New Jersey’s Cymbals Eat Guitars have big plans in the coming months. They’re set to release their sophomore album Lenses Alien on August 30th, and will hit the ground running with a lengthy United States tour soon thereafter that includes stops in Connecticut, California, and everywhere in between.
MP3 Under the collaborative name “DoomStarks,” (MF) DOOM and Ghostface Killah should be dropping a new album later this year. It’s just one more reason that 2011 is proving to be a stellar year for hip hop. Seems I’m freaking out over rap albums left and right these
If you watch my reviews on the reg, you know how I feel about Cults. So, imagine my hesitation when I saw that my new favorite beatmeister remixed one of their songs. Well, truth be told, 1-Minute Miracles performed like a plastic surgeon of the sonic persuasion on this one,
Via AOL Spinner, the Cool Kids‘ new album, When Fish Ride Bicycles, is streaming like a fresh water, uh, stream! It’ll be available exclusively through iTunes tomorrow. Listen to all eleven tracks by clicking right over here.
Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar doesn’t follow the usual tough and hardened stereotypes that come with repping the California city. The guy isn’t a wimp, but he’s more interested in saying something thought-provoking than violent. Backed by some fantastic beats, that’s what every track on this new
A few days ago, Daytrotter uploaded a session with TND’s favorite saxophone player: Colin Stetson. Click here to hear it. If you haven’t seen or heard the guy, do so as soon as possible. He’s an absolute beast, and an amazing soloist. The guy’s latest record
The Polish record label Few Quiet People claim on their site that their goal is “to drive the repetive drone sounds into the direction of pop.” Broken English aside, this is a pretty interesting mission statement. As a way of promoting themselves and the artists that they represent, Few Quiet
Topshelf Records is an underground record label based in Massachusetts that has steadily been gaining recognition and esteem since it was founded in 2005. They have put out vinyl releases for nearly 30 independent artists, many of which are characterized by an emotive punk sound that has been on the
If you’ve ever wanted to watch an obese guy in a batman costume eat lots of food and drink Margaritas, then Fair Ohs have the music video for you. The London band is set to release their debut LP Everything Is Dancing in a few months, and this video
New York’s shoegaze revivalists the Pains of Being Pure At Heart have a new music video out for the song “the Body,” which appeared on the band’s sophomore record, Belong earlier in the year. Released just in time for Summer, the video is is filled with well-shot scenes
