March 4, 2015 at 8:00 am
Video Premiere: bed. “Fremm”
Besides spearheading Breakup Records, a boutique music label based in Portland, multi-talented power couple Alex and Sierra Haager ...
February 12, 2015 at 11:26 pm
A Mixtape for Ilana Glazer
Let’s fast-forward through the magical Broad City premise of single 20-somethings on their NYC misadventures in search of weed, ...
January 22, 2015 at 8:06 am
Review: Ty Segall ‘Live in San Francisco’
The Bay Area rap scene has exploded with rappers like G-Eazy and Sage the Gemini, but the indie rock scene may soon follow with the ...
December 30, 2014 at 8:15 pm
Dec 31: “_NEPOTISM” @ Babycastles ($9)
We first told you about Katie Rush when she dropped her single “Dangerous Luv” from her summer EP Law of Attraction. ...
December 23, 2014 at 7:58 pm
Listen: Pinecones “Sleep Is Forget”
If you haven’t finished your last-minute holiday shopping for the indie music lover in your family, check out the Georgia-based ...
October 3, 2014 at 8:03 pm
A Mixtape From the Motherland: Germany
Any German would tell you that our country has gone through some pretty tough shit throughout history (but let’s not go through all ...
September 17, 2014 at 5:06 pm
Listen: Angel Olsen “All Right Now”
A voice like sad sugar, Angel Olson’s, “All Right Now” (off the upcoming deluxe edition of Burn Your Fire For No ...
September 5, 2014 at 4:03 pm
Listen: Karen O “Day Go By”
Karen O delivers with a heartfelt, drug-induced love song off her debut solo album Crush Songs. Tastefully lo-fi, as if it were ...
August 22, 2014 at 5:18 pm
Listen: The Drums “I Can’t Pretend”
The Drums have been off the radar since 2011’s excellent Portamento, a honest and oftentimes painfully relatable album about ...
August 19, 2014 at 5:55 pm
Listen: Caribou “Our Love”
Dan Snaith, the mastermind behind Caribou, will be releasing a new album this October titled Our Love, coming to you via his long term ...
August 19, 2014 at 5:07 pm
Listen: ODESZA “Say My Name (feat. Zyra)”
After winning our hearts with their debut album Summer’s Gone in 2012, the American production duo is now finally giving us ...
August 18, 2014 at 4:39 pm
Watch: Vince Staples “Blue Suede”
Vince Staples may lay his claim to the Long Beach, Calif. rap thrown left unoccupied after Snoop Dog turned into Snoop Lion and ...
August 13, 2014 at 7:39 am
Album Review: Porter Robinson ‘Worlds’
Versatile is the only way to describe Porter Robinson’s debut album Worlds. The size. The sound. Everything from the orchestral ...
August 13, 2014 at 3:37 am
Recap: Out in the Streets 2014
Here’s something a little different for your usual summer festival circuit. Out in the Streets — a Brooklyn-based music ...
August 4, 2014 at 2:06 pm
Listen: Lil Silva feat. BANKS “Don’t You Love”
TJ Carter, known to most as Lil Silva, created a masterpiece with his latest release “Don’t You Love.” The track starts off ...
July 31, 2014 at 12:34 pm
Listen: NehruvianDOOM “OM”
A beat that is a throwback to vintage Wu Tang, hardcore flow and lyrics that could narrate an urban Kung Fu movie all come together to ...
July 30, 2014 at 4:04 pm
Watch: Banks “Beggin For Thread”
Black and white? Check. Dark, mysterious, strange? Check, check, and check. Beautiful bodies touching and/or grinding up on ...
July 29, 2014 at 12:38 pm
Throwback Review: Plastics ‘Welcome Plastics’
I have a recurring dream where I am a Rōnin Samurai: traveling through the countryside of ancient Japan, usually drunk, dressed ...
July 28, 2014 at 12:15 pm
Listen: Rustie feat. Danny Brown “Attack”
Scottish DJ Rustie AKA Russell Whyte – not to be confused with the fictional drug kingpin Walter White – teamed up with Detroit ...
July 24, 2014 at 1:32 pm
Watch: The Underachievers “Metropolis”
In their latest music video The Underachievers (AK and Issa Dash) give listeners a visual and lyrical tour of their personal rap ...
July 23, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Listen: Phantogram “Black Out Days (Future Islands Remix)”
Phantogram and Future Islands put out two of our favorite albums so far this year (Voices and Singles, respectively). Those ...
July 17, 2014 at 3:04 pm
Listen: Mirel Wagner “The Dirt”
Mirel Wagner. The queen of stark. She’s back! Returning for the first time since her excellent self titled album in 2011. ...
July 16, 2014 at 10:52 am
Listen: Perfume Genius “Queen”
It’s easy to describe a song, artist, or album as simply beautiful. It’s a catch all term at this point. But some artists ...
July 15, 2014 at 1:53 pm
Listen: Bear In Heaven “Autumn”
My air conditioning broke while I was away on vacation last week, so I can personally confirm through lethargy inducing heat and ...
July 1, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Interview: EDM fest has a softer, humanitarian side to it, who knew?
