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STREAM: Nate Barcalow (Finch, Reverend Crow) – “Gambling Man”

We recently discovered that Nate Barcalow, vocalist for Finch, Reverend Crow, and Earthbound Ghost, had finished work on his debut solo album, Altered States. Now, Nate has uploaded a song from the album to his Soundcloud. The song is acoustic but bluesy, and is just a guitar and two vocal tracks. There’s some beauty in the […]

Nate Barcalow (Finch, Earthbound Ghost) Finishes Debut Solo Album

Nate Barcalow has had a pretty packed schedule lately: last year, he finished up Earthbound Ghost’s debut record and started another band in Reverend Crow. Finch, the outfit he’s best known for, kicks off their anniversary tour on February 1. Apparently, throughout all of this, Nate has also been recording a solo album called Altered States, […]

STREAM: Jonny Craig – “Rhythm To My Soul (Heroin)”

Last we heard from Jonny Craig, he was writing a letter to himself. Now there’s a new song from his solo material for the world to hear, aptly titled “Rhythm to my Soul (Heroin)”. He is slated to release a seven song EP as a solo artist, although further details are still unknown at this […]

DOWNLOAD: My Morning Jacket’s Jim James Solo Debut “Know Til Now”

Alternative rock band My Morning Jacket hasn’t released an album since Circuital in 2011. Now, front man Jim James is planning a solo album to be released on February 5, called Regions of Light and Sound of God. The lead single off the album is called “Know Til Now”. James said via press release “I […]

Ben Gibbard Says There Are “No Plans” For A New Postal Service Album

Indie music fans have wanted a new album from The Postal Service for a decade now, and it looks like they will have to wait a lot longer before anything happens (if it ever does). Speaking with Spinner recently, Gibbard addressed recently surfaced rumors of new material from the project with the following: “There are […]

Vinnie Caruana (The Movielife, I Am The Avalanche, Peace’d Out) To Release Solo Album

Vinnie Caruana, vocalist for The Movielife, I Am The Avalanche, and new supergroup Peace’d Out, has announced his first solo album. The album will be released on Run For Cover Records, and aims to be out in “early 2013.” Steve Choi of the RX Bandits and Peace’d Out will apparently be producing him, as the […]

REVIEW: Ben Gibbard – Former Lives

Artist: Ben Gibbard Album: Former Lives Label: Barsuck I always thought of Death Cab For Cutie as a Ben Gibbard experience. It made me wonder why he would ever need a solo album – so much of Death Cab is just one man, and so much of it is clearly just written by one guy […]

Underoath’s Spencer Chamberlain Releasing Solo Album

Underoath frontman Spencer Chamberlain sat down with the people at AltPress to discuss the band, touring, his upcoming solo album, and much more. Read the excerpt from the interview by simply looking below. Check out the final tour routing for Underoath, with mewithoutyou, As Cities Burn, letlive and some special guests along the way. What […]

STREAM: Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) solo album – Former Lives

Death Cab for Cutie front man Ben Gibbard had done a split with Andrew Kenny in 2003, but this will be his first full length solo album. Former Lives comes out on October 16 from Barsuk Records, and is currently streaming on Youtube. Several of the tracks were mixed by his former Pedro the Lion […]

Dave Navarro Working On Two Solo Albums

Dave Navarro, guitarist for alternative band Jane’s Addiction, runs his own internet radio show called Dark Matter. On it, he recently stated that when Jane’s has some time off, he’ll be working on two solo albums. “I actually have two records that I plan on making simultaneously, completely different. They’re just two different musical styles. […]

BREAKING: Jonny Craig Kicked Out Of Dance Gavin Dance (Again)

This may not come as a surprise given last week’s All Stars Tour blowout, but Jonny Craig has announced that he is no longer a member of Dance Gavin Dance. Again. Breaking the news as only he could through his personal Twitter earlier today, Jonny posted at length about the split, his plans, and what […]

Ben Gibbard To Release Solo Album, Former Lives

With the UK release of Former Lives dropping on October 15th, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard will officially embarck on a solo career. It is about damn time, right? Set to drop in the States on October 16th, Gibbard will revisit his former home Barksuk Records for the release. The UK release will be on City Slang. […]