New Releases 1/22/12

Monday, January 30th, 2012 by Kaitlyn Connaughton

Co-produced with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, Canadian singer Kathleen Edwards’ Voyageur brings a unique blend of musical and lyrical sound spanning influences from folk to pop, a recent heartbreak, and a new relationship. On Voyageur, Edwards’ lyrics and instrumentals offer a very different feel from her three previous studio albums while evoking a similar sound to artists including She & Him and Florence + The Machine. Other new releases include Factories’ Together, channeling the electropop sound of M83 and Foster The People, and We Are The Ocean’s Go Now and Live, likened to pop-rock bands like Blink 182. Additionally, Capsula, a punk rock band from Buenos Aires, has released their highly anticipated album In The Land of Silver Souls in North America. Similar to their 2009 release, Rising Mountains, Capsula’s latest album brings listeners back to the great garage band influences of the past and popular artists like The Black Keys. Alt-indie bands The Milkman’s Union and The Wheel Workers have also recently released Roads In and Unite respectively with a sound similar to the two-man band, Girls. (more…)

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