BOOSEGUMPS "on the way to meet you"

BOOSEGUMPS "on the way to meet you"

January 27, 2017
experimental, alternative, bedroom pop
USA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birdtapes

Треклист:

1.on the way to meet you 02:11
2.separation is okay 03:23
3.little cloud 02:28
4.happy 01:35

album art by heeyoon
recorded and mixed by heeyoon

guitar, vox, keyboard, and other sounds - heeyoon
guitar on track 3 - brian seidman
mandolin, synth on track 4 - andrew gerber

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boosegumpss "CAREFREE"

MULTIVERSO "In successione continua d'istanti"

MULTIVERSO "In successione continua d'istanti"

January 6, 2017
Alternative Rock / Grunge
Italy
59:59

Треклист:

01. La convenzione 3:49
02. Peter e Wendy (la vanit?) 4:19
03. Stardust 3:53
04. Complice l'inverno 4:34
05. Il ladro non ha tempo 4:25
06. La vertigine 4:31
07. Per ogni Alice 4:28
08. Chiedi al vento 3:14
09. Come alberi 4:15
10. Preghiera dell'uomo nero 4:57
11. Nell'aria 7:32
12. Smalltown Boy 5:27
13. Vertigo 4:27

Filippo Zavattari - voce, chitarra.
Andrea De Taddeo - batteria, voce.
Mirko Boggioni - basso.

Biography
Quella del multiverso è, in fisica moderna, un'ipotesi sulla coesistenza di più universi, di dimensioni parallele. I Multiverso prendono in prestito il nome da questa teoria, intesa come metafora della complessità umana: ogni individuo è un universo.
La loro musica si ispira prevalentemente alla scena rock e grunge degli anni '90, e propone nei testi una riflessione sul tempo, sulla crescita, che in alcuni brani fa riferimento al mondo delle fiabe.
Formatasi nel 2014 sulle sponde del Lago Maggiore, la band ha terminato da poco la realizzazione del suo primo album, in uscita a gennaio 2017.

facebook.com/multiversoband

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Multiverso "Peter e Wendy" (la vanità)


MULTIVERSO "Il ladro non ha tempo" video

ALLISON CRUTCHFIELD "Tourist in This Town"

ALLISON CRUTCHFIELD "Tourist in This Town"

January 27, 2017
Indie Pop, punk, lo-fi
USA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Merge

Треклист:

01.Broad Daylight 03:30
02.I Don’t Ever Wanna Leave California 02:24
03.Charlie 02:30
04.Dean’s Room 04:16
05.Sightseeing 04:38
06.Expatriate 02:30
07.Mile Away 03:57
08.The Marriage 00:55
09.Secret Lives and Deaths 03:20
10.Chopsticks on Pots and Pans 04:28

All songs written by Allison Crutchfield

Recorded at Uniform Recording in Philadelphia with Jeff Zeigler
Produced by Allison Crutchfield and Jeff Zeigler
Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA
Assistant Mastering Engineer: Maria Rice

All photos by Jesse Riggins
Design by Maggie Fost

Personnel:
Allison Crutchfield: synthesizer, piano, guitars, vocals
Sam Cook-Parrott: bass, additional guitars on tracks 2, 3, 4, and 6, additional vocals on track 8
Joey Doubek: drums, percussion
Katie Crutchfield: additional vocals on (prologue) and tracks 2, 6, and 10
Jeff Zeigler: modular synth, drum machine programming

The debut full-length by Allison Crutchfield titled Tourist in This Town sonically pulls back the curtain on her life and places Crutchfield center stage, fully revealing her power, conviction, and grace. The Alabama native has immersed herself in music since her teenage years, forming notable bands such as P.S. Eliot and Bad Banana (both with her twin sister Katie of Waxahatchee). In 2012, she co-founded Swearin’—the band in which she would truly begin to formulate and understand her full potential as a songwriter—and in 2014, she recorded and released her first solo EP Lean In To It. Her debut album is an accomplished work that integrates her past musical experiences with a pronounced growth in arrangement and instrumentation.

Exclaim! -
She's turned that feeling into an album as glittery as it is gut-wrenching, making Tourist in This Town a point on the musical map that's well worth a long, enriching stay.

AllMusic -
Allison Crutchfield isn't forgetting anything that went wrong on Tourist in This Town, but even if the wounds seem fresh, the theme is learning from what went wrong, and this album is the work of a woman who knows plenty and has the talent and desire to make something worthwhile out of the drama.

The Line of Best Fit -
Tourist In This Town is Crutchfield shedding this baggage. It’s perhaps more cathartic for her than anyone else. But there’s always something here that you can relate to in some part.

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Allison Crutchfield "I Don't Ever Wanna Leave California" (Official Music Video)


Allison Crutchfield "Dean's Room" (Official Music Video)

PROJECT DIEM "Broke Soundiem"

PROJECT DIEM "Broke Soundiem"

Project Diem - dreamy, neon duo (Brooklyn, NY) мають вже три сингли в своїй доробці.

www.facebook.com/projectdiem

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PROJECT DIEM "Broke Soundiem"


PROJECT DIEM "Come Back"


PROJECT DIEM "Home Alone"

A THOUSAND HOURS "The Desolate Hour"

A THOUSAND HOURS "The Desolate Hour"

A Thousand Hours походять з Аляски і видали сингл в стилі dreampop, shoegaze, slowcore. EP слід очікувати на кінець зими - початок весни.

Someone said it was like Bedhead meets 4AD.

