Pop
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Here’s some catchy, smooth electronic pop music from two guys I’d never expect to create catchy, smooth electronic pop music. The project is Miracle, and the musicians involved are Zombi’s Steve Moore and Daniel O’Sullivan of Mothlite, Guapo, and, most recently, Ulver. Between the two of
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s debut full-length surprised me in some places, but underwhelmed in others. I love how effortlessly these guys pull together a fun and bouncy salute to the world of 60s rock and pop. It sounds as fresh as it does retro. Where this album really ended up
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A new video from Wild Beasts for the track “Bed of Nails.” It comes from the band’s new LP, Smother, which I reviewed earlier this year. Check the review here. Look for Smother now on Domino Recs.
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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
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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
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New video for the Drums’ track “Money,” which will be on the band’s forthcoming album Portamento. Hear an audio review of the track right here.
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If the rock history books stay accurate, Brooklyn’s They Might Be Giants will go down as being one of the most idiosyncratic bands of all-time–even if that idiosyncrasy seems to wane a little bit on Join Us. This record isn’t completely devoid of fun or flavor. The
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The Drums’ new single, “Money,” shows a strong improvement in production and vocals. Thankfully, the poppy songwriting and nimble grooves that made the band’s self-titled debut great are still intact. If every track is as catchy as this one, Portamento is going to be a sweet little album. What
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Alaska’s Portugal. The Man made its Atlantic Records debut with this new album, In the Mountain In the Cloud. And because I didn’t really like the band’s past two albums, I’m surprised to see the music moving in a direction I like a lot more this
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Admittedly, I wasn’t a huge fan of Maps & Atlases latest album Perch Patchwork. Maybe the band’s sweet and friendly approach to the intricacies of math rock wasn’t sitting well with me at the time I listened to this album. It certainly doesn’t sound that bad
