Soil & "Pimp" Sessions - Storm from the album Planet Pimp Recently on Comfort Radio: School Of Seven Bells - Sempiternal/Amaranth Nortec Collective - Reten Datarock - I Used To Dance With My Daddy (Subsource Remix)...
Spank Rock collaborator Amanda Blank provides an enjoyably groovy brand of electropop goodness on her new release, I Love You. Amanda Blank - Make It Take It Amanda Blank - Shame On Me Recently on Comfort Radio: Bowery Electric -...
Fol Chen - Cable TV (T.H. White Mix) [download the free album] Emiliana Torrini - Me And Armini (Dan Carey Mix) [buy the EP] KJ Sawka - New Life (feat. Christa Wells) [buy the EP] Dragonette - Fixin To Thrill...
The Boxer Rebellion - Flashing Red Light Means Go from the album Union Recently on Comfort Radio: Jaga Jazzist - Doppelganger Har Mar Superstar - Easy Pass Fiamma Fumana - Hypnananna (Lullaby)...
Apsci are back with a new collection of wacktronica. Their 2009 release Best Crisis Ever wanders between weirdo trip hop and exotic electropop to create quite a cool effect. Apsci - The Dark & Bittersweet End Apsci - Swan Swan...
I practically fell out of my chair when I first heard the debut album by a new a cappella group called Sonos. Long-time viewers of this program will know that I hardly ever, ever, ever write about a cappella music...
I've been back from that wretched Burning Man festival for a while now, but I'm having a terrible time getting reacclimated to things like blogging. But to tide you over until I get back into the swing of things, here...
I'm at Burning Man from August 30-September 6, so no new posts this week. In between the blinding dust storms, bitter cold at night and blazing heat during the day, among other things, I'll be having a wonderful time out...
Phantogram - When I'm Small [buy the EP] Majeure - Teleforce [album out 9/1] Maserati - Monoliths [buy the album] Lo Fidelity Allstars - On My Mind [pre-order the album] DJ Mehdi - Pocket Piano [buy the EP] Pukka -...
Today brings some immersive ambient classical music from Jóhann Jóhannsson, whose 2008 release Fordlândia is a deep tour of some rich emotional soundscapes. Not usually my thing, but somehow this one snuck up on me. Jóhann Jóhannsson - The Rocket...
I'm pretty slammed this week and next, so expect a) sporadic posting, and b) a guest host when I leave for Burning Man next week. In the meantime, here are a couple tracks by Anya Marina, under the general principle...
Sometimes, klezmer/gypsy-influenced cabaret jazz is just the thing. Thanks, Vagabond Opera! From the 2009 release The Zeitgeist Beckons. Vagabond Opera - Chimaeras Be Met Vagabond Opera - Tango 'Til They're Sore Recently on Comfort Radio: Spool - Xos Scissor Sisters...
I find it baffling that I never got around to writing about Metric before today - just another sign of my egregious, bone-headed laziness, I suppose. Anyway, I finally heard the band's new release Fantasies yesterday and am pretty convinced...
The new release, Golden Beds, by The Octopus Project is a curious anachronism: it's an "enhanced CD" featuring five miscellaneous audio tracks and seven videos, spanning the band's career. I didn't realize there was still a market for "enhanced CDs,"...
Today brings some peppy, retro indie pop from Generationals, whose sound is slightly reminiscent of Johnny Boy, "in a good way!" From the 2009 release Con Law. Generationals - Nobody Could Change Your Mind Generationals - Bobby Beale Recently on...
"And then the horns kicked in, and my shoes started to squeak." But seriously, there's nothing like a tight horn section to kick the weekend off right proper. From the self-titled release by Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble -...
Windmill - Big Boom from the album Epcot Starfields [out 9/15]...
Periodically music comes up on my iPod that causes my wife to remark, "That doesn't sound like music you listen to." The new self-titled album by Holmes is a great example of that - who knew that I could still,...
Birdy Nam Nam - The Parachute Ending [Thanks, Kat!] from the album Manual For Successful Rioting (out 8/18)...
There are few good ways to start a Monday, but a particularly good way to jump start the week is by diving into an hour-long set of uptempo dance tunes. This mix is called Wonderlust, provided to us by Chicago-based...