The good people at TErroreyes.tv don’t get enough kudos for what they do. They’re not the most prolific video site, but each video they do put out is a close, intimate jam with some of the oddest outfits underground music has to offer: the Beets, Woodsman, Sunset,
Keeping in step with the DFA Records aesthetic, the Crystal Ark‘s new single, “The City Never Sleeps,” is a buzzing, pumping piece of synthesizer sex. The project’s mastermind is LCD Soundystem‘s Gavin Russom, and collaborator Viva Ruiz brings a ton of sensuality to the track’s vocals,
Honorable Mentions: Die Antwoord (Most next-level shit) Insane Clown Posse (Most miracles) Holy Fuck (Most cats) Ratatat (Most bird) Duck Sauce (Most Barbra Streisand mentions) iamamiwhoami (Most confusing) Favorite music videos of 2010: 15. The Books- I Didn’t Know That 14. Vampire Weekend- Giving Up the Gun 13. LCD
Some jangly and dream-inducing pop from Puro Instinct on the single “Stilyagi.” Even Ariel Pink hops in on this track and helps out with a little background vocals and production. The track is from the project’s forthcoming album, Headbangers in Ecstasy, which is due for release on Mexican Summer.
This past year, the Babies released two singles. I liked one a lot, but the other didn’t do too much for me. But this was to be expected. The band’s two leading musicians, Kevin Morby and Cassie Ramone, come from two very different bands: Woods and Vivian Girls.
New video / track from Mogwai, building up to the release of their new album, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. I track reviewed a track from this album, “Rano Pano,” last month. The intensity builds! –
A new video from the Finnish band French Films. Sounds like something you might hear out of the UK in the 80s combined with a huge garage rock influence. There’s something about that ending hook that sounds really familiar, too. MP3: French Films- Golden Sea /via/ –
The latest single from Brooklyn outfit Radical Dads, “Recklessness,” is dropping this week. Download / stream the fuzzy, garage rock goodness below, and hit up radicaldads.com for a physical copy. MP3: Radical Dads- Recklessness –
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