Summery, fun, catchy, and lo-fi is a sound a lot of new acts shoot for, but few of them actually achieve it on the level of Vermont singer-songwriter Kyle Thomas. Whether you’re listening to some of his solo stuff under the name “King Tuff,” or some tracks from his
M-Phases creates a fantastic remix of “I Never Learnt To Share,” which is one of my favorite tracks from the debut full-length of singer-producer James Blake. Rather than embracing the track’s original ambient atmosphere, Phazes samples numerous chunks of the song and turns it into a hard-hitting hip hop
Conception by Consent I suppose the Chicago band Consent left the cover art to its debut release white and empty–blank, essentially–because there’s not much in the way of visuals that could add to what the music is doing. The band plays an ultra-abrasive brand of powerviolence. Yeah,
Sleigh Bells’ latest album features a high-fidelity recording quality that makes its sound much more palatable than the music on the duo’s debut album, Treats. But beyond that, the band hasn’t changed its tune all that much. WATCH THE REVIEW
With loads of beautiful sounds and intensely sad emotions, the new Perfume Genius record brings together an assembly of powerful, yet short, songs. WATCH THE REVIEW
A touch of electronic soul coming through on this new Gang Colours track, “Fancy Restaurant.” Though it’s not exactly dubstep, future garage, post-dubstep, or whatever you wanna call it, the vocals and chilly synths remind me quite a bit of James Blake. I suppose there’s something for Beach
“Mercy” is a collaborative track from two of contemporary underground electronic music’s most creative producers, Joy Orbison and Boddika. It’s not the first time they’ve put a track together, and I’m hoping it won’t be the last after getting exposed to the mutated bass and
MP3 Pallbearer is one of doom metal’s newest faces, and was recently turned onto them by NPR Music. You can actually stream the band’s debut studio album, Sorrow and Extinction, right here. Though I continually catch flak for enjoying metal–from both fans and haters of the genre–
Gonjasufi drops a video for one of his latest tracks, “the Blame.” The song comes from his new mini-album, MU.ZZ.LE. It’s out now on Warp Records, and you can find a review of it here.
On the third album to come from the Canadian synth pop project Grimes, the songs feel a little undercooked–however, I will this this project has a nice, clear sound and style. WATCH THE REVIEW
