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 […]
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 […]
OUT NOW :: Beach House - Teen Dream
Releasing this week is the new, luminous album by one of Baltimore’s best exports, Beach House. Taking a decidedly more upbeat and optimistic turn from their last effort, 2008’s dour and polished Devotion, Beach House return with a series of tracks that not only up the bpm, but also feel more lively and energetic, even […]
You’re Never Coming Back
Here’s the full-length, hi-quality gorgeousness also know as the new single from Goldfrapp, titled Rocket. 1983-esque synth stabs, electro-era beats and vocals reminisce their Strict Machine days. All signs point to a more upbeat, dance-infused affair once the new album, Head First drops later this Spring. While I adored the elegant and disciplined Seventh Tree, […]
Pantha du Bliss
Pantha du Prince (Germany’s Hendrik Weber) has been crafting lovely minimalism since 2002, but it seems that only now is his name getting any sort of traction. I am not going to make any false claims here. I too thought he was a new, breakout artist to watch. It’s as though the lock guarding a […]
You’re A Castaway
If you have to yet to experience the pleasure of listening to a Shearwater song or especially one of their perfectly crafted albums, I suggest you educate yourself soon in preparation for their newest set, The Golden Archipelago, releasing February 23rd. Their previous effort, 2008’s apocalyptic Rook, became my favorite album of that year, not […]
Pop Parfait :: Something Old, Something New
Post-holidays is a waste land for the pop world, with nothing on the immediate horizon, this edition of Pop Parfait will cover a couple of recent tracks by a girl who is swiftly becoming the poster girl for WhoreCore brat pop, a leaked Sugababes track, another slice of cool by the original Lady Gaga, an […]
Opera Will Be Big In 2010
Thanks to Karin Dreijer Andersson (The Knife, Fever Ray), her brother, Olaf, Mt. Sims and Planningtorock, a new demographic will be turned on to opera this year. Despite little initial familiarity with the tenets of opera, Andersson and her team are working with Danish performance group, Hotel Pro Forma, on a modern opera titled […]









