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The Trip – The Trip

Australian trio The Trip, known best for their hilarious video for “On The First Time” in which their impressive Frisbee skills are showcased, proved that the journey is just as important as the end destination by relocating several times within the past few years to perfect their sound. After spending time in LA to record [...]

Sparkadia

Australian indie pop-rock act Sparkadia was originally formed in 2004 by Alex Burnett with friend and drummer Dave Hall, at that time under the moniker The Spark. Two more members were added to the band the next year, creating Sparkadia in 2005. In 2008, the four-piece ensemble released Postcards in Australia, an album that was [...]

Sparkadia – The Great Impression

The Great Impression is the 12 track USA debut album from Australian indie pop-rockers Sparkadia. Front man and founding member Alex Burnett shows great skill in his songwriting, seamlessly melding 80s style synth lines and sprawling, anthemic choruses with evocative lyrics to form a record that is heartbreaking and uplifting all at once. Sparkadia originally [...]

OK!Good CD Sampler Volume 1

OK!Good Records is an independent record label that was founded as an outlet for quirky, left field, unconventional and evocative music. OK!Good’s mission is to pluck talented artists from all corners of the global landscape and present them to an unsuspecting public. We’d like to share some of our current favorites with you on this [...]

Hafdís Huld on BalconyTV

Check out Hafdís Huld’s performance of Oldest Friend from her album Synchronised Swimmers atop a 16 floor high-rise in NYC on BalconyTV as part of her promotional tour in May 2011. Synchronised Swimmers is available for purchase here: http://okgoodrecords.com/blog/2011/01/05/hafdis-huld-synchronised-swimmers/

Schiller Breathless Review On Megamind Magazine

Megamind Magazine recently posted and article about the new Schiller CD – Breathless. If you’re not familiar with the site, it’s a website and community that features music news, artist interviews, and reviews for clubbers and DJs. Here’s what they had to say about the Schiller CD: “Schiller presents Breathless Now, in 2011, the world [...]

Schiller

“My name is Christopher von Deylen – and I am Schiller.” At some point during every Schiller concert, von Deylen speaks these ten words and the crowd goes wild. With over 650,000 albums sold since 1998 (and counting) and multiple sold out live tours, Schiller’s success continues to grow. Collaborating with well-known artists such as [...]

The Windupdeads

The Windupdeads formed in 2007 and released their self-titled debut album in October 2008. The song Reverse of Shade gained attention through the television series Gossip Girl. The band also had two songs placed in the TV series Kyle X/Y and the song Substitutes off the newest album was featured on Season 7 of the [...]

Hafdís Huld

Ever since she was a young girl, Hafdís Huld has enjoyed performing for anyone who was willing to watch. She started out putting on small circuses in her neighbor’s garage and then quickly moved on to performing with one of Iceland’s biggest performance collectives, Gus Gus. She remained with the group for four years, releasing [...]

Donots

Donots are Ingo Donot (vocals), Guido Donot (guitar), Alex Donot (guitar), JD Donot (bass), and Eike Donot (drums). Donots are friends and brothers – not only in spirit, but in reality. Though lead singer Ingo and guitarist Guido are the only blood brothers in the band, together with guitarist Alex, bassist JD, and drummer Eike, [...]