January 18, 2017

Vocals Guitar - Red Collier
Vocals Guitar Bass - Demi Haynes (Seashine)
Guitar Bass - Albert Gresens

www.facebook.com/axthousandxhoursx

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JEFF ROSENSTOCK "LIVE AND ACOUSTIC AT VINYL PARADISE"

JEFF ROSENSTOCK "LIVE AND ACOUSTIC AT VINYL PARADISE"

January 24, 2017
Punk
USA
Quote Unquote records

Треклист:
Click on track to play

01. Introduction
02. You, In Weird Cities
03. Pash Rash
04. Hey Allison!
05. A Very Polite Intruder
06. Wave Goodnight To Me
07. I'm Serious, I'm Sorry
08. ...While You're Alive/Perfect Sound Whatever
09. Beers Again Alone
10. Blast Damage Days
11. Polar Bear Or Africa
12. Fugazi's One Rule
13. A Shine To It
14. Get Old Forever
15. Nausea

Last year, my friend Dan opened a record store in Long Island and we almost immediately talked about doing an acoustic show the week whatever next record I was working on came out. The night of the final presidential debate, a bunch of us crammed into his small air-conditioned store, which soon became muggy with human sweat. I played a bunch of songs I'd never played before, with no microphones or PA system, spoke to some people, changed my shirt, drank a water and headed back home to get ready for tour. A buncha weeks later my buddy Dan e-mailed this recording and was like "heyyyy" and I was like "heyyyyyyy" and here we are!

The Immigrant Defense Project uses impact litigation and advocacy to challenge unfair laws and policies and media and communications to counter the pervasive demonization of immigrants. They also provide expert legal advice, training, and resources to immigrants, legal defenders, and grassroots organizations, to support those on the frontlines of the struggle for justice.

Recorded by Peter Gristch. Live at Vinyl Paradise in Sayville, NY on October 19th, 2016. Mastered by Jeff Rosenstock.

quoteunquoterecords.com

Free download album here

JEFF ROSENSTOCK "WORRY." Okt.14, 2016
JEFF ROSENSTOCK "We Cool?" Feb 25, 2015
JEFF ROSENSTOCK "Jet Ski" (Bikini Kill cover) in
DON'T STOP NOW: a collection of cover

SINAI VESSEL "Brokenlegged"

SINAI VESSEL "Brokenlegged"

January 27, 2017
rock, emo, indie, punk
USA, North Carolina
Tiny Engines

Треклист:

1.Looseleaf 03:56
2.Ramekin 03:32
3.Laughlin 03:30
4.Down With The Hull 04:06
5.Dogs 03:49
6.Birthblood 03:42
7.Died On My Birthday 03:22
8.Cork Of Worry 04:26

The album scored a 7.7 on Pitchfork!

Spin called it "2017's first crucial release."

Brooklyn Vegan named it one of their five notable releases of the week!
Brokenlegged is a rich and multifaceted emo record, exploring not only the expected moments of catharsis, but the hangovers that arise in their aftermath. - Pitchfork

Judging by the shot gracing 2017’s first crucial release, Sinai Vessel’s captivating Brokenlegged, the future’s still in wide open spaces. - Spin

Brokenlegged sounds hard-won and fully-formed, as evidenced by its lead single “Dogs.” Cordes’ dense and transcendental lyricism is on full display - Stereogum

Brokenlegged is one of those albums where it feels like every song could’ve been the single...the whole album sounds battered and unpolished, but still gorgeous and clear as day. - Brooklyn Vegan

You can practically hear the flesh fall off the bone on songs as raw as “Looseleaf,” but also an underlying strength when facing the darkness on the bleak “Dogs.” - Stereogum

www.facebook.com/sinaivessel

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Sinai Vessel "Looseleaf"


Sinai Vessel "Ramekin"


Sinai Vessel "Dogs"

SACRED PAWS "Strike A Match"

SACRED PAWS "Strike A Match"

January 27, 2017
Alternative, Dance, Indie, Pop, R&B, Rock
UK, Glasgow
Rock Action Records

Треклист:

01.Nothing
02.Rest
03.Everyday
04.Empty Body
05.Wet Graffiti
06.Strike a Match
07.Stars
08.Ride
09.Voice
10.Getting Old

Formed while members of pop noise group Golden Grrls, Rachel Aggs and Eilidh Rodgers release their debut album as Sacred Paws through Glasgow's Rock Action Records. The album features 10 short but very sweet infectious guitar pop tunes.

For fans of The Raincoats, Sleater Kinney and Warpaint.

Clash -
Debut album ‘Strike A Match’ is the grandest document from Sacred Paws yet, their most confident, outward, lucid, engaging statement in a slim catalogue that already seems to revel in and exemplify such adjectives.

AllMusic -
Strike a Match is a brilliant debut album with a solid emotional core that gives the instantly memorable songs gravity and keeps them from lifting off and floating away, instead anchoring them deep in listeners' hearts and minds.

Members:
Eilidh Rodgers (Drums, Vocals) Rachel Aggs (Guitar, Vocals)

sacredpaws.co.uk

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Sacred Paws "Rest" (Official Audio)


Sacred Paws "Everyday" (Official Video)

CLOUD NOTHINGS "Life Without Sound"

CLOUD NOTHINGS "Life Without Sound"

January 27, 2017
Indie Rock
USA, Cleveland, Ohio
Carpark

Треклист:

1.Up to the Surface 03:58
2.Things Are Right With You 04:24
3.Internal World 03:46
4.Darkened Rings 03:32
5.Enter Entirely 04:58
6.Modern Act 04:09
7.Sight Unseen 03:58
8.Strange Year 03:27
9.Realize My Fate 05:25

Cloud Nothings was founded in a Cleveland basement, the one-man recording project of Dylan Baldi. Prolific from the start, Baldi’s early work was rough but immediate: crudely recorded, spring-loaded spasms of Buzzcocks-informed pop that quickly found an online following among the lo-fi-inclined.

“This” is "Life Without Sound", the radiant, far-far-better-than-okay fourth full-length his rock outfit has recorded since he began writing and releasing songs on his own under the Cloud Nothings alias in 2008. While its highly acclaimed predecessor—2014’s "Here and Nowhere Else"—came together spontaneously, in the little time that touring allowed, "Life Without Sound" took shape under far less frenetic circumstances

Pretty Much Amazing -
Life Without Sound builds on the already impressive groundwork laid by Cloud Nothings’ past three studio albums, but proves how strong the band is as the sum of its parts.

