May 20, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Watch: Röyksopp & Robyn “Sayit”
It mostly goes without saying that electronic producers Röyksopp and pop queen Robyn are amazing artists in their own right. So ...
May 20, 2014 at 11:47 am
Listen: Parquet Courts “Instant Disassembly”
The unmistakable one-two punch of a Parquet Courts‘ riff has the ability to transcend genre. The skittish punk of last ...
May 16, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: The Fresh & Onlys ‘Who Let the Devil’
“Who let the devil walk into my house?” is not exactly the opening line you’d expect from this airy, upbeat single ...
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 12, 2014 at 8:00 am
Watch: Sharon Van Etten “Every Time the Sun Comes Up”
Sharon Van Etten knows that it’s hard to be yourself these days. When everyone relishes irony, what happens to authenticity? As ...
May 7, 2014 at 12:37 pm
Listen: BANKS “Goddess”
Every time Banks drops another track she reveals a little more about herself. The latest offering, “Goddess” (produced by Lil ...
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 ...
May 1, 2014 at 12:49 pm
Listen: Baths “Ocean Death”
Will Wiesenfeld has come a long way from the starchy pop of Cerulean, his debut album as Baths, released on Anticon in 2010. The ...
May 1, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Fucked Up “Led By Hand”
We’ve got a red alert Reese’s Cup scenario here.Not only did we get a new song from punk elites Fucked Up this week, but ...
April 30, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Watch: Habibi “I Got the Moves”
The one time (two times? three times?) I got detention in high school I had to come in on Saturday morning and spend the whole day ...
April 30, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Listen: Big K.R.I.T. “Mt. Olympus”
Mississippi emcee Justin Scott, a.k.a. Big K.R.I.T., has had a productive year so far. Earlier in the year he gave us a whole week of ...
April 17, 2014 at 10:00 am
Interview: Dan Croll
I had two choices on a Saturday night last year during CMJ Music Festival: make the long and difficult voyage to Brooklyn (not so ...
April 11, 2014 at 1:59 pm
Listen: Dasher “Go Rambo”
Dasher is a punk band from Atlanta whose jagged sounds have recently made their way into our ears. Their style is reminiscent of post ...
April 8, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Deleted Scenes “House of Dust”
DC’s Deleted Scenes have one of the most malleable sounds in all of rock music. They have a new album out next week, ...
April 4, 2014 at 10:00 am
Watch: Young Magic “Fall In”
Young Magic’s video for “Fall In” transports you to the old world of Xilitla, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Full ...
April 2, 2014 at 2:30 pm
Watch: Holy Ghost! “Bridge and Tunnel”
DFA dance duo Holy Ghost!, comprised of Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel, have released the video to their track “Bridge and ...
April 2, 2014 at 12:30 pm
Review: Mac DeMarco ‘Salad Days’
“What mom don’t know has taken its toll on me,” sings 23-year-old Mac DeMarco on “Passing Out Pieces,” the lead single from ...
April 2, 2014 at 12:00 pm
A Few Of Our Favorite Things: BLUFFING
BLUFFING craft bite-sized punk and pop infused powerhouses that are as catchy as they are raw. As per their About on Facebook ...
April 2, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Parquet Courts “Sunbathing Animal”
Brooklyn noise makers Parquet Courts teased their Record Store Day single for “Sunbathing Animal” a few months back by ...
April 1, 2014 at 3:07 pm
Watch: The Antlers “Palace”
Brooklyn sad boys The Antlers will be following up 2011’s excellent Burst Apart in June with a much anticipated new album. The ...
March 28, 2014 at 12:45 pm
Listen: EMA “3Jane”
If you’ve been following along, you’re probably aware that Erika M. Anderson, aka EMA, has a new album coming out in a ...
March 28, 2014 at 10:00 am
Watch: Cage The Elephant “Take It Or Leave It”
Feeling like I had been dropped into the late 1980’s with a static VHS tape and Juliette Lewis, I began watching Cage The ...
March 28, 2014 at 8:00 am
Mar 28: MNDR, The Mast, Milan @ Glasslands 8pm ($12)
MNDR, The Mast, Milan @ Glasslands 8pm ($12)
We are pretty big fans of MNDR. Come dance with us. Or stand around. Whatever, we ...
March 24, 2014 at 10:00 am
A Few Of Our Favorite Things: PUP
Toronto’s PUP are down with wilding out if their jam “Reservoir” is any indication. PUP’s generous mix of ...
March 20, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Listen: Pusha T and A$AP Ferg “Hand In My Pocket”
Producers Sean C & LV will be releasing Loud Dreams Vol. 1 on March 25th. While they aren’t necessarily household names, ...
