The documentary The Trials of Darryl Hunt tells the story of an African-American man who was wrongly convicted for the rape and murder of a white woman–despite no evidence against him and no eyewitnesses–and spent nearly 20 years in prison while putting together a defense. More »
London-by-way-of-South Africa singer Chris Letcher’s Frieze has been getting a few spins around the Idolator flophouse lately, particularly the opening track “Deep Frieze.” More »
Telenovela is one of those Athens bands. It consists mainly of Stephanie Clayton and Zachary Smola, and the two don’t have any troubles with writer’s block. More »
Parade, another Athens band, are a nice little surprise: their first album had a great cover on the outside but only had standard-issue indie inside. They’ve just put out an EP, though, that starts off with the kind of track you’d think would have bloggers rushing to their laptops. More »
The news that Built To Spill would be recording a reggae track as its next single cocked an eyebrow or two around these parts, but–surprise!–“They Got Away,” which was released yesterday, is actually quite good; the dubby beat intertwines nicely with Doug Martsch’s expansive guitar solos, and the… More »
The Scottish post-punk outfit Fire Engines was only around for a flash, but their jagged songs were quite popular among fans of puzzle-piece melodies and skittish drums–like Franz Ferdinand, who lured the band out of retirement for a split seven-inch in 2005. More »
Welcome to “On The Flippity-Flop,” where your Idolators spotlight unjustly ignored B-sides, bonus tracks, compilation contributions, and EP cuts. More »
While I don’t particularly enjoy coming up with cute names for music styles, The Seedy Seeds have the market cornered on Appalachitronica. The duo decided to build a collection of instruments that, they admit, they don’t really know how to play, then recorded the results. More »
Oslo, Norway’s Superfamily released their second album Warszawa in May, and the second single from the record, “I Could Be a Real Winner,” is, so far, unjustly trapped inside the confines of the Norwegian charts. It’s far too good a song to be kept secret from the rest of the world, however. More »
Managed by Aretha Franklin’s husband, the Detroit band the Dynamics featured four singers, each able to take the lead with a different vocal style. Following in Franklin’s footsteps, the band headed to Memphis to mix their sound with Stax-flavored soul. More »
