Though LCD Soundsystem’s disband happened in what I thought was their prime, at least I have a beautiful corpse to remember them by. I’m sure there will be more live, b-side, and video material to come in the future, so I’m going to refrain from acting like
MP3 New MP3 from the forthcoming Shivers album, More–no it’s not a Beach House cover. Stylistically, the Shivers love using their LPs to jump all over the place. “Used to Be” is a keyboard-driven piece of garage pop, but some quiet and tormented acoustic ballads are sure to
On their latest LP bring a lotta tunes with little cohesion. There’s a kinda shaky love song theme linking some of these tracks together, but it doesn’t stop tracks like “No Future Shock” from jumping in out of nowhere. I enjoy quite a few of the tracks here,
MP3 It’s time for some brash, roughly recorded pop, my friends. On April 26th, Times New Viking will release its fifth album, Dancer Equired, on Merge Recs. The lo-fi sound might seem like it’s dead and gone these days, but remember Times was toying with this sound before
MP3 Back before this blog was lookin’ like a vanilla ice cream cone with a cherry on top, we blogged the track “Edita V” from this up-and-coming Atlanta outfit, Balkans. Their debut LP is coming out in May, and “Troubled and Done” is another tease toward it. I can’t
Chicago’s California Wives might be viewed as a contradiction, and their debut single, “Tokyo,” only adds to the confusion. This mod quartet is breathing new life into the classic sounds of new wave pop, blending their love of electronic music with influences from the Police and New Order. The
New video from the lo-fi pop outfit Headless Horseman. This fantastic sequence was shot by the good people at Wooden Lens, Ben Razavi and Nate Baston. It’s actually the 2nd of what will be three videos for this one song. Here is the first. Check these guys out on
On their latest single, the Beastie Boys bring back their classic sound without coming off dated. I love the detail in this boom-bap beat. It doesn’t get much more crisp than this. With crowd sounds, a few interludes, some DJ cuts, and a robot voice, there’s a lot
On their latest single, the Beastie Boys bring back their classic sound without coming off dated. I love the detail in this boom-bap beat. It doesn’t get much more crisp than this. With crowd sounds, a few interludes, some DJ cuts, and a robot voice, there’s a lot
New video from Cheap Time for the track “Another Time.” Check the band out on In the Red. /via/
