On this title track from one of Grouper’s two new albums, Liz Harris creates “vastness,” and packs it into three minutes of arpeggios and ghostly vocals. The lo-fi production makes the music really smudgy and obscured, but there’s still something therapeutic about the repetition and textures here. Listening
Ice cream + girl + bathtub + martial arts + musicians = music video. Battles’ next album, Gloss Drop, drops via Warp on June 6th. The LP will feature vocalists such as Matias Aguayo (on this track), Yamantaka Eye, and even Gary “Cars” Numan. Can’t wait!
New video from Liturgy‘s new album Aesthethica, which drops tomorrow on Thrill Jockey Recs. I caught these guys in person at SXSW this year, and they were interesting to say the least. This interview they did last year stirred up a lot of negativity toward the band, and I
Hear Zombi’s fifth album via the good people at rock-a-rolla. Get Escape Velocity tomorrow on Relapse.
MP3 Out now via Chinquapin / Community Records, it’s the latest release from the New Orleans noise rock duo Caddywhompus. The Weight features four new tracks, and the title track is my favorite. The upbeat drums and guitars read to me like something to come out of the sweetest of
Canadian punk rockers Fucked Up have just dropped the fourth single from their forthcoming album, David Comes To Life. Look for it on Matador on June 7th. When the band dropped “The Other Shoe,” I was skeptical of the band going in a more melodic direction, and making use of
Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore will be dropping his 4th (or 5th) solo LP on May 24th via Matador Records. “Circulation” is the first track to drop from it. Demolished Thoughts is the title. Here, the Connecticut native strums a rough guitar wrapped in shots of violin. Though the songwriting
When independent music’s top-notch musicians tour through Dublin, Trig Films is there to catch it in stark, beautiful black and white footage. This dude’s been watching the channel for a while, and I’ve only seen his stuff get better and better since he’s introduced himself. This
New video from the Death Grips album Exmilitary. Some sweet kickflips goin’ on here, bros. Watch a video review of Exmilitary here, and download the album for free here.
On these two new Record Store Day tracks to drop from Radiohead, I find myself scratching my head. It’s not because these tracks are bad, though. I actually think these tracks are great. I’m just left wondering why the tracks, for me, seemed to surpass a lot of