The Guardian -
Baldi has bulked up the band’s lo-fi production values for a more muscular sound while retaining the youthful energy of his songwriting.

The Line of Best Fit -
Life Without Sound is a triumph of Baldi’s vision - for something bigger than just hard and heavy punk, and for rock and roll with pop intelligence. He’s pulled off both here.

Consequence of Sound -
It’s a chugging, nimble-footed affair, showing a matured and restrained group; no more eight-minute-plus pounding, slashing jams, replaced instead with a sense of clarity and focus, a driving, raw sonic thesis statement.

cloudnothings.com

CLOUD NOTHINGS "Life Without Sound" stream, слухати


Cloud Nothings "Internal World" (official music video)


Cloud Nothings "Modern Act" (official music video)


Cloud Nothings "Enter Entirely" (audio only)


Cloud Nothings "Modern Act" (audio only)

TY SEGALL "Ty Segall"

TY SEGALL "Ty Segall"

January 27, 2017
Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock, glam, punk
USA, Los Angeles, California
Drag City

Треклист:

01.Break a Guitar 03:38
02.Freedom 02:07
03.Warm Hands (Freedom Returned) 10:21
04.Talkin' 03:51
05.The Only One 03:54
06.Thank You Mr. K 02:52
07.Orange Color Queen 03:04
08.Papers 03:00
09.Take Care (To Comb Your Hair) 03:07
10.Untitled 00:12

A clean flow; something real for a world that doesn't know what it's holding. Ty keeps us guessing while splashing our collective face with no shortage of astringent tunes of all colors.

Pretty Much Amazing -
I’m not sure if Ty Segall is the unifying artistic statement he’s been working toward this whole time (as late-career self-titled albums often are), but it might be his best work to date.

Pitchfork -
Segall’s new album feels like a sampler of what he’s been up to in the last half-decade. It's an easy entry point into his imposing catalog, and a complete portrait of his many capabilities.

NME -
Scraping off the garage 
rock grit and disjointed sharp edges that characterised his 
previous album ‘Emotional Mugger’ for this definitive self-portrait, Segall scrubs 
up great.

Ty (guitar, vocals) and his magick band -- Emmett Kelly (guitar, vocals), Mikal Cronin (bass, vocals), Charles Moothart (drums) and Ben Boye (keyboards)

GØGGS "GØGGS" 2016
TY SEGALL "Emotional Mugger"
TY SEGALL "Ty Rex"

ty-segall.com

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Ty Segall "Break A Guitar"

SLEATER-KINNEY "Live In Paris"

SLEATER-KINNEY "Live In Paris"

January 27, 2017
Indie Rock, punk rock, Female Vocalists
USA, Portland, Oregon
Sub Pop

Треклист:

01.Price Tag (Live) 04:08
02.Oh! (Live) 03:59
03.What's Mine Is Yours (Live) 04:24
04.A New Wave (Live) 03:34
05.Start Together (Live) 02:34
06.No Cities to Love (Live) 03:11
07.Surface Envy (Live) 03:06
08.I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone (Live) 02:35
09.Turn It On (Live) 02:47
10.Entertain (Live) 05:16
11.Jumpers (Live) 04:30
12.Dig Me Out (Live) 04:07
13.Modern Girl (Live) 03:17

The album features 13 tracks recorded live at Paris’s La Cigale on March 20, 2015.

Sleater-Kinney is an acclaimed, American rock band that formed in Olympia, Washington in 1994. The band’s core lineup consisted of Corin Tucker (vocals and guitar), Carrie Brownstein (guitar and vocals) and Janet Weiss (drums). Sleater-Kinney were known for their feminist, left-leaning politics and were an integral part of the riot grrrl and indie rock scenes in the Pacific Northwest.

www.sleater-kinney.com

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Sleater-Kinney "Live In Paris" [FULL ALBUM STREAM]


Sleater-Kinney "Surface Envy" Live In Paris - video


Sleater-Kinney "No Cities To Love" video

JAPANDROIDS "Near to the Wild Heart of Life"

JAPANDROIDS "Near to the Wild Heart of Life"

January 27, 2017
Indie Rock, garage rock
Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia
Anti-

Треклист:

1.Near To The Wild Heart Of Life 04:57
2.North East South West 04:20
3.True Love And A Free Life Of Free Will 04:26
4.I'm Sorry (For Not Finding You Sooner) 02:28
5.Arc Of Bar 07:25
6.Midnight To Morning 04:44
7.No Known Drink Or Drug 03:11
8.In A Body Like A Grave 05:14

After playing the last of their 200 shows in more than 40 countries in support of their critically acclaimed 2012 album Celebration Rock, Japandroids took a much needed break to rest and recover after their last show in November of 2013. The band would not play again for three years. This month, they made their triumphant return to the stage, playing intimate shows in Vancouver, LA, Toronto, London and NYC, in which they treated fans to their favorites from Celebration Rock and Post-Nothing, and previewed a handful of new, unreleased songs. Now, the band has announced their much anticipated third album, Near To The Wild Heart Of Life, out worldwide on Anti- this January 27, 2017.

Near To The Wild Heart Of Life, was written clandestinely throughout 2014 and 2015 in Vancouver, Toronto, New Orleans, and Mexico City. It was (mostly) recorded by Jesse Gander (who had previously recorded both Post-Nothing and Celebration Rock) at Rain City Recorders in Vancouver, BC (September-November, 2015). One song, True Love And A Free Life Of Free Will, was recorded by Damian Taylor during an exploratory recording session at Golden Ratio in Montreal, QC (February, 2015). The album was mixed by Peter Katis at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, CT (May, 2016) and mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound in New York, NY (July, 2016).

Rolling Stone -
Even when they were screaming Vancouver scrappers recording songs like "Darkness at the Edge of Gastown," you knew there was a classic rock act at the punk heart of Japandroids. On their third LP, that band is out of the closet.

Pitchfork -
For the most part, Near to the Wild Heart of Life sticks to the Japandroids M.O., but the end results are less enticing.

