The Dead Weather have always looked great on paper. The group is made up of members of The Raconteurs and Queens of the Stone Age with The Kills’ Alison Mosshart and king of bluesey rock music Jack White himself. Even their first single, “Hang You From the Heavens” was pretty good! But their debut album,… Continue reading The Dead Weather improve, make good rock music on Sea of Cowards
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Trailer leaks for new J.J. Abrams/Spielberg movie “Super 8”
We all know that J.J. Abrams just LOVVVVES secret movie trailers and we all know that a new collaboration between him and Steven Spielberg is bound to get a lot of blood pumping. But after a lot of people were so let down by the actual movie Cloverfield turned out to be (myself not included),… Continue reading Trailer leaks for new J.J. Abrams/Spielberg movie “Super 8”
The New Pornographers please with well-crafted pop tunes on Together
The New Pornographers don’t have a lot to prove. The powerhouse indie veterans have been around since 1997 and boast a catalogue of four previous albums that (aside from the most recent, Challengers) have been hailed by critics and gobbled up by indie fans everywhere. It’s with this cool confidence that the band struts into… Continue reading The New Pornographers please with well-crafted pop tunes on Together
[MP3] Korallreven: “The Truest Faith”
What exactly does music inspired by Samoan Catholic church choirs sound like, you ask? If I told you it sounded like Korallreven, would that help explain things any? Well it shouldn’t. Unless you’re already familiar with the duo made up of Marcus Joons and Daniel Tjader, keyboardist for The Radio Dept. The two spent some… Continue reading [MP3] Korallreven: “The Truest Faith”
[MP3] The Books: “Beautiful People”
Didn’t get enough weird music today? Don’t worry, I got you covered! New York duo The Books released “Beautiful People,” a look at their first album in four years, The Way Out. The Books are known for their electronic/folk/weird music that almost always makes a splash with critics. Their latest track features all kinds of… Continue reading [MP3] The Books: “Beautiful People”
The Golden Filter’s Voluspa is eerily tranquil, mostly promising
In the Norse poem Völuspá, which tells the creation and destruction of the world, the story says: “Now do I see / the earth anew / Rise all green / from the waves again; The cataracts fall, / and the eagle flies, And fish he catches / beneath the cliffs.” Poets, right? But the feeling of beauty in… Continue reading The Golden Filter’s Voluspa is eerily tranquil, mostly promising
M.I.A. makes terrifyingly violent video epic for “Born Free”
What does M.I.A., worldwide superstar, do with all that “Paper Planes” money and fame? She makes a nine-minute ultra-violent music video epic is what she does. We talked a little while ago about the art of the music video, and if MGMT’s “Flash Delirium” was the weirdo surrealist of the pack, M.I.A.’s “Born Free” is… Continue reading M.I.A. makes terrifyingly violent video epic for “Born Free”
Crystal Castles continue to snub Americans with early album release date
Crystal Castles’ second eponymous LP was due out June 8, but after a quality version of it leaked to the masses, the label was forced to bump the release date. Ok! I mean, I feel awful for the label to be put in this situation, but it means we get the album sooner right? Well… Continue reading Crystal Castles continue to snub Americans with early album release date
Chromatic Flights releases mind-numbingly chill (and free) Too Beautiful For Smiles EP
The folks over at One Thirty BPM just released the latest EP from musician Kyle Wyss’ project Chromatic Flights and it’s just great. Because what we want on this dreary, rainy day (at least here in D.C.) is more deeply chilled-out music to sink into our chairs with. The album is being released “Radiohead style”… Continue reading Chromatic Flights releases mind-numbingly chill (and free) Too Beautiful For Smiles EP
[MP3] Pure Ecstasy: “Alexandria”
Pure Ecstasy seems to be one of those bands that we only ever see singles from. We previously heard the awesome “Easy” and more recently “Voices,” from the Voices 7″. Now we have “Alexandria,” the super-chilled-out B-side to said 7″. This band knows how to take things down several notches to the point of maximum tripped-out… Continue reading [MP3] Pure Ecstasy: “Alexandria”