Julia Holter is an electronic musician based in Los Angeles. At the same time, her music is ambient and dancey. My dream combination. If you want to feel good about feeling strange, get lost “In The Green Wild”. Afterward, listen to “Maxim’s I” to dive deeper into Julia Holter’s intellect and talent, and into the … Continue reading
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Ducktails “Under Cover”
Hi everyone, before you’re swept up in Matt Mondanile’s dreaminess, I want to thank my readers for keeping up with my blog while I took a short hiatus. I’m looking forward to covering myself with new music and tuning you into the underground of new music (sorry i’m rusty!) so without any more hesitation…. Ducktails … Continue reading
Volcano Choir ‘Repave’ Album Teaser
Did anyone else lose their breath when they saw this video on the side of their youtube page? Maybe I should start reading my emails from youtube more closely… Anyway, I’ll have to wait until September 3 to hear all of the new album from Volcano Choir, called Repave. Jagjaguwar lets us have the track … Continue reading
Cayucas “High School Lover”
Since I can’t stop talking about girls who inspire me, let me quote Katie Glaser, the social medialite for Secretly Canadian. “If Cayucas came in egg form, they’d be sunny side up.” So if you’re feeling sad today, watch the adorable field recording of Cayucas performing the bittersweet “High School Lover”. Hey come’on, we should … Continue reading
Owen “Bad Blood”
There’s no running from “Bad Blood”. There’s no running from Mike Kinsella. “Bad Blood” is the first release off L’ami Du Peuple, dropping July 2nd via Polyvinyl. Continue reading
Elephant “Spies” & “Skyscrapers”
Amelia Rivas and Christian Pinchbeck make up Elephant. The duo just released Skyscrapers via Memphis Industries. Listen to the two tracks below! “Sumptuous new track ‘Skyscrapers’ sees Amelia’s vocals swooning and swooping over a backdrop that twists familiar fifties doo-wop stylings into something new and alluring whilst the b side ‘Spies’ is a sweet and sparse repost. … Continue reading
Unknown Mortal Orchestra “Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)”
Ever wanted to spy on your favorite band? (You’re probably thinking, is that even a question?) Well, feel lucky you haven’t, cause you’d be as embarrassed as the sad puppet in Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s video for “Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)”. Or maybe, they’re looking in on us too. Every band needs adoring fans … Continue reading
Helado Negro “Dance Ghost”
There are many albums dropping this week that I’ve been anticipating: Blue Hawaii’s Untogether, Rhye’s Woman, Youth Lagoon’s Wondrous Bughouse, Shlohmo’s Laid Out, Laura Mvula’s Sing To The Moon, Suuns’ Images du Futur. Should I go on? I will! Helado Negro’s Invisible Life via Asthmatic Kitty. Helado Negro is Roberto Lange of Brooklyn. His music is dreamy, dancey, folky and … Continue reading
Wampire “Spirit Forest”
Wampire is Rocky Tinder and Eric Phipps, Portland-based musicians and funk-masters. You may have heard their name recently since they have been touring across the U.S. with Foxygen and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. (Jacob Portrait of Unknown Mortal Orchestra plays bass in “Spirit Forest” and produced Wampire’s last record.) The band has recently released a 7″ … Continue reading
Tashaki Miyaki “Keep Me In Mind”
Is there anything better than a juicy burger? Well, I don’t eat meat, so yes. But when it comes to record labels, Burger Records has some of the freshest juice dripping into my… mind. According to Burger Records, Tashaki Miyaki is “amazing dreamy spaced-out pop nuggets!!!” and I couldn’t agree more. With burgers and nuggets, … Continue reading