mp3 | CROCODILES • sunday (psychic conversation #9)

Posted: Februar 22nd, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: mp3 | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

San Diego’s Crocodiles release their new album, Endless Flowers, on Souterrain Transmissions on June 4th. The first single from the album, “Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9)“, with b-side featuring the band’s version of The Kids’ “Fascist Cops”, is available digitally immediately, and will be released on limited 7” on March 26th.

mp3 | Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9)


video | LOWER DENS • brains

Posted: Februar 21st, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: mp3, video | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Watch Jana Hunter sing «Brains», the first track off Lower Dens sophomore album Nootropics, in this brand-new music video. Directed by Tristan Patterson. The record will be out on April 30 via Ribbon Music.

mp3 | Brains


mp3 | LUSHLIFE • big sur

Posted: Februar 15th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: mp3 | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

South Philly based Lushlife, the only hip-hop influenced act on the great Western Vinyl imprint, is ready to release his new album Plateau Vision on the 17th of April. Download the string-filled first single “Big Sur” below!

mp3 | Big Sur


video | BLOOD ORANGE • forget it

Posted: Februar 14th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: video | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Haha, what a lovely Valentine’s Day music video by Blood Orange. It’s the official one for «Forget It», one of the best tracks from his album Coastal Grooves (released 2011 on Domino Records). Directed by Alan Del Rio Ortiz.

stream | Forget It

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band to watch | KISHI BASHI

Posted: Februar 13th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: band to watch, mp3 | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Kishi Bashi, that’s the moniker of  K Ishibashi, collaborator and tour-member of acts like of Montreal, Regina Spektor, and Sondre Lerche. His own songs feel like an delightful excursion into epic orchestral spheres. I have to admit that I haven’t heard such refreshing pop tunes in a long, long time. Marvelous!

After a first EP last year, K is releasing his debut solo album, 151a, on April 10th via Joyful Noise.

mp3 | It All Began With a Burst (from “151a”)

mp3 | Bright Whites (from “Room For Dream – EP”)

mp3 | Manchester (from “Room For Dream – EP”)


stream | TENNIS • young & old (album)

Posted: Februar 7th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: stream | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

You already had the chance to listen to a couple of tracks from Tennis‘ sophomore album Young & Old  during the last weeks. The new record by our beloved trio (consisting of Patrick Riley, Alaina Moore and James Barone) is officially out on Valentine’s Day (February 14, in case you don’t know) on Fat Possum.

Since a couple of hours, you can finally stream the entire thing via the band’s Soundcloud page. Brilliant. These new tracks are exactly what I needed against these minus 15°C outside here in Switzerland.


video | ST. VINCENT • cheerleader

Posted: Februar 7th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: video | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Directed by Hiro Murai. «Cheerleader» comes off St. Vincent‘s latest album Strange Mercy from last year.