New Track: Chromatics – “Cherry”
As our friends over at Austin Town Hall point out, a new track by Chromatic dropped between Thanksgiving and the weekend. I know what you’re thinking, people were working between Thanksgiving and the…
Memory Tapes Share Remix of B-sides and Unreleased Tracks + Errors Remix
Yesterday, Memory Tapes posted on their blog a nearly 30 minute montage of remixed B-sides, unreleased tracks, and clips from various releases. The cut, simply titled “Displaced mix” can be heard in its…
French Horn Rebellion Shares Love is Dangerous Remix, Tours with of Montreal
French Horn Rebellion has shared a new Chrome Canyon remixed version of the disco dance track “Love is Dangerous,” from their EP of the same name, which drops on December 11th. You can…
New Track: “Be Still” – The Curious Mystery
If you know me, you know that lo-fi pop from K Records is basically what I live for. K is my favorite label, and I can’t speak highly enough of their commitment to…
New Track: “Neighborhood Watch” – Memory Tapes
“Neighborhood Watch” is the sprawling, divergent opener from Memory Tapes’ impending new album, Grace/Confusion out December 4th on Carpark Records. Dayve Hawk, the creative force behind Memory Tapes, has indicated that the title …
New Track: “Know Til Now” – Jim James
Jim James is one of indie-rock’s most unpredictable and innovative songwriters, creating music that runs the gamut of musical genres or totally defies them all. James is set to release his newest album…
New Track: “Edie’s Dream” – SUUNS
Today Suuns shared the first cut from their second album, Images Du Futur, due out via Secretly Canadian on March 5, 2013. Simple snare taps, sparse guitar notes, and ethereal vocals comprise the structure of “Edie’s Dream.” Through its…
New Track: “Rooftop” – Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
Like many musicians, Aly Spaltro, aka Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, cultivated her talent working a job at a video store, steeling away in the late night hours to work on songs. The efforts will…
New Track: “Clear Lake Strangler” – TV Torso
“Clear Lake Strangler,” the new track from Austin’s TV Torso takes my breath away. How do they get that much sound into the mix? The acoustic strumming and distorted electric guitars are perfectly…
The Ruby Suns Share Upcoming Release Details, Free Download
The Ruby Suns will release their fourth studio album, Christopher, on January 29 via Sub Pop. The album “marks a new chapter in The Ruby Suns musical career. It’s a rewarding album, chock…
New Track: “Electric (DJ Japanster Remix)” – TEEN
Carpark recording artists TEEN have released a remix of their song “Electric,” reinvented by NYC’s DJ Japanster. Though the band’s album In Limbo, released August 28th, includes plenty of dark, synthy pop, the…
Tracks: “Borrowed Time” – Parquet Courts
The first lyrics on Parquet Courts’ track “Borrowed Time” from their recently released LP Light Up Gold ring incredibly true: “I was feelin’ nostalgic…” With their upbeat guitar hook and quick snare fills the band…
Sharon Van Etten Shares New Demo Track from Deluxe Edition of Tramp
Songstress Sharon Van Etten released her newest album Tramp in February to wide acclaim. Now, she has prepped a deluxe edition of the album that will include demo versions of each album track…
New Tracks and Video: Cayucas – “Cayucos” and “Swimsuit”
The sounds of the beach have longstanding traditions in pop music, most famously created by the Beach Boys. Since then, and increasingly in recent trends, bands have sought to establish fun-loving, beach party…
Local Natives Announce New Album + Tour, Release Single
Guys, I am so excited. We finally (finally!) have some news regarding the follow up to 2010’s excellent Gorilla Manor. The L.A. group will release their second full-length, Hummingbird, on January 29 via…
New Track – “Sheila” – Memory Tapes
Memory Tapes is all set to release Grace/Confusion on December 4 via Carpark Records. To give us a little taste of what’s to come, the label is streaming new single “Sheila.” At 8…
New Track: “Weight” – Lazyeyes
Brooklyn surfgaze? Yes, please. The music of Lazyeyes perfectly fuses the gritty, distorted buzz of the city and the sparkling shimmer of the sea. The trio has two songs available for free download…
New Track: “Large” – Taken By Trees
We have been avidly awaiting the new LP from Victoria Bergsman’s project Taken By Trees for months now, and have brought you several stories and tracks from the album. Other Worlds has been described…
New Track: “Apples” – Efterklang
The details surrounding Efterklang’s new album Piramida are too complex and awesome to summarize again. Find out more about the album here. They’ve released a new song from that forthcoming album. “Apples” is…
New Track: “Country Queen” – Night Moves
“Country Queen” is the second track released from Night Moves’ upcoiming Colored Emotions out October 9th on Domino. The song features epic production, dynamic vocals, and soaring instrumentation, all built on a country backbone….
