Pop
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Black Moth Super Rainbow drops a new track with the band’s latest album, Cobra Juicy, coming out officially on October 23rd. I’m really enjoying the straightforward dance quality of this track. I could really see this getting play in a club, and I’m really feeling the Daft
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On Breakup Song, the experimental rock outfit Deerhoof–not Deefhoof, duh–goes, well, electronic, incorporating loads of synths, beats, and samples. WATCH THE REVIEW
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I WANT TO BELIEVE by Religious Girls 3-piece experimental outfit from California who are pretty difficult to describe to anyone who has not heard them before. There is a certain element of mathcore to them, but they branch off into all kinds of ridiculous directions like pop and electronic music.
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Chris Cohen hits the nail on the head with an odd, breezy little pop rock number titled “Caller No.99.” It’s got a funny little guitar lead I’m sure most listeners will compare to the likes of Ariel Pink right away, and let it be known that influence
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On his second full-length album as How To Dress Well, singer and producer Tom Krell shows some stellar improvements in his production techniques, delivering a set of much clearer songs that sound almost heavenly. If you’re down for some adventurous, R&B-influenced dream pop, try it out. WATCH
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This new David Byrne & St. Vincent collaboration is quite horny. Get it? WATCH THE REVIEW
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While the name of energetic new wave rockers California Wives might be a misnomer–the band actually consists of four men currently stationed in Chicago–the quartet captures the freewheeling California ethos highly effectively. Listening to “Purple,” a standout track from the band’s debut album Art History, elicits the
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French producer Breakbot delivers a fun, cheeky love song in “One Out Of Two” until you watch the video that is. The song by itself is a really good time; one of the more uplifting tracks that I have heard this year actually. It will get its catchy hooks you
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Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Twerps are a jangle pop band that can transform bummer songs into upbeat numbers to live by. “Work It Out,” the b-side to their forthcoming single, is far from your typical breakup song. Where as most breakup songs are one-sided, either expressing the sorrow of the
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On their sophomore effort, London dream pop outfit the xx drum up more of the skeletal, emotive style their first album delivered. WATCH THE REVIEW