Quit Mumbling

“Give Out” is one of those songs you have to start and stop several times throughout it’s entirety to properly understand just how poignant, honest, and deeply cutting the writing is.  In fact, the same can be said for  the entirety of Sharon Van Etten’s latest release, Tramp. Explaining my feelings towards “Give Out” wouldn’t do [...]

At the end of January I had the pleasure of seeing Vinnie Ferra play with his band at the Silverlake Lounge during their Monday Night residency. I immediately was drawn in by the quality of the songs, Vinnie’s voice, and the energy of the entire band. Recently, I got to sit down with the 23-year-old [...]

An ominous foreboding presides over “White Dust,” the new video single from electro Angelenos Greenhorse. Brooding guitars cut through the vague menace of haunting synth wash. The noise gate on an electric drum kit hisses and snaps in a cadence countdown to ignition. Strange and wonderful. A song practically exploding with kinetic vectors of sound [...]

To celebrate the release of Year Of The Witch, the debut album from QM favorites RACES, we took the time to ask lead singer, Wade Ryff, a few questions.  Check out the interview below and get a brief glimpse into the creation of this phenomenal record. Be sure to catch the band at their release [...]

It’s no secret at this point, we’ve got a thing for RACES. This Friday marks a milestone for the LA based band as we celebrate their debut album on Frenchkiss Records, Year Of The Witch.  As if a release party didn’t already sound exciting enough, Quit Mumbling is thrilled to present the show at The [...]

Field Report was a long time coming.  Six years long.  Chris Porterfield, the man behind the moniker, built up his chops in DeYarmond Edison, a band featuring the one and only Justin Vernon and a few gentleman from Megafun.  After the band split, everyone went on to become…well you, know the story, but Chris took some [...]

We’re still recovering from SXSW (and we left early). The week long madness of music and drinking does get tiresome, but alongside good friends at Guns In The Sun, Hit City USA, and MFG, we presented an awesome showcase on Friday featuring some of our favorite artists around right now. It started with Harriet, the [...]

Julia Holter’s last album, Tragedy, attempted to mediate Greek drama into unsettling chamber pop eccentricity. Her elliptical method resulted in pop so disintegrated and dissolving that it was at once utterly like and unlike anything else. The obvious touchstones can be listed easily enough – Laurie Anderson, Gillian Welch, and a slightly more outré Kate [...]

Here’s a huge announcement: Quit Mumbling, Guns In The Sun, Hit City USA, & MFG present Spring Break, an unofficial SXSW event. Collectively, we’re bringing you some of our favorite music from the last two years. The Men’s sophomore release Open Your Heart has quickly jumped to the top of our favorite releases so far [...]