• art pop

    Dirty Projectors have a colorful new video out for their swaggering single “Gun Has No Trigger.” In the press release, frontman David Longstreth said that they strived for the iconic aesthetic of the iPod commercials from the mid-2000s, and that influence certainly shows. The clip features Longstreth and the other

  • 333

    The North Carolina metal band Hour Of 13 have a new record on the way, 333. One particular highlight is the 8-minute epic “The Burning,” a chugging, highly melodic slice of traditional doom metal with some great riffs and vocals that evoke the classic British heavy metal bands of the

  • Get Disowned by Hop Along The Philadelphia-based trio Hop Along has a new record out titled Get Disowned on Hot Green Records, the label that fellow Pennsylvania punks Algernon Cadwallader founded. At 10 tracks, Get Disowned is their first full-length, and their most developed release yet. Get Disowned is a

  • 2012

    Involving Italian psych pop eccentric Dumbo Gets Mad and a few collaborators, Lickbellies is essentially a loose collective of friends making music they love. The above video is a 23-minute medley of the music these guys have been producing together for a few years now, and it’s a treat

  • 2012

    Point Reyes – Golden by Point Reyes Relying mostly on vibraphone and cello for instrumentation, and bringing some of the strangest vocal deliveries I’ve heard this year, experimental music outfit Point Reyes isn’t afraid of coming off weird. While the melodies enclosed in the songs on this new album,

  • 2012

    The Tallest Man On Earth proves the power of consistency on his third full-length album. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • On his debut full-length, German music producer Recondite assembles a collection of beautiful, atmospheric experimentations on acid house music. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • 2012

    A track from this new Hot Chip record, In Our Heads, which is out this week via Domino Records. “Don’t Deny Your Heart” is a stellar example of the impressive dynamic Hot Chip has going for them on nearly every one of their albums. Yeah, these guys wear their

  • 2012

    A muscular piece of EDM coming from this new LA Riots single, “Lift Off.” Loving the kick drum and snare on this thing. Really punchy! Outright banger. The numerous layers of synths in the background are great, too. Some squawk, some pulsate, and some drone climactically until a beat comes

  • Streaming above is a track electronic music producer Four Tet recently released on his SoundCloud page. Though the title is “128 Harps,” the track starts off with what sounds like the rattling of 128 tambourines. It’s quite the sound, but that’s always you can always expect from this