New Track: “How It Went Down” – Dark Dark Dark
“How It Went Down” takes its time, allows it slow, careful tempo to unfurl the delicate sparseness of scattered piano notes. Even after it gets to the point, it doesn’t have to resolve…
New Track: “Fête d’Adieu” – Deerhoof
Deerhoof is all set to drop their new album, Breakup Song, on September 4th on Polyvinyl. The group has already released one track from the album, and today we get another–“Fête d’Adieu,” the…
New Track: “This World” – Bill Fay
We’ve written previously about legendary songwriter Bill Fay, his signing to Dead Oceans, and his forthcoming and long awaited full-length album, Life is People. Yesterday, Fay dropped another song from that record, “This World,”…
Track Review: “Say So” – Little Brave
Austin’s Little Brave is less than a month from dropping Wild, an EP that follows their last full-length, Wound & Will, and the group just finished up a Daytrotter session yesterday. With Stephanie…
Agent Ribbons Play Cassette Release Show, Share Track
Austin’s Agent Ribbons will play a FREE SHOW tonight at East Austin’s Frontier Bar, located at 2421 Webberville Road. The show will operate as a release party for the duo’s new cassette, Let Them…
New Track: “The Hill” – Ty Segall
As we previously reported, psychedelic and prolific mastermind Ty Segall has yet another new album coming out on the heels of his recent release, which dropped just last month. Twins is due out…
New Track: “Hall of Mirrors” – The Helio Sequence
We previously reported about The Helio Sequence’s 5th studio album, Negotiations, due out on September 11th on Sub Pop Records. We also brought you the stream of the album’s first single, “October.” Now,…
New Track: “Misshaping Introduction” – Buke and Gase
In May, duo Buke and Gase released a forceful single in the form of “Hiccup,” with its steady, plodding rhythm and singer Arone Dyer’s strong vocals. Before the band gears up for a…
New Track: “Chained” – The xx
The UK’s xx have become one of the most watched bands in the world, when it comes to releasing new material. Likely because their debut LP was a virtually universally loved, surprise hit…
New Track: “Earthforms” – Matthew Dear
Electronic pop artist Matthew Dear has released a gritty, distorted new tune called “Earthforms.” It sounds straight out of a dark and industrialized future world, and it will be featured on his new…
Exclusive New Music from Bouquet – “Drifted”
Bouquet is a new project fronted by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs, who released several collections of beautiful, sparse indie folk songs under the name the Finches. The band also includes songwriter Tom Filardo of…
New Track: “Birds” – Poor Moon
Former Fleet Foxes members reformed as Poor Moon are set to release their self-titled, debut LP via Sub Pop later this month on August 28th. Today, the band shared the second single from…
Wild Nothing Shares New Download – “Paradise”
Wild Nothing, the recording project of musical artist Jack Tatum, has shared a download of the track “Paradise” from his upcoming Nocturne, which will be released on August 28th on Captured Tracks. “Paradise”…
Six Organs of Admittance Preps Album, Shares New Single
Six Organs of Admittance will return on August 21st with Ascent, due out on Drag City. Today, the band issued a new single from that album. This second album cut, “One Thousand Birds,” is an…
Track Review: “The Trouble with Candyhands” – Deerhoof
Fifteen seconds into Deerhoof’s new released song from their forthcoming album Breakup Song, you think you might be listening to a Miami based brass band, but then the band starts to work their experimental…
Track Review: “Prove to Me” – Seapony
Seattle’s Seapony has released a second song from their forthcoming LP, Falling, due out on September 11th on Hardly Art. “Prove to Me” employs steady, simple snare behind shining guitars and washed out…
David Byrne and St. Vincent Share 2nd Track from Love This Giant
Collaborators St. Vincent and David Byrne have released a second song from their forthcoming album Love This Giant. For those who pre-order the album, you will receive a high quality download of the…
Track Review: “Cry for Judas” – Mountain Goats
We previously reported about the Mountain Goats forthcoming LP, Transcendental Youth, which will be released on Merge Records on October 2nd. The first 1,000 who pre-order the album will receive a limited edition…
Dana Falconberry Announces Album, Shares Track
Austin’s Dana Falconberry has been a staple in the music scene for years now. Her shows are captivating, whether they consist of delicate solo sets or performances by an entourage of outstanding musicians….
