving, earnestly romanticRead more...

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Live Video: Little Green Cars at CMJ

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: November 14, 2012

Irish band Little Green Cars have been making music as a group since they were 15 years old, and they play like it -- their confident harmonies and folksy performance show an enthusiastic group who takes a youthful delight in singing and playing together.  Their energy is infectious, and the songs are catchy and tenderRead more...

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Live Video: The Antlers at CMJ

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: November 13, 2012

The Union Square Ballroom was packed tight with a reverent and enraptured audience for The Antlers‘ set during KEXP’s broadcast at CMJ.  The Brooklyn band mesmerized listeners with a soulful and atmospheric mix of songs from their 2012 EP, Undersea, and their 2011 album, Burst Apart.  Peter Silberman’s project began as self-recorded bedroom chamber pop, andRead more...

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Live Video: Wild Nothing at CMJ

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: November 12, 2012

Captured Tracks band Wild Nothings have been on the rise the last few years for good reason. With new album Nocturne out this year, a delightfully balanced trip back into the late 80s, where pop majesty and reverberated harmony both take front and center stage. Nocturne takes their critically acclaimed 2010 debut Gemini and buildsRead more...

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Live Video: DIIV at CMJ

By Jim Beckmann | Published: November 11, 2012

It was the longest wait of the KEXP broadcast at CMJ. As we were midway through hosting a dozen bands at Union Square Ballroom during the 2012 CMJ Music Marathon, on Thursday afternoon a packed house stood eagerly waiting for DIIV to come on. Missing drumsticks were the culprit, but once new ones were acquired,Read more...

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Live Video: High Highs at CMJ

By Hallie Santo | Published: November 10, 2012
photo by Lauren Slusher

High Highs are a band of complex origins. They’re originally from Sydney, Australia, but are currently based in New York. Lead singer Jack Milas provides the acoustic guitar and earnest lyricism while Oli Chang brings the ethereal synths. Together, they’ve crafted some quietly beautiful melodies capable of moving listeners (or at least this one) toRead more...

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