Back in January we brought you the original version of “Oceans” by the UK’s rising indie rock outfit Coasts. … Continue reading
While her Twitter beef was somewhat entertaining, we’d much prefer Ms. Azealia Banks channel her anger through her music. Case in point, this new track called “Yung Rapunxel”. Off her highly-anticipated debut album, Broke With Expensive Taste, the electro-meets-hip-hop song is shrill, aggressive, and frankly more often than not, totally frightening. But let’s be honest here, did we expect anything less from this fierce New York emcee?
Nick Principe, aka Port St. Willow, has released a six-minute sonic and experimental masterpiece, with welcomed flourishes of folk, rock and even electronica. Led by his astonishingly delicate falsetto, “Soft Light Rush (ii)” is a true world of sound throughout, various instruments poking, prodding, and making brief appearances here and there: somber brass tones, a few lonely guitar strums, tingling xylophone. There are many elements at play, but the track is never too busy or crowded; in fact, it does an excellent job of having all these elements interact with great balance, always leaving enough space for each instrument to breathe in, exhale and shine during each of their select moments. Even when the tension starts to grow towards the 3:00 minute mark, the sounds somehow clash together harmoniously, and the track feels as though it’s finally woken up from a long, dream-filled slumber.
Not too long ago we were treated to SOHN‘s magical remix of Laura Mvula‘s “Green Garden”. This time around … Continue reading
London indie folk musician Laura Marling will release her fourth studio album, Once I Was An Eagle, in May. Today, we get a taste of that record with “Where Can I Go?”, a lovely track that starts off melancholic and wistful, exact fingers dancing over an acoustic guitar, only to later be stirred up with a vigorous, bold confidence towards the end. Whether it’s her beautiful, captivating vocals, or the loud, hearty organ, there’s a real commanding and emotional power in Marling’s latest offering and we can’t wait to see what the rest of her LP will sound like.
While their previously-released single “In The City” had some groove-filled energy, New York-based indie rock band Caveman take things … Continue reading
Guess who’s back? The sweet indie/folk pop duo She & Him! And they’ve even got a brand new album, Volume 3, out May 7th on Merge Records. The two artists, on their own, do fairly different things — there’s the smokey singer-songwriter M. Ward and the cheery, oddball actress Zooey Deschanel — but together, the pair does pleasant and bouncy, pseudo-sad, retro-sounding music. A prime example is this new cut, “Never Wanted Your Love”: its title looks serious on paper, but hit play and you’ll be hard-pressed to find a reason to frown.
