A golden, glowing album from Brundlefly & the Swede. Two side long excursions into acoustic-centered sounds with tasteful electronic, electric and string flourishes all along the way. Pressed onto 180 gram vinyl at 45rpm for maximum richness of sound. Just the type of surprise we like to see in our inbox. Give it a listen [...]
We’re taking the easy road out on this lovely Monday morning and just posting up a couple of “mainstream” releases (sidenote: what does “indie” even mean anymore?). I am a pretty huge fan of art that is so bad it’s great but this album cover for the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album is just, well, [...]
It’s nice to see a label like Anticon step into the magnetic tape game. And rather than just go and print off some existing WHY? albums that you already own on those hip new cassettes everyone keeps talking about, they’ve gone and collected the demos that went on to become the Sod In The Seed EP and Mumps, [...]
The greatest and longest running band in the universe* has a new album out. If you don’t have room in your heart for a new LP from Yo La Tengo, then it is a cold, shriveled thing and could rightly benefit from the dusky autumnal jams and soft coos of this three-piece from Hoboken. The [...]
I’ve really been enjoying these two 7″ singles by Robes. This brand of uplifting electro-pop may not be groundbreaking, but it’s endlessly enjoyable. Definitely check them out if you like Hot Chip, Cut Copy, etc. They’re both on colored vinyl and cost $5 each. Oh, the Kilian Eng cover art doesn’t hurt either. Visit their [...]
You know us, we’re huge Deerhunter fans, and we’re also huge Lotus Plaza fans. Beyond that though, Lockett Pundt (Deerhunter’s guitar player, FYI) has taken this project to the next level with his new album, “Spooky Action at a Distance”. It’s so easily loveable, and so catchy, that you’ll find yourself pulling out your old [...]
Just got this one in the mail, and I’m actually digging it quite a bit. Happy Jawbone Band are a ramshackle group of folks that may or may not be incredible hippies. They play pretty awesome, catchy, fairly straightforward rock music though. Like a lo-fi, unpolished New Pornographers. Get the LP for $16.50 from Forced [...]
If you’re into Deerhunter, you’re probably also into guitarist Lockett Pundt’s Lotus Plaza project. His beautiful pop creations are ALMOST as good as Bradford’s. This new 10″ collects a sprawling nine minute tune on the a-side, then a collaboration with his fiancee on the b-side. Rad stuff, $12 shipped at audraglint.com.
Well, The Shins, who it seems now consist of sole remaining member James “The Voice” Mercer, have got a new album coming out… almost 5 years after the last one. You can pre-order a ton of different bundles at theshins.cinderblock.com, including the “audiophile” pack which presents the album on 1/4″ reel tape… or just buy the [...]
Light In The Attic Records is off to a helluva start with their Modern Classics series. Entry number two is none other than the classic (indeed) 90′s recording Cure for Pain by everyone’s favorite saxophone wielding alternative rock trio Morphine. Featuring remastered audio on 180 gram vinyl, not to mention the very first U.S. pressing [...]
