The AA-side to ALASKALASKA’s debut is “Familiar Ways,” a track that drifts into dream pop territory, complementing “Bitter Winter” with its tumbling vocal progressions and prominent brass. Their debut self-titled EP is due out 9/29; follow ALASKALASKA for more info.  Source: SoundCloud / ALASKALASKA Continue reading

ALASKALASKA – “Bitter Winter”

ALASKALASKA are the latest to add their own distinct art rock stamp to the scene in London. Between Everything Everything and Dutch Uncles, they are in good company. Their debut single, “Bitter Winter.” is intoxicating and infectious, incorporating quasi-nonsense phrases into the rhythm such as, “why do cats purr under the sun?” or “my voice is made of lithium.” The video conveys some of this … Continue reading ALASKALASKA – “Bitter Winter”

I first noticed dd elle on a random playlist that featured his remix of “The Bells” by Lowell. I hadn’t heard the original bubbly track, but this worked in my favor; I was instantly drawn to the sparse nature of the production which was entirely dd elle’s doing. The first single off of his forthcoming record suggests that we are in for a truly profound … Continue reading

CHUCK uses layered acrylic paint, something typically associated with still works of art, to animate a video that celebrates even the simplest forms of dance. “Cherry Tree” appears on his latest album, Frankenstein Songs for the Grocery Store, out this Friday. Celebrate the occasion at the record release show at Secret Robot Project in Brooklyn that night. Event details.  Frankenstein Songs for the Grocery Store by CHUCK Continue reading

Imaad Wasif Added to Desert Daze Lineup on Heels of Career Best LP

sngalbums: Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  “The thing with this record is that I don’t understand it, even though I wrote it,” [Imaad Wasif] told LA Weekly earlier this summer. He cites a period of disillusionment and hysteria, when he was, according to a press release about the album, prone to paranoid outbursts and frequently scrawled pentagrams to conjure demons. In the same way that there … Continue reading Imaad Wasif Added to Desert Daze Lineup on Heels of Career Best LP