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Portishead Singer Beth Gibbons Readies New Solo Record
June 12, 2013
As we continue to anxiously await the next Portishead album, singer Beth Gibbons has reportedly wrapped her first solo record in more than a decade. Due out through Domino, it follows in the footsteps of the 2002 LP Out of Season, a collaboration with Paul Webb (Talk Talk, Rustin Man). Stream that record in full […]
LISTEN: ARP, “More (Blues)”
June 12, 2013
Alexis Georgopoulos has announced his latest album as ARP and guess what? It’s got nothing to do with sky-scraping synths, New Age nods or neo-classical abstractions. Instead, More is “best described as a pop album by an avant-garde musician…to create a world of heady atmospherics and melodic song craft over its concentrated 46-minute arc.” The first […]
No Age Share New ‘An Object’ Single, Worldwide Tour Dates
June 12, 2013
No Age have revealed the lead single from their latest album, An Object. Available to stream in “not the video” form below, “C’mon Stimmung” quickly segues from an ambient intro to an all-out-war approach that reflects how the duo’s managed to refine their ravenous pop-punk sound even further. In related news, No Age will launch […]
NOW PLAYING: Various Artists, ‘The Bling Ring’ Soundtrack
June 12, 2013
The Artist/Album: Various Artists, The Bling Ring (Def Jam) Our Review: Sofia Coppola films have always had killer soundtracks, from the comfortably numb Kevin Shields cuts of Lost in Translation to the Marie Antoinette double pack–featuring the Cure, Aphex Twin and the Radio Dept. in equal measure–that was more entertaining than the movie itself. The Bling […]
Kraftwerk Co-Founder Discusses ‘Catalogue’ Shows, New Album
June 12, 2013
Kraftwerk co-founder Ralf Hütter gave a rare interview to The Guardian this week, discussing everything from their recent run of Catalogue shows to what we can expect from the Kraut-rock icons next. “In the ’70s there was more drumming and physical action in the music, but today it’s more sensitive,” he said, when asked about […]
Watch Queens of the Stone Age’s Soundcheck Session For KCRW
June 11, 2013
In case you missed their invite-only soundcheck set for KCRW last week, the entire hour-long Queens of the Stone Age performance is now airing in HD below. As always, the band’s tight even when they shouldn’t even be trying, including tracks from their new …Like Clockwork LP and old favorites like “Little Sister” and “Make […]
THE END CAP: Five Recommended New Releases
June 11, 2013
Now that every Tuesday is a frantic scramble for the best streamable/downloadable/sharable new releases–in our office, at least–self-titled thought we’d save you some time and share five records we stand behind every week. Here’s what we’re digging at the moment:
EDITOR’S PICK: ScHoolboy Q + Kendrick Lamar, “Collard Greens”
June 11, 2013
As ScHoolboy Q gets set to release his first official album, Oxymoron, it looks like the MC just uploaded its lead single. An airtight collab with his Black Hippy cohort Kendrick Lamar, “Collard Greens” creeps along to a minimal keyboard melody and spare head-nod hooks from THC and his co-producer Gwen Bunn. Check it out […]
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