If the rock history books stay accurate, Brooklyn’s They Might Be Giants will go down as being one of the most idiosyncratic bands of all-time–even if that idiosyncrasy seems to wane a little bit on Join Us. This record isn’t completely devoid of fun or flavor. The
The Drums’ new single, “Money,” shows a strong improvement in production and vocals. Thankfully, the poppy songwriting and nimble grooves that made the band’s self-titled debut great are still intact. If every track is as catchy as this one, Portamento is going to be a sweet little album. What
From the forthcoming M83 album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, the track “Midnight City” is a super-sized pop song with synthetic mountains majesty. It’s structured simply, but that doesn’t stop the sounds and energy on this thing from becoming overwhelming. So overwhelming, that dancing must occur. Dance. Please.
On the second track to drop from this collaboration between Kanye West and Jay-Z, we get an Otis Redding sample, an answer as to who invented swag, and a whole lotta hot air. Sure, Kanye West and Jay-Z are notorious for their bragging skills. But when they’re together, those
For a duo, JEFF the Brotherhood has an incredibly full and distorted sound. There’s a lot of kinetic energy flying between these two Nashville musicians on this new recording, We Are the Champions. And if these guys are champions as anything, it’s bringing back the vocals and melodic
Sleazy Dreams by the band in Heaven New track from the shoegaze duo Band In Heaven. The project is pulling on a little more garage rock than usual, but the guitar distortion and drums here are still pretty friggin’ heavy. For something a little more psychedelic, check out the track
Zoo Keeper by DZA It’s a new EP of original joints from Russian beatmeister, DZA. The EP’s titled Zoo Keeper, and I’m loving the cross section of sounds this thing is working with. The sounds on this thing may be pretty simple, pretty skeletal, but they’re
MP3 Finally, we’ve got a track to munch on from this forthcoming Girls album, Father, Son, Holy Ghost. As you may remember, I wasn’t too fond of the California band’s latest EP. I just prefer Album so much more. Worried about the band losing its personality in
1. JEFF and the Brotherhood- “Something In the Way” (Nirvana Cover) 2. Metronomy- “The Bay” (Clock Opera Remix) 3. The Rapture- “How Deep Is Your Love? (Emperor Machine Remix Edit) 4. Chromeo- “When the Night Falls” (Hercules and Love Affair Remix) 5. Mitzi- “Morning Light” (Softwar Remix) 6. Theophilus London
Alaska’s Portugal. The Man made its Atlantic Records debut with this new album, In the Mountain In the Cloud. And because I didn’t really like the band’s past two albums, I’m surprised to see the music moving in a direction I like a lot more this
