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ON THE ROAD: Starfucker’s Cell Phone-Driven Tour Diary
Madcap Portland-based popsters Starfucker (or STRFKR for those of you with sensitive ears) have and will be touring for what seems like an eternity. So on its trek across our great nation promoting its latest release Reptilians (out now on Polyvinyl), drummer/vocalist Keil Corcoran has been known to take truly bizarre cell-phone picture tour diaries. […]
TEST PRESSING: Stream New Songs From Atmosphere, Fever Ray, Factory Floor, Shigeto, MED and Aloe Blacc, and About Group
All of our stream-able songs can be found in one place here…
Nite Jewel Shares “Am I Real?” Video, Streams Mexican Summer EP
You can check out more from Nite Jewel here, including an exclusive mix, MP3s, and more. The limited vinyl version of her new EP, It Goes Through Your Head, is now available through Insound and Mexican Summer. You can stream it below, along with a couple remixes and a video from Nite Jewel’s last EP, […]
COMING SOON: Junior Boys, ‘It’s All True’
The Artist/Album: Junior Boys, It’s All True (Domino, June 14th) The Details: While it was eventually recorded in Junior Boys’ usual environs of Berlin and Hamilton, Ontario, singer Jeremy Greenspan sparked the sessions in Shanghai, where he captured eight local musicians for the opening track (“Itchy Fingers”) and soaked up the city’s sights/sounds in general. […]
Listen to 10 Versions of “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
So we were flipping through some old records tonight and stumbled upon this–the Dub Will Tear Us Apart 12” that remains the sole release of Jah Division. While Oneida drummer Kid Millions is one of its only recurring members, the group has courted everyone from Animal Collective’s Josh Dibb to Soft Circle’s Hisah Bharoocha for […]
TEST PRESSING: Stream The Pains of Being Pure At Heart’s New LP
Photo by Aaron Richter We’ve already told you how The Pains of Being Pure At Heart‘s new Belong LP indulges their inner Smashing Pumpkins fantasies right down to the involvement of Flood, the producer responsible for taming Billy Corgan’s sprawling desires on Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Now here’s your chance to judge these […]
COMING SOON: Daedelus, ‘Bespoke’
The Artist/Album: Daedelus, Bespoke (Ninja Tune, April 26th) The Details: If you’ve seen any of Daedelus’ recent live sets, then you know what to expect from his new album. The latest in a decade-long line of restless releases, it’s just as likely to swipe vocal snippets from an old 78 cylinder as it is to […]
GusGus Announces New Kompakt Album, ‘Arabian Horse’
Of all the pleasant surprises we’ve witnessed over the years, GusGus’ appearance at Iceland’s Airwaves Festival in 2008 ranks as one of the most truly memorable sets we’ve ever experienced. As in music that’s about much more than that, whether we’re talking about the peacock-like showmanship of frontman DanÃel Ãgúst Haraldsson, the steady analog pulse […]