I haven’t heard from Baltimore’s Future Islands since last year’s In Evening Air, so I’m really psyched to hear this little session from them in NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series. They really put on a show–even when they have to rock it as
Hindu Kush is a Canadian rap out fit that dropped it’s debut LP, In 3D, a few months ago. We’ve got solid flows, personalities, storytelling, and some nice boom-baps. Features include Royce Da 5’9″, The Narcicyst, and I.Blast. Stream and buy In 3D at Hindu Kush’
Just last week, I blogged about the music of David Stephan. Nearly every day, he works tirelessly on beats before he heads off to work at a coffee shop. His tracks always end somewhere around 60 seconds, so they’ve naturally been dubbed “1-Minute Miracles.” Stephan has a few new
For a video that ain’t official, there certainly is a lot of story, detail, and great shots here. Being a police officer can be pretty shady, I suppose. Dig on the credits at the end, because there were a lot of people involved in this project. The song is
On hit latest release, Amon Tobin isn’t building songs as much as he is sounds. The textures on most of this album are absolutely amazing, and among the best this Brazilian electronica producer has ever created. I love how abstract, adventurous, and mind-bending the first two thirds of this
A new video for what’s got to be my second-favorite track from the new Dumbo Gets Mad album, “Marmelade Kids.” Seems like another one of those stock footage deals, but any reason to post about Dumbo Gets Mad is a good reason. Check out a review of DGM’s
June 7th / Grave Face “Forever Heavy” MP3 A new compilation of unreleased tracks dating back to the Dandelion Gum sessions, which come with an order of the album’s new deluxe edition at Graveface. Hear some previews via last.fm.
A new track from Curren$y’s forthcoming street album, Weekend At Burnie’s. Look for it on June 28 via Warner Brothers, and grab the track above via iTunes. On “#JetsGo,” I’m starting to feel this guy’s flow grown on me. His laid back attitude wasn’t
I haven’t heard the voice of Eleanor Friedberger since the 2009 Fiery Furnaces album Take Me Around Again. That’s too long if you ask me! Well, she’s back, but the track above features Eleanor in a solo capacity. The ‘Furnaces haven’t broken up, so no worries.
Video: Red fang- “Wires” Directed by Whitey McConnaughy, the new Red Fang video is absolutely hilarious. Without going too far into the details, it’s basically a story of American ingenuity and creativity, following the tale of what four dudes do with a music video budget of 5,000 dollars.
