Stream Tokyo Police Club’s newest single, the fourth track off the forthcoming Champ, “Wait Up (Boots of Danger)”. Falsetto harmonies, driving rhythm, and an upbeat melody. Some crafty pop indeed. Champ drops June 8 via Mom + Pop records. Download “Breakneck Speed” here. TOKYO POLICE CLUB ON TOUR 2010: Apr 27, 2010 Mr. Small’s Theater –… Continue reading [Stream] Tokyo Police Club: “Wait Up (Boots of Danger)”
Palmyra
Palmyra: straight up grunge/jazz gold! Huh? Yeah, they’re a complete mesh of the two genres, and it’s pretty impressive. The five members from Brooklyn (In the future, we won’t list location if the band is from Brooklyn. It should just be the expected place unless we say otherwise. Only half-kidding.) mix up raw female vocals… Continue reading Palmyra
The Golden Filter’s Voluspa is eerily tranquil, mostly promising
In the Norse poem Völuspá, which tells the creation and destruction of the world, the story says: “Now do I see / the earth anew / Rise all green / from the waves again; The cataracts fall, / and the eagle flies, And fish he catches / beneath the cliffs.” Poets, right? But the feeling of beauty in… Continue reading The Golden Filter’s Voluspa is eerily tranquil, mostly promising
Notable Album Release: School of Seven Bells – Disconnect From Desire
School of Seven Bells announced that they will be releasing their next LP, Disconnect From Desire, July 13 on Vagrant/Ghostly International. Their debut album, Alpinisms, received some strong listening among the crew here at Knox Road so we’re receiving this news with great excitement and salivation. (Seriously, though. If you saw one of us drooling… Continue reading Notable Album Release: School of Seven Bells – Disconnect From Desire
M.I.A. makes terrifyingly violent video epic for “Born Free”
What does M.I.A., worldwide superstar, do with all that “Paper Planes” money and fame? She makes a nine-minute ultra-violent music video epic is what she does. We talked a little while ago about the art of the music video, and if MGMT’s “Flash Delirium” was the weirdo surrealist of the pack, M.I.A.’s “Born Free” is… Continue reading M.I.A. makes terrifyingly violent video epic for “Born Free”
In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
It must have been hard to pay attention to all the cool music news that happened this week if you were so wasted you could neither pick up nor put on your flip-flops. And trust me, there was a lot of cool music news this week. You should really cut back on your drinking. It’s… Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
Phenomenal Video Saturday: It’s Ludovico Einaudi time
Ludovico Einaudi is a modern Italian composer and pianist whose compositions focus on piano, strings, and the odd assortment of occasional electronic flourishes and even (very occasional) guitars. I’m struck listening to some of his stuff, because for all of the modern composers (like my best friend Olafur Arnalds) that get a lot of ink… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: It’s Ludovico Einaudi time
[MP3] Scenic Square: “I Don’t Want To Go”
Brought to my attention by Taylor over at Music For Kids Who Can’t Read Good, Scenic Square, four guys out of Chicago, make some intimately delicate electronica (imagine that in these days of hard hitting electropop!) and sound extraordinary in the process. “I Don’t Want To Go” is catchy from the get go with a simple,… Continue reading [MP3] Scenic Square: “I Don’t Want To Go”
[MP3] Ólafur Arnalds: “Þú ert sólin”
Yesterday my best friend Ólafur Arnalds released the first single off his upcoming album, …and they have escaped the weight of darkness, called “Þú ert sólin.” It means “you are the sun” in Iceland-speak, which has nothing to do with the fact that the picture of the young composer is absolutely terrifying. The new song… Continue reading [MP3] Ólafur Arnalds: “Þú ert sólin”
[MP3] The Farewell Circuit: “I Am A Ghost”
I did a brief MP3 post on The Farewell Circuit a little while back (about four months ago), shortly after they released their debut album, The Birdless Sky. Well, the guys (smartly) aren’t taking any breaks. They’ve completed a 5 song EP that will be made available at most online retailers sometime this week, and… Continue reading [MP3] The Farewell Circuit: “I Am A Ghost”