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The National will soon release their sixth LP, Trouble Will Find...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:33:37 +1000

The National will soon release their sixth LP, Trouble Will Find Me, on May 20 in the UK and May 21 in the US via 4AD. Here you can watch a making of video for the cover art, which features one of the tracks off the album called “Demons”.

http://www.americanmary.com/

Watch Battles perform “Sweetie & Shag” live at Amoeba Music...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:38:50 +1100

Watch Battles perform “Sweetie & Shag” live at Amoeba Music in Hollywood, July 2011.

http://bttls.com/

A band of skeletons perform with Islands’ front man Nick...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:38:00 +1100

A band of skeletons perform with Islands’ front man Nick Thorburn, in his latest video for “Hallways”, taken from the new album, A Sleep & A Forgetting. Directed by Lex Halaby and Toben Seymour.

http://islandsareforever.com/

The official video for the Foals track “My Number”...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:17:52 +1100

The official video for the Foals track “My Number” was a live performance set in a club. It’s quite enjoyable in its own right, but it didn’t have the wow factor that this one does. Using numbers and the outlines of computer animation (think connect the dots), it’s a surreal and unique effect that makes this one of the best videos I’ve seen so far this year. Directed by Us.

http://www.foals.co.uk/

Watch the mesmerising video for “Wedding” by Marissa...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:30:49 +1100

Watch the mesmerising video for “Wedding” by Marissa Nadler. “Wedding” is a highlight from Marissa’s self-titled album released in 2011 through her own record label, Box of Cedar. Directed by Derrick Belcham.

http://www.marissanadler.com/

Watch Toro y Moi perform “Say That” from his new...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:55:00 +1100

Watch Toro y Moi perform “Say That” from his new album, Anything in Return, live for Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW. Recorded January 2013.

http://www.toroymoi.com/

February is just full of surprises. First the long awaited My...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:29:00 +1100

February is just full of surprises. First the long awaited My Bloody Valentine album, m b v, was finally released after twenty two years, and now we have new music from The Postal Service! Their much beloved debut (and only album), Give Up, soundtracked the lives of many young adolescents such as myself, and this month marks its tenth anniversary. This is a new track called “A Tattered Line of String” from the deluxe re-issue of Give Up, available on April 9 via Sub Pop.

http://postalservicemusic.net/

[NSFW] Watch the uncensored version of the “Jubilee...

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 22:47:00 +1100

[NSFW] Watch the uncensored version of the “Jubilee Street” video from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. “Jubilee Street” is a track from their forthcoming album, Push the Sky Away, available on February 18 via Kobalt.

http://www.nickcave.com/

Listen to a new track called “Beach Monster” from...

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:49:32 +1100

Listen to a new track called “Beach Monster” from the forthcoming Starfucker album, Miracle Mile. Miracle Mile is out on February 19 via Polyvinyl Records.

http://strfkrmusic.com/

Soft Bullets is the project of Chris Wall (previously of Air...

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:53:56 +1100

Soft Bullets is the project of Chris Wall (previously of Air Traffic) from the UK and Dan Capaldi from NYC. Here’s their latest video for a track called “Posterity”, available as a single on March 11. Can’t stop watching this one.

http://www.softbullets.com/

I don’t normally post radio rips but I’ll make an...

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:47:21 +1100

I don’t normally post radio rips but I’ll make an exception here for Mr. James Blake. Here’s his new track “Retrograde” played for the first time on BBC Radio 1, taken from the forthcoming album, Overgrown, out on April 8.

http://jamesblakemusic.com/

Watch David Byrne & St. Vincent perform their collaborative...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:50:45 +1100

Watch David Byrne & St. Vincent perform their collaborative album, Love This Giant, live at the Strathmore Music Hall in Maryland. The full performance from NPR also includes the Talking Heads classic, “Burning Down the House”, and one of St. Vincent’s best tracks, “Marrow”.

http://journal.davidbyrne.com/

http://www.ilovestvincent.com/

Watch the amazing video for Grizzly Bear’s...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:36:10 +1100

Watch the amazing video for Grizzly Bear’s “Gun-Shy”, which takes a microscopic look at the finer details that make up each and every one of us. Directed by Kris Moyes. “Gun-Shy” is from the album Shields, available now on Warp Records.

http://grizzly-bear.net/

Cat Power is not typically an artist to be remixed, so it came...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:13:07 +1100

Cat Power is not typically an artist to be remixed, so it came as a great surprise today to see rapper Angel Haze, and producer Ryan Hemsworth do just that on the track “Manhattan”. “Manhattan” is taken from Cat Power’s latest album, Sun, available now on Matador Records.

http://www.catpowermusic.com/

http://www.angelhazemusic.com/

http://ryanhemsworth.com/

Warped Betamax footage of WWE star Goldust doing strange things...

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:42:00 +1100

Warped Betamax footage of WWE star Goldust doing strange things with a mask may seem unusual on paper, but when paired with the sound of “Hairspray Heart” by Black Moth Super Rainbow, it makes a whole lot of sense. “Hairspray Heart” is from the album Cobra Juicy, available now on Rad Cult.

http://blackmothsuperrainbow.com/

Upload after upload kept getting taken down, but it looks we...

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:28:00 +1100

Upload after upload kept getting taken down, but it looks we finally have an official stream of the epic new track from The Knife, “Full of Fire”. The forthcoming album, Shaking the Habitual, is available on April 8 via Rabid Records.

http://theknife.net/

Watch Dee Dee of the Dum Dum Girls perform “I Got...

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:02:00 +1100

Watch Dee Dee of the Dum Dum Girls perform “I Got Nothing” from the End of Daze EP, live at the KEXP studio, January 2013.

http://wearedumdumgirls.com/

Watch the latest video from electropop duo Data Romance for...

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 11:52:50 +1100

Watch the latest video from electropop duo Data Romance for “Can’t Keep Your Mind Off”. Director Alistair Legrand focuses on a violent obsession, which finds a young lady seducing some unsuspecting lovers, leading them into her trap. “Can’t Keep Your Mind Off” is from their forthcoming album, Other, available on February 15 via SQEMusic.

http://www.data-romance.com/

Boys Noize remixes Kavinsky’s “Protovision”,...

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:57:00 +1100

Boys Noize remixes Kavinsky’s “Protovision”, resulting in one of the best electro tracks you’ll hear this year. The Protovision EP is out on February 25 via Record Makers, Mercury and Universal.

http://boysnoize.com/

http://www.facebook.com/KavinskyOfficial

Watch Alt-J perform “Tessellate”, “Something...

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:24:58 +1100

Watch Alt-J perform “Tessellate”, “Something Good”, and “Matilda” live for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, December 2012. The three tracks are from their excellent debut album, An Awesome Wave, out now on Canvasback.

http://altjband.com/