sawdustandgin: Contemplative glitch pop. Best Songs of 2017 3. Mall Grab – Catching Feelings Mall Grab | Facebook | Instagram | Soundcloud Continue reading
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sawdustandgin: Sarah Beatty’s vocals soar in every way in this acoustic rendition of “Bandit Queen.” This is the title track of Beatty’s upcoming “folk fable” record, out 2/3. Best Songs of 2017 4. Sarah Beatty – Bandit Queen Sarah Beatty | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Source: SoundCloud / SarahBeattyca Continue reading
sawdustandgin: This arty punk song is rougher than Ought, but still in the same hypnotic fuzz rock vein. “Energy” appears on the newest album from B Boys, Dada, out 6/16 on Captured Tracks. Best Songs of 2017 5. B Boys – Energy B Boys | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Bandcamp | @bboysdada Dada by B Boys Continue reading
Best Songs of 2017
sawdustandgin: 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 … Continue reading Best Songs of 2017
Chopped up beats and beeps are the core of Benjamin Munoz’s early 2017 track, “Melle,” which proved to only be a promotional single leading into his June EP, Fear and Its Variants. This did not appear on that record, but “Melle” still stands out as some of Munoz’s most enlightened work. Best Songs of 2017 7. Benjamin Munoz – Melle Benjamin Munoz | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram … Continue reading
Tom Misch is about to have a huge 2018. His long-awaited debut LP Geography is due out in April and he’s got a tour planned from March to May spanning Europe and North America. As you would imagine, he did spend a great deal of 2017 creating the sure-to-be masterpiece, but he also took a break for a week to spontaneously write, record, and release … Continue reading
sawdustandgin: The restrained melodies and brass whines of “Stay Here” mimic the oppressive feeling of being trapped in an uncomfortable situation. Take a (subtle) cue from Henry Green, and leave. Best Songs of 2017 9. Henry Green – Stay Here Henry Green | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud Source: SoundCloud / Henry Green Continue reading
Best Songs of 2017 10. DYAN – Of Love DYAN | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading
In New Music Video for “El Paso,” Ziemba Tells the Tale of Two Cities
sawdustandgin: Originally appeared on. Grimy Goods. Like most of Ziemba’s body of work, her new video for “El Paso” is dense and significant. The track comes from her 2016 record, Hope Is Never, which she spoke with me extensively about last year. She explained how the city impacted her life as a borderlander, or more specifically as a “child of NAFTA,” which instigated her family’s … Continue reading In New Music Video for “El Paso,” Ziemba Tells the Tale of Two Cities
sawdustandgin: Kitty put out an incredible mixtape back in August, and has just graced us with a new video for “Mass Text Booty Call,” one of the wildest tracks on it. The opening of the video is a parody of the intro to Fatboy Slim’s 1998 single “The Rockefeller Skank,” which actually comes at the very end of the previous track on You’ve Come a Long … Continue reading
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