Arcade Fire released the music video for “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)”, in both a traditional version (above) and interactive form. The latter can be found here; viewers can enable their webcams,
New Tracks
"Born to Lose" is the first single from Sleigh Bells' second album Reign of Terror, out this February. Judging by this single (MP3 inside), listeners can expect the same sort of cheerleader-like
We Are the Works in Progress, Blonde Redhead's compilation to benefit Japan's recovery from the March 2011 tsunami and aftermath, has plenty of big names. Among them are Terry Riley, Deerhunter, Ryuichi
Rinse FM premiered a two-minute excerpt from a new Burial track, “Ashtray Wasp”. It is off the upcoming Kindred EP, out soon via Hyperdub. In typical Burial/Hyperdub elusive fashion, the only fact
Air – Seven Stars (feat. Victoria Legrand)Air and a fellow French musician, Beach House’s Victoria Legrand, have collaborated to bring us “Seven Stars”. The track is from Air’s upcoming album Le Voyage
The restless Cass McCombs, who released two albums in Wit’s End and Humor Risk this year, has a new politically charged single: "Bradley Manning". Check inside for the stream and MP3.
Canadian husband-wife duo Handsome Furs released the music video for “Serve the People”, a track off their 2011 album Sound Kapital. Members Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Atlas Strategic) and Alexei Perry met
The synth-based super-duo VCMG comprises Depeche Mode's Martin Gore and Erasure's Vince Clarke, both responsible for some of the most successful electronic projects in the history of music. In anticipation of its
New Albums
Brooklyn-based artist Matt Pavone builds a captivating atmospheric intrigue throughout Indigo Violent, an album whose blend of lush electronica and dark-jazz soundscapes
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Out today from London-based artist Yossi, Lost Souls is stirring EP that melds poetic spoken-word power with enveloping instrumentation — spacing from
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Seattle-based Waves Crashing deliver a gripping rock sound across their debut album, Effection. Shoegaze-y guitar layers and dynamic vocals — spanning from
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The Waves is the enthralling debut album from Leeds-based artist James Whiteley, whose atmospheric blend of subdued dreaminess and soaring guitar-led invigoration
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