art pop

  • 2012

    I know singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer John Frusciante’s last EP, Letur Lefr, was a bit strange, but I don’t think any track on that thing prepared me for this first track to drop from the guy’s forthcoming album, PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone. There’s acoustic drums here

  • Though clearly influenced by artists like the Knife, Portishead, and Björk, iamamiwhoami manages to pull together some very captivating and eccentric synth pop songs on her debut album. WATCH THE REVIEW

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    Dirty Projectors have a colorful new video out for their swaggering single “Gun Has No Trigger.” In the press release, frontman David Longstreth said that they strived for the iconic aesthetic of the iPod commercials from the mid-2000s, and that influence certainly shows. The clip features Longstreth and the other

  • 60s

    Take The Kids Off Broadway (Jagjaguwar) by Foxygen If you’ve been keeping up with my videos, then you know how much I’ve fallen for this new, up-and-coming singer-songwriter duo known as Foxygen. They’ve got a new EP titled Take the Kids Off Broadway coming this July on

  • 60s

    Here is a track from Jagjaguwar’s latest signing, Foxygen. They’re a songwriting duo consisting of Sam France and Jonathan Rado. First track, first listen, it was love. It was love, guys! But I have to admit I’m sure that has a bit to do with how familiar

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    Ice Level by Ava Luna Brooklyn’s Ava Luna has been releasing material, as far as I can tell, since about 2009. However, this Ice Level album is the first time I’m hearing of them. I couldn’t ask for a better introduction, too. There are points where the

  • With some forlorn vocals and simple pianos, Soap&Skin pulls together a pretty haunting sophomore album. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • art pop

    The Maccabees go into its third album with a smoother sound, more atmosphere, and an overall glossier recording. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • • N O U S • by SoftSpot A series of three adventurous tracks from the new SoftSpot release, • N O U S •. This release is loaded with twangy, watery, and reverbed guitars, which are complimented with a pretty interesting lead vocalist. Things get especially gripping when she loads her vocals with

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    A new song and video from singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe. She dropped a fantastic album earlier this year, and this new Terroreyes-directed video for “Sunstorm” is a nice and minimal followup. Watch and enjoy above.