Video of producer / DJ Holly Herndon performing at the Boiler Room. It’s not the most accessible Boiler Room set you’ll see; it actually takes Holly about twelve minutes to present some semblance of a steady beat. However, it’s still pretty awesome to see her perform the mind-bending
Stream the new Beach Fossils album in full via the Hype Machine widget above. Though I haven’t really been a huge fan of most groups shooting for this guitar-driven dream pop sound, I’m finding this new record to be way more detailed, approachable, and memorable. Of course, it
A precious track from Cokiyu, which features bubbly synth arpeggios, dreamy vocals, and a slow-moving beat that’s riddled with detail. Cokiyu is the pseudonym of music producer Yukiko Ito, and the track streaming above comes from her latest single release, “Haku,” which features collaborations from a handful of different
!!! have a new album on the way titled THR!!!ER, and “SLYD” is the first track to drop from it. It’s a smooth, sexy, dance-friendly jam with loads of vocal cuts and driving beats. Enjoy! Look for the new album at the end of April.
Everything Everything delivers a session performance of the song “Duet” for The Line of Best Fit. Watch, enjoy. I was catching a serious Coldplay vibe on this track, but the band’s eccentric approach to vocals and melody definitely keep them in a spot of their own.
A group of quick, cursory reviews of albums, tracks, and other musical events that occurred this past week that I wanted to talk about a bit, which includes new stuff from James Blake, Pusha T, Grave Babies, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, and more. WATCH THE REVIEWS
Glasgow is bringing out the charming lo-fi indie pop and I am totally okay with that. Because not only is Ela Orleans charming, but you can feel the personality held within it and that is what makes it stick out from the piles of artists trying to do the same
PVT bringing the moody glitchy electronic tunes with a lot fun in the mix too. One of the members was quoted as saying they listened to a lot of Joy Division while writing this song and that is pretty imminent here, but instead of groups like Editors who more less
Following 2011’s Smoke Ring for My Halo, Philadelphia singer-songwriter Kurt Vile will release Wakin on a Pretty Daze, his fifth full-length LP. Set to be put out via Matador Records, the record is looking at an April 9 release date. Above, stream the album’s opening track, “Wakin on
San Francisco garage rock band Thee Oh Sees is anything but slow-paced when it comes to releasing new material. Checking in with at least one and often two full-length albums per year for the past few years, the group is continuing their streak with a new release on April 16,
