Matador has released a look at Harlem’s second LP, Hippies, in the form of a song about ghosts (??). “Friendly Ghost” is a fitting title as the song is certainly much more friendly than the stuff from their debut record, Free Drugs. I’ll be honest, one of the things I’ve always loved about Harlem is… Continue reading [MP3] Harlem: “Friendly Ghost”
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[MP3] Liars: “Scissor”
LiarsLiarsLiars!! One of my favorite bands in the whole world will be releasing their fifth full-length, Sisterworld, on March 9, but we have the first listen today! The song is called “Scissor” and it’s, um, well, explosive? It’s strange, to say the least, and it definitely defies any sort of expectations anyone might foolishly have about… Continue reading [MP3] Liars: “Scissor”
Knox Road’s Top Albums of 2009
Hey, it’s been a pretty good year for music! After 2008 was widely declared a disaster from which only a few gems survived, 2009 had a lot of ground to make up. From Animal Collective and Washed Out to The xx and Fever Ray to Sea Wolf and Dark Was The Night, we had a… Continue reading Knox Road’s Top Albums of 2009
LOL @ AWFUL Grammy nominations
ZOMG, the 52nd annual Grammy Award nominees are out and they’re SO bad it’s actually funny. Unlike last year when they were so bad it was just all awkward glances and kicking nonchalantly at the ground. Nono, this time they’re really going for the ol’ We’re Old And Irrelevant Award. Case and point in the… Continue reading LOL @ AWFUL Grammy nominations
[MP3] Hot Chip: “One Life Stand”
Hot Chip is so exciting everybody! We all love them with all our hearts, right? I do. “[Like Hot Chip] right or pay the price!!” a surly camp counselor once said. Well there’s more of them to love now that their catalog of music has grown by one song! They’ve released “One Life Stand” off… Continue reading [MP3] Hot Chip: “One Life Stand”
[MP3] Ted Leo & The Pharmacists: “Even Heroes Have To Die”
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists are prepping a new album for 2010! Cool, right? Cool. The veteran indie rock group is calling the LP The Brutalist Bricks and Matador Records is calling it “one of those career-defining, ‘can you believe what you’re hearing?’ kinda records that makes most other activity the day you first play… Continue reading [MP3] Ted Leo & The Pharmacists: “Even Heroes Have To Die”
Knox Road’s Top Albums of the 2000s
Looking back at the past decade was tough for us at Knox Road. This was the decade we grew up in. We went through puberty, graduated high school and drank our first beers to this music. So when looking at what music is the “best” of the decade, it’s damn near impossible to separate the… Continue reading Knox Road’s Top Albums of the 2000s
Vampire Weekend release video for new single “Cousins”
Vampire Weekend is back, everybody! They’re going to be releasing the first big album of the new decade, Contra, on January 12, but for now they’re teasing the eager fans with singles. We first heard the softer side with “Horchata,” a pretty good little song. And now we have the faster-paced “Cousins.” And awww the… Continue reading Vampire Weekend release video for new single “Cousins”
[MP3] Efterklang: “Modern Drift”
Copenhagen natives Efterklang are preparing to release their third full-length album, Magic Chairs, and are giving us a taste of it in the form of “Modern Drift.” The song is drifting and wonderful and sweet and all that nonsense that makes a good song a good song. Magic Chairs is out February 22 on 4AD.… Continue reading [MP3] Efterklang: “Modern Drift”
[MP3] Beck: “Harry Partch”
You like feuds, right? Because this new Beck song is the baby of the feud of the year and it’s pretty messy. The story goes like this: Radiohead wrote a song back in August about Harry Patch, the UK’s oldest surviving WWI veteran (aww!). Well The Fiery Furnaces’ Matthew Friedberger heard this and mistook it… Continue reading [MP3] Beck: “Harry Partch”