What do fans looking for an electronic dance music fix and mobilizing development aid share in common? On June 26, it was the Thank ...
July 1, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Little Big League “Pure Bliss Choices”
Emo: it’s not a bad word anymore. While I bristle at people saying that we are currently in an “emo revival” (it ...
June 27, 2014 at 3:43 pm
Listen: Grimes “Go (ft. Blood Diamond)”
You may remember Claire Boucher, aka Grimes, from her excellent 2012 album Visions. Or, well, you might not. Grimes new song ...
June 27, 2014 at 11:04 am
Listen: Sia “Big Girls Cry”
SIA SIA SIA! Her new album, 1000 Forms of Fear is out in a few weeks. We (I) have been hyping it up since we first heard ...
June 25, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Zola Jesus “Dangerous Days”
Although Nika Danilova, aka Zola Jesus released an album of redone versions of older songs (literally named Versions) last year, ...
June 24, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Ryan Hemsworth “Every Square Inch (ft. Qrion)”
Ryan Hemsworth is one of the hottest names in electronic music. If you aren’t sure who he is, please direct yourself to his ...
June 19, 2014 at 11:45 am
Listen: Jessie Ware “Tough Love”
Jessie Ware burst onto the scene in 2012 with her brilliant debut album Devotion, not to mention her appearances on SBTRKT’s ...
June 18, 2014 at 10:23 am
Listen: Beverly “Planet Birthday”
Beverly, Frankie Rose’s new project with Drew Citron, made a pretty strong impression on us with its debut song, “Honey ...
June 17, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Review: The Antlers ‘Familiars’
The Antlers have been around long enough that we know what we can expect from them. Their albums carry a narrative arc, spurred on by ...
June 16, 2014 at 7:23 pm
Listen: Spider Bags “Japanese Vacation”
Spider Bags are back! In 2012, they brought us the excellent Shake My Head, an album where they struggled to find a label that would ...
June 12, 2014 at 10:00 am
Watch: Bishop Allen “Start Again”
Bishop Allen are back after a relatively quiet time as we first chronicled here. Now, the band has released an accompanying video for ...
June 11, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Bear In Heaven “Time Between”
Brooklyn’s Bear In Heaven last graced the music scene with 2012’s dance oriented I Love You, It’s Cool. In the ...
June 5, 2014 at 3:12 pm
Listen: Tennis “Never Work For Free”
Tennis, Denver’s chillest indie pop group, are returning with their third album in September. The album is titled Ritual In ...
June 4, 2014 at 12:13 pm
Listen: Sia “Eye of the Needle”
As Sia’s resident hype man, I’d be remiss if Alt Citizen missed anything new from her. As you know, her new album 1000 ...
June 4, 2014 at 10:44 am
Listen: Caribou “Can’t Do Without You”
Dan Snaith has many musical faces. Most recently, he recorded under the name Daphni, but is probably best known for his work as ...
June 3, 2014 at 10:30 am
Listen: Drake “0 to 100 / The Catch Up”
I realize people’s opinions on Drake are mixed, but there is one thing you can’t deny: when he is feeling confidant, ...
June 3, 2014 at 8:00 am
June 3: Priests, In School, Sediment Club @ Cake Shop 8pm ($10)
Priests, In School, Sediment Club @ Cake Shop 8pm ($10)
I fell in love with Priests after listening to “USA ...
May 27, 2014 at 10:00 am
Review: Sharon Van Etten ‘Are We There’
Sharon Van Etten is not new to writing about relationships. In fact, songs around that theme have made up the majority of her ...
May 23, 2014 at 11:52 am
Listen: Circulatory System “Stars And Molecules”
For those of you who only know Elephant 6 through Jeff Mangum, allow me to introduce you to Will Cullen Hart, the main force behind ...
May 22, 2014 at 9:36 am
Listen: Lust For Youth “Armida”
This isn’t your grandparent’s Lust For Youth. No, this is something completely new. Hannes Norrvide, who was originally ...
May 21, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Banks “Drowning”
Banks is on a serious trend of going at the male gender. Similar to her song “Brain,” which mocked the intelligence of ...
May 15, 2014 at 10:30 am
Listen: Sharon Van Etten “Your Love Is Killing Me”
Sharon Van Etten has grown in virtually every aspect as an artist with each successive album. Are We There, her upcoming album on ...
May 14, 2014 at 10:00 am
Watch: Fucked Up “Sun Glass”
Fucked Up’s new album, Glass Boys, is quickly approaching release. Each successive song we’ve heard from the album has ...
May 8, 2014 at 10:00 am
Watch: Sia “Chandelier”
I’ve been convinced ever since the time of its release that Sia’s “Chandelier” would be one of the hits of ...
May 6, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Ought “Habit”
Constellation is one of my favorite record labels in the world. It’s home to such luminaries as Godspeed You! Black Emporer and ...
May 2, 2014 at 11:30 am
Listen: Hooray For Earth “Keys”
Brooklyn’s Hooray for Earth have built quite a nice niche for themselves since their debut album in 2008. They play a similar ...