MP3 Chrome Sparks is the solo effort of Ann Arbor twentysomething Jeremy Malvin. The Midwest music student sounds like he self-records, which is nothing new in 2011, but what’s refreshing here is this guy’s straightforward sound. The music isn’t hidden behind effects and off mixing, and it’
A new video and track from Seattle MC Macklemore, featuring production from Ryan Lewis. In short, this video is fantastic. I wish it was around when I was in middle school and actually thought clothes and shoes mattered. Not that my parents had the money to lay down on a
New video for the Drums’ track “Money,” which will be on the band’s forthcoming album Portamento. Hear an audio review of the track right here.
In a fantasy collaboration I couldn’t have possibly dreamed up, the Flaming Lips and Lightning Bolt have dropped a new track, “I Wanna Get High But I Don’t Want Brain Damage.” The truth is, who doesn’t? I love what this track offers in terms of noise, but
Out via Relapse, here’s a track from the new Hail!Hornet album, Disperse the Curse. This North Carolina sludge metal outfit features Birds of Prey’s Erik Larson on guitar and Buzzov•en’s “Dixie” Dave Collins on bass and vocals. You also might have caught another Colins-fronted band
“Baby Missles” MP3 “Come To the City” MP3 Two tracks from the War On Drugs’ Slave Ambient, a forthcoming album on Secretly Canadian records. This project is fronted by Philly singer-songwriter Adam Granduciel, but this guy is not your average guitar strummer with a drawl. The sounds and textures behind
A track from the debut Haxan Cloak album. This is the solo effort of multi-instrumentalist Bobby Krlic, and he lays out some pretty dense and emotive soundscapes on this new LP. On “The Fall,” a cello drone mutters underneath some of the strangest chorus vocals I’ve heard. It literally
One of many new fan videos for the They Might Be Giants track “Can’t Keep Johnny Down,” which was chosen as “BEST” by submission judge John Hodgman. This track comes from They Might Be Giants’ new LP, Join Us. Watch a review of it right here.
If the rock history books stay accurate, Brooklyn’s They Might Be Giants will go down as being one of the most idiosyncratic bands of all-time–even if that idiosyncrasy seems to wane a little bit on Join Us. This record isn’t completely devoid of fun or flavor. The
The Drums’ new single, “Money,” shows a strong improvement in production and vocals. Thankfully, the poppy songwriting and nimble grooves that made the band’s self-titled debut great are still intact. If every track is as catchy as this one, Portamento is going to be a sweet little album. What
