Tag: Music

[MP3] Chad Valley: “Ensoniq Funk”/”Up And Down”

Here’s a couple of fun tracks from upbeat Oxford grooveman Chad Valley. The style is mindboggling, with synth and beats flying around your head like those keys from that scene in the first Harry Potter movie. Well if each of those keys was making just one note in this song. Right? Harry Potter anyone? Well… Continue reading [MP3] Chad Valley: “Ensoniq Funk”/”Up And Down”

[MP3] MillionYoung: “Calrissian”

MillionYoung, who is Florida’s Mike Diaz, will be playing at I Guess I’m Floating’s upcoming Floating Fest at CMJ and the blog has graciously shared his fantastic track “Calrissian.” The song has the sort of washed out, ambient vocals we’ve come to love in today’s indie scene, with rambling Discovery-esque synth and straight-up Christmas bells.… Continue reading [MP3] MillionYoung: “Calrissian”

M.I.A. releases “Bedroom To The Hallway To The Road To The World” to continue to make some kind of point?

M.I.A.’s latest album got panned pretty roundly, and in seemingly some kind of face-saving apology, the indie-rapper has been releasing a handful of new standalone tracks. The newest of said tracks, “Bedroom To The Hallway To The Road To The World,” is a sort of droning, typical M.I.A. b-side that honestly I think most people… Continue reading M.I.A. releases “Bedroom To The Hallway To The Road To The World” to continue to make some kind of point?

Nicole Atkins releases free download of “Vultures” from new LP

The wait for Mondo Amore, the second full length LP for Nicole Atkins & The Black Sea due Jan. 25, just got a little easier. Today, the band released a free download (update: now apparently with a redeem code now no redeem code necessary) of “Vultures,” one of my personal favorites since its live debut in mid-2008. The… Continue reading Nicole Atkins releases free download of “Vultures” from new LP

Nicole Atkins announces sophomore LP and 7″ release dates

For those patiently awaiting the sophomore record by Nicole Atkins & The Black Sea, the wait is, well, not quite over. On Thursday’s Beyond Beyond is Beyond radio show, the pop-noir artist revealed that her much anticipated Neptune City follow-up, titled Mondo Amore, is finished but slated for a Jan. 25 release date through New… Continue reading Nicole Atkins announces sophomore LP and 7″ release dates

Arcade Fire make a personalized, interactive video for “We Used To Wait”

Well this is something new and different. The Arcade Fire have always been into pushing the themes of their albums and the suburban angst from their latest, The Suburbs, is no more clear than in their new video for “We Used To Wait.” The music video website asks you to first enter the address of… Continue reading Arcade Fire make a personalized, interactive video for “We Used To Wait”

[Stream/MP3] Sufjan Stevens: “I Walked”

Well Sufjan really likes surprises. First the out-of-nowhere All Delighted People EP, then the news of his long-awaited new full-length, The Age of Adz, and now a stream of one of the tracks from Adz! This guy knows just what we want and he’s delivering. The track is definitely not quite what we’re used to from… Continue reading [Stream/MP3] Sufjan Stevens: “I Walked”

[MP3] Ducktails: “Art Vandelay” / “Hamilton Road”

Any time a song is named after a Seinfeld joke, you know it’s worth listening to. Art Vandelay, the great importer/exporter can now live forever in the song of the same name by Ducktails, another project related to the ever-growing Real Estate family. The track is the b-side to the band’s upcoming Hamilton Road 7″… Continue reading [MP3] Ducktails: “Art Vandelay” / “Hamilton Road”

Weezer to “go indie” with new deal on Epitaph Records?

Weezer has left their long-time record label, Geffen, in a move they and others have called going “independent.” But rather than self-release their next album, or sign with a truly small label, they have instead signed with Epitaph Records. Although this moves the band away from corporate giants, is it really going “indie” if your… Continue reading Weezer to “go indie” with new deal on Epitaph Records?

Of Montreal announce tour dates with Janelle MonĂĄe

As if you didn’t need another reason for summer to end (number one being it’s SO HOT WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING IN MY APARTMENT I WANT TO DIE), amazing art rockers of Montreal will be touring this fall with the one and only queen of weirdo soul Janelle MonĂĄe. The tour kicks off right here with… Continue reading Of Montreal announce tour dates with Janelle MonĂĄe