Mountain Goats Share Unreleased Demo for Twitter Milestone
The Mountain Goats are my favorite band. So, there’s no way that you’re as excited as I am that in celebration of passing the 40,000 followers mark on Twitter, head goat John Darnielle…
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…
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,…
Divine Fits Release First Single
Divine Fits (which includes Britt Daniel of Spoon, Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade, and Sam Brown of New Bomb Turks) has announced the release of their first single, “My Love is Real,” as…
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: “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: “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…
Video: Jaill – “House with Haunting”
The new album from Jaill is only a few short weeks from release, and the band has made available a new video for their song, “House With Haunting.” The video makes a persuasive…
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…
Sleigh Bells Release New Video, Diplo Remix
Sleigh Bell’s new video for the hard-hitting “Demons” features footage from several recent live shows in Omaha, Oklahoma City, Dallas, and Houston. The video, directed by Sleigh Bell’s own Derek Miller, and co-directed…
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: “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…
