New Virgili Jubero -directed video from Cat Power's favorite group , Paris/London duo Appaloosa . The best description we've heard of these two remains " the romantic Human League fronted by Nico covering Stereolab ," and throbbing new electro-pop/disco jam " Patchwork " backs that up, with the real draw here being Anne Laure Keib 's uniquely haunting, detached, very French vocals. The Patchwork single is out Friday on Portugal's Discotexas label; fans of Glass Candy should love: [...]
Twin Sister 's " Bad Street " gets a dope extended disco re-work by Lindstrom & Prins Thomas . Love the breakdown around the 5:00 mark: Twin Sister :: Bad Street (Lindstrom & Prins Thomas)
Twin Sister 's " Bad Street " gets a dope extended disco re-work by Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas . Love the breakdown around the 5:00 mark: Twin Sister :: Bad Street (Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas)
KSiA' s darkest jam yet, taken from their new EP, out now on blue vinyl via Planet Mu : Keep Shelly in Athens :: Struggle With Yourself
Kaleidoscopic new video from London 's Trailer Trash Tracys . We've been down with TTT's and " You Wish You Were Red " for a couple of years now , so we're pretty psyched that their excellent debut full-length Ester finally drops next month on Domino/Double Six .
Absolutely gorgeous. Taken from Air's Le Voyage Dans La Lune , out February 2012 . [via NME ]
An unsettling new video from Denver's Tennis : " Deep in the Woods " appears on the band's limited new 73 single, out today on Forest Family . Based on Shirley Jackson 's novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle . Check it after the jump... [ via ] click to watch »
Here's another classy, luxuriant disco joint from the forthcoming Philippe Zdar -co-produced full-length from Kindness . Album-opener " SEOD " is a bit more sprawling / slow-burning than the immediate, endlessly replayable pop jam that is lead single " Cyan ," but this one certainly rewards repeat listens. Look for the SEOD white label 123 single - backed with a vinyl only dub mix by Zdar - in January 2012, with the LP release to follow sometime in the spring on Chris Taylor 's [...]
This was a little tougher than usual this year, but after much deliberation and some unpleasant culling, here are our favorite releases - full-lengths, mixtapes, EPs, and one cassette - of 2011 . To accompany our choices, we asked all of the amazing artists on our list to tell us their own personal favorite albums from the past year , and a lot of them were nice enough to answer, so their picks are here too. Check it all, and leave your own lists, after the jump... Gorilla vs. [...]
Japan's mysterious Jesse Ruins - who we've talked about a time or two in the past few months - have signed with the impeccably curated Captured Tracks , who had something of a banner year for themselves in 2011. Look for a new EP in February 2012, with a full-length to follow later in the year. Here's a preview in the form of dreamy, driving new jam " Shatter the Jewel ": Jesse Ruins - Shatter the Jewel previously [...]
Paris' Mina Tindle teams up with Denton's Sarah Jaffe and others on this cover of " Be My Little Baby ." Thanks to Portable for the heads up.
[so dope. the official "album video presentation" for the best record of 2k11 // directed by the brilliant Khalil Joseph ]
In this new video by " sparkleunicorn86 ," puppet Madison and puppet Fiona hop on their boards and embark on a magical journey through outer space. " Portland " is taken from the band's awesome debut full-length You're Never Going Back , out now on M'lady's .
Title track from Born to Die , out January 30, 2012.
When Grimes was in Dallas last summer for our first music fest , she came through to chill at the studio in East Dallas and watch Shabazz Palaces and Yourstru.ly do their thing . She wasn't planning on playing for us, but in the downtime between sessions, she was cool enough to hook up this magical, completely impromptu candlelit performance of Visions highlight / absolute JAM " Nightmusic ."
mp3: gorilla vs. bear november 2011 mix ( 68 mb ) [ right click-save as to download] tracklist after the jump »
Beautiful home nature footage (cameos by a bear, some deer, a waterfall) is juxtaposed with swirling, gauzy images of the band in this appropriately dreamy clip for Still Corners ' cinematic " Into the Trees ," directed by Ollie Murray . The song is taken from the group's debut LP Creatures of an Hour , out now on Sub Pop . mp3: Still Corners :: Into the Trees
[directed by A$AP Rocky ]
[official vid for Peaking Lights ' " Hey Sparrow " directed by Cam Archer ] mp3: Peaking Lights :: Hey Sparrow
Gorilla Vs. Bear
Clive Davis Cancels Pre-Grammy Party After Whitney Houston’s Death
Diplo & Don Diablo “Make You Pop”
