The soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby is big from top to bottom seeing contributions from the likes of Florence + The Machine, Jay-Z, Beyoncé & Andre 3000, Gotye, and more. Over the last couple of weeks, we have been slowly seeing various songs being released. Now it is The xx's turn to strut their stuff. "Together" is minimalistic sound you have come to expect from the group with an orchestral twist for cinematic effect towards the end. The soundtrack is out May 7th via Watertower [...]
Add another name to the list of bands coming out of the burgeoning Copenhagen music scene. Lower is a four-piece punk band with two 7”s up to this point through Blind Prophet and 540. The band will be embarking on a North American tour with Danish band Ice Age beginning in June. In conjunction with that announcement, the band released the frantic new song "Another Life." Expect their debut to see the light of day sometime this fall. In the meantime, be sure to grab a tour only limited 73 [...]
We get another piece to the puzzle from Austin's Pure X and their new LP, Crawling Up The Stairs . "Thousand Year Old Child" is a reflective number that follows the previously released album cuts "Someone Else" and "Things In My Head." Look for the album at your local records store on May 14th courtesy of Acéphale . Previous: MP3: Pure X - Someone Else [...]
And out of nowhere, we get a new song, or maybe remix is a more appropriate description, from UK producer Joy Orbison . This one gives a glitchy reworking to Donell Jones' 1999 "You Know What's Up" and takes us all the way back to our freshman year of college, not that we are trying to show our age or anything. Find it below. MP3: Joy Orbison - Donell
We get a Nancy Whang (of LCD Soundsystem & The Juan MacLean) in the latest single from Classixx's new LP, Hanging Gardens , scheduled to drop on May 14th via Innovative Leisure . "All You're Waiting For" is a summer jam in the making with poppy synths and Whang's Human League-esque vocal delivery. This album is coming together to be a possible best of list contender. Listen below. Previous:
If you listen to our radio show on Sirius XMU each Tuesday, you have probably heard us play the band Saskatchewan . The band, based out of Orlando, will be releasing their debut LP, Occasion , via Father/Daughter Records on April 30th. The project originally started as the outlet of multi-instrumentalist Chandler Strang influenced by his affinity of artists such as Phil Collins, Michael McDonald, Tears for Fears, among others. It has now turned into a full-fledged band that has toured heavily over the last [...]
We have been loving everything Aussie duo Jagwar Ma has been putting out over the last few months, espcially one of our favorite cuts this year, "The Throw." Now, it has been announced they will be releasing their debut, titled Howlin , on June 10th via Future Classic / Marathon Artists . Earlier this month, they played "Man I Need" on BBC Radio One, today we get the sprawling 10-minute epic White Label Version of the song that sounds like a trippy safari. [...]
Edinburgh trio Young Fathers will be releasing the follow-up to their Tape One EP earlier this year with the appropriately titled Tape Two via Anticon on June 11th. Their sound is as eclectic as the members that comprise the band who come from Scottish, Liberian, and Nigerian backgrounds respectively. Everything from r&B to African percussion are represented. The first single from the forthcoming release is "I Heard." You can watch the group-directed video below. The clip conveys [...]
When Shane Parsons and Simon Ridley of DZ Deathrays started a new project, they decided to take an unconventional route of bringing in 10 other "party rockers" to form the band Velociraptor . On May 20th, the band will be releasing a self-titled cassette via Heart Throb Records in the UK to celebrate them playing The Great Escape festival in May. While there is no official information on a US release for the cassette, you can grab it digitally here . The first song on the three-song release is the [...]
The ever evolving music of Jack Tatum's musical project Wild Nothing will be taking another turn in his upcoming Empty State EP. The EP, slated to drop on May 14th via Captured Tracks / Bella Union , was recorded this past January in New York with the help of Al Carlson. To introduce everyone to the release, we get an animated video for the drifing "A Dancing Shell." The song floats over you like the sound of a waterfall, steady and consistent, relaxing every [...]
Baths released another new song off his forthcoming May 28th release, Obsidian , via Anticon . The first song was the Postal Service-esque "Miasma Sky," now we get the gorgeous piano-driven "Ironworks." The song seamlessly blends the piano with fluttering beats. Listen below.
Splashh is the latest band to bust on the scene blowing out early 90s rock nostalgia with fuzzy guitars and slacker vocals. The band was started in New Zealand by singer Sasha Carlson and Aussie Toto Vivian only to have the lineup completed once the pair moved to London with the addition of Thomas Beal and Jacob Moore. Now based in London, the band will be releasing their debut album, Comfort , via Kanine Records on June 4th. The video for "All I Wanna Do" is more [...]
Lana Del Rey and a Baz Luhrmann soundtrack seems like an inevitable match that was eventually going to occur at some point in time. Her penchant for the cinematic just feels right in his soundtrack for the upcoming The Great Gatsby (out May 7th via Watertower ). "Young & Beautiful" tells the story of a woman and her insecurities tied into losing her looks from aging. Listen to the original along with the orchestral version of the song below.
It seems that gone are the days of the lo-fi, fuzzy guitars that made us fall in love with Best Coast , but that doesn't mean the group can't make a catchy tune anymore. The band participated in Record Store Day this past weekend with the release of “Fear Of My Own Identity” b/w “Who Have I Become” 73. The a-side, "Fear Of My Own Identity" has a dark underbelly with a upbeat sound on the surface. The song is proof once more that Beth Cosentino can [...]
Last fall, Nashville, TN outfit The Kingston Springs unloaded their eponymous debut full-length to rave reviews all around. Their sound is a mix of country, blues, and garage/surf rock and even have been compared to a young Black Keys. To be quite frank, they are everything you want in a rock band with swagger to boot. Their latest single is the jangly jammer "Weight of This World." In the video, Directed by Tim Duggan and the band, a female takes a roadtrip across the country only to [...]
Back in February, Russ Manning, the bassist from Twin Shadow, released a new moody single "Don't Give Me Your Love" via Cascine under the monikor Rush Midnight . The single folllowed-up his solid +1 EP from last fall. The song is a slick peice of pop that burns with sprawling synths and r&b stylings. The video, directed by Xander Robin, echoes the dark, nighttime moods of the song. Manning is currently hard at work finishing up his debut full-length that will hopefully be [...]
This past Valentine's Day, we highlighted the Eyes Wide Wider Digital 73 from New York gothgaze act Tempers . To follow that up, the duo will be releasing another digital 73 via Pendu Sound , this one named Strange Harvest , on April 24. Listen to the volatile "Strange Harvest" below and look for purchase details here .
It has been a bit since we heard some new material from LA's Superhumanoids . They last caught our attention with the wonderful pop song "Geri" early last year. The band is getting ready to release their debut album, Exhibitionists , on June 11th via Innovative Leisure . To give everyone a taste of what is to come, they have revealed their first song, "So Strange," from the LP. The song is another breezy slice of pop that goes down quite nicely. [...]
Glasgow, Scotland has been very good to music lovers in recent years with the likes of Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad, We Were Promised Jetpacks, and CHVRCHES to name a few. We just might be adding another name to that list with the trio known as Prides , if their song "Out of The Blue" is any indication. There is not a lot out there in regards to the band other than they use to be known as Midnight Lion. After a name change, they caught the attention of the previously mentioned [...]
Swedish pop trio NONONO delivered the goods a little over a week back with their infectious song "Pumpin Blood," now we get the video for the cut. Directed by Magnus Härdner, this one shows a man have a rough day only to turn it around after realizing that just being alive is enough. Of course, dancing ensues. The band makes appearances throughout. Watch below.
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