Just got two new singles in the mail from Gold Robot Records, I love with this little label is doing.  The first is a split from Colossal Yes and The Good Fear, two bands from two different sides of the country.  The music is pretty different too, the Colossal Yes side is a recorded-with-one-mic piece [...]

Romona Gonzalez’s Nite Jewel project is quickly catapulting her to goddess status among hipsters, crate-diggers, future-funk enthusiasts, and music nerds (us).  Her brand of sexy disco dream-pop is easy to get sucked into, it’s pleasant and pretty.  This new EP on Gloriette has six songs, some of which were reworked from past obscure releases, others [...]

Remember the morning you woke up after a night at the sleazy discotheque with a bloody nose, a few chipped teeth, white powder mashed into your pillow, and a loaded gun on your desk?  This record is probably what you were listening to the night before.  Fucking awesome.  The 7″ comes on clear vinyl for [...]

Baths, the solo output of LA’s Will Wiesenfeld, is Anticon’s newest signing.  His debut LP, “Cerulean”, is an exhilarating piece of music, seamlessly switching between organic indie rock elements and brain-scattering IDM beats.  You can also hear some of the LA beat scene in his music, as it seems Flying Lotus’ wonky style has pretty [...]

We’ve been meaning to write about Austin’s Light Lodge Records forever, but we haven’t gotten around to it till now.  If you haven’t already been buying their stuff, you’re in for a real treat, this label has a lot of eyes on it and is rising fast.  Their two current in-print releases consist of a [...]

Does what it says on the tin. Insound has tons of records, you have lots of empty shelf space. If you don’t, then you need to buy some new shelves and place an order at Insound where the entire store is 15% off for an entire week using coupon code “swjune15″ – insound.com.

Carpark Records has been responsible for some unbelievably consistent and inventive pop music lately (think Toro Y Moi, Dan Deacon, Beach House, etc), and their upcoming release by Chicago’s Light Pollution keeps the bar high.  There are hints of about a million influences in their sound, but ultimately they somehow come off sounding quite original.  [...]

We’re usually so caught up in the dirty, grimey, spooky underground that we forget to write about some exciting records that are blowing up above the surface.  “Treats” by Sleigh Bells is a pretty damn exciting record.  The duo of Derek Miller (formerly of metalcore band Poison The Well) and Alexis Krauss (formerly of teen-pop [...]

Active Child just might be the most musically talented act yet to come out of the “chillwave” movement (think Washed Out, Memory Tapes, etc).  Active Child is Pat Grossi, former member of the Philadelphia Boys Choir.  Soothing 80′s synths and hauntingly beautiful vocals, it’s a good recipe.  This is wonderful stuff  that should be getting [...]

Another month means another batch of hot vinyl from Chicago’s Thrill Jockey label.  First up is “Living”, a brand new album from Virginia rock and roll band Pontiak.  A little less psychedelic at times than their previous output, they seem to have focused more on the songwriting here, giving what some would consider a more [...]

Looks like Mexican Summer is rolling out some vinyl reissues, something that I’m not sure they’ve done before.  Then again, I’m not sure they’ve had many bands as successful as these before.  Looks like the new batch includes new pressings of Pearl Harbour’s “Something About The Chaparrals” (beautiful pop stuff), Real Estate’s “Reality” (sun-drenched psychedelic [...]

Italians Do It Better has reissued the classic 2007 Glass Candy album, “B/E/A/T/B/O/X” (wow, that’s a bitch to type) on vinyl.  It looks like the version they have for sale now is on blue vinyl and limited to only 200 copies.  The price is definitely right on this one, only $10 for an LP and [...]

Big thanks to reader Chris for the heads up on this (he actually runs an XX fan forum).  Previously only available on tour, you can now score this slab of vinyl by everyone’s favorite British slow-motion, soulful band of the moment, The XX, online.  Four new tunes, die-cut sleeve, limited edition, £5. Visit their store. [...]

For many of us, a new Thrill Jockey vinyl release means another essential lightening of the wallet, that’s just the way it is, they are a label you can often trust blindly without hearing a single sound sample.  Lazer Crystal’s “MCMLXXX” just continues that trend.  Look, if Thrill Jockey is gonna put out a scuzzy-ass [...]

The always-exciting Daedelus just dropped a new record on Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label, a definite recipe for success.  “Righteous Fists of Harmony” is actually a concept album, soundtracking China’s Boxer Rebellion that happened about a century ago.  It’d be best for you to just seek this out and listen to it, because it seriously sounds [...]