Photo by Abi Reimold Recent Philly transplants Literature previewed four new tracks in this week's Key Studio Session . With a sound made for indie dance club nights, Literature are a surf-y, high energy bunch of polished musicians with well-coiffed songs. Stream and download "Court Date" below and check out the full session here . Court Date by Literature from The Key Studio Sessions, May 15, 2013 Download [...]
The Presets are performing at the Odgen Theater tomorrow co-headlining with Dragonette and openers Classixx. In all honesty, the three could be headlining the evening with strong new(ish) albums from both the Presets and SoCal's Classixx. The Presets' latest release, "Pacifica," has a tinge of Darren Emerson from Underworld sprinkled for good measure on Australia's best hope to follow in the footsteps of Cut Copy. "Pacifica" is a step in the right direction of using more instruments versus leaning too much on the electronic element with a more organic feel compared to previous efforts. Classixx's "Hanging Gardens" [...]
Weekend - the fuzzed-out noisemakers responsible for 2010’s excellent Sports - will return this July with Jinx (a ballsy name for a sophomore album if there ever was one). The record reflects a series of big changes for the band. In addition to relocating from San Francisco to Brooklyn just after the recording of the album, the record also finds the former trio adding a fourth member (bassist Nick Ray) to the mix. Those worried that that these changes might temper the band’s sound need not fret. The songs on Jinx - as evidenced [...]
Cartoon Network entity Adult Swim and Dr. Pepper are offering a free 15 song compilation of unreleased garage rock from some of your very favorite bands. Like, this comp is STACKED, bro! Bass Drum Of Death, Apache Dropout,Thee Oh Sees, King Tuff, Jeff The Brotherhood, Black Lips... okay, I'm just reading the tracklist. That's how stacked this comp is, yo, I don't have to skip names on it. It's called Garage Swim and here's hoping that we get more of these in the future. The tracklist and a stream are below, get to it. [...]
Adult Swim has been on a roll with music lately. If you recognize the name at all, most know Adult Swim from their late night spot on Cartoon Network, giving home to cult classic TV like Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021, and Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job!, and also ridiculous parodies including Childrens Hospital and NTSF:SD:SUV. But last year, Adult Swim curated an excellent Singles Program , giving viewers a free compilation of 13 exclusive singles from some fantastic names on the indie scene, including Wye Oak, Wavves, Flying [...]
Not my usual album review here, but I liked this single that came across my inbox. "Mirror" begins with some ambient sound and marches into an effective mix of distortion, simple percussion and a driving baseline, setting the stage for a dreamy guitar and vocals. The tune grows more complex and triumphant as it goes along, leaving the listener satisfied. The song has a little bit of an 802s feel, but this happens organically and isn't sought after, in my view. A grittier, modern version of The Police was my initial impression. Anyway, check this single out here!
Jinx will see daylight shortly. Follow Weekend on Twitter. Like Weekend on Facebook. Follow Weekend on Tumblr. Purchase Weekend items via Insound. 1. What sort of goals did you have in mind while recording Jinx ? This time around we really wanted to focus on making something hard-hitting, emotionally unguarded and more immediate. Our songs had always come from an emotionally volatile place but the shrouded production style covered up a lot of the storytelling possibilities of the vocals, and [...]
La plateforme Adult Swin nous présente aujourd'hui, non pas un épisode inédit bien marrant, mais sa nouvelle compilation nommée Garage Swin . Un titre qui parle de lui même, l'ambiance est rock, garage et son granuleux comme on s'est tous surpris un jour à apprécier. La sélection comporte quinze morceaux dans lesquels on retrouve Black Lips , Bass Drum of Death ou encore Cheap Time . Une très bonne compilation disponible en téléchargement gratuit dès maintenant ici .
Was eine Breaking News! Bloc Party-Kopf Kele Okereke macht sich Donnerstag auf den Weg nach Berlin, um im Elektronik-Dach vom Weekend sämtliche Tunes und Beats auszupacken. Wer sich also auf ein Wiedersehen mit Bloc Party freut, kann sich zumindest schonmal mit einem Viertel vergnügen. Dass Kele auch solo die Leute zum Tanzen bringen kann, hat er schon mit seiner Solo-Platte und Hits wie "Tenderoni" bewiesen. Zudem bekommt er auch noch ruhmreiche Verstärkung in Form von DJ Housemeister , der von Boys Noize Records rübergeschickt wird. Klingt also nach einer deftigen Nacht im Weekend! [...]