Black Marble Share Lead Track From Forthcoming Album
Brooklyn’s Black Marble are set to release their debut LP, entitled A Different Arrangement, on Hardly Art Records on October 9th. Preceding the release of that album, the duo has shared a track,…
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Release “Same Love” In Support of Marriage Equality
In recent months, the discussion about gay rights and homophobia has been intense, particularly in the world of hip hop. In a personal statement, Macklemore is adamantly supportive of Referendum 74, legislation proposed…
The XX Share Single for New Album Coexist
We previously reported about the forthcoming album, Coexist, the sophomore effort by the UK’s The xx. Now, the group has shared the first single, “Angels,” from that album, which is available for streaming…
The Helio Sequence Release Negotiations, “October”
It’s been four years since The Helio Sequence has released new material but come September 11 the duo will drop their fifth full-length album, Negotiations. The shimmery, stripped down “October” is one of…
Track Review: “Close” – Sun Airway
Sun Airway will drop their second full-length, Soft Fall, on October 2 via Dead Oceans. The sweeping, ethereal “Close” is our first peak at the album and we’re getting excited. The track has…
Cody ChesnuTT To Release Album, Previews “That’s Still Mama”
Cody ChesnuTT hasn’t put out a record since 2002 but it seems he’s back. The singer songwriter is attempting to fund a new full-length album, Landing On a Hundred, through Kickstarter. To entice…
Track Review: “Dreams” – Taken By Trees
“Dreams” is the first sneak peek at Victoria Bergsman’s (aka Taken by Trees) long-awaited follow up to 2009’s East of Eden. Other Worlds was written during a period of time the former Concretes…
Iggy Pop and Best Coast Collaborate on “Let’s Boot and Rally”
HBO’s True Blood has a history of employing credible songwriters such as Nick Cave and Neko Case who covered the Zombies’ “She’s Not There” last season, and the Eels who wrote an original track…
Track Review: “Under the Westway” – Blur
Blur’s new song “Under the Westway” possesses the dreamy, floating feel that has always made British rock so lush and enticing. Recently, bands have tended to place a still image of the album…
Track Review: “Spiral” – Wye Oak
Wye Oak was commissioned to write and record a new song as part of Adult Swim’s 2012 Singles Program. For 12 consecutive weeks a new track will debut every Monday through September and…
Track Review: “Watch The Corners” – Dinosaur Jr.
Dinosaur Jr. has just released the first single from their forthcoming album I Bet On Sky. “Watch The Corners” is driving and melodic, with a gnarly J Mascis guitar solo cherry on top….
