With some strong vocals and memorable songs, Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit retruns with it’s second album. It’s a helluva listen–even if the arranged instrumentation doesn’t have that much character to it. WATCH THE REVIEW
Young Fathers’ debut tape, Tape One, is as pretty fun, freaky, and lo-fi mix of hip hop, African music, and reggae. Though the release is only 20 minutes long, these tracks make up for it with lots of personality and catchy hooks.
One of the gloomiest singer-songwrters to drop an album last year, Chelsea Wolfe, is the focus of this new Room 205 session performance. Wolfe and her band pull off a tense and dark performance of the track “Movie Screen.” I love that these guys sound as haunting in person as
Of Montreal drops another track from its forthcoming album, Paralytic Stalks. You can hear the first track dropped from the album, “Wintered Debts,” here. Like “Wintered Debuts,” “Dour Percentage” moves further away from the overbearing electronics that have been making Of Montreal’s latest records feel a little crowded. Here,
Download: Himanshu- Nehru Jackets Featuring the likes of Danny Brown, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Action Bronson, and Kool A.D., here’s the debut mixtape of Das Racist member Himanshu. It comes shortly after the mixtape released by Das Racist cohort Kool A.D., which I wasn’t huge on, but
How often does something like this happen? The track streaming above is basically Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy singing over the instrumental to the Deerhoof track “Behold a Marvel in the Darkness,” which comes from Deerhoof’s latest album, Deerhoof vs. Evil. Now all we need is to get Satomi over
On his sophomore album, Schoolboy Q chases after a number of different sounds and personalities. For me, it’s kinda hit-or-miss, but there are still tracks on here that make it worthwhile to visit this album at least once. WATCH THE REVIEW
German electronic music producer M.E.S.H. produces a dark atmosphere with a subtly Caribbean flavor on the track streaming above, “Dusk Balm.” The smoky, fat bass synths, small vocal snippets, and ever-changing rhythm all make this song a pretty nice listen. It makes me think of what might
Singer-songwriter Matt Oliver’s TV Torso drops a new track, and it’s a pretty enjoyable blend of pulsating synths and anthemic rock songwriting. Oliver’s vocals feel vibrant and almost folky despite some heavy tremolo effects. Screaming guitar leads harmonize into an almost drone-y effect, and the sequenced bass
Cloud Nothings’ latest album is a lean and muscular improvement on the lo-fi sound the band used to deal in just a year ago. WATCH THE REVIEW
