2012
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Streaming below are two new, unreleased dance tracks from Spanish DJ John Talabot. If you remember, the dude had a stellar February release titled fin. As the discrepancy in cover art suggests, the outtake sessions will be released on their very own 7” that will be sold exclusively through his
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Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall, The Fresh & Onlys. These names stand out as leaders of the garage rock resurgence of the past couple years and while garage rock certainly never died out, these acts are often cited for bringing the raucous and ferocious sounds of the garage back into
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On “California Boy,” Lil B, a.k.a. Brandon McCartney, exposes his true, really real, and raw self. He levels up like a Pokemon, gaining experience with each song he releases. Lil B is coming out with a rock album because he’s basically evolved into a rock artist. WATCH
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We all know Tame Impala’s unmatched and uncanny ability to replicate the sounds of golden age psychedelia, but with their latest video offering, the Perth boys prove that, with a little help from Japanese visual artist Yoshi Sodeoka, they can flawlessly emulate the mind-bending visuals of 60s psychedelic rock
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Congratulations On Your Loss by Father Figure A bit of well-played and modern jazz fusion coming from Father Figure’s hilariously titled new album, Congratulations On Your Loss. If you’re into song musicianship and winding song structures, this is where you wanna be. There’s a clear indie rock
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pro habitat by ahnnu There are a lot of instrumental beat tapes floating around the internet these days. Despite the abundance of music in this style, it’s pretty common to find either a strong Flying Lotus, J Dilla, or Madlib influence on the typically short tracks. However, Ahnnu seems
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Streaming below are two videos from the new Lorn album, Ask the Dust. The electronic music producer’s sophomore effort is out now via Ninja Tune. I talked about this album a bit on a Y U NO REVIEW segment, saying that I was impressed with the improved production from
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Split 10” Plebeian Grandstand/Cortez by Cortez Combining elements of post-hardcore and sludge metal, the bands Plebian Grandstand and Cortez basically challenge one another in a minute-for-minute battle of dissonance and volume on this new split 10″. Each band delivers its own 12-minute song on this thing, and each of
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Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Twerps are a jangle pop band that can transform bummer songs into upbeat numbers to live by. “Work It Out,” the b-side to their forthcoming single, is far from your typical breakup song. Where as most breakup songs are one-sided, either expressing the sorrow of the
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In 1996, of Montreal released Cherry Peel, a delicate, sensitive, and heavily Beatles-indebted debut album that rivaled even the Fab Four in terms of simplistic pop songwriting. Ten albums later, Kevin Barnes and company have released a plenitude of fantastical concept albums, gotten married to glossy synths and dance beats,
