A new video for the track “Lazy Bones,” which comes off Wooden Shjips’ latest album, West. Look for it on Thrill Jockey Recs.
Stream: Stevie Jackson- “Try Me” After years of being a pivotal member of the Glasgow indie pop group Belle & Sebastian, guitarist Stevie Jackson is making is solo debut with the hilariously titled (I Can’t Get No) Stevie Jackson. “Try Me” is one of the tracks from it, and
A video from Warm Digits, which is an up-and-coming electronic music duo from the UK. Their music is a nice blend of krautrock and modern dance music. It’s equal parts catchy and intricate. The song above, “Weapons Destruction,” hits some pretty nice grooves as well. Warm Digits’ latest album,
MP3 One of my favorite female singer-songwriters, Chelsea Wolfe, covers an artist I was sure had an influence on her latest album, Nick Cave. The original had a dark story and lead vocal, of course, but Chelsea’s version takes that darkness and translates it into a murky recording as
Wild Flag’s self-titled debut album is a light, fun, and upbeat reformation for these indie rock veterans. I think some longtime fans–especially those in the Sleater-Kinney camp–will expect a little bit more. That’s fine and understandable. I feel the same way to an extent. However, after
A new track from Vampire Weekend keyboardist and producer Rotsam Batmanglij. It was dropped on his SoundCloud today, and I’m absolutely in love with it. All these flavors are driving me absolutely bonkers with ecstasy. The sitar, the strings, the hand percussion all sound fantastic. It’s all the
A hilarious video concept from Craft Spells on the track “Your Tomb,” which comes from the band’s latest album Idle Labor. Find a review of it here, and grab a copy on Captured Tracks. /via/
Download: Wormrot- Noise Y’all may remember back in April when I reviewed the new Wormrot LP, Dirge. Damn, that album was loud, fast, intricate, intense, and catchy. Basically, it had everything I could want in a grindcore record. I’m not the kind of person who needs to be
The band Big Troubles just dropped its sophomore album, Romantic Comedy, via Slumberland this month, and “Sad Girls” is the track embedded above. This song is a light, jangly pop rock tune that sounds like it might have gotten some radio play on college stations in the 90s. The vocals
Ah, the new Opeth record. Was I expecting to like this? No. Was I hoping I’d like this? Yes! A big, fat “yes,” actually. I’ve never been an Opeth fan. Their melodic and almost overproduced take on death metal–and progressive metal, generally–just doesn’t have anything
