Vast, sound-rich, and enveloping, this new collection of ambient material from M. Sage is actually quite interesting. I like that this young producer works to evoke a number of different moods among eight tracks here. There are spots that feel as if I’m sitting in on unreleased material from
A live video courtesy of the good people at KEXP of Alt-J playing one of the prettier ballads from the band’s new album, An Awesome Wave. Check out a review of the album right here.
With her new, acoustic album dropping next week via Sargent House–the title is Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs–here’s a less session’d version of the track “Flatlands.” Not only does Chelsea’s voice on this track sound pretty dark and seductive, but the strings that
With a new album titled Mars on the way before 2013 kicks in–I assume–here’s a track from Sinkane titled “Jeeper Creeper.” I’m digging the mix of influences on this track. The instrumentation here pulls together elements of psych music, drone, funk, and afrobeat as well. What’
Woodsist Records’ Babies have a new record on the way titled Our House On The Hill. It’s looking at a Nov. 13th release date, and “Get Lost” is one albums’ 12 cuts. The song features a messy, explosive folk rock intro–which will probably appeal to Woods fans–but
With Numbers, Mellowhype manages to churn out a few decent beats, but the lyrical content and originality are more lacking than ever. It seems making an interesting hip hop record is not in Mellowhype’s career itinerary. Instead, portraying the forgettable fantasies of that “cool kid with a c average”
On its self-titled debut, the Canadian noise rock band METZ brings some heavy sounds and great riffs, but not a lot of variety or songwriting power. WATCH THE VIDEO
On their full-length debut, the UK’s Alt-J bursts out of the gate with a group of songs that are equal parts creative, eccentric, and playful. Art pop for those with sunny dispositions. WATCH THE REVIEW
Cloud Nothings drops a new video for “Fall In,” which has some amazing–and slightly hilarious–50s chic. As the video description says, it’s Busby Berkeley-inspired, and I couldn’t agree more. Check out review for Cloud Nothings’ latest album right here.
