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COMING SOON: Zombi, ‘Escape Velocity’
The Artist/Album: Zombi, Escape Velocity (May 10, Relapse) The Details: A little less Goblin; a lot more Giorgio Moroder, with enough Kraut-rock flavorings to keep things interesting. Or as synth-slinger Steve Moore put it, “I think the album came together exactly as planned, considering we had no plan. In fact, I’m not even sure we […]
VIDEO: Watch 20 of Our Favorite PS22 Chorus Covers, Including Ariel Pink, The Cure, Tom Waits, Björk and Black Sabbath
In case Pitchfork and Twitter didn’t get to you first, self-titled thought we’d share the PS22 Chorus’ rather priceless rendition of “Round and Round.” That’d be the Ariel Pink song that was the soundtrack to everyone’s Wet Hot American Summer last year. And while we’re at it, how about we sift 19 more s/t-approved cover […]
FREE ASSOCIATION: Stream Francesco Tristano’s ‘Idiosynkrasia’ Album and Read His Track-By-Track Commentary
As closely aligned as classical and electronic music can be these days, we can’t think of too many artists who’ve been asked to play François K’s Deep Space party and a proper seated gig featuring crossover composers like John Cage and Philip Glass. And yet, that’s where Franceso Tristano‘s at this week, as the Baroque-schooled […]
TEST PRESSING: Stream New Songs By David Lynch, Com Truise, Daedelus, The Kills, and Steve Moore
Photo by Aaron Richter For more stream-able songs, head here.
COMING SOON: Fleet Foxes, ‘Helplessness Blues’
The Artist/Album: Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues (May 3, Sub Pop) The Details: Twelve months and four studios went into the recording of Fleet Foxes’ second full-length, which was co-produced by the band and indie rock vet Phil Elk (Modest Mouse, The Shins, Pretty Girls Make Graves). From the sound of the following free MP3, things […]
NOW PLAYING: Xeno & Oaklander, ‘Vigils’ (Reissue)
The Artist/Album: Xeno & Oaklander, Vigils (Wierd, 2010) A Short Review: Originally released as a limited CD-R in 2006, Vigils was recently repressed as an expanded vinyl/digital EP featuring a live track from Wierd‘s weekly party (“Blue Flower”) and a poison-tipped synth-pop track from 2004 (“Ransack”). As always, everything’s strictly analog, tracked in one take, […]
COMING SOON: Vivian Girls, ‘Share the Joy’
The Artist/Album: Vivian Girls, Share the Joy (April 12, Polyvinyl) The Details: As evidenced by the following free track (“I Heard You Say”), the Vivian Girls have finally shed the razor-lined shell of their last two LPs for something a little less irritating. Two songs (“The Other Girls,” “Light In Your Eyes”) even eclipse the […]
TEST PRESSING: Stream Toro Y Moi’s “New Beat”
Keep up with all things Toro Y Moi here, or pre-order Underneath the Pine by clicking this.
PREMIERE: Kotchy, “Getaway (FaltyDL Remix)”
Much like Mike Slott‘s Technicolor treatment of “Sometimes I Get Down,” the following Kotchy premiere–FaltyDL‘s BPM-bumping “Getaway” remix–turns one of his Two tracks on its head, letting a barrage of twitchy loops wash over the producer’s best pickup lines. Grab both of the above here, and check out the original version of “Sometimes I Get […]