
TJ Richards and Yuchen Lin are Trabajo . The duo have been busily posting tracks (free d/ls) to their bandcamp . Here their latest song which is tagged: experimental post punk choubi cyber sex punk ethnic noise taiwan . Listen. Downloadable: Black Practice (mp3) They also made this here creepy video for "Black Practice" out of an unedited sequence from The Giant of Metropolis . (Nobody tell Umberto Scarpelli, ok?) Watch. Streamable: Black Practice (youtube) Upcoming [...]

GT favs Hunters done made a music video for their song "Acid Head" in a suburban mall right before they left for their current tour with The Kills and Jeff The Brotherhood . The video was edited by both Daniel Martens and Owen Cook . Watch/Listen. Streamable: Acid Head (vimeo) In case you are wondering, you can stream the whole of Hunters ' Hands on Fire EP @ huntersny.bandcamp.com . You can order the [...]

On a recent trip to Seattle I met beatmaker ✌ICUH8N✌ . His work has the following tags: hyperwave, toyhaus, junglejamz . Hopefully, that should given you some idea of you are about to hear. This is track number two from ✌ICUH8N✌ 's latest EP, #OCCUPY . Listen. Downloadable: BIRDS OF PARADISE (mp3) [d/l the #OCCUPY EP LP @ icuh8n.bandcamp.com or mediafire.com ] ✌ICUH8N✌ is on Soundcloud ✌ICUH8N✌ is on Bandcamp BONUS: [...]

Moonmen On The Moon, Man a/k/a the Cake Shop house band, is getting ready to release their debut 8-song EP entitled, Maan via CAPE SHOK . The songs on Maan are fast, catchy bursts of janglepunk played by Andy Bodor (the head booker and co-owner of Cake Shop ), Isabel Martin (ex Yellow Fever ), Roxanne Lange along with a rotating cast of musicians. This here is side one, track one. Listen. Downloadable: Good Gun Time (mp3) Ordering info TK. [...]

And GOD MODE week continues here @ GIMME TINNITUS... So, Mr. Dream has a new EP called Fatherland . The band released the following statement regarding the new album: what can we say? it's a fucking ep. six songs we wrote and recorded. the end. take two. fatherland is about an amusement park for fathers. Fatherland is set to be released on February 28th via the band's own GOD MODE Records (run by drummer Nick Sylvester). [...]

Perhaps you saw them yesterday on Pitchfork or Stereogum ? Well, GT favs YVETTE are releasing two blasts of their no-wavey noise rock in 73 form via GOD MODE Records (which is run by Mr. Dream 's drummer Nick Sylvester). The Erosion 73 was recorded by Sylvester and Matt LeMay (more about LeMay @ aquestionoffrequency.com ). This is the first non- Mr. Dream release on GOD MODE . The digital version comes out on Valentine's Day and a limited vinyl release will follow on March [...]

The Big Sleep new LP, Nature Experiments is out today digitally and will be available physically on February 14th via Goodnight Records . The album is setting itself up early for one of our favorite LPs of 2012. This here is one track that we love. Listen. Streamable: Ladders (soundcloud) You can stream the whole album using the Rdio widget below. Streamable: Nature Experiments (rdio) You can watch a video for [...]

Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let's look back, reflect, and contemplate... what were we listening to one year ago? Listen to the January 2011 Mix and find out. You can stream (and scrobble ) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Downloadables: Constant Future [...]

Let's face it, any band that tags themselves coldwave minimal synth post-punk punk Brooklyn has a pretty good shot at finding a place in my heart. It just so happens that Black Marble 's bandcamp page has those exact tags on it. Ty Kube and Chris Stewart mix their punk ethics with electronics on their Hardly Art debut, the Weight Against the Door EP. Here is the promomp3 that has been making the rounds. Listen. Downloadable: Pretender (mp3) You can purchase Weight Against [...]

