Welcome to our eleventh installment featuring CMJ’s OurStage Staff Picks from the CMJ Relay Blog. CMJ is well known for their industry leading New Music Report magazine, which contains music reviews, artist news and interviews with the best artists being played on college radio.
The Stars Misplaced
“Nothing”
Indie-Pop Channel
The San Jose based trio is fronted by guitarist Angie T, who sings softly over pulsing guitar chords and heightening drum lines on “Nothing,” giving Grace Slick a solid run for her money.
RIYL: Jefferson Airplane, She Keeps Bees, Cat Power
WEB: http://www.myspace.com/thestarsmisplaced
Tangemeenie
“The Gilded Cage”
Electronic Channel
As they take turns on the mic, the husband and wife duo makes music that teeters between atmospheric, moody art rock, and infectious dancey rock ’n’ roll.
RIYL: Placebo, Radiohead, Metric
WEB: http://www.tangemeenie.com/
“Mellow Deep”
Experimental Channel
These minimalistic technoids hail from Poland with just the right amount of abstract groove and beat.
RIYL: Ellen Allien, Kraftwerk, Apparat
WEB: http://www.myspace.com/baxandallip
