https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljg6g7BAdQo I’m astounded by the level of bad-assery this new HAIM video reaches. But just what is it that makes it so damn captivating? The concept is simple – the three sisters are moving along (choreography courtesy of Fatima Robinson) to Days Are Gone
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Over the course of running my YouTube channel, I don’t think I’ve reviewed any one band more times than I have Woods. Though I’ve thought their discography has had its ups and downs, it’s been interesting to watch this band’s approach to folk rock go
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Charlift’s Caroline Polachek is releasing her solo debut, Arcadia, this April, except she’s doing it under the alias Ramona Lisa. She has released the title track, and be warned: This is a weird song, with almost nothing to do with her main band’s bouncy electropop. Ice cold
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Joan as Police Woman has released an energetic new video for her recent single “Holy City” from her forthcoming fourth LP, The Classic. The video features a series of different setups, each behind a freshly opened curtain, in which Joan Wasser is dressed in a different get up, surrounded by
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Avey Tare’s new oddly-named project releases its first song, “Little Fang.” This is much more straightforward than most of what we’ve come to expect from Tare, despite the slightly off-kilter vocal affect. A throbbing bass and summery guitar lead the way, with the drum beat giving the song
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We’ve been pretty stoked about this Jorge Elbrecht and Ariel Pink collaborative project ever since they dropped one of 2013’s best singles, “Hang on to Life,” last summer. You might recall the single later receiving a crazy, smokey music video that was equally great. Well, second single “Called
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Inevitability by Goliad If you find yourself enjoying the pristine, banal plunderphonics of Oneohtrix Point Never as well as the woozy vocal inflection of a “sad rock” act like Porches. (or even Liars), then you might want to keep an eye on 19-year-old Bay Area musician Devlin Miski (a.k.
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A series of brief reviews dealing in records I didn’t get a chance to do a full review over the past month. Here, I touch down on the latest records from Dum Dum Girls, Warpaint, Cities Aviv, Alcest, Young The Giant, and more! Thank you for watching!
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Some strange, rhythmic, idiosyncratic music from Gum Takes Tooth. The video embedded above for the track “The Perfect Surface” was dropped late last year. From what I can see, the song doesn’t turn up on any of the UK-based duo’s previously released material. May this be teasing toward
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The production is a little sloppy, but the latest Metronomy single comes off like a post-punk, new wave take on the sounds of Abba. I can see a bit of Gary Numan or B-52s influencing this track as well. The background vocals are endearing, the horn solo at the finish
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