This band describes their sound as “post jet ski grungegaze,” and I could not have put it better myself. Source: Bandcamp Continue reading
Caroline Polachek of Chairlift wrote and recorded “The Boy Who I’ll See Again” for MAKE as part of their Naxos Concept Collection. The visual concept was based on classic surrealist art, and the song tells a tale of the Greek moon goddess Endymion. This is as beautiful as a song about beauty can be. Continue reading
Isaac Vallentin perfects art-folktronica in debut album Hedera
sngalbums: Originally appeared on the Music Court. I’ve not heard a whole lot of folktronica recently, and I miss it. Freelance Whales introduced me to its hypnotizing combination of banjo and synth, and for that I will forever thank them. Of course, there are many iterations of the genre, give or take some instrumentation, depending on how far they wanted to lean on the spectrum … Continue reading Isaac Vallentin perfects art-folktronica in debut album Hedera
New stop motion video from local heroes, Sego. Continue reading
Oh hey, Thao Nguyen (and her band Thao & the Get-Down Stay-Down) has teamed up with Merrill Garbus for her newest album, A Man Alive (a title suspiciously similar to Everything Everything’s debut). “Nobody Dies” has gritty guitars and a few shouts that remind me why I loved Thao to begin with. A Man Alive drops on ¾. Source: SoundCloud / Ribbon Music Continue reading
thefader: WATCH ART ANGEL, A FADER DOCUMENTARY ON GRIMES adorability Continue reading
Isaac Vallentin perfects art-folktronica in debut album Hedera
Originally appeared on the Music Court. I’ve not heard a whole lot of folktronica recently, and I miss it. Freelance Whales introduced me to its hypnotizing combination of banjo and synth, and for that I will forever thank them. Of course, there are many iterations of the genre, give or take some instrumentation, depending on how far they wanted to lean on the spectrum of … Continue reading Isaac Vallentin perfects art-folktronica in debut album Hedera
You may have heard of Aristophanes after her stunning collab with Grimes dropped earlier this year, which I loved. I decided to delve more deeply into her career and it comes as no surprise that she makes some very incredible sounds. “The Wall” is certainly one of my favorites- just listen to how fast she spits those lines. Source: SoundCloud / Aristophanes 貍貓 Continue reading
New video from @marthabanoffee! “Body Suit” is from Banoffee’s phenomenal sophomore EP, Do I Make You Nervous? You’ll be hearing more about this soon as part of my year-end round-up of 2015′s best music. Continue reading
proteean: When you cry a piece of my heart dies Knowing that I may have been the cause If you were to leave, fulfill someone else’s dreams I think I might totally be lost Source: proteean Continue reading
Sawdust & Gin 