Little Dragon’s third album comes after a move toward accessibility on 2009’s machine dreams, but doesn’t go further down that path. Making things simpler to gain a wider audience just seems like something a band in Little Dragons’ shoes would do, though. They’ve had plenty of
A new video from the Mountain Goats’ latest album All Eternals Deck, which I reviewed earlier this year. “Estate Sale Sign” is one of the album’s most ferocious tracks, and features frontman John Darnielle singing like he’s an unstoppable force of nature. It could be a volcano, or
Yalls by Yalls Oakland-based producer-singer Yalls makes quirky synth pop music that sounds close to what Baths would be if he spent more time listening to old funk records. Yalls’ new, MJ MJ-released album is nineteen tracks of manipulated, cartoonified vocals dancing over squawky bass and funky synths. The album’
Former Arrogant Sons of Bitches’ frontman Jeff Rosenstock’s long-running punk project Bomb The Music Industry! has a new album out today. Called Vacation, the album marks a summery direction for the band But lyrically, things haven’t changed much since previous Bomb The Music Industry! releases–though there is
From the latest Pains of Being Pure at Heart single, “the Body,” here’s “Tomorrow Dies Today.” The track is a b-side in the truest sense, sounding much different than the string of songs the band laid out on its new album, Belong. The production is a lot thinner, and
A new video from California noise rock outfit Weekend. The trio recently dropped a new single for the track “End Times” via Slumberland Recs. I even reviewed the band’s latest LP, Sports, last year. Check it.
MP3 After teasing your ears with a remix from the upcoming collaborative album from (MF) DOOM and Ghostface Killah–a.k.a. DOOMSTARKS–we finally have an original to munch on. It was premiered via XXL, and I found it on 130BPM. And maybe it’s because I wasn’t
A new track from CANT, which is the solo pseudonym of Grizzly Bear member Chris Taylor. He’ll be making his full-length debut via Warp and Terrible Records this September with the album Dreams Come True. Listen for a track from this LP above, and find the cover art below:
A new track from Swedish metal outfit In Solitude, whose third album dropped on Metal Blade this past May. The LP’s title is The World. The Flesh. The Devil.. The sound here is one that’s been a metal mainstay for decades, going back to the days of King
MP3 Chrome Sparks is the solo effort of Ann Arbor twentysomething Jeremy Malvin. The Midwest music student sounds like he self-records, which is nothing new in 2011, but what’s refreshing here is this guy’s straightforward sound. The music isn’t hidden behind effects and off mixing, and it’