Under The Radar -
You already know if you want a Japandroids' album-once again, they've provided a 30-minute blast of hopeful, soaring rock. There are some differences on this album (better lyrics, different instruments, and better mixing), but perhaps the biggest difference is a world in which a blast of hope is more needed than ever.

japandroids.com

JAPANDROIDS "Near to the Wild Heart of Life" stream, слухати


Japandroids "No Known Drink Or Drug"


Japandroids "In A Body Like A Grave"


Japandroids "The House That Heaven Built" (Official Music Video)

PROSTITUTES "Dance Tracksz"

PROSTITUTES "Dance Tracksz"

January 13, 2017
electronic, techno
USA, Cleveland, Ohio
Diagonal Records

Треклист:

1.Ah Yeah 04:17
2.Bottle Smashing 04:39
3.Prey 04:43
4.Rudeboy 05:31
5.Luv U Bruv 04:04
6.Hot Key Motherfucker 03:51
7.Reds 04:44
8.War Goes On 05:50

PROSTITUTES "Dance Tracksz" stream, слухати


PROSTITUTES "Cheap Amplifiers" 2016

MOUSE ON THE KEYS "Out Of Body"

MOUSE ON THE KEYS "Out Of Body"

January 25, 2017
Math Rock, Nu Jazz, Post Rock, Piano, Instrumental
Japan
Topshelf Records

Треклист:

1.Intro 00:11
2.Earache 03:10
3.Dark Lights 04:50
4.Afterglow 03:44
5.Elegie 03:25
6.Out of Body 02:33

Новый релиз от японского трио, вдохновлённый на этот раз книгой о клинической смерти и катастрофой на атомной электростанции Фукусима-1.

Out of Body is as dark as it is beautiful and its seamless transmutation between styles and genres is something that mouse on the keys become more confident on with every release. Out of Body is a journey through the bands emotional and mental condition on both dark and incredibly touching subjects, which evokes feelings of empathy and also attainment. This is a record that requires attention and concentration, and is one that rewards you more and more with every listen.

Speaking on the concept behind the new record, Akira Kawasaki said, “After the disaster of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011 and through my experience of suffering from asymptomatic brain infarction, I came to feel death familiar. I have been influenced by the book ‘Near-death experience’ by a Japanese journalist Takashi Tachibana and the documentary TV program about it.”

mouse on the keys "Out Of Body" EP stream, слухати

RUBBLEBUCKET "If U C My Enemies"

RUBBLEBUCKET "If U C My Enemies"

January 20, 2017
alternative, dance, indie pop, rock, soul
New York, Brooklyn, United States
Yebo Music / So Sensation Records
15:36

Треклист:

1.Donna 03:33
2.If U C My Enemies 03:48
3.Not Cut Out For This 03:52
4.Forlornification 04:23

Recorded in NYC at Figure 8, Room 17, Diamond City, Carefree Studios and Silent Barn by Eli Crews, Sam Owens, Joe Rogers and Justin Gerrish
Mixed by Claudius Mittendorfer
Mastered at Sterling Sound by Joe LaPorta

Performed by Kalmia Traver (vocals, saxophones, keyboards), Alex Toth (trumpet, keyboards, guitar, vocals), Adam Dotson (trombone, vocals), Ian Hersey (guitar), Dave Cole (drums on Not Cut Out For This), Ian Chang (drums on Donna & Forlornification), Daniel McDowell (bass on Not Cut Out For This), Benjamin Lazar Davis (bass on If U C My Enemies & Forlornification), Max Jaffe (drums on If U C My Enemies), Jacob Bergson keyboards), Eric Lane (keyboards), Brian Betancourt (bass on Donna).

Thank you to our families and friends, Yebo, Jeff Koenig, Joe Fucigna & Steve Kaul, Diane Burk, Jon Coombs, Chris Swanson, Jeanette Wall, Jessi Frick, Andy Hochman, Suzanne Long, Rose Longmeadow Hochman, Jimi Roi, and everyone who has supported this music.

Kalmia Traver - lead vocals/baritone saxophone
Alex Toth - trumpet/vox
Dandy McDowell - bass
Maddie Rice - guitar
Adam Dotson - trombone

additional players:
Jacob Bergson - synths
Jeremy Phipps - sometimes trombone

drum squad:
jeremy gustin, ian chang, max jaffe

rubblebucket.com

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Rubblebucket "Carousel Ride" (Official Music Video) 2014

HEAT "Overnight"

HEAT "Overnight"

January 20, 2017
indie rock, shoegaze
Canada, Montréal, Québec
Topshelf

Треклист:

1.City Limits 03:09
2.Sometimes 04:52
3.Lush 05:00
4.The Unknown 03:53
5.Rose De Lima 03:51
6.Cold Hard Morning Light 04:21
7.Still, Soft 01:39
8.Long Time Coming 02:47
9.Chains 06:57

Susil Sharma
Matthew Fiorentino
Raphaël Bussières

www.heat-band.com

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HEAT "Lush"

JOAN OF ARC "He's Got the Whole This Land Is Your Land in His Hands"

JOAN OF ARC "He's Got the Whole This Land Is Your Land in His Hands"

January 20, 2017
Experimental Rock, Indie Rock
USA, Chicago, Illinois
Joyful Noise

Треклист:

01.Smooshed That Cocoon 02:53
02.This Must Be The Placenta 03:40
03.Stranged That Egg Yolk 04:38
04.Full Moon and Rainbo Repair 04:46
05.Cha Cha Cha Chakra 02:46
06.Grange Hex Stream 03:47
07.Two-Toothed Troll 03:39
08.New Wave Hippies 02:52
09.Never Wintersbone You 02:38
10.F Is For Fake 03:50
11.Ta Ta Terrordome 04:00

Twenty years now there’s been this thing, our band, Joan of Arc. Sometimes we forget about it and let it fizzle out for a year while we tend to our lives. Sometimes we cling to it for a year and wake up surprised and exhausted every day for months on end, given walking tours of old Italian towns, browsing dreary British pedestrian malls or barefooted organic grocers on the Pacific coast. We know how lucky we are.

