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Track/MP3: Angel Olsen –“Forgiven/Forgotten”
Take everything you know about ANGEL OLSEN and throw it out the window. Her debut Half Way Home swayed in the wind with acoustic sounds and her latest cut, “Forgiven/Forgotten”, kicks up a gritty,...
View ArticleVideo: Wampire –“The Hearse”
No questions asked, WAMPIRE have just won Music Video Of The Year. The Portland outfit released a new clip for “The Hearse” via Gorilla Vs. Bear and while it’s tough to describe without spoilers, it...
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Going Live: Paramore, Lights
It’s never easy adapting to change, especially when it comes to being on the bill for grander venues and looking back at the 9:30 Club and CBGB, but PARAMORE’s renewed sense of purpose has been in...
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Track/MP3: Grizzly Bear –“Will Calls (Diplo Remix)”
Because everything he touches pretty much turns into club gold, DIPLO has remixed GRIZZLY BEAR’s “Will Calls”, a recording that was included on the expanded edition of the band’s 2012 record Shields....
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Track/MP3: Evian Christ –“Salt Carousel”
Much like Skrillex, EVIAN CHRIST has kept a low-profile, keeping his nose in his work while his die-hard fans frame his best tweets. Thankfully, the 24-year-old has shared “Salt Carousel”, a bombastic...
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Track/MP3: Childish Gambino –“Sweatpants”
Donald Glover isn’t happy that this CHILDISH GAMBINO track found its way on the Internet this morning but as a fan noted to him, it’s “a perfect example of how your album title is so relevant to how...
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Watch Basement’s “Live In London” Performance
It’s been more than a year since BASEMENT announced via Facebook that they’d be going on an indefinite hiatus and to be honest, their Colourmeinkindness record still rules. Following the release of the...
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Track/MP3: Eating Out –“Come Around”
Holy shit, supergroups still exist and here’s one for your Mom. EATING OUT is made up of Nü Sensae’s Daniel Pitout (guitar/vox) and Brody McKnight (guitar), White Lung’s Mish Way (bass) and Peace’s...
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Track/MP3: RiFF RaFF –“How To Be The Man”
If you thought RIFF RAFF was having some sort of meltdown on Pitchfork’s “Over/Under”, then you obviously don’t know him at all. His debut album is set to drop in about two months so it’s obvious it’s...
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Watch Sky Ferreira Do “You’re Not The One” On Letterman
In support of her stunning major label debut, Night Time, My Time, SKY FERREIRA appeared on Monday’s episode of the Late Show With David Letterman and to no surprise, killed it. The rising alternative...
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Track/MP3: Justin Timberlake –“TKO (Black Friday Remix)”
Because hey, it’s Black Friday, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has released a remix of his latest single “TKO” and it features three proven kings of hip hop: J. COLE, A$AP ROCKY, and PUSHA T. At four minutes, it...
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Going Live: August Burns Red, Defeater
More so than ever, Manheim’s AUGUST BURNS RED have developed into a father figure for hardcore/metalcore. The five-piece are absurdly tight and somewhat irreplaceable in their genre, as their...
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Track/MP3: Jess Williamson –“Blood Song”
To the ear, JESS WILLIAMSON’s “Blood Song” isn’t overly special but to the heart, it packs a brutal punch with a gritty rhythm and a worn out voice doing most of the talking. Even for a dim recording,...
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Introducing: Perfect Pussy
“Well, here’s my band name – do your worst motherfucker” Partially bred by first-rate social media recommendations, Syracuse’s PERFECT PUSSY have obliterated the norm with a chaotic rehashing of noise...
View ArticleVideo: K.Flay –“Rawks”
Stanford alumni K.FLAY has been cruising under the radar the past year or so (check out April’s What If It Is EP here) and as her new video for “Rawks” points out, she’s still super fly. The Ben Fee...
View ArticleVideo: Lorde –“Team”
To put a final note on her unbelievable year, LORDE has followed-up “Royals” with a new video for “Team”, an album favourite that’s capable of latching onto you for weeks. The video itself is directed...
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Watch Lana Del Rey’s 27-Minute Short Film Tropico
With all eyes on her, LANA DEL REY’s short film Tropico is finally here. The 27-minute “tale of sin and redemption” co-stars model Shaun Ross, was directed by Anthony Mandler and produced by Rick...
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Track/MP3: New Madrid –“Manners”
Next to fellow citizens Neutral Milk Hotel, Of Montreal, Reptar, and The Whigs, NEW MADRID are another gem from Athens, Georgia, that were raised by guitars. A few band members are recent transplants...
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Track/MP3: You Blew It! –“Award Of The Year Award”
Following up 2012′s Grow Up, Dude, Orlando’s YOU BLEW IT! are set to release an Evan Weiss-produced disc that streamlines their “sorry drunken soliloquies”. “Award Of The Year Award” isn’t an...
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The Best EPs Of 2013
And so it begins. The past 12 months have spoon-fed music admirers with enough releases to make any trip to a deserted island feel like paradise and next to studio albums, there’s been no shortage of...
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