08 Mar 2012, Posted by Nathan in Homepage, Max Justus, Media, News, 0 Comments

Max Justus – Flesh Video

Our good friend and visual mastermind John Paul Giago is at it again. This time he made a sweet video for our artist Max Justus. Flesh is off his latest ep Signs and Wonders.

28 Feb 2012, Posted by Nathan in Artists, Capybara, Homepage, Media, News, Releases, 0 Comments

Capybara – Neighbor Crimes Video

To celebrate the release of their new album Dave Drusky, Capybara has shared a gorgeous live version of “Neighbor Crimes,” shot at the For The Love of Brooklyn house in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

Capybara will be performing at SXSW in March as well as April’s Middle of the Map Festival in Kansas City, MO along with Mission of Burma, F*cked Up, Neon Indian, Hooray For Earth and many more. Visit the festival’s official website for more information.

07 Feb 2012, Posted by Nathan in Capybara, Homepage, Media, News, Releases, 0 Comments

Capybara – Dave Drusky

Capybara just released its sophomore album, Dave Drusky. It’s an accessible and human record – an intersection of the warm and familiar, and the quirky and unpredictable. The gents of Capybara — Mark Harrison, Jared Horne, Darin Seal, and Joel Wrolstad — craft their art with wit and sunshine, illuminating a sound that’s both simple and catchy, yet conceptualized and personal. Wrolstad’s lead vocals are brutally honest, while song narratives take gentle turns for the unexpected. Some songs on Dave Drusky ebb and flow, but others linger long after the song – and album — is over.

12 Dec 2011, Posted by Nathan in Capybara, Homepage, Media, News, 0 Comments

Capybara – Late Night Bikes

“Late Night Bikes” sounds expansive and warm; it is catchy and, in places, perfect. It’s road music for a generation of kids who have done nothing but move, sliding in long, languid figure-eights under a street light in a parking lot, down a lonely highway and through a few weird decades.

Via 32ftpersecond

30 Nov 2011, Posted by Nathan in Media, News, Soft Reeds, 0 Comments

Soft Reeds / Minden Split 7″

Two Record Machine artists coming together on one wonderful piece of wax to show off new songs.

Soft Reeds
Born of a twelve-year labor of heartache and love, Soft Reeds is the brainchild of Ben Grimes (formerly of Astralwerks’ The Golden Republic), a Chicago native whose roots grip firmly in the ’77 Berlin sounds of Brian Eno, David Bowie and Iggy Pop, while embracing the richness of American indie rock. Originally started in 2007 as Grimes’ post-TGR solo project, Soft Reeds became a full band in 2009, and released the critically acclaimed ‘Soft Reeds are Bastards’ in 2010.Soft Reeds will be releasing their follow up to Soft Reeds Are Bastards in 2012.

Minden
After spending several years on the road singer/songwriter Casey Burge retreated from music to work on farms in the east and west of the country. He returned to his hometown of Kansas City at the end of 2010 to pursue his new band Minden. He recruited longtime friends and musical veterans Ryan Johnson (drums), Evan Houston (bass), and James Taylor (guitar) to help him realize his swollen catalog of songs. Minden quickly worked out a set and began booking performances immediately. Existing outside of fresh and cleverly-named genres, Minden plays pop music, the classic art of creating songs that are interesting and relatable.

Both bands are onto exciting new things and great to get a snap shot of both of their progress.

Purchase the 7″ with a free download at http://therecordmachine.net/blog/store/trm-store/#!/113232