Two new albums are available for streaming online right now, and both are really good. First off, we have CFCF’s Exercises EP. Considerably different from his previous releases, Exercises relies primarily on gorgeous piano arrangements that meander through the EP. Synthesizers do make a[...]
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Neon Indian, Asobi Seksu, and Née at the Firebird – St. Louis, 6/8/2011
Yesterday was a typical summer day for St. Louis: hot, hazy and humid. The perfect kind of day for a healthy dose of Neon Indian, and that’s exactly what I got last night. After a few problems getting in, the night was underway, and it was well worth the wait.[...]
Free Music Update!
So, a couple weeks ago when I posted that song from H.a.S.P., I mentioned I’d let you know when his full album was up for download, and well, it is now! Check it out on his last.fm artist page. It’s beautiful, it’s disturbing, it’s fantastic. Secondly, Fort deClare is someone[...]
Songs For Your Pocket: H.a.S.P. – At the Bottom
Anyone who knows me will tell you that I’m not much of a metal person. I like it, but I don’t listen to it much. So when a friend of mine who is definitely a metal head decided to unleash some of his solo recordings on me, I was expecting to like it, but that [...][...]
Another Top 20 Albums List from a New Writer
Jason is going to be jumping on board here with the writing. He should help our coverage extend past our current set of genres. To give you an idea of his tastes, here’s his top 20 albums from 2010. 20. The Tallest Man on Earth- The Wild Hunt 19. Guilty Simpson- OJ Simpson 18. Sufjan [...][...]
Phaseone Does Live DJ Set for 88.1 KDHX Show
Phaseone showed up on one of 88.1 KDHX‘s best shows, “Beep Beep Boop Boop“, tonight to do a live DJ set and an interview. You just have to love the deep, bassy rhythms this guy churns out. Anyway, listen below: Phaseone: Live at KDHX 12/1/10 by KDHX He also gave xlr8r a 43 minute D[...]
New Phaseone Track
Phaseone released a new track today, “She Bout It”. It contains the deep, dark sounding you’d expect coming from him, along with some Burial-like vocal samples (although sparser). Despite him posting it with a :\ on his Facebook page, there’s nothing :\ about it. Listen below[...]
Atlas Sound – Bedroom Databanks
You all seriously need to go check this out if you haven’t already. Bradford Cox, aka Deerhunter’s lead singer and Atlas Sound mastermind, has been releasing bedroom recordings under the latter moniker on the Deerhunter blog. There are four so far. You might want to hurry, since it would[...]
New Local Natives Remix by Here We Go Magic
Well what have we here? It seems Here We Go Magic has remixed the Local Natives tune “Sun Hands”. Now I don’t know about our readers but when I see two of this year’s most promising artists in relation to one another I get excited, and this track is not a let down. The original [...][...]
Avey Tare – “Lucky 1″
Avey Tare has released a new single from his upcoming solo album Down There, set to release on October 26th. Did we mention that it’s downloadable for free? Check it out below.[...]