The lead single from Ava Luna first "proper" full length LP, Ice Level dropped earlier this week via Inflated Records . Needless to say, the A-Side is killer. Listen. Downloadable: Wrenning Day (mp3) Ice Level comes out on March 6th on the Infinite Best label. You can the purchase Wrenning Day 73 @ inflatedrecords.bigcartel.com and you can (and let's face it, you probably should) preorder Ice Level @ insound.com . Ava Luna is [...]

LA-based Warrior Line is comprised of Maria Gonima and Greg Pritchard (ex- Clipd Beaks ). They draw influence from the "discordant guitar sounds of Manchester" and the drum machines of "Detroit techno". Their debut EP is set be released via Tigerbeat6 sometime later this year. Here is one track from said EP. Listen. Downloadable: Spies (mp3) More EP details and preordering info TK. Warrior Line is on the internet Warrior Line is on Soundcloud [...]

As Haunted Horses , Myke Pelly (also of Footwork ) and Colin Dawson do create a creepy cacophony using guitar, drums and a variety of electronics. Maybe you saw them mentioned in that New York Time's Seattle, Post Grunge slideshow (around the anniversary of Nevermind )? Well, the band has a new self-released EP called They Set Us Fevered Water that is a continuation of their last two EPs, Oblivion and Mirrored Orbifolds . [...]

Perhaps you saw it here or here or here ? Grails has a new unrock side project called Lilacs & Champagne which is set to release a self-titled LP via Mexican Summer on January 31st. Lilacs & Champagne create sound-pieces that draw from underground rap, spaghetti-western soundtracks, dub, techno, hip-hop, tape-collage and 1970′s film-soundtracks. What does it sound like? Well, why not stream a track using the soundcloud widget below. Listen. Streamable: Everywhere, Everyone (soundcloud) [...]

Frankie Rose And The Outs have a new full length LP, Interstellar which is set to be released on February 21st via Slumberland . The 73 of the lead single, "Know Me" come out tomorrow and marks an evolution into a sound that is more lush and poppy. Listen. Downloadable: Know Me (mp3) There is no preorder info from Interstellar just yet, but you can purchase the Know Me 73 @ slumberlandrecords.com . Upcoming NYC Show: February [...]

So, January is traditionally our month discovering all the albums we missed in 2011. One such recent discovery, is the Brother Keith EP from Seattle's own Stickers . It just so happens we had the pleasure of seeing them perform live . They look something like this. Using bass/drums/sax, the band creates a skronky no wave vibe. Here is track one from their most recent EP, released late last year. Downloadable: Old Nirvana (mp3) And why not listen to the whole [...]

Brooklyn's own Magnetic Island self-titled debut full-length is set for self-release on January 17th. On the album, Magnetic Island have perfected the 90stalgic sounds they were creating as RENMINBI . This right here is our favorite track off the new LP. It may put you in a trance. Listen. Downloadable: The Space (mp3) You can download another track from Magnetic Island via the latest Verbal Rocket mixtape , and you can stream two additional new tracks via the always awesome [...]

Continuing our Best of 2011 coverage, here are the 12 free and pay-what-you-want recordings that have really stood out this year (and if I missed something really special drop me a note in the comments). Listen. Gold Fools by Spanish Prisoners Downloadable: Los Angeles Guitar Dream (mp3) [d/l @ /spanishprisoners.bandcamp.com ] Exmilitary by Death Grips [...]

So, I started recording one song per set at every show I went to this year (provided that I was in the mood to hold up a recording device) and put the recordings up on the youtubes on a channel called GIMMETINNITUSTUBE . And now here's more best of 2011 coverage with our favorite 9 GIMMETINNITUSTUBE recordings. Watch + Listen. Streamable: I Hated School (Live @ Legion Bar ) (youtube) by Night Manager [...]

And now, it's time to list my Favorite Albums of 2011 . Here are 21 albums that I really loved this year. Listen to the tracks below, (and if you have not already) fall in love and go buy some albums. Listen. Hands on Fire by Hunters Downloadable: Brat Mouth (mp3) ( purchase the EP ) THE ELASTIC NOSTALGIA by THE FIELD [...]