Besides their melodious talents , the pair in Freedom Fry have directed and edited their own music video for "Earthquake". Musically, the song is about a how a relationship can turn into an emotional earthquake. Visually, Marie is building a body from puzzle pieces that later becomes Bruce. After the project, the duo shares a [...]
Perhaps the last real rock and roll man of our generation, Jack White, has set an April 24th release date for his album Blunderbuss. Despite his prolific career, this will be the first time Mr. White is putting out an album under his own name. Today he will be streaming the album's first cut, Love Interruption: a great folky acoustic ballad . Head over to White's newly designed website to pre-order.
This song came out a couple years back, but is about to get a lot more popular. This is the trailer song to the most highly anticipated movie of the year, "Act of Valor". The film is about the realities of America's Navy SEALs, and legitimately might end up being the best movie you will ever see. I have probably watched the trailer over 30 times and posted it below. Be sure to check out Snow Patrol's song "What If THe Storm Ends" below as well. Ridiculously moving. Thanks for the heads up Bobby. Enjoy. God bless our [...]
It all started in a small room in Bushwick, Brooklyn almost a year ago. Former Hymns frontman Brian Harding moved in with Dan Shaprio, a recent graduate of Berklee College of Music, and with a common passion in making music, started Ex Cops as a recreational project. Within a month, the band created their first EP, White Women in 2011. Combining lo-fi, beach pop and a shade of dark wordplay, White Women was a solid introduction from a band hoping to marry the sound of the Beach Boys and Bauhaus . Over the last [...]
It all started in a small room in Bushwick, Brooklyn almost a year ago. Former Hymns frontman Brian Harding moved in with Dan Shaprio, a recent graduate of Berklee College of Music, and with a common passion in making music, started Ex Cops as a recreational project. Within a month, the band created their first EP, White Women [...]

A little disco action for a Friday; Brighton's Soft Rocks released their LP 'Disco Power Play' last year and as the name suggests, it's crammed full of dance floor heat. We're featuring 'South African Cut & Shut' which will have your booty shaking in no time. Get the record from Piccadilly . Soft Rocks- South African Cut & Shu t (Download)
On March 27th, RACES are releasing their Year Of The Witch LP on Frenchkiss Records . That's a couple of months away and we are already on the edge of our seats. Yesterday , Rolling Stones premiered their music video for "Big Broom". As if the song was not captivating enough, the video topped everything off. Seconds within, we enter into the infectious harmonies of RACES and watch each member get smothered by hands, confetti and thousands of balloons. It's always a bonus when you can put beautiful faces to the pleasurable [...]
On March 27th, RACES are releasing their Year Of The Witch LP on Frenchkiss Records. That's a couple of months away and we are already on the edge of our seats. Yesterday , Rolling Stones premiered their music video for "Big Broom". As if the song was not captivating enough, the video topped everything [...]
I think this is a rare one...I've never seen it before.
A description of UK's Big Deal can be illustrated in the form of a strawberry wafer. Just like the perfect amount of strawberry filling and thin vanilla wafers, the delicious layers in Big Deal are complimented by Alice Costelloe and Kacey Underwood . On January 24th, the pair will release their debut album Lights Out under Mute Records . This is the same label with M83 , Goldfrapp and Maps under their wings. If you haven't heard of Big Deal, their association with Mute should give preconceived expectations [...]
A description of UK's Big Deal can be illustrated in the form of a strawberry wafer. Just like the perfect amount of strawberry filling and thin vanilla wafers, the delicious layers in Big Deal are complimented by Alice Costelloe and Kacey Underwood. On January 24th, the pair will release their debut album Lights Out under Mute [...]
Another single from A Sleep & A Forgetting has arrived! "Hallways" is the 5th track on Island 's forthcoming album and thanks to the premiere on Prefix , we can indulge on this Tuesday. The first teaser was released late last year to hype this new record, A Sleep & A Forgetting via Anti . That was titled "This Is Not A Song" and in correlation, "Hallways" contains the same piano but formulated in an upbeat, ragged time manner. There is a charisma in the melodic keys that can only be [...]
Another single from A Sleep & A Forgetting has arrived! "Hallways" is the 5th track on Island's forthcoming album and thanks to the premiere on Prefix, we can indulge on this Tuesday. The first teaser was released late last year to hype this new record, A Sleep & A Forgetting via Anti . That was titled [...]
Not much is said about the new album from Lower Dens but we know it is called Nootropics. Along with that, a single from Nootropics is titled "Brains". This new track shuffles like you are fast forwarding through cycles of life. "Brains" starts with a mild escalation of instrumentals, followed by murky vocals which is later shaded by different experimental machines. Lower Dens are four indie men and Jana Hunter from Baltimore, Maryland. On Facebook, their biography says they are "dark nerds" and from the likes of Salem and Astal Eye s, [...]
Not much is said about the new album from Lower Dens but we know it is called Nootropics. Along with that, a single from Nootropics is titled "Brains". This new track shuffles like you are fast forwarding through cycles of life. "Brains" starts with a mild escalation of instrumentals, followed by murky vocals which is later shaded by [...]
The story behind Freedom Fry is quite simple. It's a harmonious collision of a French girl, Marie Seyrat and an American guy, Bruce Discoll. Freedom Fry is based in Los Angeles with influences of the mellow city while implementing Seyrat's lilted French voice. Last fall, they recorded their debut EP Let The Games Begin which has a total of five songs, including "Tallest Dreams". Below is the video for "Tallest Dreams" featuring actress Gia Mantegna . We accompany Mantegena as she follows animated arrows leading her to a dreamy man. The clip was directed [...]
The story behind Freedom Fry is quite simple. It's a harmonious collision of a French girl, Marie Seyrat and an American guy, Bruce Discoll. Freedom Fry is based in Los Angeles with influences of the mellow city while implementing Seyrat's lilted French voice. Last fall, they recorded their debut EP Let The Games Begin which [...]
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Below is the official music video for Youth Lagoon ’s “July” from the band’s excellent 2011 debut LP The Year of Hibernation . Tyler T. Williams , who previously directed the band’s music video for “Montana” , reprises his role as director for “July” delivering a dark, eerie and bloody video. Along with the release of the video, Youth Lagoon is planning to headline the Treefort Music Festival launch party at The Reef on January 16 in downtown Boise, Idaho as the start of the band’s highly anticipated spring tour. Watch the video for [...]
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Below is the official music video for Youth Lagoon’s “July” from the band’s excellent 2011 debut LP The Year of Hibernation. Tyler T. Williams, who previously directed the band’s music video for “Montana”, reprises his role as director for “July” delivering a dark, eerie and bloody video. Along with the release of the video, Youth Lagoon is [...]