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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…
Timothy Saccenti & Mr. Killums

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 […]
Lemonade (Photo: Von Pamer)

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 […]