The less we feel like a band—the more we can continue to be a band, but escape that feeling of doing all those shitty, corny things expected of bands—the truer to ourselves we feel. And you all know it, everyone knows it even if everyone has to bury it to get on with their day-to-day: the truer to ourselves we feel, the better everything gets. We have shifted shapes and modified our approaches quite a number of times in the course of twenty years. And we’ve done so always aiming to stay true to ourselves at that moment, by instinct and with conscious intent. This time, it took us a long time to figure out how to start back up. We threw away a lot of songs and started over, over and over.

But here’s the thing: We are getting better at being ourselves. So many of the postures of youth just fall away with time. Most bands break up by that point, or become caricatures of their younger selves. Because money is tricky, or I should say, it comes to be that energy is tricky to muster after all of it goes into the basics of sustaining yourself.

Every day, at some point, it occurs to me that Richard Brautigan killed himself at the age that I am now. But I got this community of weirdo collaborators to lean on that he never had.

We’ve never had an audience that gets any validation of its coolness through liking us. We’ve mangled, juxtaposed, and collaged too many elements for that social contract. But we trust each other.

This time, finally, we trusted each other enough to throw all the songs away, to even throw away every preconceived idea about which one of us should take position at which instrument. We hit Record and played, and our collective tastes emerged. And they, our tastes in the moment, were the only standards in all the expanse of the stupefying and beautiful unknown universe, that we regarded as relevant in the least.

- Tim Kinsella

PopMatters -
He’s Got the Whole This Land Is Your Land in His Hands isn’t without resemblance to its distant forebears. It’s evident that the most prominent consistencies between then and now would be the creative tics of the one founding core member, but it is nonetheless impressive that Kinsella’s hyperactive imagination has relented so little.

Pitchfork -
It plays like Kinsella’s belated answer to the smirking whimsy-pop of the Unicorns, but without the inclusive spirit, and it may be the most overtly irritating thing he’s ever done.

www.joanofarcband.com

JOAN OF ARC "He's Got the Whole This Land Is Your Land in His Hands" stream, слухати
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Joan of Arc "Stranged That Egg Yolk" (Official Video)


Joan of Arc "This Must Be The Placenta" (Official Video)


Joan of Arc "Two-Toothed Troll" (official video)

DON'T STOP NOW: a collection of covers

DON'T STOP NOW: a collection of covers

January 20, 2017
alternative
compilation album
USA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Треклист:

01.LAURA STEVENSON: Tower Song by Townes Van Zandt. 03:49
02.SWANNING: After the Gold Rush by Neil Young 03:51
03.BRITTANY CORRIGAN WITH THE SIDEKICKS: Revolver by Rage Against the Machine. 05:16
04.MATT SCHIMELFENIG (THREE MAN CANNON): I'm Only Sleeping by The Beatles. 02:45
05.ABI REIMOLD: Those Were the Days by Angel Olsen. 03:23
06.BARTLEY, CLARKE, HARRIS, & HARVEY: Strangers by The Kinks 02:54
07.RYAN AZADA: American Hearts by A.A. Bondy 04:47
08.JON LOUDON (RESTORATIONS): Land Locked Blues by Bright Eyes. 05:29
09.ALLEGRA ANKA (CAYETANA): Back Against the Wall by PUP. 02:48
10.JEFF ROSENSTOCK: Jet Ski by Bikini Kill. 02:27
11.MOLAR: What Kind of Monster Are You? by Slant 6. 01:39
12.CONSTANT COMPANION: A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free by Elliott Smith 03:23
13.HURRY: Love Vigilantes by New Order 03:58
14.CHRIS FARREN: Bamboo Bones by Against Me! 03:29
15.ANIKA PYLE: Dark Moon by Bonnie Guitar. 02:15
16.CAVE PEOPLE: Unsatisfied By The Replacements 03:43
17.GRACE VONDERKUHN: We're Gonna Rise by The Breeders 03:44
18.CARLY COMANDO (SLINGSHOT DAKOTA): Hey, that's no way to say goodbye by Leonard Cohen 03:40
19.AUGUSTA KOCH (CAYETANA): Love, love, love by The Mountain Goats. 02:58
20.RADIATOR HOSPITAL: Wet as a Cloud by Fred Thomas. 03:28
21.STRANGE RELATIONS: Disorder by Joy Division. 03:29
22.HEART HARBOR: Imagine by John Lennon 03:37
23.BROAD CAST: Wolves At The Door by David Bazan 03:36
24.PJ BOND: I want to learn a love song by Harry Chapin. 04:24
25.MIMI GALLAGHER: Prosthetic Head by Green Day 04:27
26.MANHATTAN SIDE PROJECT (RESTORATIONS): Something in the way by Nirvana 04:23
27.JACK MACCANN: Dynamite Shovel by The Wonder Years 01:09
28.LITTLER: This is the day by The The. 04:37
29.LIFTED BELLS: All I want by Joni Mitchell 02:57
30.LISA PRANK: Passionate Kisses by Lucinda Williams. 02:07
31.FEMININE ISSUES: Earth Death by Baths 04:25
32.EXPERT TIMING: Confessions of a Futon Revolutionist by The Weakerthans. 02:13
33.PERRY SHALL & AMOS PITSCH: Important In Your Life by Jonathan Richman. 03:45
34.HEMMING: Heros by David Bowie. 06:17
35.BEN HUGHES (NIGHT WINDOWS): Rise up with Fists by Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins. 05:04
36.THE MENZINGERS: 24 Frames by Jason Isbell 03:04
37.MARISA DABICE (MANNEQUIN PUSSY) & PAT CONABOY (SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE): My guitar by Dear Nora 02:12

This compilation is an expression of love, anger, hope and protest on inauguration day. Let it serve as a reminder that the fight for justice is not over, that the celebration of diversity is essential to progress, that we must work together for what is fair and good. Can’t stop. Won’t Stop. Don’t stop now.

