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Watch Antony and the Johnsons’ New NSFW “Cut the World” Video, Starring Willem Dafoe, Marina Abramovic and Carice van Houten
While gender politics have always played a major role in Antony and the Johnsons’ music, they’ve rarely taken on a tinge as dark as the new video for “Cut the World.” Starring Willem Dafoe, Carice van Houten and the performance artist Marina Abramović, it imagines a day where women suddenly decide to violently rid the […]
COMING SOON: Moon Duo, ‘Circles’
The Artist/Album: Moon Duo, Circles (Sacred Bones, October 2nd) The Details: Arriving just a year and a half after their last album (Mazes), Moon Duo’s latest was largely inspired by Ralph Waldo Emerson’s 1841 essay “Circles.” Most of it was tracked back home in Colorado in February, with a few final sessions at Lucky Cat […]
Kendrick Lamar, Teengirl Fantasy, Dent May and More Share Disposable Camera Shots From South by Southwest
Determined to top last year’s candid shots from the Black Lips, Toro Y Moi and the Megaphonic Thrift, we passed out 10 disposable cameras at South by Southwest this year. Some went missing (Dan Deacon, Oneohtrix Point Never, La Sera and Yakuza, we’re looking at you!), but six eventually made their way back to self-titled’s […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Fort Romeau’s ‘Homwerk’ Mixes
Via Fort Romeau’s Soundcloud: Presenting “Homwerk Vol 2”. The second mix in my vinyl only mix series. One take, no edits, its not perfect but at least its honest. Vol 1 was a little on the short side, so this one runs at a more substantial 75 mins. Free to download, tagged for iTunes with […]
LISTENING STATION: Five of Nachtmystium’s Favorite Records
Considering how Nachtmystium’s last two LPs explored the psych (Assassins: Black Meddle, Pt. 1) and synth-infused (Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II) sides of Blake Judd’s record collection, it’s no surprise that the band’s new album is being touted as a return to the frontman’s black-metal roots. A fair assessment given how frenzied the full-length feels, […]
LISTEN: John Cale + Danger Mouse, “I Wanna Talk 2 U”
Photo by Shawn Brackbill From Lou Reed and La Monte Young to…Danger Mouse? Yep, that’s the left turn John Cale takes on “I Wanna Talk To You,” the lead-off single from the VU co-founder’s latest solo album. Due out October 2nd through the Domino Records imprint Double Six, Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood is not […]
FROM THE STACKS: Daughn Gibson
While it’s nearly impossible to make sense of all the music that floods our mailbox, inbox, and various Web browsers every day–not to mention the shelves at self-titled‘s favorite record stores–we’re constantly looking for artists who make us stop what we’re doing and actually listen. Here’s one of them: