Everyone loves a good rap beef now and then. It’s another way to get some drama into your life when the 2016 election season is lacking. I feel like in the past few months I’ve been living in some alternate reality, because the recent drama in the hip-hop community has been surreal to […]
Deerhunter has been making music, in one form or another, for the last 13 years. Accordingly, their ascension to the top of the indie rock sphere encompasess the entirety of the web 2.0 revolution of the ’00s, meaning that a lot of strange Deerhunter music and video is out there on the internet, but is
by A Noah Harrison good short songs tell stories. 9 “news from the heavenly loom” – circulatory system self-conscious transitory elevator music—misty dimensional shift in the blink of an eye 8. “prelude” – the millennium | 1:18 literally hip-hop from 1968, real j-dilla shit 7. “gilchrist ギルクリスト” – ＦＬ ＸＬ| 0:36 the
This past Wednesday, I almost went to go see Shakey Graves (my favorite musician) up in Minneapolis. I bought the tickets ($25!!! the most I’ve ever spent on a concert) a month ahead of time, I had at least two people willing to drive me, and I was super excited to see Shakey for a
Hierophants — Parallax Error Hierophants is the latest in the trend of lo-fi semi-comedic bands, and they’re pretty great. They’re unique, however, thanks to their more 80s influences and cleverer than usual lyrics (“Every bridge, there’s a troll”). Filled with fuzzy riffs and even fuzzier synth, Parallax Error is a tour de force
I find it very hard to read while listening to hip hop. Similarly, it’s hard to listen to some downtempo folk when I’m going on a run. So what are the right types of music to listen to while studying? And more importantly, what about all these other different types of work: writing, reading, math-ing?
An underground Vancouver label, Mood Hut Records has only just began releasing its sun-soaked and marijuana-addled house grooves on vinyl and electronically. Until fairly recently, a significant portion of their releases were exclusively available on cassette and recordings were stubbornly hard to find. Thankfully however, Mood Hut has finally decided to join the 21st century
John Grant – Grey Tickle, Black Pressure Grant’s new album kinda sounds like if Beck had decided to stick with the funky surreal route after Midnite Vultures. With ‘sick’ beats and real weird lyrics, Grey Tickles, Black Pressure is a cool new album that’s sure to please anyone who misses the time when really
Ducktails – St. Catherine On his latest solo album as Ducktails, Matt Modanile of Real Estate fame returns with the jangly, summer guitar pop that we have all come to love. While decidedly unadventurous, St. Catherine is Modanile’s most cohesive and mature album yet, featuring tasteful production flourishes from the likes of James Ferraro
use toms. don’t say it art. say it gorge. Gorge is a subgenre of Japanese electronic music that loves toms. An insular group of bootists (Gorge-makers) have been releasing manic, cyclical tracks on net labels like gorge.in and Terminal Explosion since about 2012. As the genre has matured, the bpm has increased and
It took me 20 years to get into Disco. This lackadaisical process wasn’t the result of a passive listening lifestyle or growing up in a non-musical family (I consider myself a pretty serious consumer of music / my mother is a cellist, my father is a Post-Punk aficionado, my brother started his own record label).
The following is a fictional personal anecdote about the hydraulophone. The anecdote is designed to incorporate interesting facts about hydraulophones (and bonus facts too!) and leave you with an understanding of an instrument you may have never heard of. The setting is Ontario Science Centre, Canada. The weather is warm with a slight breeze coming
Fool’s Gold – Flying Lessons Fool’s Gold bouncing, delightful third LP is a perfect summer album. Sounding like a mixture of Vampire Weekend and Remain in Light-era Talking Heads, Fool’s Gold blends African inspired rhythms with American pop sensibilities to create catchy jams. While the vocals of this release are disappointingly in English as opposed
Shamir – Ratchet Shamir’s first album positions the 20 year old singer at the forefront of the burgeoning electronic r&b scene. Following up his first EP, Ratchet is dazzling. Crisp, spacious production that emulates old school Detroit techno by producer Nick Sylvester highlights Shamir’s almost impossibly high voice that seems to straddle the line between
The Weather Station – Loyalty Classic folk music, all plucky and sung from the back of the throat—quavering with a reedy quality. Soothing in its familiarity yet a refreshing break from contemporary styles and tropes of revival, which for some reason only seem to resurrect 70’s psychedelica. Warning: you might fall asleep if you
Surface to Air Missive is 23 year old Taylor Ross, from Tallahassee, Florida.
Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color Groovy guitar and soulful vocals peddle sultry tracks along a chill train on old tracks. Tight drumming and some 1970s waves ground the recordings in a familiar territory. Think Willis Earl Beal’s Nobody Knows, but with more depth and variation. Top Tracks: Miss You, Gimme All Your Love,
Winter –Supreme Blue Dream Winter’s first full length LP is dreamy and lush, more than a little like the strain of marijuana it’s named after. Driven by front woman Samira Winter’s floating vocals and graceful guitar melodies darting out from underneath swells of reverb, this album is absolutely entrancing. Unlike many of their Dream Pop/Shoegaze
The talented and lovely K. Raydio dropping a new video, from her album with O-D “One Drop.” Stream / purchase the record here.
