If that title didn’t catch your interest, I’m willing to bet you’re a zombie. When noted party-hard-fellow Andrew W.K. was 17, he wrote a song about a girl he was more or less obsessed with in high school. He turned in the song as part of his final project senior year, and most people who… Continue reading Andrew W.K. releases the song that got him a restraining order
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Harlem’s Hippies is instantly classic bubblegum garage rock
Harlem’s sound isn’t anything new. We’ve heard such similar material recently from the likes of Black Lips, The King Khan and BBQ Show and Smith Westerns (to name a few). But there’s still something great about Harlem that makes them stand out like they’ve been here for years. They have a certain playful charm on… Continue reading Harlem’s Hippies is instantly classic bubblegum garage rock
matt pond PA’s The Dark Leaves is brooding, but it isn’t dark
matt pond PA have a well-established formula for making accessible indie pop, usually in chamber form with violin and cello accompanying acoustic guitar. Pond’s been making music with the PA crew since 1998, and despite various lineup changes, their sound has been fairly consistent — some albums teeter on the lush side of orchestral instrumentation… Continue reading matt pond PA’s The Dark Leaves is brooding, but it isn’t dark
[MP3] Band of Horses: “Compliments”
New music from Band of Horses! It’s the first single off the upcoming Infinite Arms…and it has random nature visuals (?) to accompany it. Also, thoughts about the new song? I’m not really a fan. It sounds over-produced and not the slightest bit unique. Is it just me? Feel free to disagree. It has a… Continue reading [MP3] Band of Horses: “Compliments”
Lali Puna’s new album, Our Inventions, released today
Lali Puna has released the much-anticipated Our Inventions, their first new material in over five years. The album is significantly less layered than previous material, but still contains the glitchy stuff Lali Puna has become known for. Pick it up from Morr Music, and check out the video for “That Day”, full of animated smiling bears,… Continue reading Lali Puna’s new album, Our Inventions, released today
Notable Album Release: Ed Harcourt – Lustre
Ed Harcourt is finally back, ladies and gentleman. He’s set to return with his fifth studio full-length, Lustre, on June 15 via Nice Music Group/Piano Wolf Recordings. His last LP, The Beautiful Lie, was recorded over four years ago, but wasn’t released in the U.S. until 2008, so it’s nice to here Lustre will be… Continue reading Notable Album Release: Ed Harcourt – Lustre
[MP3] Stars: “Fixed”
Hot on the heels of my post about Stars’ new tour dates and mention of upcoming single, “Fixed”, comes…”Fixed”. This is the first track available off Stars’ forthcoming fifth LP, The Five Ghosts, and thank god it’s Amy Millan taking the reigns. Because she’s pretty much one of the best female vocalists out there and… Continue reading [MP3] Stars: “Fixed”
Dr. Dog’s Shame, Shame shines with sorrow
At 11 years old, Dr. Dog are officially veterans in the indie music scene. While their last two albums, 2008’s Fate and 2007’s We All Belong, sought to establish their credibility as great musicians and song writers, with their latest effort, Shame, Shame, they have little left to prove. And it seems that the band… Continue reading Dr. Dog’s Shame, Shame shines with sorrow
Jónsi brings us all back to our epic childhoods on Go
With Go, the first ever solo release from Jónsi, we get to see how much of Sigur Rós is his doing. The answer to that, of course, is a good amount. Go is full of massive, epic declarations fitting for the Icelandic post-rock tastemakers, although, at the same time, a bit of the mystery seems… Continue reading Jónsi brings us all back to our epic childhoods on Go
MP3 Quickie: Wait.Think.Fast. – “Look Alive”
This song’s been around for a little while but I’ve been digging it like whoa of late. Wait.Think.Fast. apparently sing in both English and Spanish, though “Look Alive” is only English. The song grabs me quickly with pulsating electronic percussion and takes a little while to speed up, but once it does, it’s brilliantly sweet… Continue reading MP3 Quickie: Wait.Think.Fast. – “Look Alive”