New York-based electro pop duo Lizzy Plapinger and Max Hershenow, a.k.a. MS MR will be releasing their debut full-length, Secondhand Rapture on May 14th, and they’ll be touring to support the new effort – it’ll include a […]
“Kulti” is the first single off Kairos: Chronos, the latest effort from French DJ, producer and electronica artist High Wolf, which Los Angeles-based label Not Not Fun will release on June 4th. Although the song employs […]
We Are Loud Whispers is a collaborative effort featuring Sonya Westcott of Arthur and Yu and Ayumu Hatani of 4 Bonjour Parties. The duo first met when Wescott’s primarily project, Arthur and Yu were touring […]
The Toronto, ON (by way of ireland)-based quintet Nightbox released their debut EP back in 2011, and it won international praise from the likes of the BBC, and others. And as a result, they toured […]
Diamond Doves, the Mike Dillion Band, and Marco Benevento at Brooklyn Bowl 4/20/13
Diamond Doves, the Mike Dillon Band and Marco Benevento Brooklyn Bowl April 20, 2013 A couple of weeks ago, I was at Brooklyn Bowl to catch Diamond Doves, the Mike Dillon Band and Marco Benevento. […]
Landing at number 8 on this site’s Best of 2012 list, Boys Noize‘s Out of the Black was one of the more thrilling and interesting electronica/electronic dance music albums I had heard – although undeniably influenced by […]
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=1918389929/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/ Bootblacks recently released the Narrowed EP as a limited cassette release, through Modern Tapes and it quickly sold out. The band will be releasing the EP on vinyl through Chicago-based Rococo Records (the label home of […]
Dog Blood is a collaboration between two EDM superstars Boys Noize and Skrillex, and as a duo their sound meshes together – it’s brash, towering and perfect for huge festivals. “Middle Finger” is their latest […]
Tessa Rose Jackson has made quite a name for herself in her native Netherlands as a singer,songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer – and she’s only 20 years old. Influenced by the music she grew up listening […]
Little Life started out as a home recording that Josephine Foster started back in 2001, and was inspired by her work at the time as a music teacher. After rediscovering the work of folk musician […]
2011 saw the release of the Montreal-based act BRAIDS’ critically praised debut, Native Speaker. After 18 months of touring to support their debut and the departure of a band member, the remaining members of the band […]
The Black Constellation art collective conceived a thirteen part multi-disciplinary exhibit in 2010, dedicated to science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler. This short film, (Sparkles) … Recollections of the Wraith, which was conceived, written and directed […]
I first encountered the Wellington, New Zealand-based duo of Glass Vaults when they opened for pILLOW thEORY at a private, charity function last year, and i fell in love with their sound – it’s gorgeous, […]
Back in 2009, Spectrals began as the solo project of Louis Jones, who played every instrument on the earliest singles released through Captured Tracks, Tough Love Records, Underwater Peoples, and Moshi Moshi. Some time later, Jones […]
Several years ago, while covering a show for New York Magazine’s Vulture Blog, I caught Shams open for Blondes DJs and Teengirl Fantasy. At the time, he was doing some loud, experimental electronica with filthy dirty […]