March 19, 2014 at 11:00 am
Listen: Denney and the Jets “Mama’s Got the Blues”
Nashville’s Denney and the Jets are readying their debut for release next month of Burger Records and Limited Fanfare Records. ...
March 19, 2014 at 10:00 am
Watch: Fucked Up “Paper The House”
Fucked Up have finally readied the follow-up to their lauded 2011 concept album David Comes To Life. Out this June via Matador ...
March 17, 2014 at 10:30 am
Watch: Franz Ferdinand “Fresh Strawberries”
After 12 years of success as one of the more visible dance-rock acts in mainstream music, Franz Ferdinand may be reaching the ...
March 13, 2014 at 2:12 pm
Mixtape: It Kinda Got Real Last Night
The problem with the superhuman courage we get from alcohol is that it’s gone in the morning, along with our pride and dignity. Few ...
March 11, 2014 at 11:00 am
Listen: Fear Of Men “Outrun Me”
We are pretty excited for Fear of Men’s new album, Loom. While we still have until Record Store Day to check it out, we will ...
March 11, 2014 at 8:00 am
Mar 11: Cat Power @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 6pm ($40)
Cat Power @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 6pm ($40)
Cat Power’s lovely soulful voice is going to really shine during this solo ...
March 10, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: La Sera “Losing To The Dark”
Katy Goodman is PISSED. On the caustic “Losing To The Dark” she rails against what we can only assume is an ...
March 7, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Listen: Big K.R.I.T. feat. Rick Ross “New Agenda”
Mississippi country rapper Big K.R.I.T. slows it down for the first single off his upcoming sophomore LP, Cadillactica, which ...
March 7, 2014 at 10:30 am
Listen: The Fresh & Onlys “Bells of Paonia”
Take a sonic break from Brooklyn and hear this SF-based group’s new single, off their upcoming album, House of Spirits, out ...
March 7, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Mac DeMarco “Brother”
Agent of chaos Mac DeMarco’s new album is less than a month away. Captured Tracks will release Salad Days on April Fool’s ...
March 4, 2014 at 9:10 pm
Listen: Sharon Van Etten “Taking Chances”
Sharon Van Etten will be releasing her third album this May. Are We There is the sequel to her excellent sophomore album Tramp, ...
March 4, 2014 at 8:32 pm
Listen: Soft Lit “Ocean King”
Tyler McCauley and Tara Chacon are Soft Lit. “Ocean King” is the first official release by the band. The 7-inch will be released ...
February 28, 2014 at 4:15 pm
Listen: Sky Ferreira “Rancid Girl”
You may have heard already, but Sky Ferreira is cool with the fact that the uncharacteristically stripped-down (and pretty!) ...
February 27, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Le1f “Boom”
Fresh from signing with Terrible Records, New York based rapper Le1f finally dropped his first single off his upcoming EP, Hey. This ...
February 26, 2014 at 2:30 pm
Listen: Cloud Nothings “Psychic Trauma”
As we previously reported, Cloud Nothings have a new album coming out in April. Here and Nowhere Else consists of eight tracks and ...
February 26, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Watch: EMA “So Blonde”
EMA’s The Future Void is slowly creeping up on its release date. It’s the follow up to her excellent Past Life Martyred ...
February 25, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Review: Bleeding Rainbow ‘Interrupt’
Bleeding Rainbow’s Yeah Right, released just last year, encapsulated the sound of adolescence. It is pretty apparent from the ...
February 25, 2014 at 10:30 am
Listen: Protomartyr “Come & See”
Four piece Detroit rock act Protomartyr are releasing their second album in a just a few short months. The album will be released in ...
February 25, 2014 at 10:00 am
Review: St. Vincent’s Marvelous, Terrifying ‘St. Vincent’
St. Vincent’s eponymous fourth album has been hotly anticipated by, well, everyone, for quite some time now, and it does not ...
February 24, 2014 at 2:00 pm
8 Albums To Listen To After Hearing Someone Say Green Day Is Still Punk
At some point in our lives we are inevitably told one or all of the following things: Bruce Springsteen’s band is good, The Black ...
February 21, 2014 at 11:30 am
Listen: Yuck “Another One”
Yuck has been through a lot in recent memory. In spring of last year they lost their lead singer Daniel Blumberg, who now makes music ...
February 21, 2014 at 10:00 am
Watch: Kelis “Jerk Ribs”
Throughout Kelis’ tumultuous career, she has never produced a video quite like this. “Jerk Ribs” is the first video off her ...
February 20, 2014 at 11:00 am
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Ghost Town Jenny
From the first few notes of Ghost Town Jenny’s Golden Hour, you practically already know the tale being told in its first track, ...