indie
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A new Handsome Furs video for the song “Serve the People,” which is off their latest synth-heavy album released earlier this year Sound Kapital. This is a side-project turned main-project for Dan Boeckner from Wolf Parade and his wife Alexei Perry. It is also the first Handsome Furs album released
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Comet Gain doesn’t sound too unlike your average indie rock group, but they manage to lace their songs with some extremely memorable hooks and passionate vocals. Even though it’s nothing new, it’s difficult for me to deny. WATCH THE REVIEW
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The Black Bull is singer-songwriter Matt Perri, and this video is the latest to come from his Toronto-based project. Though Matt isn’t reinventing the wheel there, he does come across very captivating with a strong, emotional lead vocal and some airy synths. The background vocals are cute, too. Hear
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart member Kurt Feldman releases a new single and video under his personal project, Ice Choir. With icy synths, breathy vocals, and romantic lyricism, what’s not to like? Find the 7″ on Shelflife.
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Awesome! Another audio review where I’m accompanied by my good friend Derek. He’s the best. Number one! Anyway, in the last episode of this series, we were talking about some friggin’ death metal. That’s all well and good, but you can’t be listening to extreme stuff
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Out now via What’s Your Rupture?, here’s a track from the new Comet Gain album, Howl of the Lonely Crowd. These guys are a longstanding indie rock acts from England, and their sounds proves it. Their messy and edgy approach to writing rock tunes is reminiscent of underground
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Swedish Folk duo First Aid Kit will be dropping its next album in January 2012. The title: The Lion’s Roar. I gotta admit, it’s been a while since I’ve been excitedly anticipating music of this style. Of course, I’ve got nothing against contemporary folk music. Y’
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On M83’s latest album, indie dance and synth pop sounds are pumped up and glossed out until they reach almost unrealistic proportions. Not only that, but these ideas are stretched out to a double album length. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On her latest album, Metals, Canadian singer-songwriter Leslie Feist brings a set of songs that feel much older than the tracks that were on her last album, the Reminder. That album was released only four years ago, but Metals‘ dreary, grey aesthetic makes the distance between these two albums feel
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— by Black Spires Some dark, loud, and noisy rock ‘n’ roll on this new Black Spires demo set. Download it for free at Bandcamp or here. Scope the cover art below. /via/
