Yep, it's hot again! Time for a summer mix. Enjoy! mp3: Beirut - East Harlem mp3: Black Lips - Modern Art mp3: Hooray For Earth - No Love mp3: Motorboater - Lessons mp3: Washed Out - Echoes mp3: Washed Out - Eyes Be Closed (Grimes Remix) mp3: Telepathe - Throw Away This [...]
The Rapture will make their comeback this fall, with the new LP In The Grace of Your Love set to drop September 6 on DFA . Today the band teases us with this video of some guy playing the new dancefloor opus "How Deep Is Your Love?" on a turntable, while a mini strobe light provided a little ambience. DFA White Out Sessions - How Deep Is Your Love? by The Rapture from DFA Records on Vimeo .
Beginning Tuesday, the Adult Swim Kia Singles Program will offer the new Best Coast single "Gone Again" for free. But for now, check out the video, directed by Daniel Garcia.
mp3: Twin Sister - Bad Street Following the critical success of their 2010 ep Color Your Life , Twin Sister have announced the details surrounding their upcoming debut full-length. In Heaven will enter the world on September 27 via Domino Records and will include the newly released track "Bad Street". The band are currently touring the U.S., sharing dates with Beirut and Wild Nothing, among others. In Heaven tracklist: 01 Daniel 02 Stop 03 Bad [...]
mp3: Blood Diamonds - Grins Blood Diamonds is a new producer from Vancouver with a handful of tracks streaming on myspace. His latest jam "Grins" will be released next month as a 73 from the always amazing Transparent Records . Gorilla vs. Bear points out that the release could include a remix from Holy Other . We are definitely looking forward to more from this guy, but for now we'll just play "Grins" on repeat.
mp3: I Break Horses - Hearts I Break Horses are the Stockholm based duo of Maria Lindén and Fredrik Balck. "Hearts" is the mesmerizing title track from their upcoming debut LP, due August 15 on Bella Union . A steady heartbeat propels you into a building wall of sonic beauty before Lindén's dreamy vocals sneak in to seal the deal. Also check out the truly stunning video, directed by Alex Southam. I Break Horses - Hearts from Bella Union [...]
Adult Swim is offering the new Ford & Lopatin track "Too Much MIDI (Please Forgive Me)", the first in a summer-long series of free digital singles that will also feature Best Coast, How To Dress Well, and The Rapture. "MIDI" is also taken from the debut Ford & Lopatin album Channel Pressures , out today on Mexican Summer / SOFTWARE . Also check out the new video for "World of Regret": Ford & Lopatin "World of Regret" from Thunder Horse Video [...]
mp3: Teen Daze - Surface Teen Daze is back with the new ep A Silent Planet , due August 9 on Lefse/Waaga . Inspired by repeated reads of " Out of the Silent Planet " by C.S. Lewis, six new songs were created in what could be viewed as a slight departure for the electronic artist. Both the concept and the lead-off track "Surface" have us really looking forward to this release. A Silent Planet tracklist: 1. Surface 2. It [...]
mp3: Pure X - Twisted Mirror Austin's Pure X (formerly Pure Ecstasy) are about to release their debut full-length Pleasure , which will see the light of day on August 22 thanks to Acephale Records . The trio recently released a now sold-out 123 for the track "You're In It Now". You can check out the video for that track below. "Twisted Mirror" is the first taste from the new LP and it prominently features the beautiful, vintage distortion effect of the guitars that has always [...]
Best Coast just released this cover of Skeeter Davis' "The End of the World", and though last weekend's predicted apocalypse was a dud, this is a great addition to the BC discography. END OF THE WORLD by bestcoastt
mp3: Arc In Round - II mp3: Arc In Round - Spirit (Pink Skull Remix) Philadelphia 4-piece band Arc In Round are releasing a new ep on July 5 centered around its rigorous title track "II". The release also includes a remix from A Sunny Day In Glasgow, as well as four additional new tracks. Also check out the Pink Skull remix of "Spirit", up for grabs above. A new LP is expected later this year.
mp3: Quiet Lights - Simple Mechanics NYC's Quiet Lights make lush dreampop that creeps up on you and sticks with you for days. The new single "Simple Mechanics" starts out as a hushed lullaby before building up and exploding into a shoegaze-infused wall of sound. The Big Fear ep is out June 28 on Old Flame Records .
Dracula Horse just released this awesome new psychedelic demo version of "Fool Moon" by Knoxville's COOLRUNNINGS . I think I like this track more than anything the band has done to date. Enjoy the great summer jam below. COOLRUNNINGS - FOOL MOON (DEMO) by DRACULA HORSE
Another stellar track from Planningtorock 's new album W . You can also stream the album in its entirety at The Hype Machine . The digital release is out May 24 on DFA . Planningtorock - The Breaks by DFA Records THE BREAKS from planningtorock on Vimeo .
LA-based post-punk rockers Cold Showers are releasing their debut 73 Highlands on Mexican Summer later this month. The ear-popping first single "I Don't Mind" features irresistible girl-boy vocals and smoldering guitars. Seriously, what's not to love here? Cold Showers - I Don't Mind by suicidedots
mp3: Friends - Friend Crush "Friend Crush", the infectious debut single by Brooklyn's FRIENDS , has been around for a few months now, but for the life of me I cannot seem to get it out of my head. The chorus has a way of slipping into your unconscious and before you know it you're singing it over and over again in the shower. At least that's what happened to me. Grab the digital single, which features the b-side "Feelin' Dank", from Lucky Number . [...]
mp3: John Maus - Quantum Leap John Maus will release his widely anticipated third LP We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves June 28 on Ribbon Music . Maus recently released a video for the pulsating new-romantic track "Believer". Cop the track and watch the video below. John Maus - Believer by RibbonMusic
Cults are releasing their much-anticipated debut LP on June 7. Today they premiere a new video for the second single "Abducted". As with the previous single "You Know What I Mean", the new track is instantly infectious - pure vintage, lovesick fun. Cults - Abducted by cultscultscults
mp3: Grimes - Vanessa mp3: Bikini - R.I.P. (Grimes Remix) Grimes ' popularity has been steadily building over the last year, thanks in large part to her 2010 lp Halifaxa . That should continue over the summer as she sets out on a U.S. tour with Lykke Li this weekend. Her latest single "Vanessa" is taken from the Grimes/d'Eon split 123 Darkbloom , available now on Hippos In Tanks . Grimes - Vanessa [...]
mp3: EMA - Milkman EMA , aka Erika M. Anderson formerly of Gowns, released her debut album Past Life Martyred Saints yesterday and it's a scorcher. Packed with raw emotion and unnerving, potent vitality, this is truly one of the most exciting debut records to surface in a long time. Though clearly influenced by legendary female rockers like Patti Smith and Kim Gordon, EMA captures modern themes in such a pure and honest way, she is clearly standing on her own solid footing as an artist. [...]
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