Upcoming thursday, May 9th, Bloc Party's singer Kele Okereke will deejay in berlin's Weekend Club along with Housemeister (Boysnoise Rec.) and Jack Tennis (Gomma / Berlin Battery). Check out their latest videos & streams below! Post your favorite Bloc Party... READ MORE
Guitar-driven garage rock is really starting to make its way back into the forefront of music as of late. With a landscape dominated by synths the past couple of years, more traditional bands took a back seat, but no more. Leave it to Adult Swim to put together a compilation of the best and brightest simply titled Garage Swim . It features the likes of Bass Drum of Death, Apache Dropout, Thee Oh Sees, JEFF The Brotherhood, Black Lips, King Khan and The Gris Gris, Mikal Cronin, Mind Spiders, Weekend, [...]
Time to wipe the drool off your chin : Adult Swim's jam-packed Garage Swim compilation is officially here. The 15-track compilation features unreleased anthems from Mikal Cronin ( "Better Man" ), Thee Oh Sees ( "Devil Again" ), Black Lips, King Tuff, Mind Spiders, JEFF the Brotherhood, King Khan, Weekend, and many more. Grab the free download here , or stream in full below. Garage Swim Tracklist : 01. Bass Drum of Death - "Dregs" 02. Apache Dropout - "Constant Plaything" [...]
Adult Swim, the top-rated television network and arbiter of must-hear, cutting-edge music, enters the world of garage rock for the first time with the May 6 digital launch of Garage Swim. Sponsored by...
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Photo Credit: Sprengben [why not get a friend] via Compfight cc My apologies for being a tad late on last month’s mixtape; my listening/exploring last month was heavily skewed towards pop/electronic pop and that’s reflected in the April 2013 mixtape as well. It includes music by new discoveries like George Maple , Mr Little Jeans , [...]
Brooklyn's Northside Festival - not to be confused with Denmark's NorthSide Festival - is a multi-day music conference in the vein of SXSW, featuring hundreds of acts playing in various venues across the Williamsburg neighborhood. This year's lineup includes The Walkmen, Black Flag, Swans, Adolescents, Kylesa, Lambchop, Questlove, Solange, Mac DeMarco, The Men, The So So Glos, Twin Sister, Phosphorescent, Rhys Chatham and Oneida, Iceage, Lower, Julian Lynch, Son Volt, Why?, Torche, White Fence, Weekend, Merchandise, The Casualties, Ivan & Alyosha, Chelsea Wolfe, Braids, Jonathan Toubin, Lust For Youth, Milk Music, Sonny & the Sunsets, [...]
After experimenting with three formats for the Monthly Mix - MP3 zip, Spotify playlist, Soundcloud set, etc. - in March we finally came upon a solution that pleased everyone: all of them. And so, for you, here is the month's music, whittled down to its very best, via each of the aforementioned mediums, limited only by its availability on said mediums. This means a 13-track zip, a 12-track Spotify playlist, and a whopping 54-track Soundcloud stream. And somehow, falling through all the cracks and not represented on any is one of the month's finest: The National's straight-to-Youtube " [...]
Cartoon Network's Adult Swim has put together another drool-worthy compilation appropriately titled, Garage Swim . Due out May 6th via William Street Records, and sponsored by Dr. Pepper, the record strings together unreleased songs by Thee Oh Sees, JEFF the Brotherhood, Mikal Cronin, Black Lips, King Tuff, Weekend, King Khan and the Gris Gris, Mind Spiders, Bass Drum of Death, and many more. In anticipation, stream the scuffy dance floor madness of Thee Oh Sees' inclusion, "Devil Again". We stress that you find a greasy wooden floor for this one. [...]
Former west coast and now Brooklyn based psych rockers Weekend are preparing to release their sophomore album "Jinx," this summer. In advance of that comes the recently released lead single "Mirror," which hints at sonic explorations different from what was presented on their debut album "Sports." Standout tracks from that initial record like "Coma Summer" emphasized a deep reverberation and warped aesthetic (in both attitude and sound). Their latest track, however presents a cleaner approach with fewer layers, an ethereal synthesizer wash (especially as the track opens) placing emphasis on more clearly audible vocals with echoy guitar lines [...]
Former west coast and now Brooklyn based psych rockers Weekend are preparing to release their sophomore album "Jinx," this summer. In advance of that comes the recently released lead single "Mirror," which hints at sonic explorations different from what was presented on their debut album "Sports." Standout tracks from that initial record like "Coma Summer" emphasized a deep reverberation and warped aesthetic (in both attitude and sound). Their latest track, however presents a cleaner approach with fewer layers, an ethereal synthesizer wash (especially as the track opens) placing emphasis on more clearly audible vocals with echoy guitar lines [...]
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