A is for Alpine , six friends from Melbourne who make bold, twinkling, sophisticated pop music. Their debut almost-self-titled record is a collection of vibrant songs that shimmer...
DJ hero, dance music trailblazer, French Canadian heartbreaker...you see the hat, you know it's A-Trak! He's been hard at work cooking up new music just for you, and Fool's Gold...
Aspiring pop star Sean Holloran recently dropped his first big attempt at a summertime bubblegum track on SoundCloud. It’s a bit too cheery for my darkwave tastes, but I bet it’ll...
Follow up to the classic 1984, as before not a straight up D&B album, Alix mixes things up with some lush liquid as well as some half tempo future soul and hip hop tracks. One of...
"Lacking the rootsier edge of Save His Soul, Four finds Blues Traveler retreating to their standard blues- boogie formula, with mixed results. Of course, there are some fine songs...
If I use a handful of words to describe La Si Dah, they are “diverse,” “personal” and “catchy-as-hell!” The record features three instrumental tracks, two covers and a diverse mix...
What does anger sound like? Is it thrashing and malevolent, is it entombed in the fixtures of of rock & roll, and of traditionally confrontational music? Perhaps it is something...
Hi. How about some jazz for a Friday night? This new album by Adeln was added to Spotify earlier this year. Enjoy! Adeln – Adeln Filed under: 2013, Jazz
"Australians tend to write with silence in mind," Conrad Standish told The Quietus recently. It's an interesting idea, and one that manifests throughout Deleted Scenes, an album...
With an album as hyped as this, Daft Punk's first LP in eight years if you discount the Tron: Legacy score, it's probably worthwhile actually addressing the instantly tossed off...
Random Access Memories, Daft Punk’s first non-soundtrack album in eight years, might be the biggest release of 2013 (not counting what Kanye might have in store). It’s also a...
The French duo have not only made a career-defining album, but the smartest dance album since disco. - a perfectly imperfect vision of humanity as seen through the eyes of two...
Hey. The new Daft Punk album is finally available all over Europe (and in the US) which means that I can write about it. Genre: electronic. Read some very positive reviews and...
I missed Random Access Memories landing on iTunes by about 12 hours. I was on my way home from work when the stream went live, and when I walked in the door I immediately set to...
Exquisite digital schmaltz and visionary analog quackery evokes classics from 'The Wall' to 'The Wiz'
Hi. Anyone up for some intense death metal? If yes, please check out the new album by The Monolith Deathcult and enjoy! (US version here.) The Monolith Deathcult – Tetragrammaton...
Ben Benjamin is a new solo endeavor brought to life by Ghostly veteran Ben Mullins, founding member of Midwest Product and Postprior. His first album, The Many Moods of Ben...
It's a slippery business, footwork. First you hear the overload, then you hear what's missing. The pace-making beat is rarely or barely there. The commanding voices don't complete...
Battle-tested footwork vet insists that he'll define both the genre's past and future.
RP Boo (a.k.a. Kavain Space) is often credited for helping to create the footwork genre with his 1997 tune "Baby Come On." Legacy is actually RP Boo's first-ever full-length...
As one of the leading luminaries of the glam rock age, Bryan Ferry is not necessarily someone whose forays into the world of jazz you might immediately be intrigued by. More
If there were any justice in the pop music world, Scaramanga Six would be in for some well deserved kudos right about now. Phantom Head is the seventh album to be released on...
The Austin trio's new record still packs the same textured musical punch, it just draws from a deeper, more vulnerable source.
Hey. The new album by Bibio was just added to Spotify. Genre: ambient/electronic/folk. Enjoy! Bibio – Silver Wilkinson Filed under: 2013, Electronic, Folk
After enchanting listeners with their brand of starry-eyed, 80s nostalgia on Gemini and Nocturne, Wild Nothing enter uncharted new territory on the Empty Estate EP. No longer are...
Morning. This new EP by Wild Nothing was added to Spotify with a recent update. Genre: dream pop. Enjoy! (US version here.) (Note: I didn’t write a blog post last night since I...
Call their inspired gonzo thrash whatever you want; just don't expect them to give a shit.
Owiny Sigoma Band’s debut was released two years ago after a group of London-based musicians travelled to Kenya to collaborate with nyatiti master musician and music teacher...