Headlights On its new song “Headlights,” Minneapolis trio Night Moves sounds like an americana infused, classic 70’s rock version of MGMT — it’s quite spectacular. These guys drop in with a fantastic guitar lick right off the bat. When John Pelant (lead singer) takes over with his soulful vocals, it’s over. Minds melt into buttery pools of pure listening pleasure. The group’s […]
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Pixels “Pixels,” the lead track off FAWN‘s debut album Coastlines, is about the metaphorical pixelation of a relationship. “Things spread apart and tear into such small pieces that they are no longer recognizable as a whole,” says the group’s label, Quite Scientific Records. Despite the somewhat depressing theme, the track is fairly upbeat and poppy — utilizing shimmering guitars, a rolling […]
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Summertime Is Coming Silly Paul Banks, summertime is already here. On June 26th, the Interpol frontman released his new Julian Plenti Lives… EP, which includes two original tracks and three covers. One of the original tracks, “Summertime Is Coming,” gives us a taste of Banks’ version of warm and sunny, which in actuality is more like slightly overcast. Seriously, just take a […]
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Summer Dress Just yesterday, June 26th, experimental Chicago rock group A Lull released its new EP, Meat Mountain. And how perfect is the timing? Not only is this EP stacked with summer jams, on Sunday, July 15th, the group will be playing at the Pitchfork Music Festival (1:00 PM, Blue Stage). Make sure to grab a vinyl […]
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I Don’t Need Love For five years now, the experimental rock band Aan quietly (maybe not so quietly) perfected its sound, using Portland as its playground. Led by the fearless Bud Wilson, the group will drop its debut full-length album, Amor Ad Nauseum, this fall. “I Don’t Need Love,” the first single off the album, is a complex pysch-rock delight. Passion exudes […]
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Maaam Oli Chang, producer and member of the New York City band High Highs, just released a new solo track titled “Maaam.” Now, Chang’s vocals are really great, but the song starts to get really interesting when his synths take the lead about three minutes into the song. Imagine a bumble bee singing Neon Indian into […]
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Endless Flowers On June 5th, San Diego rock band Crocodiles released its third album, Endless Flowers. The album’s title track is about “infinite pleasure,” says frontman Brandon Welchez. The joyous vocals surround themselves with a crisp drum beat and thick slab of fuzzed-out guitars and synths. Enjoy.
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Goodbye My Love Smooth as a freshly poured doppio, Seattle duo Fresh Espresso (Rick Rude and P Smoov) show off their skills as sonic baristas with their new track “Goodbye My Love.” In his lyrics, Smoov opens up about struggling with addiction and a new optimistic outlook on life, now being six months sober. It’s honest, real […]
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Invisible at Midnight The band Magic Trick, lead by Tim Cohen of The Fresh & Onlys, released its sophmore album, Ruler of the Night, on June 12th. The album’s second single, “Invisible at Midnight,” does a fantastic job showing off Cohen’s ability to craft a song. Starting slow, depressive vocals are surrounded by the contradictory sounds of flutes, bongos and a melodic […]
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Run Let’s all agree to call this style of music western noir rock. After releasing it’s debut EP and one of our favorite tracks last year, Blonds moved from Florida to NYC and began working on it’s debut album The Bad Ones, which will release August 7th. The duo’s passion, uniqueness and charm is again spotlighted in […]
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Pyramids Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourself for ten minutes of pure listening pleasure. “Pyramids” is definitely Frank Ocean‘s most ambitious and epic song to date. When you break it down, the track has two parts. Let’s call them “Cleopatra” and “Working at the Pyramid (Tonight).” As a whole, both parts of the song take the listener on […]
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The Reign That Never Falls It sounds like somebody has a case of the Kanyes. Everything you love or hate about Mr. West — from the inflated ego to the grandiose beats — you’ll hear in N.A.‘s track “The Reign That Never Falls.” And while you might find it easy to judge the sincerity of his persona, this […]
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