Tag: review
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I discovered Charlotte Martin by chance in 2007. I was browsing the CDs at Newbury Comics — this was before I started buying vinyl 95% of the time — and I came across a used copy of Charlotte Martin’s Stromata. I was immediately intrigued because, well, she looked awfully pretty on the cover. But reading…
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of Montreal’s “Jigsaw Puzzle” was recorded during the Lousy with Sylvianbriar sessions and will be available as a limited edition 7″ on Record Store Day 2014. And, wow, we are quite impressed with it! It’s just bursting with kinetic energy. One of their most upbeat and rockin’ tracks to date. “If I could finish this…
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“Misery Company” is from Kaiser Chiefs’ new album Education, Education, Education & War, which is due out on March 31st in Europe and April 1st in North America. We love its infectious guitar riffs and uppity marching beat. The manic laughing is pretty cool, too. Seriously though, who puts laughing in a song? Especially this…
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This song has totally made our afternoon. Synthy, almost chillwave R&B that manages to be soothing and punchy at the same time. You could listen to this one when you’re up and want to dance or you could listen to it when you’re coming down and want to chill. Or listen to it any other…
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The wholly uplifting “Shy” is the first single and title track from Eemia’s upcoming Shy EP. It was written by Eemia herself and she also co-produced the blissful earworm of a track with Danny Andrews. We’re totally in love with her bright and soulful voice and the song’s delicious, up-tempo beats, which are ripe for…
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With a name like I Am Heresy, I should think you know what you’re in for here. And that’s a brutal beating over the head by some pummeling like hell drums, scorching guitars (of which they have THREE players), à toute vitesse bass and rage-fueled vocals, complete with some rather unorthodox lyrics. Like the best…
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On her fourth solo album, St. Vincent – otherwise known as Annie Clark – has created a lusher, more fully realized take on the pristine pop of her last album, 2011’s Strange Mercy. This is where heart-swelling melodies meet cool, unflinching beats. Using two live drummers — Homer Steinweiss of the Dap-Kings and Midlake’s McKenzie…
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Dan Black and Kelis are both supreme talents with a knack for making electro-flavored pop. So, this pairing is a match made in pop heaven. And so, surprise, surprise, it’s heavenly. Pure sonic bliss. This remix of “Hearts” is by Louis The Child. It’s the first time we’ve heard anything by Louis The Child, but…
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Today’s song of the day is a red hot slice of K-Pop heaven by SNSD (as they’re known in Korea), otherwise known as Girls’ Generation. The song is called “Mr.Mr.” and it’s the title track of their incredible new EP, which was just released on iTunes here in the States (and probably much of the…
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We must admit that we’d never heard of Freeform Five until this track with the eternally flawless Róisín Murphy surfaced recently. But we’re quite impressed with him now. “Leviathan” is a wonderful slice of deep house, perfect for your next party playlist. And we should think it would go over well in the clubs once…
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Pillar Point is the super synthy new project of Scott Reitherman, who’s thus far been primarily known as the mastermind behind indie darlings Throw Me the Statue. At first listen, Pillar Point sounds decidedly more pop than that project, but that’s slightly deceiving because, wrapped up in all of that glorious synth, is a considerable…
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If you like trip-hop and/or electronic music in general then chances are you’ve already heard the music of Davidge (full name: Neil Davidge), being that he has collaborated with none other than trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack for well over a decade now. Working closely with Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja (3D) in both a co-writing…
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When Brian Burton, otherwise known as Danger Mouse, and James Mercer, the vocalist of The Shins, first joined forces as Broken Bells in 2010, nobody quite knew what to expect. But plenty of people were curious, hence their self-titled debut popping up in the Billboard Top 10 the week of its release. At the time,…
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The Pierces are probably best known for their song “Secret,” which is the theme song for the show Pretty Little Liars. Mind you, they wrote the song a couple of years before the show’s producers discovered it and realized it would be the perfect theme song for the show, which they were obviously right about.…
