Last night Kanye West debuted the song "New Slaves," from his upcoming sixth studio album. This is the most interesting way anyone has ever released a song, get ready. West had an image of his face projected onto 66 different walls all over the world. The projection was both terrifying and awesome. This is the first track from the follow up to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy , which is rumored to be called Yeezus , according to Rap-Up Reports . Kanye's next album is expected to include collaborations form Daft Punk, Chief Keef, Skrillex, and Odd Future. [...]
On their Facebook, London's Lovelife describe themselves as a "pop band". But after meeting the band and watching them play live, it's safe to say that Lovelife are a passionate and infectious pop band. The last time AMBY spoke with Lovelife was back in October. The band were set to release their very first EP El Regreso , and now they are soon releasing their third EP Stateless . It's kind of crazy how fast time flies! Back in October, I mentioned to Lovelife's Lee Newell how we really hope they play a gig in Toronto [...]
Recommended Show: Orchid Tapes Showcase $10 / All-ages / Doors at 8PM In or around NYC? Head over t deli by-day DIY venue by-night Living Bread in Bushwick, Brooklyn , which is only a hop, skip and a jump from the Morgan Ave stop on the L Coma Cinema Julia Brown Foxes in Fiction [...]
Tweet [Photos by acidjack] Luke Rathborne is young, has an LP and two EPs under his belt, and he's just getting started. Rathborne's 2011 record, After Dark, was recorded when he was a young man of 17; he came here at 18. We found him at Glasslands less than two years later celebrating the release of a new album, SOFT, that refines the sound of those rawer earlier experiments. Styling the performing band simply Rathborne , the [...]
It's hard to get more interstellar than Daft Punk, but Brooklyn's The Golden Pony manages to launch "Doin' It Right (Ft. Panda Bear)," a track off the robots' latest effort, Random Access Memories , deeper into space with some heavy bass and supernova synths. Stream it below. MP3: Daft Punk - "Doin' It Right (Ft. Panda Bear) (The Golden Pony Remix)"
drinking till we fall, strong but feeling small It's time to move that body! The tropical dance party train is busting out of the fresh young coconut and spilling margarita on everyone! Jump in the pool to wash it off! Summer is here! More Fashions please!
There aren't many things more on trend right now than a Brooklyn synth-pop duo, which is good news for Holy Ghost because that happens to be exactly what they are. Having impressed with 20112s self-titled debut album the pair are back armed with a new record, Dynamics , set for release this autumn. It's first single, 'Dumb Disco Ideas', is a glorious, glorious thing. It starts in modest LCD Soundsystem-esque pop song trappings and over the course of its eight minutes develops into something utterly transcendent. The video, which delightfully uses New York [...]
Photo by G. Ms. Lauryn Hill and Geoffrey Dicker Ms. Lauryn Hill is amazing! She's only released a few albums in her career but they are genius. She is sometimes as noted for her outbursts in the press and her reclusive nature as much as her music and she may be serving prison time for tax problems. With that kind of reputation and an amazing career, you'd think she might not be the friendliest person around, but I am here to tell you, Ms. Lauryn Hill [...]
Shortly after the release of Nocturne, Wild Nothing is back with his Empty Estates EP, and it could just be his most captivating work to date.
Heylady comes to us from Brooklyn, NY, but despite the similarity of their home-base to most artist featured here on Knox Road, they're actually quite different than our usual suspects. Heylady is my friend Josh Green's soul/funk project, and while I've typically shied away from funk bands since, well, middle school, I can't get enough of this one. Green and co. know what they're doing, and it's damn refreshing. Everything is tight and smooth and packed with groove. There are a thousand sounds happening at the same time yet Heylady manages to pull it all together into a crisp result. [...]
Tweet Follow @acidjacknyc [Photos by acidjack - the band and recording are much better than these photos] Last time we saw Seattle's Night Beats they blew us away with their energy and ability to delivery a set of straight-ahead garage rock full of songs you'd remember the next day. This show at Glasslands found them in the familiar spot of opening for another critically acclaimed band - in this case, Iceland's Dead Skeletons - and Night [...]
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[photos by Dominic Mastrangelo ] It was three years ago that we saw what I believe to have been one of the first Lady Lamb the Beekeeper shows in New York, a solo set at the opening night of the Rock Shop. That was back in the days when Skippy was still in NYC and billed a show for the ages that night - Sharon Van Etten and TuneYards headlined the bill. Aly Spaltro was still a teenager at that point, but it was obvious that she was abundantly talented with [...]
Hope people stayed up on a Saturday to see Vampire Weekend played on Saturday Night Live ? Also the long awaited third album "Modern Vampires of the City" drops on May 14th. Haven't heard all of the tracks. But I have to say the one track that stood out was the last song in the album. It is called Young Lion. The song clocks in at 1:45 minutes. It's not your typical Vampire Weekend song with it's afro rock beats and craziness. This is more of a gentle, mellow and [...]
Came across this Brooklyn producer recently and just had to post about him. Sweater Beats makes music for the bedroom and his sound has been called " Lovestep," or simply bass. So I wouldn't necessarily be pumping this song loudly while cruising but I would play it loudly during bedroom time. Would you? [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Sene, Knxwledge Song: Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe (Sly 5thAve Cover) [download here ] What's so good? [...]
Your favourite elctro duo are back in town. Sensual Harassment have released their second e.p. At last. Sensual Harassment seem to wistfully draw upon popular music of the past as a way forward - whether it be the glossy pastiche of late 70’s disco in the leadoff track Make Me Human Again , the plastic island pleasure of Capri Suntan , or the synth-pop balladry of Rescue Me , which sounds like a forgotten Blondie hit. Sensual Harassment almost revel in art of blurring the lines of disco, pop and [...]
Savages have been a hot commodity for festival promotors this year, and with good reason. Though ten times more mature than any punk band that came from -well, anywhere ever- this all-grrl group wears their "Anarchy in the UK" lineage on their sleeves as they write decidedly garage-influenced 'indie' songs. I guess this is what comes after punk: mature songwriting, wildly contrasting dynamics, musicianship, and impeccable vocal control. So were you one that missed the gals at SXSW and Coachella? Don't sweat it. Recently our friends at The Creators Project hooked up [...]
I'm never quite sure how to describe a band that sounds like Ski Lodge . With shades of the Smiths, indie pop seems to be the genre name of choice, but that one never sits quite right with me. I would make up a genre name for it, but no one wants to be the one to inflict another "chillwave" on the world. So I guess you'll just have to take my word for it and take a listen to the Brooklyn-based band. The band already has an [...]
In my humble opinion, I think you would be hard pressed to find someone who plays harder and darker than Mr. Chris Libeing. With a wealth of DJ equipment (see here as he explains ALL of his 10 or more pieces of equipment), Liebing is known to remix tracks on the fly and absolutely slay crowds from start to finish with his sets. Thanks to Dance.Here.Now. , He's gonna be at Output , in Brooklyn, New York, the 19th. Needless to say your going to want to be there! Dance.Here.Now will be celebrating [...]
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