On January 24th, Mauro Remiddi - better known by his bedroom pop alias Porcelain Raft - will release his debut LP Strange Weekend . Though produced by one man, the layered sounds of this record belie the singularity of its origin. Stream Strange Weekend in its entirety down below, via The Hype Machine .
Though often oddly overlooked by the rest of the country, the San Diego music scene has quietly remained a hotbed for some truly awesome bands. Some have modestly achieved great things while keeping their feet planted solidly in San Diego, others have thanked us for the good times and moved on to the greener pastures of Los Angeles and New York, and others still have churned out some stellar tunes without ever receiving their due. However, even in light of its past excellence, the San Diego music scene is in the throes of what should be considered a notable renaissance [...]
Black Milk and Danny Brown have both been busy the last couple years: Black with his acclaimed 2010 solo record Album of the Year and this year's Random Axe LP with Sean Price and Guilty Simpson ; Brown with two remarkable full-lengths, last year's The Hybrid and XXX which just dropped back in August. As each continue their own meteoric rise - Black Milk is fresh off his Jack White collab and Danny Brown [...]
In 2009, The Big Pink released A Brief History of Love , an impressive and distinctly British debut LP that was informed heavily by shoegaze, as well as the best of the 90s UK indie and electronic scenes. By the sounds of their new single, the markedly catchy "Stay Gold", the ingredients for their tunes remain largely the same. Not that it bothers me any- this delivers with at least as much gusto as anything off the first record, save perhaps the so-good-it's-gonna-be-hard-to- top single "Dominos" . Check out the original [...]
After finally going to see Drive last night, I feel very much compelled to write something about it. I'm sure I could speak at length on the merits of the work as a whole - which are numerous - but I'll just stick to the excellent soundtrack. Cliff Martinez's score is a dark and tempered work of oscillating, ambient synth that helps set Drive 's stark and austere tone. Though it radiates warmth in the brief, but beautiful and tender moments between the Driver, Irene and her son Benicio, the score spirals downward with the [...]
Hailing from Huntsville- one of the major hip-hop powerhouses of the South and beyond - Alabama boys G-Side and crew hooked up with Yours Truly at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago to lay down a slick acapella version of unreleased track "Relaxin'." Though it reportedly will not appear on their upcoming LP Island , you can peep a studio version down below. Download: G-Side - Relaxin' (Feat. G-Mane) Buy: Download The ONE...COHESIVE over at [...]
From the ashes of San Diego band Da Bears arises DUDES . Fresh off the July release of Narcissists Anonymous , they laid down a slick - barring a bit of a tuning hiccup - and enjoyable set at last weekend's San Diego Music Thing . The songs on their latest are a sweet, layered mess of Korg-laden psych-pop that dips into a myriad of other genres and refashions disparate, borrowed bits and pieces into DUDES' own uniquely warped vision. Check out my favorite track, "Who's That Lady? (We're [...]
St. Vincent , aka baroque indie-pop chanteuse and composer Annie Clark, just premiered her latest video on the Huffington Post . Not only is it maybe the best video I've seen this year, but the song combines orchestral whimsy and galloping rock with the kind of deft and effortless skill that seems to come naturally to Ms. Clark. Also, that guitar solo is grimy . Marry me? No... really. You can stream and download the previously released "Surgeon", also taken from her forthcoming LP Strange Mercy , down below. [...]
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Here's another rad performance filmed at the 2011 Pitchfork Music Festival. Animal Collective drop a bonkers and as-of-yet untitled new jam centered around layers of electronic loops and Avey Tare's beastly vocal performance, along with Merriweather Post Pavilion highlight "Brothersport"- watch the crowd lose their collective shit during the epic build of the latter. Awesome.
Watch James Blake and band lay down a slick live arrangement of his killer single "CMYK" at the Pitchfork Music Festival up above. I didn't really expect that this could be pulled off with this line-up, but there you have it. You can stream or download the studio version below. Download: James Blake - CMYK Buy: Download the CMYK EP over at Bleep .
Artwork by Mindy Solis . In a place like California, all seems right with the world in the summertime. Expansive blue skies are the backdrop for sun-soaked beach days, lazing stoned poolside, beer-laden backyard barbecues, bike rides, frisbee sessions, and road trips- all of which are that much more enjoyable with a good soundtrack. Here are some collected tunes inspired by my DJ sets from June and July. As always, this was mixed and recorded live via my DJ software. You can stream or download below and peep the tracklist after the jump... enjoy! [...]
After a long wait - reportedly caused by the ever-frustrating issue of sample clearance - Jamie xx 's excellent "Far Nearer" single has finally been released by Numbers Records . You can take a listen to the A-side, as well as the B-side "Beat For", down below. Summer jamz. Buy the single here . (via) Buy: Pick up "Far Nearer" / "Beat For" over here in various formats.
Beyond his ongoing stint in classic thrashcore band Suicidal Tendencies and considerable work with avant-soul wizard Erykah Badu, bassist Stephen Bruner (aka Thundercat ) has long been floating around the Los Angeles hip-hop, soul, and jazz communities, building a reputation as an impressive live and session player. Now, as a newly christened protégé of L.A.'s indelible Steven Ellison (aka Flying Lotus ), Bruner is set to release his debut LP on Ellison's Brainfeeder imprint sometime this fall. If you're familiar with Bruner's contributions to what was - in my [...]
Wisconsin songsmith Justin Vernon has been a lot of places since releasing the first Bon Iver record. For Emma, Forever Ago may have propelled him to indie-fame, but between then and now he's delved into minimal, experimental territory with Volcano Choir , R&B slow jams with Gayngs , and of course collaborated with pop enigma Kanye West on his epic prog hip-hop opus My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy . In June, Vernon revives the project that ultimately made him with the quasi self-titled sophomore record Bon [...]
Gang Gang Dance just released one of the best records of the year with Eye Contact and are now the most recent band to perform on their label's ongoing live series, "4AD Sessions". Stream "Chinese High" up above and click here to stream their beast of a set in full. Download: Gang Gang Dance - MindKilla Buy: Order Eye Contact from Beggars Group USA .
Some (mixed) thoughts on the latest record from Bibio , the varied and ultimately hit-or-miss Mind Bokeh, originally published here . I'll be taking a little break from Treble , but keep showing Jeff and everyone over there love... they do good work and a lot of it. U.K. artist Stephen Wilkinson, better known to the world as Bibio, has been consistently spinning out into new territory ever since he dropped his first forays into fractured laptop-folktronic exploration with fi [...]
Stream the excellent new record from Gang Gang Dance , Eye Contact , up above and then go pre-order it right here .
Peep this hazy and hypnotic new video for Matthewdavid 's "Noche y Dia / San Raphael", taken from his debut LP for Flying Lotus ' Brainfeeder imprint Outmind .
On May 11th, Lord Huron , the brainchild of Michigan-born troubadour Ben Schneider, comes to The Loft on the campus of UC San Diego. It's hard to think of a more fitting locale for the tropical-tinged folk sounds of Schneider and his band than that of a eucalyptus forest on the cusp of the Pacific Ocean. With equal parts emotive sway and buoyant bounce, Lord Huron take the pluck and strum of acoustic guitars and append them with the kind of rhythmic and propellant drum work that could only be inspired by the [...]
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