All proceeds from this compilation benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that defends individual freedoms in the face of government abuse, including speech and religion, a woman’s right to choose, the right to due process, and citizens rights to privacy. Each dollar donated will help protect the people of the United States, especially those most vulnerable, from the reckless authority of a Trump presidency.

Art work by Danielle DuBois.

"Don't stop now: a collection of covers" stream, слухати


JEFF ROSENSTOCK "WORRY." Okt.14, 2016
JEFF ROSENSTOCK "We Cool?" Feb 25, 2015

CAMP COPE / CAYETANA "Split"

CAMP COPE / CAYETANA "Split"

January 20, 2017
alternative, indie, punk
CAMP COPE - Melbourne, Australia
CAYETANA - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
EP
Poison City

Треклист:

1.CAMP COPE - Keep Growing 04:01
2.CAMP COPE - Footscray Station 04:37

1.CAYETANA - Mesa 03:06
2.CAYETANA - Trails 03:21

www.cayetanaphilly.com

CAMP COPE / CAYETANA "Split" stream, слухати


CAMP COPE / CAYETANA "Split" stream, слухати


CAYETANA "HOT DAD CALENDAR" [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] 2014


Cayetana "Serious Things Are Stupid" 2014


Cayetana "Scott Get The Van, I'm Moving" Official Music Video 2015


Cayetana "freedom1313" Tired Eyes - 2016

LUSHLIFE "My Idols Are Dead + My Enemies Are In Power"

LUSHLIFE "My Idols Are Dead + My Enemies Are In Power"

January 17, 2017
experimental hip hop/rap hip-hop, indie, psychedelic, wall-of-sound
USA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
mixtape

Треклист:

01.Sky Is Falling 00:21
02.OOOUUU ft. Elizabeth Scanlon 02:56
03.No Dead Languages (Vocal Mix) ft. Sad13 04:06
04.Mike Eagle PSA + Bus Stop 02:15
05.This Ecstatic Cult (Zilla Rocca Remix) ft. Killer Mike, Kool AD, Gabriel Bryant 03:52
06.The Heart Is An Atomic Bomb ft. Billy Woods, Porochista Khakpour 02:52
07.Julie Profumo (Brexit Planet Dust) ft. Nikesh Shukla 04:03
08.I've Seen It Before I Was There ft. Moor Mother, Botany 03:46
09.The Feeling When You Walk Away 02:54
10.O Glowing Hunter (Stamper & Lushlife Version) ft. Sut Jhally 04:23
11.Blues For ViJay ft. Little Strike 02:57
12.11 Theses / Anthropocene Dream ft. Jedediah Purdy, Sun Airway 06:04
13.Bashir Loves ELO ft. John Morrison, Visto, Sarah Blake 06:26
14.Totally Mutual Feeling (Video Version) ft. Khruangbin 02:54

ALL PROCEEDS TO GO TO THE ACLU.

Idols + Enemies includes features from artists such as Killer Mike, Moor Mother, Sad13 (Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz), Billy Woods, Khruangbin, and more. In addition to the musical guests, the highly political project includes recordings from several significant activists and academics to provide a wide spectrum of perspectives on the current political climate in America, from voices such as Jedediah Purdy, Nikesh Shukla, and Sut Jhally. Says Lushlife on the project, "November's dystopian presidential election sent all of us looking for answers. My Idols Are Dead + My Enemies Are In Power brings together artists, activists, and academics to explore how we got here, and what to do next. We stand with poor folks, Muslims, people of color, the LGBTQ community, and all Americans against any attack on our civil rights."

To coincide with the release of Idols + Enemies, Lushlife has created a new website that provides contextual information for the project, calls to action, and an integrated Rap Genius-powered lyrics page, where fans can annotate and discuss the full lyrics to the mixtape.

The tape is intended as a direct response to Donald Trump’s election and inauguration, and Lushlife isn’t offering it as a free download

Pitchfork.com -
Lushlife has shared a new mixtape called My Idols Are Dead + My Enemies Are in Power. All proceeds from sales of the tape—available for one dollar or more—will benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, and it features appearances from Killer Mike, Moor Mother, Kool A.D., Sad13, and others.

idolsandenemies.com

LUSHLIFE "My Idols Are Dead + My Enemies Are In Power" stream, слухати


Lushlife + CSLSX "This Ecstatic Cult ft. Killer Mike" video


Idols + Enemies // Lushlife ACLU Mixtape Trailer


Eyes Without a Face (Billy Idol Cover) - Lushlife (Demo)

SNØ "Prologue"

SNØ "Prologue"

20 January 2017
R&B / Soul / Hip-Hop / Rap / pop music
Finland, Helsinki
Subtone
13:07

Треклист:

01 December
02 Day By Day
03 Solo
04 Over

It’s the debut EP from the Helsinki based SNØ. He recently won the “breakthrough artist of 2017” vote of YleX, the Finnish equivalent of BBC. In addition to getting recognised as a great songwriter he is getting well known for not giving interviews, or liking those long pitches and biographies. So, without any further A’s B’s or C’s, here the music!

SNØ "Prologue" EP stream, слухати


SNØ "Sunrise" stream

WILEY "Godfather"

WILEY "Godfather"

January 13, 2017
Grime, Hip Hop
UK
Wiley, Chasing the Art Records
57:47

Треклист:

01. Birds n Bars
02. Bring Them All / Holy Grime (feat. Devlin)
03. Name Brand (feat. JME, Frisco & J2K)
04. Speakerbox
05. Back With A Banger
06. Joe Bloggs (feat. Newham Generals & President T)
07. Pattern Up Properly (feat. Flowdan & Jamakabi)
08. Can't Go Wrong
09. Bang (feat. Ghetts)
10. U Were Always, Pt.2 (feat. Skepta & Belly)
11. On This (feat. Chip, Ice Kid & Little D)
12. Bait Face (feat. Scratchy)
13. My Direction
14. Like It Or Not (feat. Breeze)
15. Lucid
16. Laptop (feat. Manga)
17. P Money Remix (feat. P Money) (Bonus)

NME -
With features from current genre dons Devlin, JME, Frisco, Flowdan and, of course, Skepta, it feels like a celebration of all grime achieved in 2016.

