Ambient composer Nils Frahm sneakily dropped one of 2013’s prettiest albums, Spaces, near the end of the year. A puzzling mixture of live recordings and reenvisionings of past tracks, it was moving and interesting nonetheless. And now one of its best cuts, the striking “Says”, gets the video treatment.
I feel like it’s been a while since a Sun Kil Moon song has begun with a cymbal smack. “Ben’s My Friend,” the closing track from SKM’s upcoming album Benji, features more of leader Mark Kozelek’s ever-quickening lyrical delivery, detailing an intricate story that starts with
Download: After The Smoke – Microwaves Alternative hip hop and R&B project After The Smoke drops a spacey new mixtape titled Microwaves via the link above. Download and enjoy!
Like all the bleeps and bloops of WIXIW, but just wish it were more upbeat and colorful? Well, looks as though Liars will be fulfilling your wish on their new LP Mess, a title that justifies all the pics of tangled colored yarn the trio has used for promotion these
Denzel Curry & Deniro Farrar tag-team a D.K.A.D. beat on the track “Bow Down.” While the track seems like a one-off deal Curry and Farrar came up with when they got together this past CMJ, it’s still a dark, gloomy banger of a track that’s
With the flute-kissed “Trippin’,” previously mentioned Bristol rapper ThisisDA delivers what might be his most colorful track yet. Over the blissful beat, ThisisDA’s flow and sung hook sound positively ecstatic. Another reason to look forward to his debut mixtape Super Arkane, due out next month. Happy listening!
Most tribute albums don’t go over that well, and I can’t make a promise that you’ll think Xiu Xiu’s Nina is an exception. However, from where I’m standing, this collection of recordings is incredibly twisted, bizarre, beautiful, and moving.
Beyoncé Knowles’ latest album is easily her most sexual and personal.
Crashing Diseases and Incurable Airplanes by USA Out Of Vietnam Crashing Diseases and Incurable Airplanes, the latest project from hard-to-explain Montreal act USA out of Vietnam, is capable of scratching many musical itches at once. Here, the band combines elements of drone, doom, prog rock, and psych pop so seamlessly
