• 2012

    Watch the Corners from Dinosaur Jr With the Director Brothers, uh, directing and Tim Heidecker acting, Dinosaur Jr. delivers one of the better video concepts of this year. Where the tale here is going isn’t apparent at first, but once it hits, it’s wow! The ending is pretty

  • beams

    Songwriter and producer Matthew Dear now has his latest full-length effort, Beams, available for a complete stream via the widget above. Based on my first impressions of this thing, Dear has really outdone himself. No, really. 2010’s Black City was pretty well-received, but he’s improved his approach a

  • 2012

    Border Community’s Nathan Fake drops a new track from his next album, Steam Days. “Neketona” has a pretty heavy and choppy 4/4 rhythm, and I’m loving the groove this very resonant synth is broadcasting on this one as well. A tight production here.

  • 2012

    Some new visuals applied to the Aesop Rock track “Cycles To Gehanna.” You might remember it from the dude’s new album, Skelethon. Check that shiz if you haven’t heard it yet. The dude’s lyrics are stellar. Beats are unique, too. Dude is one of a kind.

  • On this debut full-length Eprom explores some interesting musical ideas, bringing together the sounds of glitch hop, future garage, dubstep, and more. Frankly, there’s not much the guy doesn’t try out between these three tracks. But what kinda pulls them all together is that he maintains a certain

  • Stream: A.C. Newman- “I’m Not Talking” New Pornographers frontman/power pop wizard A.C. Newman has a solo new album on the way, which will followup his 2009 record Get Guilty. On his facebook page yesterday, Newman announced the new full length, which is called Shut Down The

  • After the quiet, contemplative Clear Moon dropped in May, I almost immediately started yearning for the more aggressive side of Mount Eerie that albums like 2008’s Wind’s Poem had displayed. Thankfully, the new Mount Eerie album Ocean Roar delivers just that. The title track is the first song

  • After the quiet, contemplative Clear Moon dropped in May, I almost immediately started yearning for the more aggressive side of Mount Eerie that albums like 2008’s Wind’s Poem had displayed. Thankfully, the new Mount Eerie album Ocean Roar delivers just that. The title track is the first song

  • Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar has been having a great year in 2012. He’s collaborated with Dr. Dre, announced a collaboration with Lady Gaga, performed at a number of high profile festivals (including Pitchfork, which I attended in July), and if all goes as planned, his major label debut good

  • ambient

    Today marks the release of Four Tet’s new record Pink, a compilation of sorts that collects all of the 12″ singles that he has released recently for his Text imprint. The album also includes two new tracks, both of which hover around 10 minutes in length and both of