Initiation Tape: Isle of Avalon Edition by New Dreams Ltd. Lovers of vaporwave, rejoice! Elusive electronic music producer and graphic designer Vektroid has put out a new edit of her essential 2011 release Initiation Tape, made under her New Dreams Ltd. handle. Re-uploaded January 1st, the tape rang in the
“Lawrence Liquors” is the second single to drop from Xiu Xiu’s ninth LP Angel Guts: Red Classroom, after the stellar “Stupid in the Dark” back in November. Despite working with a limited instrumental palette of only a drum kit and analog drum machines and synths, Xiu Xiu is in
The new Angel Olsen track, “Hi-Five” is the definition of a “woozy rocker.” The song is driven by a nice, crunchy indie rock groove, and Olsen’s forlorn vocals sure match the looped visuals of the accompanying video – closing with a shot of Olsen apparently strewn across the confetti-covered floor
More Constant Than The Gods by SubRosa More doom outfits should embrace the violin. That’s the lesson to be learned from More Constant than the Gods, the latest album from Salt Lake City experimental metal band SubRosa. The project is comprised of six hulking, behemoths of songs, nearly all
try not to destroy everything you love by An Autumn For Crippled Children An Autumn For Crippled Children, yes, that’s this band’s name. I’m being serious. I know, you probably don’t find the name that strange. You probably also don’t find it strange that they’
Have A Nice Life is a mysterious musical project. Well, it’s not really that mysterious since duo member Dan Barrett seems to be so open and down-to-earth in interviews, but even with that being the case, the music feels like it’s coming from some otherworldly realm that’s
Forceps by CALVAIIRE Stream this new album from Calvaiire courtesy of the Throatruiner Records Bandcamp. If you’re unfamiliar with the label, well, they pretty much deliver what you’d assume from the name. These guys are a French rock outfit that combines elements of metal and hardcore together into
Operatic indie rockers Wild Beasts have returned with their new single, “Wanderlust”, from Present Tense, the follow-up to their incredible and sexy 2011 LP, Smother. With a relentless, driving drum beat, the song sees the group moving farther from their dramatic beginnings, favoring something a bit more streamlined. Singer Hayden
Back in October, the New Haven hip hop group Political Animals dropped this rad music video for the single “Man the Mic.” The track’s beefy bass groove, booming acoustic drums, and deft turntablism will make you want to bust a move along with the video’s breakdancers. And while
Damn, this is one macabre video. Nooses, snippets of an interview with a convicted murderer, and lines like “I could see the cherry stems in the fucking street” pervade this latest offering from Chicago MC Mick Jenkins. His decision to sample Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” is certainly justified. Watch
