Alabama Shakes + Bear In Heaven + The Lumineers

Lots of good new music today. Let's start with an band I've spotlighted a little already with Alabama Shakes. Their debut album Boys And Girls came out today. It's a great soulful, bluesy album and I have to say I love it! It's really one of the best ones I've heard this year so far. Check it out here. My favorite tracks are "Hold On" and "Rise To The Sun."
Bear In Heaven also came out with a new album today called I Love You, It's Cool. Now I haven't really listened to Bear In Heaven's earlier material so my opinion might be skewed. The album is a little too 80s for me, though I enjoy the singles "Sinful Nature" and "The Reflection of You." It's really heavy on the synth-pop which gets pretty repetitive over the course of 10 tracks. I believe you can listen to the album on Spotify or possibly on their website here. But check out the singles below.





Another great album that came out today is The Lumineers' debut self titled full length. It's a really great folksy, singer/songwriter type of music. Though there are some songs that remind me of older Cold War Kids, so it has cool kind of minimalist rock mixed in with it. They have seen some success with the single "Ho Hey" which is definitely one of my favorite tracks on the album. So if you like sentimental alt-folk with good songwriting then check out The Lumineers here.

Alabama Shakes + White Orange

Hey everyone I've been digging on these two bands the last couple of days and thought I should share them with you! We'll start with local Portland, Oregon band White Orange. I just caught their side project, Black Pussy, the other night and they rocked so I thought I would check out their main act. It is some really awesome psychedelic rock/metal, a lot of wah-wah pedals being used at the same time. Check out the latest self-titled album below and rock out.



Next up is a band that I came across recently called Alabama Shakes. Their debut album drops the first week of April, but their single "Hold On" is one of those songs that I can't get out of my head. I would say that their music is rock 'n' soul, and I'm really excited to hear their first album. After hearing the EP below I'm sure you'll be too.