The Guardian -
With grime now back in the zeitgeist, his demeanour on this blockbuster album is of a foreman nodding with satisfaction as he looks across a building site – if they’re not already guesting on it, Wiley is praising his fellow UK MCs almost every other bar.

Clash -
Wiley is as at-home as ever delivering countless punchlines, boasts and perhaps most importantly, reflections on his time as an artist.

Richard Kylea Cowie (born 19 January 1979), better known by his stage name Wiley and in his early career Wiley Kat, is an English rapper, songwriter, musician, record producer and DJ

Godfather is the eleventh and final studio album by English grime MC Wiley. It was released on 13 January 2017 through CTA Records, a record label venture between Wiley and Logan Sama and is distributed by Warner Music Group.

www.wileyofficial.com

WILEY "Godfather" stream, слухати


WILEY "CAN‘T GO WRONG" OFFICIAL VIDEO


Wiley "Speaker Box" Official Video


Wiley "U Were Always Pt.2" feat. Skepta & Belly


Wiley Ft Devlin "Bring Them All" / "Holy Grime" VIDEO

MICK HARVEY "Intoxicated Women"

MICK HARVEY "Intoxicated Women"

January 20, 2017
Cover, Indie Rock
Australia
Mute
46:59

Треклист:

01. Ich Liebe Dich…Ich Dich Auch Nicht
02. All Day Suckers
03. Contact
04. Prévert’s Song
05. The Eyes To Cry
06. Puppet Of Wax, Puppet Of Song
07. Baby Teeth, Wolfy Teeth
08. God Smokes Havanas
09. While Rereading Your Letter
10. Sensuelle Et Sans Suite
11. The Homely Ones
12. Lost Loves
13. Striptease
14. The Drowned One
15. Cargo Cult

MICK HARVEY bands, prod:
THE MINISTRY OF WOLVES, THE WALLBANGERS, NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS, CRIME & THE CITY SOLUTION, THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, THE BOYS NEXT DOOR, P.J. HARVEY

New album ‘Intoxicated Women’, the fourth and final volume of Mick Harvey’s series of Serge Gainsbourg translations.

‘Intoxicated Women’ contains many duets and songs written by Gainsbourg, mostly during the 60s, in a period where he was focusing his songwriting on singers such as France Galle, Juliette Greco and most famously, Brigitte Bardot.

Pitchfork -
“Harvey is a cool, calm, plainspoken singer; his true voice has always come through his sense of arrangement, and his ability to render exquisite beauty and apocalyptic clamor with the same brushstroke.”

www.mickharvey.com

MICK HARVEY "Intoxicated Women" stream, слухати




Mick Harvey "Ich Liebe Dich...Ich Dich Auch Nicht" (Je T'Aime… Moi Non Plus) (Official Audio)


Mick Harvey "All Day Suckers" (Les Sucettes) (Official Audio)


Mick Harvey "Deadly Tedium" (Official Video)

PINEGROVE "Elsewhere"

PINEGROVE "Elsewhere"

January 20, 2017
alternative rock, experimental, indie
USA, Montclair, New Jersey
Run for Cover

Треклист:

1.Visiting (live) 03:18
2.Angelina (live) 01:43
3.Old Friends (live) 03:45
4.Aphasia (live) 05:21
5.Recycling (live) 04:49
6.Cadmium (live) 04:00
7.Size Of The Moon (live) 04:21
8.New Friends (live) 02:59

We're offering Cardinal and the rest of our catalogue up for 'pay what you want' & donating all the proceeds to Southern Poverty Law Center. Please give what you can.

Pinegrove recently wrapped up their full US tour w/ Petal and Kevin Devine, where they recorded a bunch of the shows, compiling the best tracks into a live album they are calling 'Elsehwere'. The album is now avialable for 'pay what you want', or you can purchase a cassette copy to be released next month. In either case, all proceeds are being donated to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

We recorded these songs towards the end of our tour with Kevin Devine, Petal, & Julien Baker—the last run of a year in which we played almost 200 shows! This release is intended as a thank you letter to everybody who supported us in any way. It was a challenging year, but So rewarding to meet so many wonderful people, & to learn a little more about what this good country is really like. We have found it to be beautiful the whole way through, populated by excellent people everywhere. We thank you sincerely for your help, your love, & your generosity. This tour took us across the United States through the days leading up to the 2016 US election, election day, & the aftermath. We felt consequently that it's an especially good time to do what we can to promote love & equality. As a small gesture of commitment to the cause, this album is available for free or donation, & all profits will be donated to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Thanks again.
Love, Evan Stephens Hall

performed by:
Evan Stephens Hall (vocals / guitar)
Nandi Rose Plunkett (vocals / keyboard / percussion)
Josh Marre (guitar / vocals)
Adan Carlo (bass)
Sam Skinner (guitar)
Zack Levine (drums / vocals)

mixed & mastered by: Sam Skinner

all songs written by Evan Stephens Hall
courtesy of Ampersand Logistics

PINEGROVE "Cardinal" LP 2016

www.pinegroveband.com

PINEGROVE "Elsewhere" stream, слухати


"Then Again" Summer 2016 Tour Video by Pinegrove

SURF CURSE "Nothing Yet"

SURF CURSE "Nothing Yet"

January 13, 2017
punk rock, beach, lo-fi, pop, surf
USA, Reno, Nevada
Danger Collective Records

Треклист:

1.Christine F 01:58
2.Doom Generation 02:25
3.The Strange and the Kind 03:01
4.It Followed Me 02:58
5.Cronenberg 02:26
6.Sleeping 03:25
7.Nostalgia 02:29
8.All is Lost 02:36
9.Falling Apart 03:40

