Video: St. Vincent – “Cheerleader”

February 8, 2012

St. Vincent released a music video for “Cheerleader”, one of the highlights off last year’s Strange Mercy, which placed #8 on our Top Albums of 2011. It features a gigantic Annie Clark

MP3: Ross Fish – “Puzzles”

February 7, 2012

Check out our exclusive premiere of Ross Fish's new song, "Puzzles", off his upcoming album Parables.

Video: Neon Indian – “Fallout”

February 3, 2012

It’s no secret that Neon Indian love paying tribute to ’80s pop, especially with Era Extraña (2011: #42) cut “Fallout”. Mix a John Hughes film with Drive and this is what you get;

We Are the Works in Progress, Blonde Redhead’s star-studded compilation to benefit Japan’s recovery from the March 2011 tsunami and aftermath, has already brought the goods. Four Tet's contribution to the release,

New Shabazz Palaces Video + Tour Dates

January 30, 2012

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

Video: Eleanor Friedberger – “Heaven”

January 27, 2012

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

Stream: Fair Ohs – “Salt Flats”

January 25, 2012

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'

Album Stream: of Montreal – Paralytic Stalks

January 25, 2012

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.