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LISTEN: Grizzly Bear, “Sleeping Ute”
[Pitchfork] Grizzly Bear have revealed the release date and tracklisting of their next record. Due out September 18th through Warp, the as-yet-untitled effort opens with the above track (the relatively rollicking “Sleeping Ute”) and will be supported by an extensive fall tour. Check out some dates and details below…
Calexico Signs to Anti-, Shares New “Para” Single
As reported on Pitchfork earlier this morning, Calexico is set to release their first album in four years on September 11th through Anti-. You can grab Algiers’ first windswept single in the above player, and check out its video and a complete tracklisting below…
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Clams Casino, ‘Instrumental Mixtape Vol. II’
Well this one pretty much sells itself–the long-awaited second installment of Clams Casino instrumentals, featuring beats for Lil B, Washed Out, the Weeknd, A$AP Rocky, Main Attrakionz, Lana Del Rey, and a few others. Stream/download/embed the entire thing below, or grab the first remastered volume here…
SCREENING ROOM: The Making of … El-P’s “The Full Retard” Video
Storyboard courtesy of Timothy Saccenti If you spent any time looking at music sites last week, then you probably stumbled upon the hedonistic, somewhat hellish Jim Hensonverse of “The Full Retard,” an El-P video starring a line-plowing, gun-popping, womanizing puppet named Mr. Killums. Since we’re always curious about the methods behind such madness, we asked […]
Helm’s Favorite Drone Records
Words LUKE YOUNGER I don’t know how many other people out there cringe when they see an artist described as “drone” but surely I can’t be the only one. In the last 10 years, it seems to have become a commodity for artists working within experimental music who create albums of long form works with […]
BREAKING: An Instant Messenger Interview With … Lemonade
Like another recent Breaking artist (Kindness), Lemonade pulls many of its sonic cues from the lesser traveled environs of the ’80s. Not new wave or post punk so much as new jack swing, steely pop singles and Rhythm Nation R&B. “I am hopelessly controlled by my emotions,” frontman Callan Clendenin admits over Instant Messenger. “I […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Baroness, “Take My Bones Away”
Baroness’ mercurial double album, Yellow & Green, is available for pre-order through Relapse’s Web store right now. It hits stateside stores on July 17th.
VIDEO: Purity Ring, “Belispeak”
Read more about Purity Ring here. The Canadian duo’s eagerly awaited debut album, Shrines, drops on July 24th through 4AD.