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DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Peter Wolf Crier, “Hard As Nails”
The Song In a Couple Sentences: First, a clarification; neither of the gents pictured above are Peter Wolf Crier. Rather, that man is actually a duo which recently signed to Jagjaguwar. And the recorded output of singer Peter Pisano and drummer Brian Moen would fit nicely alongside retro-rockers like M. Ward and My Morning Jacket, […]
Presenting CEO, the Solo Project of the Tough Alliance’s Eric Berglund (We Think)
So this bird was sitting near our office window this afternoon, repeating “CEO!” five times fast, over and over again. After a few minutes of telling the little bugger to shut its birdseed hole, we realized it was spelling out a Web address–one that led us to this ‘bio’:
RECORDING UNDER THE INFLUENCE: Ikonika
Recording Under the Influence is a recurring self-titled feature where we ask artists to ignore their musical inspirations for a minute and share what really went into the making of a particular record. In Ikonika‘s case, we’re talking about much more than the 16-bit beats of her beloved Sega Mega Drive system, although they certainly […]
PEEP SHOW: The xx, “Islands”
Photo by Jen Maler We’ve never been a big fan of interpretive dancing, mostly because it can come across like a bunch of self-induced seizures. The xx‘s latest video gets a pass, however, as it reminds us of “We Didn’t Start the Fire” and really simple roller coaster rides.
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Cold Cave, “Life Magazine (The Arthur Baker’s Not Going Back Mix)”
The Song In a Couple Sentences: Um, do we even have to describe this remix? The names “Cold Cave” and “Arthur Baker” should be enough reason to Read More. And if it isn’t, let us briefly explain why: the former landed on our sixth cover because their frontman (Wesley Eisold) is determined to channel everything […]
TEST PRESSING: An Exclusive Stream of Kayo Dot’s ‘Coyote’ LP
[Photo by Yuko Sueta] Falling right in line with the rest of Kayo Dot‘s towering back catalog–a genre-less lot if there ever was one–Coyote is one mighty mind-fuck of an album. Its widescreen sense of controlled chaos and pitch-black melodrama carries a lot of emotional weight, too, as it’s the product of a painful collaboration […]
We Got a Makeover! Now Follow Our Feeds To Win Free Shit From Liars, Cold Cave, Florence and the Machine & More!
Photo by Alexander Wagner In case you didn’t notice, our daily site went through some serious changes last night, as we scrapped our original design for a photo-driven Paper Tiger look that isn’t so damn cluttered and confusing. A toast, then: to us, and our continued efforts to “reclaim the blogosphere” from self-made critics and […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Meursault, “Crank Resolutions”
The Song In A Couple Sentences: The UK’s gloomy weather has inspired some truly melancholic rock in the past few years; Frightened Rabbit, the Twilight Sad and We Were Promised Jetpacks, just to name a few. Add Neil Pennycook’s Meursault to the list of power balladeers. “Crank Resolutions” is a stand-out track from his forthcoming […]