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[...]
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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[...]
Yellow Ostrich Talks To The Press
Alex Schaaf, Michael Tapper and Jon Natchez, the refreshingly quirky trio known collectively as Yellow Ostrich, sat down with a few members of The Press for an interview before their[...]
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[...]
Childish Gambino — Bonfire
It’s clear that Childish Gambino mastermind Donald Glover wants to be taken seriously as a force in the hip hop world. Glover began his career as a stand-up comedian and[...]
RAC covers 1979 (Smashing Pumpkins)
By Chris Priore Remix artist and producer RAC (André Andros) puts a new spin on The Smashing Pumpkins classic 1979 off of the seminal Mellon Collie and the Infinite[...]
Jens Lekman releases An Argument with Myself – EP
By Chris Priore Sarcastic Swedish indie-pop singer Jens Lekman released the follow-up to his 2007 Night Falls Over Kortedala on September 22. An Argument With Myself follows the style of[...]
CANT Releases Dreams Come True
By Chris Priore CANT is the solo side-project of Grizzly Bear’s bassist and producer, Chris Taylor. Taylor, who has also worked with groups such as Twin Shadow and The Morning[...]