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Forward-thinking electronic music producer Luke Abbott is about to release his second EP this year on Gold Panda’s Notown label. While his last one didn’t do much for me outside of a few tracks, I’m hoping this next EP will appeal to me a bit more. I
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Yeah, I wasn’t that huge on Jessie Ware’s new album. So sue me! However, I do love this stellar cover Ware executes with the help of BenZel right here. The track was originally performed by Brownstone, which is a musical act I haven’t thought about in years,
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Some loose, dissonant post-punk from Silver Arm on the track “Man the Falcons,” which hits the ears with a pretty wild groove right from the get-go. Clearly noise and psych rock are influences in addition to danceable punk grooves, and the performance the band gives in the track ain’t
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It’s been quite the productive year for Geoff Barrow. While he hasn’t been working on the fourth Portishead album that music nerds everywhere would sell their souls to see realized, 2012 did see the release of Quakers, the debut album of his mercurial hip hop endeavor, and >
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English art pop outfit Alt-J has seen fit to drop some visuals on the track “Fitzpleasure,” which comes from the band’s latest LP, An Awesome Wave. Watch a review for the album here.
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New York rapper Ill Bill’s got a new album on the way titled the Grimy Awards, and the first track from it features a verse from El-P. The description box of the video embedded above revealed a pretty interesting guest list for the album, too: “[…] HR of Bad Brains,
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Connecticut’s the Guru drops the first single leading up to the band’s next full-length album, Go Easy. The track is a pretty noticeable change of pace for the band, too. Many tracks from the band’s last album were jumpy, hyper, and featured vocals that showcased a pretty
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Philadelphia’s favorite shoegaze band, Bleeding Rainbow, have a new video for “Drift Away” that really exudes the fuzzy and fun aesthetic of the four piece. The video intermittently alternates between hazy, lo-fi footage of the band performing the song and delightfully creepy stop motion animation of a tortured mad
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Download: Jesse Woods – “Danger in the Dancehall” With “Danger in the Dancehall,” the first song to drop from his forthcoming debut full-length Get Your Burdens Lifted, singer-songwriter Jesse Woods conjures a delicate pillow in which to rest a newly-sharpened dagger. Instrumentally, the track offers a divine cornucopia, replete with bright
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Jazz experimentalist Matana Roberts drops a 10-minute solo sax piece that’s as moving as it is winding. Despite a lack of boundaries due to a lack of other instruments on the track, Roberts stays incredibly sharp and focused in her playing; not letting a single moment here pass by
