Blog: Gorilla Vs. Bear

TOPS are a bunch of weirdos, and I say this in the most affectionate way possible. Riley drums to a metronome for about 4 hours a day and would probably go for longer if he had his own studio, Jane laughs so loud that I can hear her even if I'm in a different building, usually when I see Tom he's buying weed from my roommates and David is just… indescribable really. Most of their music is really crazy and upbeat, but this song is super touching and quiet. It's not a single, but my favorite [...]

Myths are the baddest bitches in Canadian music. This is a video they made themselves. Check out the mirror shard mask on Quinne (u can see it best around 1:53) - I'm surprised and very happy that she didn't sustain any facial lacerations from this. I think she also made it herself. Their live show is unparalleled. Lief also used to play in the Mutators, which was the coolest band in Vancouver when I was a teenager. - Grimes

It's a bit old, but " Less Of It, More Of Having " is my all time favorite Flow Child song and possibly the best live song I have ever seen performed. This documentary about Kyle also puts his music and existence into perspective and is a great introduction to the early work of Emily Kai Bock - a film maker who I've been working with extensively and who does a lot of videos for my crew. - Grimes mp3: Flow Child :: Less Of It, [...]

• Flow Child - Less Of It, More Of Having

It's a crime that this video has so few views. It was shot on 35 mm by my friend Evan Prosofsky who is an unbelievable cinematographer/ D.O.P. This is one of the best music videos I've seen in a long time, and Mac DeMarco needs to get famous asap. He has an album coming out on Captured Tracks soon! If you like this you should also check out the video for Only You . - Grimes

Hey! I'm Grimes and today I'm taking over Gorilla vs. Bear in anticipation for the launch of the Oblivion video which will be premiered soon. I want to say thanks to Chris and David for allowing me the space to showcase the people in my community who have helped me develop Grimes and who influence me every day. My only regret is that I know more great video-artists, dancers and musicians than I was able to feature here in a single day.

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[directed by Tristan Patterson ]

Taken from L.A. producer Shlohmo 's new Vacation 123, out now on Friends of Friends :

New tropical pop jam from London's Charli XCX , recorded during a recent Red Bull session with designer Fred Butler : [ via ]

The latest track to be unveiled from Kill For Love , which is due any day now. Photography by Rhys Balmer & Alberto Rossini shot in 2011 at the Silver City Prom:

Our weekly Sirius | XM Blog Radio show airs today at noon Eastern (and again at midnight) on Sirius XMU Channel 35 . This week's episode features new music from Burial, Diplo + Usher, Shabazz Palaces, Chromatics, Grimes, Selebrities + more. You can listen online with a free trial here . Check this week's full playlist + some mp3s after the jump... click for blog radio playlist »

[directed by Filip Nilsson ] mp3: Korallreven :: Sa Sa Samoa (feat. Julianna Barwick)

"The song is about trying to remember someone or specifically place someone's face. The layering of film formats, color themes, and shoot environments sequences represents the flooding of a lifetime of memories" -director Hilary Walsh

[directed by Richard Law ]

mp3: Charli XCX :: Valentine DIPLO x USHER :: CLIMAX ANGO x JACQUES GREENE :: NO ORDINARY LOVE (SADE COVER)

• Charli XCX - Valentine ARIEL

[directed by Hannah Lew }

Here's the new single from Brooklyn's Selebrities : the group accurately describes their stylish, brooding electronic pop as voguish summertime goth , and " Night Heat " is a coolly distant, darkly cinematic gem that would have sounded right at home on the Drive soundtrack. The Night Heat 73 single is out March 20 on Cascine . Kaleidoscopic video directed by the band's own Jer Robert Paulin :

Grimes ' revelatory new album Visions is out February 21 on 4AD / Arbutus , but you can hear the record now in its entirety over at NPR . Psyched I'm not the only one that heard that (probably nonexistent) Tiffany nod in " Oblivion ". mp3: Grimes :: Oblivion Grimes :: Genesis _________ previously : Grimes is coming to TX .

After a couple of false starts, Burial 's long-awaited new Kindred EP is now available on mp3 / wav from Hyperdub . Listen to the sprawling, glowing/haunted EP in its entirety - and grab the whole thing for just a few £s - over at Hyperdub's website . Vinyl version available as soon as they get the test presses right .

New psychedelic " sexed-up sci-fi r&b " from Chicago's the-drum : affectionately/awesomely dubbed " trip trap ," melting EP highlight " Night Driving " makes a really perfect segue from that new Shlohmo remix into the new Burial EP . the-drum's excellent Heavy Liquid 123 is out now via Audraglint , limited to 300 copies on white vinyl . mp3: the-drum :: night driving

• The-Drum - 05_Night Driving [B]