Here's your spoonful of delicious Monday tunes. This particular playlist rises slowly from the ashes into romping good time - also known as a barn-burner, if you're hip. You know the drill. Plug your headphones in, click play and enjoy the music. I'd also like to take a moment to point out that 8tracks has apps available for both Android and iOS . They are free and grant you access to a ton of awesome playlists. Believe it or not, 8tracks didn't pay us to put this in here. We just want you [...]
Some incredible folk artists have been emerging from Sweden during the last few years. Idiot Wind is the pseudonym of singer-songwriter Amanda Bergman. She's married to Kristian Matsson aka Tallest Man On Earth, and without drawing too many comparisons to their styles; they most definitely share a skill in writing original songs that ... Continue reading
At long last our best albums of 2012 have arrived. 2012 proved to be a magical music year for indie rockers and time-tested MUF favorites. We've scoured our resources ...
All of the big year end lists are in, but I've decided to take my own whack at the best songs of 2012! I won't bore you with a huge introduction this week. You know what these lists are about. I'm counting down my favorite songs of 2012. It was a strange [...]
Our top 100 songs of 2012 are finally capped off with our final volume of 25 indie songs which we couldn't feel more lucky to write about, let alone ...
The conclusion of Ca Va Cool's best albums of 2012 picks up where the first half left off , featuring old favourites and brave new sounds side by side: indie pop sits next to a "post-internet" patchwork sound; thematically-advancing hip-hop sidles up to our beloved indie rock. Without further ado, here are our writers ten favourite albums of the past year. Photograph by Kristin Lidell 10. Jens Lekman – I Know What Love Isn't How could anybody break up with Jens [...]
1. Lord Huron - Brother 2. Cold Specks - Holland 3. Kendrick Lamar - Cartoon and Cereal 4. Alabama Shakes - Hold On 5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert- Same Love 6. Alt-J - Tassellate 7. Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You 8. Trails and Ways - Nunca 9. Port St. Willow - [...]
Welcome to the fifth consecutive Best Albums of the Year here at Hidden Track. Hopefully, you know by now that we pride ourselves on covering music that spans any genre, any age, any geography and any instrumental makeup. To us, good music is good music. Period. So, you can rest assured of the one thing that will always make our list a cut above the rest: we consider everything. Our submissions include all styles of music from bluegrass to jazz, jam to indie, electronica to rap, as well as everything in between. At the [...]
2012...what a year of music. We got new releases from favorites such as Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear and heard new favorites in Father John Misty, Nude Beach, Tanlines, and more. Last year Earbuddy celebrated one year of existence with the best 50 albums of 2011 . However, we've grown since [...]
About two weeks ago MTIB started whittling down a list of over 5,678 abums (5,679 albums to be exact) to bring you a list of our favorite albums of the year. This year we decided we shouldn't stop at just ten, but share all of the albums that were in the running as well. So, here you have it. The 50 finest albums of 2012, in our humble opinions. Although, we may not use as many big words as Pitchfork and we may not always be as 'hip', we do understand those words and we did [...]
Our year end lists are wrapping up at this point, but we wouldn't be a legitimate music site without a list of the top songs from 2012. Personally, I feel like this list is a thousand times more difficult to compose than an albums list because we're dealing with close to 400-500 songs in the running. It's been a long process trying to narrow that iTunes playlist down to 100, and I know some incredible tunes from this year are missing, but we hope you enjoy. Ladies and gentlemen, follow the jump for the ATH version of top 2012 songs. [...]
Here it is. I know you'll hate it; I know you'll disagree, but that's not the point in making an arbitrary list. We here at ATH worked really hard to fit in the tastes of the four of us, and when we decided upon our Top 50, it really boied down to simple math. What albums did we love when they came out? Do we still enjoy spinning those records months later? If they're in the Top 50, then the asnwer is probably yes. I mean, our Top 2 records came out in January, and still play a vital part [...]
Our year end coverage begins with the three chiefs over at the ATH offices reveling in what was an incredible year in Austin, musically speaking. Tons of rad bands blew us away with their live sets, and, well, there were just tons of bands. I think we did more show coverage this year than in previous years, but as always, the great thing about our site is diversity. We're also linking back to our full reviews and photos of some of these nights, so you can get more of a feel of our thoughts, not to mention, checking out Brian's [...]
From the light-filled strums opening The Tallest Man on Earth's third proper album, there’s an immediate sense of shifted perspective, a return to see the world and a life through the lens of a fixed place. The man whose music always had a fleeting, nomadic quality, who sang “ I plan to be forgotten when I’m gone ” and “Kids on the Run” is noticeably more vocally stable, less pointed, and less migrant this time around. There’s a brightness to this album, an image of the rounded sun peeking from behind steadily shifting clouds. His songs are still [...]
This long, hot, dry summer is coming to its end. So, it's time to look at those songs for your summer's end. Well, I almost didn't have a topic for this week's list. I just didn't think I had one in me. I don't know about anyone else, but this summer has [...]
The Newport Folk Festival has weathered many a storm in its 53 year history. It disappeared in the '70s, nearly went bankrupt in the aughts, and faced a complete dry up of sponsorships. But last year, Newport jewelers Alex and Ani stepped in to became a major backer, the festival returned to non-profit status, and a Board of Advisors (Colin Meloy, Gillian Welch, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Jim James, and Ben Knox Miller) was established. Now, the festival has never been stronger, and even some damp evenings couldn’t keep the 2012 edition from being another in a nearly unbroken [...]
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." -Willy Wonka Bloc Party – “Octopus” Out of all the sports in the upcoming Summer Olympic Games, ribbon twirling (also known as "Rhythmic Gymnastics") is pretty low on my must-watch list. Something tells me that Bloc Party feels a bit differently. Blur – “Under the Westway” Chill out in the studio with Damon Albarn and the boys from Blur in the video for their new song, which was written especially for [...]
Here's a punter's-eye view of this year's Hop Farm festival. All photos by Jimmy Blake. Jimmy's write up of this year's festival can be found at the links below. Friday / Saturday / Sunday – Adam Barnes – Maximo Park [...]
Who would have ever thought we would make it to eleven playlists? I mean, we're at 1,389 individual posts but these mixes are a special thing to us. They don't come around too often, so drink it up. If you missed our last 10 Weekend Playlists, go back and check them out . As MUF gets ready to officially celebrate our 5th birthday, you can get ready for whatever you're doing this weekend with this wonderfully crafted mix. This list of MP3s represents some of the best stuff we've found recently and not so recently. That does [...]
There are plenty of choices for purchasing digital music – iTunes, Amazon MP3, 7digital, etc. – but only one online retailer, eMusic, offered a subscription plan with customers paying a monthly fee for cash credit (formerly track download credits) to purchase music from their extensive library of artists. Now, some independent music labels [...]
Music That Isn't Bad.
Universal Wax
Music Under Fire
Earbuddy
Ca Va Cool
The Wounded Jukebox![Skrillex & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley - Make It Bun Dem [OFFICIAL VIDEO]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/youtube/BGpzGu9Yp6Y_130.jpg)
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Austin Town Hall
Quit Mumbling
Consequence Of Sound
Muso's Guide
Noteworthy (Stream): Kanye West – Black Skinhead (SNL Performance)
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Kanye West Performs “Black Skinhead” & “New Slaves” On ‘SNL’ Season Finale: Watch
Watch Kanye West Perform on Saturday Night Live
Watch Kanye West on Saturday Night Live, performing “Black Skinhead” and “New Slaves”
