Mixtape: Favorite Songs of 2015
altcitizen
June 24, 2015
As I get older, it feels harder and harder to stay in the loop when it comes to keeping up with new music — and that’s
As I get older, it feels harder and harder to stay in the loop when it comes to keeping up with new music — and that’s
Bunny Michael, In the Pursuit of it All, We Discovered We Had Everything We Needed Within Ourselves, 2015, C Print, 24” x 24” A solo
Gemini The new moon in your sign last week brought some real-talk truth to the spotlight. Have a level-headed sit-down with your inner self and
Ziemba, the performance moniker of Brooklyn-based sound/performing artist and musician René Kladzyk, crafts hypnotizing, experimental pop, and her innovative music and artwork have been featured everywhere
Darkwing is a grunge outfit from NJ with just the right hints of surf rock and punk. They started cobbling together DIY music videos for
The MoMA is having a very early, very special event in celebration of their exhibition Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960–1971 and the 50th anniversary
Happy Mermaid Parade! Time to take off those clothes and put on your favorite seashell bikini. Join all the colorful personalities as they celebrate art, mythology, and
Psych veterans Unknown Mortal Orchestra are joining Buscabulla for a night at the intimate Greenpoint venue Warsaw. Between their swirling melodies and Buscabulla’s smooth, electronic
The Britanys just dropped “It’s What It Is,” a propulsive, jump-around new single. Clocking in at just over two minutes, this quick, lo-fi jam is
Eccentric alt rock auteur Mac DeMarco just released a lo-fi video for “Another One,” the title track off of his upcoming mini-LP. Instead of Homer
Vanity Project In a criminally under-attended show at Black Bear Bar on a Sunday afternoon, I sipped on a Bloody Mary and watched Vanity Project
LA artist Gregory Siff is coming back to his hometown of Rockaway Beach with a new exhibition of 37 paintings (one for each year of
Put away all your bright summer clothes and put on your favorite all-black ensemble — it’s time for a goth party. Relive those “phase” days
The only thing bigger than EMEFE’s lineup (8 members in total) is their colossal sound, which is a restless, brass-heavy convergence of funk and pop.
Northside, one of Brooklyn’s premiere arts festivals, is kicking off its incredible musical escapades today, and with days and days of incredible acts to catch
If you didn’t make it out to Björk’s career-spanning exhibition at the MoMa, we’ve got the next best thing. Your favorite otherworldly music sensation just
Watch out Katy Perry — Sizzy Rocket wants a little more than just a kiss. This tongue-in-cheek indie pop starlet just released a hysterical exercise
Do you dig electronic ambiance? Interstellar adventures? Vast, desolate settings? Then Holly Herndon’s new video for “Morning Sun,” a wispy, layered track off of her
Give Up The Roast is a column that collides delicious caffeine with wild thrashing a la a bi-monthly coffee and punk album pairing — the
The ever-soulful Jenny Lewis just released a cameo-filled new video for “She’s Not Me,” a sweetly crooning single from her album The Voyager. Directed by
“The City Is A Garden,” a solo exhibition of new work by Kim Gordon (founding member, Sonic Youth), is having its opening reception tonight at
FIDLAR are giving us a music video history lesson with their new video for “40oz On Repeat,” a bouncy, woe-is-me single from their upcoming sophomore
As part of the Brooklyn Film Festival, Frame by Frame, a new film following follow four Afghan photojournalists as they navigate an emerging and dangerous media
Our friends Little Racer are back with Foreign Tongues, the follow-up to last year’s excellent Modern Accent EP, and they’ve shared the visual for the first single, “Montevideo,”
Beirut have returned with the minimalistic “No No No,” the title track off of their upcoming fourth LP. Synths and steady drum work serve as
This Sunday we’re hosting our first ever Grrrly Sundaze brunch at Alt Space. Come sip mimosas, listen to poetry read by Brittany Marino, and play
Silent Barn is hosting an awesome lineup of punk and psych acts, including Ancient Sky, White Laces, Teen Body, and DUH. Come snarl and space
Nitehawk Cinema is screening David Cronenberg’s remake of The Fly, featuring the inimitable Jeff Goldblum as a scientists who pushes his experiments to dangerous limits.
Grab a blank tee and head over to Alt Space tonight! Brian Leo, the mastermind behind our inaugural exhibition, will silkscreen his awesome, original prints onto
Julian Casablancas + The Voidz’s have finally released the 13-minute short film for Tyranny‘s musical giant, “Human Sadness.” The song — a discordant, kaleidoscopic epic
Electronic brother-duo Disclosure just released “Holding On,” a soulful house track featuring vocals from jazz artist Gregory Porter. As with all of their music, “Holding
Mourn, a young grunge-y quartet from Barcelona, just released the driving new single “Gertrudis, Get Through This!” The melodies go from clipped and full of