Still Fresh: Slow Loris “La La Swim”
There was a short period of my life, about two years back, during which I was a janitor for my old middle school. It was generally a pretty unrewarding/-forgiving job, and I had to scrub the excrement...
View ArticleExhumed: Museum Pieces
Sometimes I like to think I know what the fuck I’m talking about. Thankfully, I have friends who remind me of my grievous mistake, and most recently this reminder took the shape of a band who had until...
View ArticleInaugural Coolest Alternative Records of 2012
Yo ok so my dude and co-contributor here at Daily Beat, Trev Zumpano (Samperand), and I put together one of those obligatory “Best of 2012″ lists. It’s by lightyears the best one I’ve seen (here’s...
View ArticleMY BLOODY VALENTINE FINISH MASTERING NEW ALBUM
MY BLOODY VALENTINE FINISH MASTERING NEW ALBUM ………………………………………………………………………………………… MY BLOODY VALENTINE FINISH MASTERING NEW ALBUM (an xmas miracle) WATCH THEM RULE RITE HERE:
View ArticleKool A.D. “Manny Pacquiao”
Ok, for real, Kool A.D.’s new track has not gotten the attn it deserves. R.I.P. Das Racist and shit, but if he and Heems keep pumping out jams like this, no one gets to be pissed.
View ArticleStarkey “G V Star (Part 2)”
What even is dubstep anymore? It was constructed–it decayed (in the U.S. at least)–it was rebuilt & splintered into infinite themes and variations thereon. Here’s a new Starkey track that’s real...
View ArticleAtoms For Peace: “Judge Jury and Executioner”
The second single from Atoms For Peace’s debut record, Amok, rules and continues to blend organic/electronic elements with the ease and grace you’d expect from the best Radiohead work. Atoms For Peace...
View ArticleShlohmo: “Later” + New EP
Master craftsman Shlohmo just dropped a new track and announced a release date of March 5th for his “Laid Out” EP. The chorus melody on “Later” is so triumphantly cool it makes me want to call up...
View ArticleHeems: “Soup Boys” [Video]
Heems, one half of the now-defuct Das Racist, just released a music vid for his new single, “Soup Boys.” It’s hilarious and about smoking pot in a mosque/the drone wars.
View ArticleDeerhunter: “Monomania”
So it’s been out for a few weeks, but Deerhunter’s first single off their new record, the eponymous “Monomania,” is the most promising track an indie band has put out in years. Listen to it spark,...
View ArticleCloud Nothings –“I’m Not Part of Me”&“Psychic Trauma”
Over the past few weeks, Cloud Nothings released two singles from their upcoming third LP, Here and Nowhere Else, “I’m Not Part of Me” and “Psychic Trauma.” Both are convincing testaments to Dylan...
View ArticleReview: Skaters – Manhattan
Let me make this absolutely clear: Skaters bring nothing original to the buzzband table. Stationed in New York City, but hailing from L.A. and Boston, the band is a ragged mutt of Wavves/Strokes-style...
View ArticleSwans –“A Little God in My Hands”
Swans have revealed the first single from their next behemoth LP To Be Kind. The track’s called “A Little God in My Hands,” and–unlike their last offering, 2012′s The Seer–it grooves. Rumors have been...
View ArticleDeerhunter: “Monomania”
So it’s been out for a few weeks, but Deerhunter’s first single off their new record, the eponymous “Monomania,” is the most promising track an indie band has put out in years. Listen to it spark,...
View ArticleYoung Widows –“Kerosene Girl”
A modest slew of balls-out rock bands have surfaced recently to counter the woozy synth patches and opiated reverb of acts like DIIV, Youth Lagoon, etc. etc. Young Widows are three albums and six EPs...
View ArticleAvey Tare’s Slasher Flicks –“Little Fang”
Animal Collective’s Avey Tare (Dave Portner) has a new project: Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks. “Little Fang” is his first departure from AnCo since his 2010 solo release Down There. The new track is light...
View ArticleEx Hex –“Hot and Cold”
In just under three minutes, Mary Timony’s new outfit Ex Hex rescues the title “Hot and Cold” from Katy Perry’s corporatized vicegrip. Timony has dabbled in all sorts of interesting shit over her 20+...
View ArticleSwans Announce New Record, Tour
Late last month, the legendary Swans, who for over 30 years have contained, ignited and detonated the full spectrum of human agony, announced the follow-up to 2012′s nuclear meltdown of a record, The...
View ArticleSt. Vincent Premiers: “Huey Newton”&“I Prefer Your Love”
Last week in Berlin, St. Vincent premiered two more tracks from her imminent self-titled record. The first three singles, “Birth in Reverse,” “Prince Johnny” & “Digital Witness,” already...
View ArticleJames Blake Remixes Kendrick Lamar Under Harmonimix Moniker
James Blake adds to his catalogue of excellent remixes (under his Harmonimix alias) with “m.A.A.d city” the semi-eponymous track from Kendrick Lamar‘s 2012 juggernaut good kid, m.A.A.d. city. Blake’s...
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