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...
We have an album announcement and a video of the title track for the new Best Coast album. The duo recently signed to a major label – gasp! – and this is their first release. The album and song are...
We have another song from another Polaris Prize winning Montreal band. Something about that city, eh? We recently featured the new song from 2013 Polaris Prize winners Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Now the 2007 winner – that would be Patrick...
The exclamation marks found in our Listen! or Watch! segments just got quadrupled, and I sure as hell ain’t complaining. Why is that? Oh, because one of my favourite bands of all time, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, just announced a...
We have a double dose of music for you today. We bring you the Eluvium / Explosions in the Sky project, Inventions, which we featured recently with Springworlds. They have a new track off of upcoming March 16 release called...
Following up his Elevator LP release is Barbarossa (James Mathé to his parents), back with a new album and song called Imager. Imager will find it’s way in stores on May 11. The falsetto-tinged singer continues his foray into electronic...
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...
When Laura Marling is not busy being nominated for the Mercury Prize, she’s busy making music that gets nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her latest contender will be her new album, Short Movie, out on March 23/24. In the video...
Palma Violets have returned to save Brit rock, or something like that. The UK band return with a new album, Danger In The Club, out on May 4/5. Our first listen of their sophomore effort is the self titled track....
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...
How could this song not be a winner? It features Lykke Li (of PeteHatesMusic 2014 Album of the Year fame, and other stuff I’m sure) as well as Romy Madley Croft from The xx. The magician who pulled these stars...
More new stuff from Florence + the Machine, only days after our first listen of How Big How Blue How Beautiful. The video for What Kind of Man starts with a discussion about relationships and suffering (which go hand in...
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...
Alabama Shakes will try to um, shake the sophomore slump when they follow up their solid debut effort this year. The band have announced an April 20/21 release for their second album, Sound & Color. Sound & Color yields its...
