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RECORDING UNDER THE INFLUENCE: Frightened Rabbit On … Bodies of Water, Walking Like a Man, and the Weightiest Poetry Book You’ll Ever Read
[Photo by Danny North] 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 the following post, Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchinson explains the easy, breezy sound of the band’s third […]
NOW PLAYING: Deadbeat, ‘Radio Rothko’ (The Agriculture, 2010)
The Details: Deadbeat, Radio Rothko (The Agriculture, 2010) A Quick Review:
I WAS THERE: A Review of MGMT’s Mercury Lounge Show By Someone Who’s Never Heard MGMT (Except For That Song About Cocaine and Cars)
Words and Photos by Andrew Parks Okay, so I’m exaggerating. Yes I’ve heard “Kids” and “Time To Pretend” before. Of course I have–those songs were huge singles for a reason. But that’s about it. And not because I’m a prick who refuses to listen to anything that’s popular. I just never got around to hearing […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Two Lone Swordsmen, “Sex Beat” (The Gun Club Cover)
The Song In a Couple Sentences: When Jack White was asked about the Gun Club‘s influence back in the day, the White Stripes frontman simply said, “Why are these songs not taught in schools?” A fair question, especially since it took a couple of techno icons to drop one of their classics (“Sex Beat”) in […]
NEEDLE EXCHANGE 009: An Exclusive Mix By … Das Racist
Two Needle Exchange posts in one day? Sorry but we couldn’t resist. Not when Das Racist delivered the following in one killer 62-minute mix: Best Coast, E-40, Class Actress, Hell Rell, and…”Funk Dat.” Yep. Someone‘s not fucking around. Here it is, then–a surefire start to the weekend, delivered with really random drops and a priceless […]
TEST PRESSING: Fresh Off Last Year’s Ariel Pink Loops, Lushlife Gives Washed Out a Ghetto Pass With a White Label Version of ‘Feel It All Around’
Now here’s something we didn’t expect to see in our mailbox this week: a backpack rap spin on Washed Out‘s steam-pressed “Feel It All Around” single. A quick background check puts Lushlife‘s bootleg mix in perspective–he sampled Ariel Pink, Kanye West style, on “In Soft Focus” last year–and you know what? It’s worth a spin, […]
NEEDLE EXCHANGE 008: An Exclusive Mix By … Ernest Gonzales
Okay, so the concept’s a little Hallmark-y. In a burst of creativity inspired by his wife Devyn, Ernest Gonzales wrote a restless instrumental record that’s paired–in typical Friends of Friends fashion–with an art book and bonus collection of remixes from Daedelus, Faunts and 14 others. An extensive site about the Been Meaning To Tell You […]
NOW PLAYING: Zelienople, ‘Give It Up’ (Type, 2009)
The Details: Zelienople, Give It Up (Type, 2009) A Quick Review: