Since the debut of Causers of This, Toro Y Moi’s music has evolved a lot. His sophomore release, Underneath the Pine, leaves behind the summer of Chillwave and promises to be a true departure from his past efforts. This is clearly demonstrated in the vocal loop driven “New Beat.
Cut Copy’s latest album is sweet, danceable, and good-natured. There’s no denying that. But the personality on this album–or lack of it, really–is what prevents this album from sticking with me. The vocal melodies and lyrics are pretty underwhelming, and the grooves don’t hit as
As y’all may know, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart are dropping a new album this March via Slumberland. I posted the first single from it a little while back, and now we’re revisiting it for an audio track review. Review: The Pains of Being Pure at
Scope the babe with the cool shades and the pet snake. she looks like someone I can relate to, or at least get some pet care advice from. This retro, bike-riding beauty isn’t the subject at hand here, though. This is just the cover for the new Natural Child
New video for the Yuck Track, “Holing Out.” Be careful, though, because it’s definitely NSFW–unless your place of employment allows nude women and blood splatter. If you’ll allow me to use a “baby” metaphor, this definitely sounds like Yo La Tengo and Dinosaur Jr. had one. There’
For me, layering metal music with bowed strings has worked more in theory than in practice. However, this track from the new Grayceon album, “Shellmounds,” deserves some praise. The whimsical opening isn’t just a teaser. It builds evenly, bringing in some jacked up riffs @ 1:49. I think the
I’ve been getting a lot of messages and comments directing my attention toward Bibio’s fifth studio album, Mind Bokeh. We’re looking at a March 29 release for this one via Warp Records. “Excuses” is the first track to drop from the LP thus far, and I’m
It’s a new video from Canada’s very own Rural Alberta Advantage. I did a track review for this song a little while back, too. They’ve got a new album dropping via Saddle Creek this March. Admittedly, I don’t have much to say about this video other
Earth’s first installment of Angels of Darkness, Demons of light is a hefty dose of the same medicine they’ve been feeding us since Hex in ’05. When it comes to concocting musical sedatives, Earth’s receptive is still pretty potent; however, I’m having trouble calling this LP
Dumbo Gets Mad’s debut album is a pretty hefty piece of psychedelic rock and pop. Rarely does anything about this LP come off as “normal.” We’re basically talking about an album full of odd synths, chipmunked vocals, bubble samples, and lyrics about prawns. So it’s hard to
