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PRIMER: Horse Meat Disco’s YouTube Guide To … Disco
Words by Luke Howard of Horse Meat Disco It’s impossible to pick 10 essential disco records as there are so many that I adore, so here is a selection of some of the influential favorites in my head…
VIDEO: Florence + the Machine, “What the Water Gave Me”
We’re not sure if this means Florence and the Machine‘s next album is on the way sooner than we thought or not, but my oh my has the singer grown since our cover story forever ago…
FREE ASSOCIATION: Stream and Read About Radio People’s ‘Hazel’ LP
If you’re even remotely familiar with Samuel Goldberg‘s work in Radio People and the Emeralds side project Mist, then you know what to expect on the his latest mini-LP, Hazel (available now through Mexican Summer). At least on the surface, for beyond all of those shiny surfaces and lean synth lines lies a dynamic listen […]
VIDEO: Watch Tom Waits’ Private Listening Party For ‘Bad As Me’
We’ll let this one speak for itself. Gotta love Mr. Tom Waits and his healthy distaste for the ‘Internet’. While his long-awaited new album, Bad Is Me, isn’t due out until October 25th, you can pick up its title track now at iTunes.
VIDEO: Pollyn, “Mysterons” (Portishead Cover)
The last time we wrote about Pollyn was more than two years ago, and while we loved their Stones Throw single back then, self-titled all but forgot about the L.A. trio. Leave it to a little Portishead cover to jar our memory, then. Check it out below—or download it on iTunes here—and look out for […]
121 MINUTES: MINKS, “Funeral Song”
Check out more of self-titled‘s favorite videos here and click this to grab a free mix from MINKS’ frontman.
FROM THE STACKS: Veronica Falls
We get a lot of crap CDs at the self-titled offices. But once in a while, a pleasant surprise slips into our promo stack. Here’s a recent delivery that knocked the s/t staff on its collective ass:
TEST PRESSING: Stream The Rapture’s New Album, ‘In the Grace Of Your Love’
Just when you thought the Web couldn’t get any more meta, DFA went ahead and streamed the Rapture‘s new album on their Vimeo channel. And by streamed, we mean they literally filmed In the Grace of Your Love being played in their office. Check it out below, and if you like what you hear, pre-ordered […]