Just as the exhaustion from the repeated trips to Brooklyn, ill-advised weekday drinking, and the cathartic ripping of wristbands was starting to set in, I mustered
Synth pop dance duo Teengirl Fantasy have released their first video from their upcoming EP Thermal. The haunting beats paired with the sensual beauty and angelic
CMJ Marathon: The Yum Dee Days, Le Galaxie @ Piano’s / PAWS, White Reaper, J Fernandez @ CakeShop After the first day of CMJ’s Marathon, I
Performing voodoo and vegetable sacrifices in the Arizona desert, Burning Palms howls away at their self-made “witch rock” that is mad, wild, and everything rock
CMJ Marathon: Casual Sex, Dune Rats @ Glasslands Paws, Diiv @Bk Night Bazaar Mainland @Piano’s Oh Lawd, CMJ Marathon, has begun! I picked up my
Girlpool, a minimalist folk duo made up of longtime friends Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad, just released an animated video for “Plants and Worms,” a
In the fall, I experience two separate but equal sensations. Sometimes, I feel like Kathleen Kelly (You’ve Got Mail), a woman romantic for classic New York. There’s a great
In addition to their showcase at CMJ (details below), Toronto grunge pop outfit Dilly Dally just released a video for their new single “Candy Mountain,”
Tei Shi @ Baby’s All Right (10/21) At first glance, Tei Shi kind of looks like an exotic actress from the Golden Age. But when you
“Illusion” by Honduras is gritty punk rock from the filthy streets of Brooklyn. The guitar is like a fat fist colliding with my jaw. It
Twin Peaks’ video for “Making Breakfast” will insult egg lovers everywhere. There are so many wasted eggs in this video — almost a whole carton.
Ariel Pink is back with new music from his forthcoming solo effort, pom pom, and it’s safe to say that things have gotten a lot weirder
Archie Bronson Outfit just released an illustrated video for their single “Two Doves on a Lake,” from their most recent album Wild Crush, and, well
Except for a few blips in nearly a decade, Sleater-Kinney seemed comfortably entrenched in an indefinite hiatus — until now. Making a comeback with a
Despite the track’s ominous advisory in its title, Georgia’s own Grand Vapids’ “Worth Fearing,” the first single off of their upcoming debut album Guarantees, is
A powerhouse from the north, Laulu’s “Innate” is the defining track off their debut EP. The Minnesota natives pack an ambient layered punch, with beating tribal
London powerhouse TĀLĀ just dropped a video for the title track off of her upcoming EP, Alchemy. Much like TĀLĀ’s vocals, the video is tremendously expansive,
CMJ is around the corner and in order to get the full experience, you’re going to need a couple things: the official schedule, the app,
Mykki Blanco’s “Moshin In The Front” is the first banger out from his upcoming experimental mixtape Gay Dog Food featuring collaborations with Kathleen Hanna, Katie
Porches. tackle synth-pop in “Forgive,” the second single off of their recently released 7″ from Terrible Records. Featuring Greta Kline, aka Frankie Cosmos, “Forgive” explores
Roya’s “A Sickness” is reckless. A guitar-driven, post-punk track with lackadaisical lyrics that belongs on some skateboarding compilation video. It makes me not want to
Taxes, the brainchild of Californian singer/songwriter Robby Cronholm, is the sound of desperate energy vacillating between tender interludes and biting crescendos. Their music is uncompromising
“Sorry man, don’t have any Foxygen. Just listen to the Stones!” The above is an actual response that my best friend sent me after
Australian garage psych outfit King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have (besides a crazy unique band name) a new track coming to us from their
Ryan Hemsworth just dropped a music video for “Snow in Newark,” which is the first single off of Alone for the First Time, his upcoming
Well people, it’s almost Halloween. And we plan on celebrating all month! Now, we need to figure out what we should be listening to in
Blend together fuzzy surf rock with an old fashioned psychedelic freakout and you’ve got the beginnings of the Shivas’ punchy, playful sound. The band, based
Mating Ritual’s “Toxins” is an intoxicating track with danceable bass beats and addictive zest. I don’t know how this song hasn’t gone viral yet. It’s
We loved Lushes debut What Am I Doing, so naturally we were stoked to see that the experimental duo released a video for their track
TV On The Radio are back with a song off their upcoming record, Seeds. This track is thick, like chewing some big piece of taffy, and
Caribou has just released a video for the title track of their most recent record, Our Love. The video follows an older woman as she
British songstress Pix (Hannah Rodgers) just released a music video for her song “A Way To Say Goodbye,” a somber track that is an electronic,
