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altcitizen
July 31, 2014
A beat that is a throwback to vintage Wu Tang, hardcore flow and lyrics that could narrate an urban Kung Fu movie all come together
A beat that is a throwback to vintage Wu Tang, hardcore flow and lyrics that could narrate an urban Kung Fu movie all come together
Black and white? Check. Dark, mysterious, strange? Check, check, and check. Beautiful bodies touching and/or grinding up on each other in slow motion? Check.
Sophie makes weird electronic music with names like “Bipp” and “Elle,” and most recently “Lemonade.” His music is usually released with an abstract image that he
Front woman extraordinaire Karen O has just released “Rapt,” the first single from her upcoming solo album Crush Songs, a collection of lo-fi songs centered
I have a recurring dream where I am a Rōnin Samurai: traveling through the countryside of ancient Japan, usually drunk, dressed like Tuxedo Mask, and without
As the DIY story goes, Sebastian Nehen recorded, mixed, and mastered Silent Kid’s recently released, self-titled debut ten years ago in his home in Berlin.
Scottish DJ Rustie AKA Russell Whyte – not to be confused with the fictional drug kingpin Walter White – teamed up with Detroit rap sensation Danny Brown
Last week Chance The Rapper dropped a teaser video for his latest single “I Am Very Very Lonely.” The video covers barely a third of
In their latest music video The Underachievers (AK and Issa Dash) give listeners a visual and lyrical tour of their personal rap utopia – or
The Rentals have just released “1000 Seasons,” the second single from their upcoming album Lost in Alphaville. The track opens with a momentum-building overload of
Phantogram and Future Islands put out two of our favorite albums so far this year (Voices and Singles, respectively). Those singular named albums have very distinct styles.
English indie band Alt-J recently released the video for “Hunger Of The Pine,” the lead single of their second studio album, This Is All Yours.
Electro-pop trio Vaults emerged from the Internet ether last year with “Cry No More,” a glistening track worthy of infinite replays. The song received heavy
Bevy, The Naked Heroes, Balk, Beyond @ Rippers 6PM (FREE!!) The weather is perfect, this lineup is perfect. Get your butt to Rippers.
Experimental, multi-talented artist Nick Koenig (AKA Hot Sugar) has just released a trippy video for “Your Nails Look Pretty,” a song from his second LP
The Drums return after a brief radio silence with the edgy single “Magic Mountain.” For a band that was almost pigeonholed as “beach pop,” this
Mirel Wagner. The queen of stark. She’s back! Returning for the first time since her excellent self titled album in 2011. She’s since joined Sub
“Would you like a veggie crisp?” guitarist Daniel Hopewell asks me, sucking on an E-cig as the blue tip lights up, “We’re trying to eat
Bishop Allen have returned after five years without any new bright, upbeat pop songs to accompany us in our headphone escapades. We got our first taste
It’s easy to describe a song, artist, or album as simply beautiful. It’s a catch all term at this point. But some artists do make
It’s hard to believe that 4 Knots has been around for only four years. The fourth installment of the Village Voice organized festival happened this
We’ve been following Celestial Shore’s trajectory for a while, and now they’re back with “Gloria” off their forthcoming Enter Ghost. “Gloria” is a nice, upbeat
My air conditioning broke while I was away on vacation last week, so I can personally confirm through lethargy inducing heat and humidity that it
Woman’s Hour, a four piece out of London, are a band that could have never been. It took Fiona Jane Burgess some time to convince
2+0+1+4 = 7 music videos you should be checking out stat. In alphabetical order: 1. Mykki Blanco – “She Gutta” Post-apocalyptic visuals depicting gang culture,
Hip hop has evolved into one of the most diverse musical genres in the world. We drew up a list of some up and coming
Queens resident by way of Uruguay, Juan Wauters has been making music with his band the Beets (just as American and rock ‘n’ roll as
Underground hip hop legend MF DOOM and 17-year-old promising new comer Bishop Nehru have released the first video from their upcoming collab album, NehruvianDOOM. Nehru
Brooklyn musician and otherwise magic maker Xenia Rubinos was kind enough to share with us some of her favorite summer jams. They’re not the typical
The schtick surrounding the mysterious UK funk act Jungle can get somewhat tiresome. After all, it’s been done before — a group of unknowns (backed by a
Like we mentioned in our favorite albums (so far) post, Marissa Nadler’s July has made quite an impression and will probably be in heavy rotation
As Shea pointed out, 2014 has been somewhat lukewarm in terms of music releases that are really capturing our attention and keep us listening over