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.
Brooklyn rapper YC the Cynic has dropped a music video for GNK cut “The Heaviest Cross.” The video features YC cavorting through a dank studio, with imagery including him offhandedly pushing over a teddy bear, traipsing about on the couch, and briefly playing dress-up. Check it out above! Also be
Factory Floor drops a new series of austere dance tracks with this self-titled album on DFA Records.
DFA Records strikes again! For their sophomore album, New York dance-pop outfit Holy Ghost delivers a few duds, but the highlights and immaculate dance music production are too good to deny.
Rhode Island sludge metal duo The Body have a new LP on the way in October via Thrill Jockey Records titled Christs, Redeemers, and the first track to drop from it is streaming above. Though The Body’s music still hangs within the realms of metal music, their sound feels
A hard-hitting new single from Tessela, which is out October 7th via R&S Records. The track is a pretty interesting use of breakbeats, creating grooves that are equally hard-hitting and off-kilter. The tough-as-nails beat drop at 1:40 is near-stunning, but sometimes the space Tessela leaves between these
This new Active Child track floored me a bit, and it’s features from great guest vocals from Mikky Ekko. It’s one of a few cuts that’s set for release on Active’s forthcoming EP Rapor, which is dropping on October 22nd. Active Child’s music has always
