Summer Camp - I Want You Good things seem to come in spurts. This just in via Gorilla vs. Bear, "London’s Summer Camp just sent over the first song from their forthcoming debut full-length, which is due late this summer on an as-yet-undisclosed label. Produced with Steve Mackey of Pulp — he’s also done production work for M.I.A. [...]
Porcelain Raft - Talk To Me Tomorrow dark wave synth gazer Porcelain Raft will drop his new EP Gone Blind via Acephale. Since we are still a day away, you can download and listen to the new single off that EP, the dark atmospheric synth heavy "Talk To Me." If you truly can't wait any longer, [...]
Computer Magic - In So Many Ways Danz is the one named feminine brilliance behind Brooklyn via upstate New York's Computer Magic. Her latest EP Spectronic is a eurythmic proportion of synth-pop tracks chiming in at a fantastic 23 minutes. Think somewhere between Chromeo and Hall & Oats. Listen and download the "Private Eyes" like [...]
Purity Ring - Ungirthed Transparent is releasing another gem of a 73, this time it's a dreamy beat-filled and all out crazy track "Ungirthed" from Purity Ring. Singer Megan James' vocals are cut/copied over over synths, electro drums and beat machines adding heat to the fire. The 73 is slated for release sometime in the [...]
Indie rock choir boys The National recently played a show in New York City at the live performance staple Webster Hall. Now you can watch 5 videos from that show via MTV. Track list includes "Bloodbuzz Ohio," "Afraid of Everyone," "Conversation 16," "Fake Empire" and "Terrible Love." Click here to watch all 5.
Andrew Bird - Hot Math Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Andrew Bird drops knowledge with over 14 albums of recordings. Today Bird dropped this lo-fi instrumental doozy, which he recorded in his barn from his 2010 full instrumental album Useless Creatures via Fat Possum. Kid is so damn creative. Download and listen for yourself above.
brokenheartboy is proud to announce the first of our live in-house recordings, the broken heart sessions, featuring Athens duo Bird Names. This Sunday the 27th the band will be stopping by the studio to answer a couple questions and play a couple tunes from their new album Metabolism: Salute To The Energy Of The Sun, which [...]
Keep forgetting today is President's Day, as everyone has probably slept in well past their means. Wake yourself up to this poptastic tune by Oregon Bike Trail or singer/songwriter Zach Yudin, from Santa Monica. His new single "A Summer Thing" heats up the extra 3 inches that just fell on your car this morning, with Panda [...]
Writer - Miss Mermaid I'm tripping on Benadryl at the moment, so excuse me ahead of time. Trust me, it's not adding to the love for what I just got dropped in my inbox: the San Diego brother duo of Andy and James Ralph who call themselves Writer. Their new single "Miss Mermaid" is slated [...]
We really don't have the slightest amount of patience over here at brokenheartboy. So much so that even one day from the unraveling of the new Radiohead album The King of Limbs we needed it now. And so we do. Courtousy of Prefix magazine, you can stream the entire album in full here. Enjoy!
Johnny Marr recently dropped by one of the amazing Amoeba record stores in California and was snagged to do a quick video of what he was purchasing. Pretty cool to hear what the genius is thinking music wise. And no, there is no talk of a Smiths reunion. Sighhhhhhhh. Have a look:
18 Carat Affair - Passion With instrumental hints of one of our favorite pop albums of all time, Wham! 1984 classic Make It Big, comes 18 Carat Affair with a wide mix of that heavy pop sound mixed with hints of R&B. The one man band Denys Parker and his new album titled 60/40 draw uptempo [...]
Of course no one can patiently wait for the new Panda Bear album Tomboy to come out that we must sniff and search every music exporting outlet for any sense of relief. Alas, you can click here to hear 1-minute snippets of three - YES THREE - tracks from Tomboy. Thanks to Neon Waves for [...]
As if Radiohead surprising us all with a new album this week wasn't enough, we have more news. Today you get your first taste of their first single/video, the record scratching 'Lotus Flower.' Radiohead continues to push the envelope. Watch for yourself below. On top of that, the official release for King Of Limbs was [...]
"Recorded in a bedroom and sometimes in my car in October - November 2010." Def takes the 'do it yourself' mantra that much further. That's all I got on Young Mind's who have released a free brilliant EP titled Imago Demos. It's synth textures over echoed hazed out vocals and a very serious post-punk drum [...]
Blouse - Firestarter Blouse's last single "Into Black" was so dope in made our Valentine's Day Mix. Today she dropped another bomb on us, the fierce dream-pop "Firestarter." We're more than excited to hear what they have coming down the next couple months. Listen and download it above for yourself.
Really feeling one-man-bands these days. So comes BIGCOLOUR from Chi-town flossing lo-fi experimental pop. Their new single 'Playing Puzzles' keeps to that standard. The one man himself, Brian Brissart starts quickly, screeching away his vocals, distorted so that you can barely make out what the fuck he's actually saying. It adds to the appeal of the thing, [...]
I'll take a step back tonight. I'm going see the post-hardcore godfather's Thursday at Terminal 5 as I do every time they go on tour. Tonight they'll be playing their classic major label debut Full Collapse from start to finish. Crazy that these days music like this doesn't appeal to me anymore, but I will [...]
Austyn Sullivan - Auras: An Incomplete Colony The vast amount of music that Brooklyn via New Orleans Austyn Sullivan has on his bandcamp page can be overwhelming, but worth all your time. I started at the top and made my way down. His 2010 self-released album Nature's Veins is stark with atmospherical textures, hazy faded vocals [...]
Korallreven - Honey Mine (Memoryhouse Remix) And the Memoryhouse remixes just keep on coming! We can't get enough Memoryhouse, so here at brokenheartboy, we're always thrilled to spin anything new from the Canadian duo. Via Altered Zones, Sweden's Korallreven released their track "Honey Mine" last year before Memoryhouse could get their hands on it, slowing [...]