New Music

SMI New Music Preview: Kylie Minogue – Kiss Me Once
By Alicia Kamenick on April 11, 2014
Sparkly Australian pop sprite Kylie Minogue knows her audience, and always brings a decent collection of shiny dance pop. Collaborating with the ubiquitous Sia and...
SMI New Music Preview: Beck – Morning Phase
By Christine Mitchell on April 8, 2014
From the opening strains of “Cycle,” Beck’s Morning Phase (Capitol) plays out as its titular title indicates. Beginning with the sounds the sun’s rays might...
SMI New Music Preview: Lea Michele’s ‘Louder’
By Katrina Charles on March 16, 2014
When Glee began airing on Fox in 2009, everyone was stunned by the powerful vocals of fairly unknown actress Lea Michele. With a knack for...
SMI New Music Preview: Broken Bells ‘After the Disco’
By Jessica Kaminski on March 14, 2014
4 years after their debut album, power-duo Broken Bells have released a sophomore album that delivers beautifully produced electro-pop songs. The album’s title ‘After the...
SMI New Music Preview: Elbow – “The Take Off and Landing of Everything”
By Alicia Kamenick on March 12, 2014
Gentle music lovers of Seattle, allow me to introduce you to Elbow. Okay, maybe seventeen of you are already somewhat familiar with them. John Richards...
SMI New Music Preview: Drive-by Truckers ‘English Oceans’
By Jessica Kaminski on March 12, 2014
English Oceans is the twelfth installment in the prolific Drive-By Truckers’ catalog and is a straightforward country rock album. The band is solid and in...
SMI New Music Preview: ScHoolboy Q ‘Oxymoron’
By Xander Deccio on March 2, 2014
By Billy Valentine Here comes another West Coast banger. That’s right, ScHoolboy Q — Los Angeles native and bucket hat aficionado — recently released Oxymoron,...
SMI NEW MUSIC PREVIEW: AAN ‘AMOR AD NA– USEUM’
By Ian Cunningham on February 8, 2014
Portland-natives Aan have an aversion to the cliché-soaked radio hits of today. As the album title would suggest, there is such a thing as too much...
Time on my Turntable 2013
By Greg Roth on January 4, 2014
Guest SMI contributor, musician and vinyl audiophile extraordinaire, John Roth, shares some of his favorite stax o’ wax of 2013. More of some of our...
SMI Music Preview: Planes On Paper – The East End Session EP
By Christine Mitchell on December 31, 2013
Sweetness, intimacy, and delicate harmonies permeate The East End Session, the debut EP from Planes on Paper, which consists of Navid Eliot (vocals, guitar) and...
SMI New Music Preview: Robbie Williams – Swings Both Ways
By Alicia Kamenick on November 27, 2013
Alas, poor Robbie Williams. A big star everywhere but America. And dang it, what a shame. Dude has some serious pop chops. A great voice,...
SMI New Music Preview: Glen Hansard – ‘Drive All Night’ EP
By Alicia Kamenick on November 27, 2013
Glen Hansard has been covering Bruce Springsteen’s “Drive All Night” in live shows for a while, but it wasn’t until this past summer, when he...