Pop
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A precious track from Cokiyu, which features bubbly synth arpeggios, dreamy vocals, and a slow-moving beat that’s riddled with detail. Cokiyu is the pseudonym of music producer Yukiko Ito, and the track streaming above comes from her latest single release, “Haku,” which features collaborations from a handful of different
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!!! have a new album on the way titled THR!!!ER, and “SLYD” is the first track to drop from it. It’s a smooth, sexy, dance-friendly jam with loads of vocal cuts and driving beats. Enjoy! Look for the new album at the end of April.
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Everything Everything delivers a session performance of the song “Duet” for The Line of Best Fit. Watch, enjoy. I was catching a serious Coldplay vibe on this track, but the band’s eccentric approach to vocals and melody definitely keep them in a spot of their own.
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Glasgow is bringing out the charming lo-fi indie pop and I am totally okay with that. Because not only is Ela Orleans charming, but you can feel the personality held within it and that is what makes it stick out from the piles of artists trying to do the same
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San Francisco garage rock band Thee Oh Sees is anything but slow-paced when it comes to releasing new material. Checking in with at least one and often two full-length albums per year for the past few years, the group is continuing their streak with a new release on April 16,
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On their first full-length collaborative effort, Adam Green & Binki Shapiro appear to have more in common then one would assume; however, that doesn’t always guarantee chemistry. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On the band’s first effort in over 20 years, My Bloody Valentine doesn’t overreach their seminal efforts on Loveless, but the band still proves they have a hefty amount of relevance and creativity to spare when it comes to shoegaze. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On II, Unknown Mortal Orchestra rockets past a somewhat lackluster debut with a longer album that features more variety, melody, and personality. WATCH THE REVIEW
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[audio:http://www.hardlyart.com/mp3/GraveBabies_NoFear.mp3]”No Fear” [audio:http://hardlyart.com/mp3/GraveBabies_OverAndUnderGround.mp3] “Over And Under Ground” (LOVED) Toward the end of this month, Hardly Art will be releasing the latest album from the post-punk trio Grave Babies. The band has dropped a few
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You Belong With Me EP by Adam Lempel and the Heartbeats Adam Lempel and the Heartbeats are one of the many bands that turn up in my inbox each week, but also one of the few that actually manages to stick out. Lempel and his Heartbeats are a modern pop
