music
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Indie pop outfit Craft Spells writes another tune with its usual array of dreamy, lucid effects, and announces the release of a new EP, Gallery. The EP will be out via Captured Tracks on May 15th. Check a review of the band’s debut album, Idle Labor, here.
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Though it runs out of ideas a little too fast, Pallbearer’s debut album turns out to be a solid contribution to the world of traditional doom metal. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Sleigh Bells’ latest album features a high-fidelity recording quality that makes its sound much more palatable than the music on the duo’s debut album, Treats. But beyond that, the band hasn’t changed its tune all that much. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Not only is “Shazam” a fantastic track, showcasing a colorful beat and witty rhymes, but it also doubles as a Shaq diss track. If you don’t remember, Shaquille O’Neal actually used to have a rap career going. Don’t believe me? The song here weaves as tangled web,
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On the new Lapalux EP, there’s a lot of creativity to go around. Despite a lack of focus, the beats here are loaded with a bounty of different sounds and textures. WATCH THE REVIEW
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A new music video from the abstract hip hop project known as Shabazz Palaces. It’s for the track “Are You…Can You…Were You? (Felt),” which is easily one of my favorites from the outfit’s new album, Black Up. /via/
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On Lana Del Rey’s new album, the American singer-songwriter brings a fresh approach to baroque pop, but doesn’t really bring the depth or substance to back it up. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Algiers is an experimental music trio combining elements of gospel, spirituals, noise, soul, rock, and more. This project is about to make its Double Phantom Records debut tomorrow with a new single for the track featured in the video above, “Blood.” Between the low-end bass hits and rattling tambourines, this
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Ghost is easily one of the coolest online music projects I’ve come across in a while. So cool, it’s difficult for me to categorize. Is it a song? Is it a music video? Is it something else? Spearheaded by Andrew Huang, this project basically functions via a series
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On their debut album, Pop. 1280 brings a dark, abrasive, and almost gothic aesthetic to the style of noise rock. WATCH THE REVIEW
