Before SBTRKT’s next proper LP, he will be dropping a series of 12″s comprised of new, transitionary instrumentals. Yesterday on Mary Anne Hobbs’ BBC Radio 6 stream, he debuted one of these projects’ tracks, “Hold the Line;” another expectedly moody piece of dance music from the artist in
There’s a feeling I get when one of my favorite artists announces a new record after a long time without one. Four years may not be long in the grand scheme of things, but it has been way too long since Mirah’s excellent 2010 LP (a)spera, and
Avey Tare’s new oddly-named project releases its first song, “Little Fang.” This is much more straightforward than most of what we’ve come to expect from Tare, despite the slightly off-kilter vocal affect. A throbbing bass and summery guitar lead the way, with the drum beat giving the song
This video for D/A/D’s “Orion Beach” is like if an N64 mated with an Atari Jaguar and its offspring was a warped version of Wave Rider. It’s the perfect backdrop for D/A/D’s delightfully kitschy synth-rock, which screams to be blasted during high-speed jet
We’ve been pretty stoked about this Jorge Elbrecht and Ariel Pink collaborative project ever since they dropped one of 2013’s best singles, “Hang on to Life,” last summer. You might recall the single later receiving a crazy, smokey music video that was equally great. Well, second single “Called
Inevitability by Goliad If you find yourself enjoying the pristine, banal plunderphonics of Oneohtrix Point Never as well as the woozy vocal inflection of a “sad rock” act like Porches. (or even Liars), then you might want to keep an eye on 19-year-old Bay Area musician Devlin Miski (a.k.
Stream: Karen O and Ezra Koenig – “The Moon Song” Rolling Stone has a feature about a new studio recording of Karen O’s deeply lovely original song she recorded for Spike Jonze’s melancholy, wonderful film Her from last year. The song is nominated for an Oscar for Best Original
The new Neneh Cherry songs–I love saying that–have been slightly underwhelming. “Blank Project” had its moments, but ultimately felt a little unfulfilling. “Everything” was better, but overstayed its welcome a tad. Now comes “Out of the Black,” and it’s arguably the finest taste of Cherry’s forthcoming
More Black Milk already? It was only a few months ago that he dropped his fantastic album No Poison No Paradise, and he’s already got a new EP due out next month, titled Glitches in the Break. Above you can stream the project’s lead single “Cold Day,” featuring
Mariam The Believer’s Blood Donation was definitely one of 2013’s greatest albums. It was also one of the year’s most mystifying, perhaps the greatest question it left us with being, “How do I dance to this?” Well, fret over this no more, for the answer is revealed
