New Release Tuesday
This Tuesday we have a mini event with a slew of great new album releases from the spectrum of alternative/indie rock. Everyone from the legendary Massive Attack, reliable stars Hot Chip, Pantha Du Prince and Yeasayer and a freshman release by newcomer Phantogram. So whip out those holiday iTunes cards your mom gave you and […]
I Wish I Was A Sheep Instead Of A Lion
Gonjasufi is one of the newest talents to join the much heralded roster of seminal electronic label Warp. If that’s not enough of a teaser for you to know Sumach Valentine’s music is something special, how about adding that his full-length debut, A Sufi And A Killer, is produced by a beatmaking A-Team of Flying […]
BEHIND THE BEAT :: Pitbull + Nightcrawlers
The best part of Pitbull’s Hotel Room Service is easily the sleazy sax that kicks off the track and reappears under the chorus. Paired with Pit’s come hither and drop those panties rhymes, it provides the perfect complement for a raunchy rendezvous that he wouldn’t need to invite me to twice.
The credit for the memorable […]
Giddyup. Giddyup. Open Up Girl.
So T-Pain recently complained about not being nominated for any of his original compositions at the Grammys and with amazing little gems like this newest leaked track, titled Reverse Cowgirl and featuring Young Jeezy, I can’t imagine why. I’m being sarcastic. Although the piano is pretty and adds a touch of romance to a dirty, […]
Out Now :: Toro Y Moi - Causers of This
Chazwick Bundick aka Toro Y Moi, releases his debut full-length album, Causers of This, for Car Park Records this week. Chock full of that hazy, sluggish, warped synthpop spear-headed by acts like Washed Out and Neon Indian over last summer, Toro Y Moi differentiates himself and his work by injecting hints of old school R&B […]
Waaga’s Much More Than A Weird Word
I have never even remotely entertained the possibility of a compilation album making an appearance on a year-end Best Of list, but after spending an entire day (and evening) yesterday immersed in the Waaga Compilation, it’s difficult for me not to imagine it as a release I’ll return to over and over in the coming […]
Disco Is The Answer. What Was The Question?
My already intense level of DFA fangirldom skyrocketed last year, with releases from the label’s lesser known acts like Still Going, Canyons and Black Meteoric Star solidifying DFA’s position as the current overlords of dance music. The impressive size of their roster, not to mention the shadow cast by huge acts like LCD Soundsystem and […]
My Life Is Painful
I’ve been spending some time lately (digitally speaking) in the company of LA’s Brainfeeder family. Off their roster you’ll immediately recognize Flying Lotus and also, hopefully, Daedelus and The Gaslamp Killer. Their podcast is excellent and I’m slowly working my way down their artist list, getting familiar with the not-so-familiar names.
Brooklyn transplant Lorn in particular […]