Surf Curse is Nick Rattigan and Jacob Rubeck

Photos by Jade Mainade
Recorded by Andrew James MacKelvie at Snackhouse Productions in Los Angeles 2016
All songs written by Nick Rattigan and Jacob Rubeck

Thank you to Andrew James MacKelvie, Reed Kanter, Aaron Jassenoff, Jackson Katz, Kriten Rodriguez, Nick Minor, Jamie Manelis, Matthew James-Wilsonand J' Dean Derrick

www.facebook.com/Surf-Curse

SURF CURSE "Nothing Yet" stream, слухати


Surf Curse "Christine F" video


Surf Curse "All is Lost"


Surf Curse "Goth Babe"

BRANDON CAN'T DANCE "Graveyard of Good Times"

BRANDON CAN'T DANCE "Graveyard of Good Times"

January 13, 2017
electronic, alternative, electropoprock, indie rock rock
USA, Philadelphia, Drexel Hill
Lucky Number Music Ltd

Треклист:

01.Headspace 03:11
02.Smoke & Drive Around 03:07
03.A Greyhound Named Chelsea 02:27
04.Pop Queen of the Teen Scene 03:35
05.Where My Boys At 02:40
06.So Deep, So Tortured, So Freak 01:54
07.She Loves Anime 03:44
08.Fuck Off and We'll Get Along 01:27
09.Rock is Dead 02:53
10.Angelina 03:28
11.The World is Broken 02:03
12.Freak of the Freaks 02:09
13.Don't You Want To 02:33
14.Me Inside Here 03:11
15.Obligatory Star Surfing Song 02:11
16.Believe in Fear 03:55

All songs written and recorded by Brandon Ayres and published by Lucky Number Music.
Mastered by Jason Mitchell @ Loud Mastering.
Photography by Evangeline Barrón. Artwork by Tim Hampson.

Thanks to my family, Zoe and Katie, friends, Chloe, Alex G, Nathan Roberts, Lucky Number, Nick Myers and John Sinclair.

Dedicated to Sean Finan.

facebook.com/BrandonCantDance

BRANDON CAN'T DANCE "Graveyard of Good Times" stream, слухати


Brandon Can't Dance "Smoke & Drive Around" (Official Stream)


BRANDON CAN'T DANCE "Obligatory Star Surfing Song"

UNIFORM "Wake in Fright"

UNIFORM "Wake in Fright"

January 20, 2017
Noise Rock, Industrial Rock
USA, New York
Sacred Bones

Треклист:

1.Tabloid 03:15
2.Habit 04:30
3.The Lost 04:49
4.The Light at the End (Cause) 04:36
5.The Killing of America 04:04
6.Bootlicker 05:03
7.Night of Fear 05:01
8.The Light at the End (Effect) 05:52

Wake in Fright, the second full-length by the New York City duo Uniform, is a harrowing exploration of self-medication, painted in the colors of war. Following the Ghosthouse 12", whose A-side Pitchfork called “their most relentless track yet,” vocalist Michael Berdan and guitarist/producer Ben Greenberg return with a new batch of even more punishing songs that incorporate elements of industrial music, thrash metal, harsh noise, and power electronics.

“This record is primarily about psychic transition,” Berdan explained. “The distress that these songs attempt to illustrate comes from a place of stagnation and monotony. This is what happens when old ways of thinking become exhausted and old ways of coping prove ineffective. Something must change or it will break.”

“We are surrounded by war and the whole world is burning and it doesn't seem like there are any appropriate reactions or responses left anymore,” Greenberg elaborated. “This music is our response to and our reflection of the overwhelming violence, chaos, hate, and destruction that confronts us and everyone else in the world every day of our lives. When we play, I don't feel powerless anymore. I hope this record can help others transcend their anger and frustration.”

Uniform formed in New York City in 2013 when old friends Ben Greenberg and Michael Berdan reconnected and realized that they had evolved to a similar place musically. Wanting as intimate an experience as possible, they decided to keep the project a two-man show, eschewing a live rhythm section for programmed drums and low-end synths, augmented with Greenberg's guitar and Berdan's vocals.

unifuckingform.com

UNIFORM "Wake in Fright" stream, слухати


Uniform “Tabloid”


Uniform "The Killing of America" (Official Audio)


Uniform "The Killing of America" (Official Music Video)

MENACE BEACH "Lemon Memory"

MENACE BEACH "Lemon Memory"

January 20, 2017
alternative rock, indie rock, shoegaze
Leeds, UK
Memphis Industries
37:43

Треклист:

01.Give Blood 03:13
02.Maybe We'll Drown 03:37
03.Sentimental 02:32
04.Lemon Memory 03:34
05.Can't Get a Haircut 04:20
06.Darlatoid 03:12
07.Suck it Out 03:23
08.Owl 04:45
09.Watch Me Boil 02:46
10.Hexbreaker II 05:42

Menace Beach, Leeds based Liza Violet and Ryan Needham, will be releasing their new album “Lemon Memory” on 20 January 2017.

Written in Ibiza and recorded in Sheffield with Ross Orton (MIA, Arctic Monkeys, The Fall) “Lemon Memory” is in part an effort to lift a citrus based curse – trust us, it’s a real thing - Ryan and Liza believe was placed on their house, via the hexbreaking power of music. It’s also the sound of a band finding their own identity, edging closer to some sort of grimy truth.

Loud and Quiet -
Ultimately ... the problems with ‘Lemon Memory’ are two-fold: first, the songs aren’t distinctive enough but secondly – and much more damagingly – they rarely resolve into anything particularly exciting.

The Line of Best Fit -
Lemon Memory is a markedly different creature to the Leeds band's debut and all the stronger and more tantalising for it - Menace Beach seem to be taking the opportunity of a rather ominous looking 2017 to create a pretty attractive alternative musical universe for them and their fans to inhabit.

The Guardian -
An impressive leap forwards.

menacebeach.co.uk

MENACE BEACH "Lemon Memory" stream, слухати


Menace Beach "Maybe We'll Drown" video


Menace Beach "Suck It Out"


Menace Beach "Holidays are Heavy" 2015