Aliment is a garage punk trio from Spain that caught my ear with their brand new album, Holy Slap . The album has a frantic yet melodic vibe that sounds like Wavves and Circle Jerks colliding together in a pool of sweat. Oakland's Slop Bop Records , the label that put out the limited edition cassette, dub it party punk, and it definitely incites that feeling inside of you from start to finish. It's a quick listen but every track is driving, anthemic, and begs for repeat spins. It's already one of my favorite [...]
Quadron—singer Coco O. and producer Robin Hannibal—will release their sophomore album, Avalanche, June 4th via Epic imprint Vested in Culture. "Sea Salt" is a pillowy cruiser taken from the end of the record. The duo ... read more
Every week, a different FADER editor compiles a playlist to highlight a new release and give you a guide to that artist’s web of influences and peers. These Staff Selects live in our Spotify app, ... read more
Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, he wrote about Mo Laudi, a South African DJ ... read more
Here's the new single from Disclosure's Settle, out June 4th via Cherrytree/Interscope). "When A Fire Starts to Burn" is a superclean throwback with a sassy hook that clocks in at a radio-friendly four minutes. It ... read more
LIZ is a millennial newcomer from Tarzana, CA, making what a PR bio calls "tasteful post-ratchet lollipop sounds." Echoing other '90s babies enamored with the music released around their 10th birthdays—see Charli XCX's
On his forthcoming Fake Four collaboration album with producer/drummer Madadam , singer/songwriter/multi-instru mentalist Gregory Pepper will mash his clever pop compositions with hip hop rhythms. BIG HUGE TRUCK has been in the works since 2008 and will finally see a release on June 18th with help from various artists from the Fake Four roster including: Kirby Dominant, Ceschi Ramos, Awol One, Open Mike Eagle , and more. Let's Be Homies is the first single from the album and is more or less [...]
On a whim, I recently set out to find some good Japanese juke, or at least juke-inflected beat work. Big surprise: there’s some great shit. Over the next week, I’ll do a short series about ... read more
Nashville six piece Diarrhea Planet plug in four guitarists to form their explosive garage punk-charged brand of rock and roll. The outcome has made them one of the most buzzed about bands around the blogosphere, as well as one of the most touted live bands touring the US today. Later this summer, DP will release their sophomore album, I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams , through Infinity Cat Recordings. Separations is the first single from the album and features a more full-bodied and polished pop sound compared to what we heard on [...]
Mac Miller and Earl Sweatshirt pitch their voices down an octave for "Guild," a deliciously muddy track Earl's been performing since March. (It's taken from his upcoming LP Doris, which still has no set release ... read more
After appearing in February with a trio of songs, Saa took all their tracks off Soundcloud and it seemed that'd be that. They're back, thankfully, with a release planned on July 8th via Left Blank. ... read more
Confirming rumors started by Rocko in March, Kendrick Lamar jumps onto "U.O.E.N.O.," the glorious track that helped sink Rick Ross' Reebok contract and has now outlived it. Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock add verses ... read more
Here's the girls-night-out opener of Ciara's upcoming fifth LP, Ciara. You gon play me? On Instagram bitch tryna shade me? taunts Minaj, after firing this vague shot, perhaps aimed at Ciara rival Rihanna or just ... read more
According to Huffington Post, hotel heiress and "That's Hot" trademarker Paris Hilton has signed with Cash Money to release her second album, reportedly out this summer. Which is weird. And cool? Or terribly awful, depending ... read more
Las Rosas is the new group from ex-Harlem bassist Jose Boyer, performing similarly jaded garage rock. They released a self-titled EP this past January and have now eked out two more lovely songs, "Black Cherry" ... read more
The prolific Fullerton, California based label Burger Records are readying the solo album of one of their most touted artists in Wyatt Blair , member of Feeding People, Peach Kelli Pop, Cosmonauts, Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel , and more. Wyatt's debut solo album entitled Banana Cream Dream will be available digitally and on cassette tomorrow (May 22nd) and features the addicting power pop hits Sweet Operator (Talkin' on the Telephone) and Ba Ba Ba (Life's A Bitch) available as a [...]
It's a big year for Exploding in Sound Records as they ready yet another stellar debut album, this time from Colesville, Maryland post-punk trio Two Inch Astronaut. Fueled by an angular post-punk ethos reminiscent of DC based Jawbox , Two Inch Astronaut stitch colorful guitar-driven noise with oblique melodies and a swinging rhythm section. It's easy to get caught up in the nostalgic undertones of their music, but when their original ideas and arrangements come into focus, they become something much more than a 90s [...]
On a whim, I set out recently to find some good Japanese juke, or at least juke-inflected beat work. Big surprise: there's some great shit. Over the next week, I'll do a short series on ... read more
It's hard to pick specific, standout moments from Ellen Allien's recent Lism album; the record, for one, plays out in one, long, continuous track, and travels so dreamily from one mood-state to another that it ... read more
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