Stream: St. Vincent- Strange Mercy NPR’s First Listen series offers a great way for fans to preview hyped albums before their release date–or before you download them. One of the latest additions to the series is Strange Mercy, the brand new LP from St. Vincent. Strange Mercy is
Boxcutter is the pseudonym of Barry Lynn, an electronic music producer from Northern Ireland. His new album The Dissolve came out in late April, and features some of the more interesting dubstep tracks to come out in a while. One of those tracks, “Zabriskie Disco,” lives up to its name
Shlohmo’s Bad Vibes is a nice set of thirteen beats that will chill out just about any situation. The music here functions on different levels of listening. They’re great as ambient backdrops, but can be explored actively as well. WATCH THE REVIEW
Mink Car Cover by Mink Car Cover To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, a cover album of They Might Be Giants’ Mink Car–which was originally released on September 11th, 2001–will be getting a release on the 11th of this month. The physical edition
A track from the new Shlohmo album, Bad Vibes, which is out now via Friends of Friends. The guy is a L.A. beatsmith who puts together the kind of lo-fi, glitchy hip hop instrumentals that I had almost given up on. Though none of the tracks on Bad Vibes
Stylistically, I think Tripper is an exciting return to Hella’s old, stripped down form. Some fans may see it as a bit of a regression, but that’s only half of the truth. The duo throws in some overdubbed guitars and bass, and manages to utilize some of the
Colman Brothers by Colman Brothers The self-titled debut LP from the Colman Brothers via Wah Wah 45s is inspired by samba and sounds from the golden age of jazz music in the 60s and 70s. Fronting this hi-energy family ensemble are Andrew and Mat Colman, arranging and performing on trumpet
New video from Danish post-punkers Iceage for the track “You’re Blessed,” which comes off the album New Brigade. It features loads of live footage from the band’s recent tour of the states. Check our review of New Brigade here.
New video from Destroyer featuring the song “Savage Night At the Opera.” The song is set to, uh, a first-person motorcycle ride. I’m also pretty sure this dude is blowing past some red lights. Could this video be used in court against the woman who gets off the big
First single to drop from Walls’ forthcoming album, Coracle. It’ll be the electronic music duo’s sophomore LP, and it’s getting a release via Kompakt. As of right now, I’m completely smitten with the song above, “Sunporch.” The groove is absolutely irresistible. It’s a little repetitive