Track Review: “Cherokee” – Cat Power
Chan Marshall aka Cat Power has released another track from her forthcoming LP Sun, which drops on September 4th on Matador and looks like it will be as stunning as anything Cat Power…
The Antlers Share New Song “Drift Dive”
On July 24th, Brooklyn’s Antlers will release a new EP entitled Undersea via Anti Records. Preceding that, the group has shared “Drift Dive,” a track full of slow brass and subtle electronic underlayers that…
Track Review: “Weekends” – Tiger Waves
The newest single, “Weekends,” from Austin’s Tiger Waves is incredible. It begins with a brief swelling synth before introducing a swirling beat and electric guitar notes. Following that, layers are incrementally introduced: echoing handclaps,…
“Do You Ever?” – G A L P A L S
We’re a bit later than we’d like to be in writing about this great new band right here in our very own back yard of Austin, TX. I first caught G A L…
Track Review: “Second Television” – Mission of Burma
As we previously reported, punk legends Mission of Burma have announced a new album, and have already released one single from that forthcoming LP. Now, the group has released another track, “Second Television,”…
Track Review: “Ruin” – Cat Power
It’s hard to be objective when you’re reviewing one of your longstanding favorite songwriters. “Ruin,” the new track from Cat Power’s just announced album Sun marks the first original material we’ve heard from Chan…
Track Review: “Islands” – We Were Lovers
Canada’s We Were Lovers has released a new single, “Islands,” from their forthcoming first full-length, Pyramids. The track is a summery dream of steady snare and synths that sound like ripples on the…
Track Review: “Dance For You” – Dirty Projectors
Dirty Projectors just released another peek at their upcoming album Swing Lo Magellan and we have to say, we’re pretty excited (you can see our review of “Gun Has No Trigger” here). “Dance…
Track Review: “Love Some1” – Holy Other
Holy Other has announced that they will be releasing their debut album, Held, on Tri Angle Records on August 27th. The album follows the groups well-received first EP With U, which came out…
Track Review: “I’ll Be Alright” – Passion Pit
Passion Pit previously released “Take A Walk” from their forthcoming LP Gossamer, and have now issued a second track from that record, which hits shelves on July 23rd. “I’ll Be Alright” features manic…
Track Review: “Shadow” – Wild Nothing
“Shadow” may be a misleading name for the newest single from dream pop project Wild Nothing, who have a new record slated for release in August (details here). The song is full of…
Track Review: “And I’m Up” – A Place to Bury Strangers
With a couple of weeks until the release date for A Place to Bury Strangers’ third studio album, Worship, out June 26 on Dead Oceans, the noisy trio have released a new song for…
Track Review: “Sleeping Ute” – Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear just dropped a new single from their currently-untitled follow-up to 2009’s Vecketimist, due September 18. “Sleeping Ute” is an expansive psych-rock piece driven by crashing symbols and intricate guitar playing combined…
Track Review: “We Are On Fire” – CocoRosie
CocoRosie just released a new stand-alone single titled “We Are On Fire” via Touch and Go. The single was recorded in Los Angeles this past Winter with David Sitek (TV on the Radio),…
Track Review: “What You Wanted” – Seapony
Seattle’s Seapony is back with the follow-up to last year’s Go With Me; Recorded in Olympia’s Dub Narcotic Studios, Falling is an energetic pop record that recalls the end of summer and all…
Track Review: “Run” – Blonds
Boyfriend-girlfriend duo Blonds have released the first single, “Run,” from their forthcoming LP The Bad Ones. The track was debuted by the good people over at Stereogum, and is sure spread like wildfire…
Track Review: “Home” – Friends
Earlier this month Friends gave us a glimpse of what to expect on their debut full-length Manifest! with “Mind Control”. Now we’ve got the second single: the drum heavy break-up anthem “Home”. Accompanied…
Track Review: “No Hope” – The Vaccines
England’s The Vaccines are beginning to reveal details about their impending sophomore effort. It will be called The Vaccines Come of Age and will be released on September 3rd. Lead singer Justin Young has…
Track Review: Blood Diamonds feat. Grimes – “Phone Sex”
Canada’s Blood Diamonds (aka Mike Tucker) teamed up with Grimes (aka Claire Boucher) to create a clubbed out pop tune that prominently features Boucher’s delicate, high-pitched vocals. The artwork for the cover of…
Track Review: “Always” – Summer Camp
We previously wrote about the first glimpse of UK duo Summer Camp’s new EP Always, out July 10th on Moshi Moshi, when they revealed the track “Life.” Now, we’ve been blessed with another…
Track Review: “Black Faces” – Childish Gambino
Donald Glover must not sleep. “Black Faces” is his fourth track in as many weeks. What’s more is that the song continues the trend of standout hip-hop styling, with Glover’s fast-paced and fresh…
Track Review: “To Be Young” – Two Wounded Birds
The song is catchy from the beginning with its isolated notes of shimmering surf-pop. “To Be Young,” the new track from the UK’s Two Wounded Birds is shiny, upbeat, and a perfect track…
Track Review: “Navajo” & “Black Hill Smoke” – Ponderosa
Ponderosa has announced that their new album will be called Pool Party and will see release on July 31st of this year. So far, two cuts from the album have been made available….
