Unnatural helpers releases what’s probably 2012’s official out-of-school summer jam, “Hate Your Teachers.” It comes from the band’s forthcoming LP on Hardly Art Records, Land Grab. Look for it in September.
My buddy Zach at We Listen For You suggested this band from his back yard of Kentucky, Murals. Their new LP, On A Passing Cloud, didn’t really hit me at first, but a return listen has me enjoying quite a bit about their sound. Folk is most definitely a
Gretle. by Coin locker kid Wasn’t I just talking about dark, experimental, weird hip hop? Yeah, I was. Let’s continue the conversation: The track streaming above is from a fellow by the name of Coin Locker Kid. The Ghost Sonata is the name of his new, free album/
Meet underground rapper Haleek Maul. He’s got a new mixtape titled Oxyconteen. It’s available for a free download from Merok Records. A lot of experimental hip hop has come out in the past few years. It’s funny to think of how different the underground rap scene in
Little Dragon drops a stream of a new single, which seems to have been created with some commercial backing from Absolut. Nevertheless, the band’s usual combo of subtle dance beats, sensual vocals, and sweet synths are here. Check out our review of the album they dropped last year if
There’s nothing up there but heavy clouds by Host Some rough, face-smashing metallic hardcore coming straight out of New Hampshire on this new collection of tracks from the band Host. Loving the dirty guitar sounds on this thing. Really heavy, but sour and dissonant where it counts.
A strong, passionate track from the new Defense Family 7″, which was recorded in Iceland at a studio owned by Sigur Ros, and the session was even engineered by the band’s frontman, Jón Þór Birgisson. Now the song itself delivers SDF’s usual combo of loud guitars with a
Beats For Brothels, Vol. 2 by The Doppelgangaz Hip hop outfit the Doppelgangaz drops a new instrumental collection via Bandcamp. Stream it above for some grimy, strange instrumentals.
With two new releases in 2012, garage rock revivalist Ty Segall has pushed himself to the forefront of this rough and wild style of music. WATCH THE REVIEW
Did you dig on that Guardian Alien snippet yesterday? I hope so, cuz if you did, then this new Starring track should fit into your musical diet pretty easily. Starring is an experimental rock band that fearlessly pairs elements of psychedelia, jazz fusion, and prog together into a surprisingly well-executed
