Hot Chip will drop their new album, Why Make Sense?, on May 19, and we’ve already heard the excellent Huarache Lights. While I was away in Costa Rica last week, the English band dropped another solid tune called Need You...
Here’s another big pile of music to turn up loud and get to know this weekend. Dig it. 1. Brodinski f. Bloody J – Us. Sounds like some sort of symphony of terrible machines playing R&B. 2. Denver’s Gila Monsta –...
He’s a few months early, but Jamie xx has made his case for summer jam. The producer and member of The xx has announced a solo album, In Colours. From this album comes a video for the jam I am...
Pardon my excitement but – NEW DJANGO DJANGO. The UK act topped our 2012 album of the year list with their debut effort. They have dropped First Light from upcoming album Born Under Saturn. We can now have a happy...
Here are 10 new tracks to turn up loud this weekend. 1. Four Tet originally made this remix of Coldplay’s Fix You for the 2005 album release of X&Y. Wherever this has been hiding, we’re very glad it found the...
The Vines were hailed by the British press (well, NME) as “Nirvana meets the Beatles”. Oh you know, just the most revered bands of the 1990s and 1960s, respectively. The crazy thing? They DO sound like these bands in some...
PHM first discovered Mt. Wolf in London, England at one of their first shows ever nearly 3 years ago. After garnering a shitload of buzz by dropping great tracks like Hypolight and Midnight Shallows, singer Katie Sproule and the 3...
Montreal’s Braids follows up their powerful song Miniskirt with a new track called Taste. Taste is from the April 28 release Deep In The Iris (which is where this paperclip might end up if my tax return doesn’t start to...
PHM special contributor Danny Boy has come out of hibernation, and drafted 10 tracks from the worlds of hip hop and dance / EDM. These tunes were all released during the coldest month in Toronto’s history – Feburrrrrrrrrary #dadjokes #goodbyestreetcred...
The new stuff from Purity Ring keeps rolling in, just like my welfare cheques. Following push pull and begin again comes bodyache. We have a heavenly intro (only heavenly because of the harp sounds), punctuated by Megan James’ vocal punch...
Here’s a pile of new tracks to turn up loud on Friday night. Happy weekend! 1. Before you listen to anything crazy… a palate cleanser: Leon Bridges‘ Coming Home. 2. A brand new heavy-as-hell deep house EP from Leipzig’s Good Guy...
We’ve got some noise for you on Friday. This comes courtesy of Benjamin John Power of Fuck Buttons. He has a solo project called Blanck Mass, and brings you some pulsating, vocalless rhythms. The first track by Blanck Mass is...
We have some catchy beats from Domino Record signing LA PRIEST. That’s pronounced ‘Lah Pree-st’ as the website points out, but I’m not sure how else one would pronounce it. Now LA PRIEST is the moniker for electronic musician Sam...
Braids have returned with a new, powerful statement on the world of sexuality and feminism. The song is called Miniskirt, and I will avoid making any sexual innuendos or offensive, snarky remarks (okay, just one – the song is named...
