Nicolas Jaar releases Don’t Break My Love
Minimalist producer Nicolas Jaar has just released a new single, titled “Don’t Break My Love,” on his own label. The first 5 minutes of the track are clearly influenced by[...]
Author: Chris Priore
Mazzy Star to release new album in 2012
Early 90s dream pop/folk/shoegaze group composed of Hope Sandoval (Hope Sandoval and The Warm Inventions) and Dave Roback is set to release its first new album since 1996′s Among My[...]
Charli XCX releases Nuclear Seasons
Coming out of the UK, electro-pop diva Charli XCX releases a follow-up single to this year’s earlier track, “Stay Away.” She continues with a bit of dystopian pop, lighter fare[...]
Skream drops Anticipation
UK producer Skream is not your typical dubstep DJ. If wobble bass is the biggest detracting factor for you, Skream’s electropop hooks and lack of WOMP-WOMPing will draw you in.[...]
Freddie Gibbs Let ‘Em Burn
Tough-as-fuck Indiana native Freddie Gibbs is taking the gangster rap world by storm. Gibbs has released a stream of successful mix tapes, and his newest, A Cold Day In Hell,[...]
Tennis Covers The Zombies, Brenda Lee
This past week, husband and wife duo Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, of Tennis, have released two new singles — both covers. I have a soft spot for covers; a[...]
Initiation by The Weeknd
Chopping and screwing their way to 60,000 streams on SoundCloud in only a week, Toronto’s own Abel Tesfaye, also known as The Weeknd, delivers Initiation, another solid R&B track. A[...]
Twerps Releases S/T Album
By Chris Priore Australian jingly-jangly pop group Twerps has just released their self-titled debut on the label Underwater Peoples. The Twerps do a great job of capturing the autumn mood[...]
New single “Wood” by Rostam
Rostam Batmanglij, producer/multi-instrumentalist behind the acclaimed group Vampire Weekend and co-founder of pop/funk/electronic group Discovery, is now releasing new content under the moniker ROSTAM. His new track, Wood, features a[...]
jj Covers “Your Love”
What do you get when you combine Elin Kastlander of jj, a Finnish bathouse, and a mid-80s arena rock favorite (The Outfield’s, Your Love)? — An amazing reinterpretation that puts a[...]