Shabazz Palaces had a great 2011 with one of the year’s most inventive hip-hop releases, Black Up (2011: #7). The duo of Ishmael Butler (‘Butterfly’ from Digable Planets) and Tendai Marair aren’t stopping
New Tracks
Fiery Furnaces' Eleanor Friedberger released her first solo album, Last Summer, this past July to glowing reviews. It featured an all-star cast of Matt Asti (MGMT), Ahmed Gallab (touring member of Yeasayer
Fair Ohs have been drumming up some press lately with a plethora of East African-inspired garage punk releases, ranging from 7" singles to distributed cassettes. Despite their East African influences, Fair Ohs'
of Montreal are offering a full stream of their upcoming album Paralytic Stalks, out February 7th. Check out Spin for the stream, and a very helpful track-by-track account by frontman Kevin Barnes.
Lambchop released a track last week off their upcoming album Mr. M, out February 20th. “Gone Tomorrow” is a pleasant seven minute epic of two parts, the latter half more subdued and
Kate Bush’s video for “Lake Tahoe” is highly consistent with the remarkable album it was on, 50 Words for Snow. It’s heavy on imagery and barren landscapes, though this time led by
Dr. Dog released another new track from their upcoming album, Be the Void. "Lonesome" is the second made-available song off the album, after "That Old Black Hole" was unveiled in November -
Xiu Xiu released the video for “Hi”, the first track off their upcoming album Always. Directed by David Horvitz and Jamie Stewart, the video features footage of a “crazed” road trip through
New Albums
S AND R thrills with a dynamic, emotive rock appeal on new EP, Honey, Look At My Face. The release’s enthralling title
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Los Angeles-based artist YUS presents an atmospheric immersion throughout Hyperspiritual, which blends electronic soundscapes with harmonious vocal displays. His fourth full-length embraces
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An album out today from Stockholm-based duo Principe Valiente, In This Light consumes with a darkly melodic range of pop, post-punk, and
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Out of Runway is a riveting album from Worcester-based artist Jon of the Shred, channeling an instrumental rock sound with a myriad
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