…so named, because of this playlist of amazing R&B edits by Chicago’s Leonard Part Sixx – AKA “The Underdog Edits” Also-rans: 1. NYC’s Brenmar remixing ASTR’s Blue Hawaii 2. Some primo thumping bass from Bulgaria’s Sluggers. 3. Penguin Prison –...
We have a cool new video for a great track by Rural Alberta Advantage. The track is called Vulcan, AB (that’s Alberta, for those who are poor at Canadian geography). Is this a real town? You bet your Spock action...
Mt. Wolf is one of those rare bands that exists in my musical history. I randomly saw them play one of their first ever shows, in London, England. They absolutely blew in me away. They started to get some coverage...
We’ve posted about Misun more than enough times. It’s an easy task, when the aggressive, eclectic indie pop band pump out great tracks. We recently posted the title track to the new album, Superstitions. Now you can stream the whole...
We are non-apologetic Alt-J fans here at PeteHatesMusic. We caught them a couple of times in 2013 (at Osheaga, and at Sound Academy), and happened to catch them before they released their Mercury Prize winning debut, when they played for...
We discovered, and were impressed with, NZCA Lines at the Camden Crawl back in 2012. We have a new track that we can share with you (which is a legitimate release, and was not released under duress for the purposes...
The new Vaults EP has 4 tracks on it, and the band have now released a second one for our listening pleasure. Following up the lovely Vultures is a track called Poison. More standout vocals from the English trio, delivered...
7 new tracks to get your weekend listening started. 1. End of night stuff from Kansas pianist and composer David Moore (aka Bing & Ruth) 2. Royksopp – Thank You. You’re welcome. 3. Norway’s Lido remixes UK’s alt-j 4. Heavy...
After being won over during an excellent Osheaga set in 2013, I’m happy to see the return of Father John Misty. The folk singer (and former Fleet Foxes drummer) has a new album called I Love You, Honeybear, out February...
Time for me to kick back and relax. PHM Special contributor Dan has another couple of playlists for you, which makes my life easier – more time for me to learn to tie my shoelaces. Dan has cooked up 10...
Some more unique and fascinating stuff from Vancouver-based Loscil. We featured their first release, Ahull, which was also a strong one. The latest effort from the upcoming November 17 release of Sea Island is called Sturgeon Bank. The track is...
Not only have I been overdosing on Halloween candy, but my sloth-like state has delayed me in posting the Monthly Mix from October. If only I could reach the keyboard over my belly…. You know the drill – we give...
Eclectic folk / sea shanty / indie pop band The Decemberists are back. Singer Colin Meloy was busking in the streets of Brooklyn last week to announce a new album from the band, which is called What a Terrible World,...
CHVRCHES just recently debuted a new song as part of the re-imagined Drive soundtrack. Now they have another track, from the The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 soundtrack (that’s a mouthful). Dead Air is vintage CHVRCHES sound (and that’s not...
Let’s catch up this weekend with a cool song that was released at the end of the summer. Vaults have been making quite a wave on the blogosphere (a term I hate but will still use. Sort of like how...
