Woah. This is another pairing that I knew right off the bat was going to be pure audio bliss. We've been on the Foals train ever since we started sniffing around before Coachella and they're only grown since then. Alex Metric always brings the heat...
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This is the kind of major label marriage you hope for. After five DIY albums, Portugal. The Man released the spectacular In the Mountains In the Clouds under Atlantic in 2011. After dominating the tour/festival circuit for the last 2 years, they released a glorified victory lap last...
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All is right with the world today. Ghost Beach is back with new tunes. I know I've been starved for it and I know you have been too. As per usual, their latest track might just be the best they've released yet. This time we...
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To be honest, I was going to post about London Grammar's most recent release, "Strong" and the debut single, "Hey Now," which first got me into them. Then, when searching for the soundcloud links, I stumbled across a song I remembered getting really excited about...
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Swedish duo I Break Horses caught my attention two years ago with their debut Hearts, which included some of my favorite songs from 2011 (Load Your Eyes and Winter Beats, specifically.) Now they are back with new single "Denial." Their shoegaze guitars have ostensibly been traded-in...
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One more post about PAPA and I think I might have to be considered an official groupie. About a month ago, I wrote about the first single, "If You're My Girl, Then I'm Your Man," off their upcoming LP and my infatuation with their debut...
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Hows errbody's decks looking? Seriously, 12 days on the road followed by a blowout Fourth of July weekend in NYC...
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I pressed play and stopped 20 seconds through to go get headphones - I had to be able to experience all the subtleties of this downtempo epic masterpiece, and my AC was running too loudly. This is a slow builder, but dear god is it worth it!...
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NO WAY is there new Mike Del Rio! I've been holding out hope for that kid for like a year, and I'm finally rewarded! The NY-based artist enchanted me with his love ballad "Like An Animal," in which sweet Mike croons he wants to "fuck...
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I know I have been harping on this band lately, with a post on their other releases "On the Run" and "Supreme," but I'll be damned if every song they've put out so far hasn't been among the best of the summer. Their latest, "Atlantis"...
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