September 17, 2014 at 8:00 am
Sept 17: Islands, Teen @ Baby’s All Right 8pm ($16)
Islands, Teen @ Baby’s All Right 8pm ($16)
We’ve been loving TEEN for a while now, and now that they’ve embraced their ...
September 16, 2014 at 6:14 pm
Watch: Free Time “Guess Work”
Life is a dull and empty thing according to Full Time’s new video for “Guess Work”, a b-side from their new ...
September 13, 2014 at 3:59 pm
Listen: Blood And Glass “Paper Heart”
Blood And Glass channels a heartbroken, Cyndi Lauper vibe with “Paper Heart” (the first single off their debut ...
September 3, 2014 at 5:26 pm
Listen: Foxygen “Cosmic Vibrations”
Los Angles songwriting duo Foxygen has returned with a track off their upcoming album, …And Star Power, that is wild, strange, and ...
September 3, 2014 at 5:11 pm
Interview with Beverly’s Drew Citron
Beverly is a brainchild of Frankie Rose (she of the solo, Vivian Girls, Dum Dum Girls, and Crystal Stilts fame) and Drew Citron (she ...
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 ...
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 18, 2014 at 12:21 pm
Listen: Vaults “Lifespan”
Electro-pop trio Vaults emerged from the Internet ether last year with “Cry No More,” a glistening track worthy of ...
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 2:33 pm
Interview: The Crookes bring new pop sensibilities to classic brit pop sound
“Would you like a veggie crisp?” guitarist Daniel Hopewell asks me, sucking on an E-cig as the blue tip lights up, “We’re ...
July 16, 2014 at 12:39 pm
Listen: Bishop Allen “Why I Had To Go”
Bishop Allen have returned after five years without any new bright, upbeat pop songs to accompany us in our headphone escapades. We ...
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 2:03 pm
Listen: Celestial Shore “Gloria”
We’ve been following Celestial Shore’s trajectory for a while, and now they’re back with “Gloria” off ...
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 15, 2014 at 11:33 am
7 Best Music Videos of the Year (So Far)
2+0+1+4 = 7 music videos you should be checking out stat.
In alphabetical order:
1. Mykki Blanco – “She Gutta”
Post-apocalyptic ...
July 14, 2014 at 8:00 am
July 14: Luluc @ Rough Trade 6:30pm (FREE!!)
Luluc @ Rough Trade 6:30pm (FREE!!)
Luluc’s Passenger is subtly enchanting. Catch them live tonight at Rough ...
July 11, 2014 at 2:43 pm
July 13: Gary Clark Jr. @ The Surf Lodge 5pm (FREE!!)
Gary Clark Jr. @ The Surf Lodge 5pm (FREE!!)
Gary Clark Jr. is one of the most interesting people to watch play the guitar. ...
July 10, 2014 at 10:00 am
July 10: Blue & Gold, Twin Wave, Folding Legs, Everest Cale @ Cameo 8pm ($8)
Blue & Gold, Twin Wave, Folding Legs, Everest Cale @ Cameo 8pm ($8)
A little birdy in Blue & Gold told me they’re ...
July 8, 2014 at 8:00 am
July 8: Kitten, Kitty, Tempers @ Highline Ballroom 8pm ($18)
Kitten, Kitty, Tempers @ Highline Ballroom 8pm ($18)
This meow-tastic lineup features Kitten, who we’ve interviewed here, and ...
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 27, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Nina Yasmineh “Prophecy”
The west coast may be killing it currently in terms of breathy voiced girls with electronically drenched confessionals (Lana Del Rey, ...
June 25, 2014 at 1:23 pm
Watch: Tomboy “Hang Out”
A train rushes by, heading out of town. Not downtown, not uptown – out of town.
Out of the city, into the country, into the dreamy ...
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 1:57 pm
Watch: Lana Del Rey “Shades of Cool”
Our ears hear Lana Del Rey’s hushed voice coo “My baby lives in shades of blue” but our eyes see an older gentleman with good ...
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 11:00 am
Northside Crush: Sharon Van Etten @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (6/12)
Review: Sharon Van Etten @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (6/12)
Last Thursday night, Northside badge holders and fans alike lined up ...
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 13, 2014 at 9:00 am
June 15: Fuck Buttons, Lichens, Odonis Odonis @ Warsaw 7pm ($18)
Fuck Buttons, Lichens, Odonis Odonis @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar 7pm ($18)
Have you read our interview with Odonis Odonis yet? Read it ...
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 9, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: SBTRKT “Temporary View (feat. Sampha)”
Back in 2011, electronic artist SBTRKT released his self titled album. It was his first, and to date his only. But maybe we are ...
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 12:03 pm
Contest: Win Tickets to See Morrissey @ Barclays Center 6/21
King Moz is coming to Brooklyn and we’ve got tickets for you! All you have to do is tweet us your favorite lyrics to ...
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 11:33 am
A Few of Our Favorite Things: The Teen Age
When we ask some of our favorite bands to share some of their favorite things with us, it allows all of us to get a glimpse (not to ...
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 10:00 am
Review: Fucked Up ‘Glass Boys’
Let’s get this out of the way now: Fucked Up is a band that really shouldn’t exist anymore. Their sound evolved beyond hardcore ...
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 ...
June 2, 2014 at 4:19 pm
Watch: Disclosure and Friend Within “The Mechanism”
The brothers in Disclosure collaborated a little while back with the quietly mysterious producer Friend Within on a stellar UK garage ...
May 30, 2014 at 1:42 pm
Watch: Mykki Blanco “She Gutta”
Mykki Blanco just dropped a new EP entitled Spring/Summer 2014, along with a video for its single “She Gutta.” Set in a ...
May 29, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Bishop Allen “Start Again”
Not to make this post about me, but (BUT) Bishop Allen was one of the first bands I really got into as a younger person when I was ...
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 20, 2014 at 4:13 pm
Watch: M.I.A. “Double Bubble Trouble”
“1984 is now” seems to be the prevailing sentiment throughout M.I.A.’s self-directed video for “Double Bubble ...