Archive for August, 2012
NEW CAT POWER!!!
Posted by T. William Gooch in Alternative, Girl Rock, Indie Rock on August 27, 2012
GREAT NEWS EVERYONE!!! On Sept. 4, Cat Power, also known as Chan Marshall,will be releasing Sun, her first album of original material in six years. Marshall self-produced the album, which was recorded in her Malibu, Calif., studio, and performed all of its instrumental parts herself.
Aficionado: Empty
Posted by T. William Gooch in Alternative, Indie Rock, post-hardcore on August 14, 2012
No Sleep Records is announcing that Aficionado will be releasing Empty on September 18th. The release will be available digitally as well as on limited edition vinyl 7”, which can be pre-ordered now at nosleepstore.com.
Aficionado will be joining No Sleep labelmate Mixtapes for a co-headlining tour along with support band Citizen, which kicks off on September 25 in Rochester, New York.
Now Presenting: Breton
Posted by musicthevanderwey in Alternative, Electro Pop, Electronic, Emo, Indie Rock, New Releases on August 13, 2012
It’s good to get my hands on some new music, particularly music that is very difficult to categorize. Such as Other People’s Problems the first full length album from the English indie rock group Breton. I really dig it.
First Listen: Mumford and Sons “I Will Wait”
Posted by musicthevanderwey in Alt-Country, Alternative, Indie Rock on August 8, 2012
It’s a slow hot summer afternoon in August. The entire world seems to be on vacation, but not the staff here at On The Couch! Every so often though some big news can drop on those lazy summer afternoons. Today is one of those days. Mumford and Sons finally got around to releasing their single for their much-anticipated sophomore album Babel.

I have been told numerous times from people in the music business that 