art rock
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The new Shellac album is decent, but falls disappointingly short of the reaction “Dude, incredible!”
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8k3qB61lhk&feature=youtu.be You know, to hell with the people who say Julian Casablancas should accept his limits as a frontman. Technically speaking, sure his vocal range isn’t the widest and his voice is most appealing when it’s belting out
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Nick Zammuto follows his self-titled 2012 album up with a more subtle winter record.
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Shiny Eyed Babies by Bent Knee Grand, serene, and progressive, I’m loving this track from the forthcoming Bent Knee record, Shiny Eyed Babies. Not only are some of the instrumental passages in the 6-minute monster, “Being Human,” pretty creative, but some of the band’s instrumental builds are unbelievably
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As mentioned previously, Brian Eno and Underworld co-founder Karl Hyde are coming forth with a collaborative full-length called Someday World. Despite having basic elements, the lead single “The Satellites” was a nice, mildly moody treat – it was great hearing these two electronic music veterans working together and just delivering a
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https://soundcloud.com/constellation-records/birds-toss-precious-flowers Having dropped the art rock wonder Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything earlier this year, Thee Silver Mt. Zion is readying a new “remix” EP that will be released just later this month. It is called Hang on to Each Other and
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Mariam The Believer’s Blood Donation was definitely one of 2013’s greatest albums. It was also one of the year’s most mystifying, perhaps the greatest question it left us with being, “How do I dance to this?” Well, fret over this no more, for the answer is revealed
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The upcoming self-titled album from St. Vincent can’t come soon enough. “Birth in Reverse” and “Digital Witness” have hinted that this will be Annie’s most off-the-wall and adventurous project yet, and although decidedly a bit more understated than those two; new single “Prince Johnny” is a welcome come-down
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Calgary art-rocker Chad VanGaalen will be dropping his follow-up to 2011’s tragically-titled Diaper Island, Shrink Dust, on April 29 through SubPop. Above, check out the fantastic lead single “Where Are You?,” an ambling freak-folkish number laden with the twisted vocal manipulations and trippy sonics that are basically trademark for
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Norway’s Arabrot brings together elements of sludge and noise rock, gracing this hellish marriage with some of the most eccentric vocals I’ve heard all year.
