When the rain comes down like it's doing right now...seems like everything swells to glory when I crank Beat Culture's newest "Midori" - an emotional overcast gem of... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Hello GPSMYTH...hmmmm....aired out electronic pop. Ethereal vocals brushed over by sweeps of rain. Two songs on bandcamp - here's one of them: mp3: GPSMYTH - The Cat On The... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
The electronic pop genre has been heavily overdone/watered-down over the last decade or so. When something emerges from it that connects to the past yet styles itself apart, that's a thing of... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Nick Allbrook and Jay Watson of Tame Impala fame have regrouped with their old pal Joseph Ryan to go back to their project Pond which will see a new release, Beard Wives Denim, coming out on Modular... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Toronto's Little Girls, a band that creates storm damaged distortion jams like no other, has a new release out on Hand Drawn Dracula entitled Cults. The whole thing sparkles through dark moody... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Brooklyn's Starlight Girls have just released "Wasteland", my favorite track off of their S/T EP, as a free single. They channel some seriously dope Jefferson Airplane grooves on... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
So it's pretty much a fact that Baltimore has the greatest music scene in the entire universe. Maybe that's a bit over the top...probably just the greatest in the world. Yeah,... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Australia's Jagwar Ma aka Jono Ma (you may have heard of him through his work with Foals) is the producer of some quality electronic vibes that swim through the rough terrain of yesteryear, but... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Guards, producer of one of my favorite LPs this year, simply amaze on this Yours Truly performance of "I See It Coming" featuring the Magik*Magik Orchestra at a mortuary in San Fran.... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
The frigid electronic travels of Poor Spirits have been some of my favorites over the last few months. They have now been cataloged in a bright and blazing EP, Forever Cruising. Earlier "No... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
So I've been pretty invisible when it comes to posting on punk. Maybe it's just that everything I have heard recently did not spark my ears...that is until blasting Seattle's... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
I've been taking a break from posting due to the holidays and all, but I couldn't resist when these two new Black Star tracks found their way into my inbox. "Fix Up" is their... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
On November 30th there's a show the will surely sate any audio addicts ears because a trio of bands is going to flat out elevate Metro Gallery. Mississippi's Young Buffalo and... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
On Thanksgiving Bmore's Friends Records has a mega mega mega compilation coming out. It will be available via cassette and free digital download and features a ton of tracks. If you like... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
I was looking for a Monday afternoon chill out to help cope with the piles of to-dos scattered across my desk, and North Carolina's Dreams West is doing just the trick...particularly with... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Music videos do not get more stunning than this... Video by Sean Pecknold. "The Shrine / An Argument" is from Fleet Foxes' very very fine LP Helplessness Blues which you should... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Dive is a band led by Beach Fossils guitarist Zachary Cole Smith. They have a new 73 out now via Captured Tracks and the title track "Sometime" is something to behold - a... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
It's been a while since I've listened to Lissy Trullie, but I was absolutely taken with her Self-Taught Learner EP and all its Joan-Jett-almost-punk-almost-r ock jams. Well she's... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Baltimore's Wing Dam is the musical endeavors of Austin Tally. His folk meets slight electronics is sparse and beautiful. He has a new cassette coming out soon entitled Life Boat. He sent... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Fort Lauderdale's Arrange aka Malcolm Lacey continues his brilliance at creating somber brushed ambient songs like no other. If you ever had a confusing sad moment needing inspiration or... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Pasta Primavera
Sleigh Bells - Demons (Official Music Video)
The Rains of Castamere by The National
A-Trak & Dillon Francis - "Money Makin'" (Official Video)
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Nas - Daughters
Bison - Quill
Neutral Milk Hotel- Aeroplane Over the Sea
Shinichi Osawa – Big Beach Mix 2012
