Echo

Eleanor Friedberger
Best known as one half of the brother-sister duo the Fiery Furnaces, Eleanor Friedberger struck out on her own in summer 2010, recording her solo debut, Last Summer. The album, with more straightforward but still playful songs than the Furnaces' work, was released by Merge in July 2011....

The Breakfast
"THE BREAKFAST is ready to be served if your appetite calls for some of the finest progressive funk rock on the scene today! With the addition of Matt Oestreicher on keyboards THE BREAKFAST is looking to wake the world with its sound....

Com Truise
New York-born, New Jersey-based producer Seth Haley produced electronic music under a number of pseudonyms prior to establishing himself as Com Truise, an outlet for his "slow-motion funk" -- warped, bass-heavy tracks that are sludgy but leavened with bright synthesizer melodies....

The Soft Pack
For a band whose lineup has only really been cemented this year, The Soft Pack formerly known as The Muslims have already accomplished a breathtaking amount.From San Diego but now based in Los Angels CA, the 20-something quartet, which features Matt Lamkin on vocals, co-founder Matty McLoughlin on guitar, David Lantzman on bass and Brian Hill on drums, create a fresh, razor-sharp, no-frills sound....

Shawn Lee
The Latin-infused sounds of multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lee helped him to become the flagship artist for the Wall of Sound imprint We Love You. Lee relocated twice in pursuit of his music career, first from his hometown of Wichita, Kansas to Los Angeles, where he polished his skills and worked with Jeff Buckley, and then, in 1995, to London, where he eventually joined Wall of Sound to issue a series of singles and his debut album, Monkey Boy, in 2000....