“I don’t recognize you anymore,” Sarah Barthel sings at the very end of Phantogram’s new single, “Black Out Days,” atop a surprisingly soft piano. I say “surprisingly” because the 3 and a half minutes that precedes it is a booming, electronic rock song with a hell of a
Juana Molina used to be a hit comedic actress in her native Argentina, but ever since 1996, she has been making decidedly less funny work as a singer-songwriter. She crafts a unique blend of acoustic and electronic sounds, and often creates labyrinthine layers of her vocals. Her new album, Wed
As we’ve already mentioned, electronic music producer Four Tet has a new album coming out titled Beautiful Rewind, and there’s a new track from it streaming above. While it maintains the particularly rigid assembly of electronic sequences that have been prevalent in Tet’s recent works, it does
Sure, it’s one of my least favorite tracks from one of my favorite albums of 2013, but Daft Punk managed to put some smooth, sparkly, enticing visuals into this video for the Pharrell-fronted track “Lose Yourself To Dance.” Check the video via the embed above, and watch a review
South Florida rapper Denzel Curry assembles a somewhat grim hip hop album with his latest project, Nostalgic 64.
With the Electric Lady, singer-songwriter and composer Janelle Monáe adds two more suites to her ongoing metropolis series. This time, she seems to embrace her classic influences in the worlds of R&B and soul closer than ever.
of Montreal has just shared the third single from its upcoming album lousy with sylvianbriar. With its crisp guitar tones, galloping pace, and another hard-hitting vocal performance from frontman Kevin Barnes, “belle glade missionaries” doesn’t at all pull back from the badass 60’s rebel rock esthetic of previous
Glasser, the project of experimental singer-songwriter Cameron Mesirow, has a new song and video out in anticipation of her upcoming sophomore album Interiors. “Design” is an artsy electro-pop ditty accompanied by a decidedly minimalist video, shot in a lightly-furnished room inhabited only by a squirmy Mesirow and a space-bending metallic
Deerhunter has made a music video for the breezy Monomania cut “Back to the Middle.” The grainy, mostly black and white video features a drag-clad Durassie Kiangangu lip-syncing the song and dancing, only cutting briefly to color as we see Kiangangu getting ready in his dressing room. Monomania is out
Last month, ambient musician Julianna Barwick dropped her sophomore LP Nepenthe, among the most delicate and ethereal releases of the year. Be sure to check out this breathtaking rendition of album highlight “‘The Harbinger,” which she performed live on a lakeshore in Iceland for La Blogothèque’s Take Away Shows.
