Thanks to Matt from You Ain’t No Picasso, we received word of a brand-spanking new mp3 (featured below) from the lovely and haunting Brooklyn artist Ivana XL, who has also been a pleasant correspondent with us Knox Road fellas. You can see our previous write-up about her here, where we compared her to Regina Spektor (which Matt… Continue reading New song from Ivana XL
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New Swan Lake: “A Hand At Dusk” mp3
Canadian super trio Swan Lake, which consists of Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes, Daniel Bejar of Destroyer and The New Pornographers, and Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown, and Frog Eyes, released a listen to their upcoming album, Enemy Mine. “A Hand At Dusk” is a sweeping 6 minutes and 8 seconds that makes… Continue reading New Swan Lake: “A Hand At Dusk” mp3
New N.A.S.A. video: “The People Tree”
Collaboration sensation, N.A.S.A., who just dropped their debut, The Spirit of Apollo, released a video for one of the album’s tracks, “The People Tree” which features David Byrne, Chali 2na, Gift of Gab and Z-Trip. The backbone of N.A.S.A. is producers Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon, but almost every track features several artists (M.I.A, Santogold,… Continue reading New N.A.S.A. video: “The People Tree”
Mp3s of some SXSW artists, part two
More performers (can’t include everyone) at SXSW I’m excited about. After A-E yesterday, today I work F-J. To be continued further this week. Enjoy! The Features – “The Drawing Board” [MP3] The Nashville, TN fellows will be releasing their sophomore full-length Some Kind of Salvation in May. Fives Times August – “Beautiful Girls” [MP3] I… Continue reading Mp3s of some SXSW artists, part two
New Decemberists track: “Hazards of Love 1”
From the Decemberists’ upcoming release “The Hazards of Love” is “Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won’t Wrestle the Thistles Undone).” The album is set to drop March 24, and will probably be all politically charged and full of cute and sad romance and despair. Check out the track list and the song, along… Continue reading New Decemberists track: “Hazards of Love 1”
Princess Chelsea
Princess Chelsea hails from the best place ever Auckland, New Zealand and writes about her “mundane experiences” between the ages of 18 and 21. It’s cool definitely. She’s cute and talented and stuff, like everything from that country. Influenced by classical and popular music, she writes songs that show true composition and pop sensibilities. She finished… Continue reading Princess Chelsea
New Yeah Yeah Yeahs: “Zero”
Well, the first single from Yeah Yeah Yeahs new album, It’s Blitz!, was supposed to have a grand unveiling later this month, but it looks like “Zero” has leaked about two weeks early. As much as I hate to do this, I’m WAY too excited about the new album to not post the incredibly low-quality… Continue reading New Yeah Yeah Yeahs: “Zero”
Mp3s of some SXSW artists
These are just a handful of performers (I’m not including the obvious ones, like Anathallo, etc.) at SXSW I’m excited about. A-E today, more to come this week. Au Revoir Simone – “A Violent Yet Flammable World” [MP3] The Brooklyn girls! Binary Audio Misfits – “Brain Drain Generation” [MP3] A French/Texan collaborative hip-hop?? Black Gold… Continue reading Mp3s of some SXSW artists
iCatching
Originally from Lexington, KY, iCatching (birth name Tiffany Catching), is trying to work her way into the hip-hop world with the help of super fly producer David Starfire. She’s pretty new to the game, and doesn’t have a lot of music to her name, but her first single, “Music,” shows a lot of promise. Her… Continue reading iCatching
White Rabbits at the Mercury Lounge
White Rabbits, a band that I got into a bit in ’08 from their ’07 debut album, Fort Nightly, is coming to the Mercury Lounge two nights in a row: February 18 and 19. With pulsing guitar and up-tempo pop the White Rabbits (not to be confused with like, all the non-white rabbits) create a… Continue reading White Rabbits at the Mercury Lounge