Track: “Speed the Collapse” – Metric
Metric’s upcoming Synthetica, their fifth studio album, is due out June 12 via Mom + Pop and Metric Music International. Emily Haines describes the record: “SYNTHETICA is about staying home and wanting to…
Track Review: “Perfect Ten” – Jaill
In a little less than a month, Jaill will issue their new full-length Traps on Sub Pop. Preceding that release is “Perfect Ten” The track is a perfect example of the pop single. It…
Track Review: “A Troubled See” – Girls Names
Girls Names’ sound has shifted a bit since the release of their debut album a year ago and it’s all for the better. The group has just dropped a digital version of “A…
Track Review: “Rusty Chains” – Perfume Genius
Mike Hadreas (Perfume Genius) has been performing “Rusty Chains” during his live sets for months now and included the track as a bonus with his album, Put Your Back N 2 It, on…
Track Review: “Life” – Summer Camp
When Summer Camp’s Welcome to Condale was released last year we barely heard a peep about it. Six months later and it seems the band is finally picking up speed as I’ve been…
Track Review: “1904” – The Tallest Man On Earth
Though The Tallest Man On Earth’s new album, There’s No Leaving Now, has been announced for some time, today marks the first sounds released from the record that will follow on June 12th….
Track Review: “Let Me Dream If I Want To” – Obits
Obits, a band comprised of indie-rock all-stars from bands such as Drive Like Jehu, Edsel, and Pitchfork, have released a new single on SubPop, who also released the band’s first two full-lengths. The…
Track Review: “Sirena” – Tara Jane O’Neil
Tara Jane O’Neil’s first solo material since 2009 comes on the K imprint in the form of a 7” single in the International Pop Underground series. The A side, “Sirena,” a tribute to…
Track Review: “Underground” – Broken Water
The new single “Underground” from the Olympia noise trio Broken Water comes to us a little over a week before the release of, Tempest their third effort, and first for Seattle’s Hardly Art label….
Track Review: “Care of You” – Shannon Stephens
Shannon Stephens’ dropped a new single from her third full-length, Pull It Together, today. The album is due to be released on May 22 via Asthmatic Kitty Records, after which Stephens will embark…
Track Review: “The March” – 2:54
Songstress sisters Colette and Hannah Thurlow have released another song in advance of their forthcoming, eponymous album, but you won’t find this b-side among the tracks when it drops later this month. “The…
Track Review: “Dust Devil” – Mission of Burma
Beginning in 1979, Mission of Burma quickly achieved notoriety in the underground punk scene, only to disband four short years later. 2012 marks the 10th year since the band reunited after almost two…
Track Review: Chain & the Gang – “Surprise Party”
Ian Svenonius’ (of Weird War and The Make-Up) newest full-time project, Chain & the Gang, is set to release a new album, In Cool Blood, on July 10 via K Records. K describes…
Track Review: “Creeping” – 2:54
“Creeping,” the new track from UK sibling duo 2:54, preceding the May 28th release of their eponymous debut on Fat Possum, is a song in two mirrored acts. In act one, steady distorted…
Track Review: “Let Me In” – Hunx
Seth Bogart (Hunx), formerly of electro outfit GravyTrain!!!!, has released a new album: Hairdresser Blues. This marks Bogart’s first release without “his Punx,” but don’t worry- he doesn’t seem to miss them. Hairdresser…
Track Review: “Come Near” – Lykke Li
Lykke Li released a new song on Record Store Day. “Come Near” is one of 15 tracks on a compilation from Li’s new record label, Ingrid. Between a new label and a recent…
Track Review: “The Gun Has No Trigger” – Dirty Projectors
Dave Longstreth is just the kind of avant-garde musical genius who bases an entire track on female backing crooning and simple snare and manages to have it come off as brilliant. The backing…
Track Review: “Clouds” – Deep Time
Preceding the release of their sophomore effort as a duo, and debut under the moniker Deep Time (formerly Yellow Fever), the group’s label Hardly Art has made one track available for download. “Clouds”…
