Captured Tracks Records released Lenses, the critically praised sophomore effort from the Los Angeles, CA-based duo Soft Metals. Sonically, the material on Lenses owes a great debt to both the legendary godfather of electronic dance music, Giorgio Moroder and to […]
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Pull My Hair Back, is the debut effort by the Hamilton, ON-based artists Jessy Lanza. Released back in September, the album has been critically applauded since it dropped – including the likes of Resident Advisor […]
Album Review: Little Boots’ Nocturnes
Little Boots Nocturnes On Repeat Records Release Date: May 6, 2013 Performing, recording and writing under the moniker, Little Boots, the UK based vocalist Victoria Hesketh’s debut effort Hands (released back in 2009) was […]
House of Blondes and Psychic TV at Brooklyn Night Bazaar 12/27/13
Last Friday, I was at the Brooklyn Night Bazaar to catch Brooklyn-based electronica act House of Blondes and the legendary Psychic TV. Check out some photos from a great night of music, below. House of […]
Album Review: Jef Barbara’s Soft to the touch
Jef Barbara Soft to the touch Club Roll Music Release Date: September 30, 2013 Track Listing About singers Soft to the touch Chords (Duet with Laetitia Sadier) Song for the Loveshy Credit D’amour Technic is […]
Sylvia Gordon has gained international attention as the vocalist of New York-based electro pop outfit KUDU, and her collaborations with the Black-Eyed Peas, Moby, William Orbit, Kelis, Spank Rock, the Knocks, Telepopmusik, and others. Performing as her alter ego, Betty Black, Sylvia Black’s sound […]
Former DFA Records and Flying Nun Records artist Nick Harte, a.k.a. Shocking Pinks had been on a six year hiatus, which included three earthquakes, a destroyed studio, a family intervention and a relocation from Christchurch, […]
2013 has been a pretty big year for Cut Copy, as they’ve released their fourth full-length effort, Free Your Mind back in November to mostly critical praise. After the announcement of a second round of dates […]
A Q&A with Mez Medallion’s Josh Teicher
Shortly before I left for Frankfurt am Main, Germany and the Frankfurt Book Fair, I had received an email from Sophia Exiner, an Australian-born indie pop artist, currently based in Berlin, Germany. Known for a […]
This past year has been a pretty big year for electro pop act, French Horn Rebellion as they’ve collaborated with Jody Watley, and in a Billboard interview, they reveal that further collaborations with Ghost Beach, St. Lucia […]
Maya Vik has received quite a bit of attention for her take on electronic pop/funk. As a member of Montee, she won a Norwegian Grammy, but as a solo artist she’s received quite a bit of attention […]
Sylvia Gordon has gained international attention as the vocalist of New York-based electro pop outfit KUDU, and her collaborations with the Black-Eyed Peas, Moby, William Orbit, Kelis, Spank Rock (who you should catch live if you want to be reminded of the […]
Produced by Jean-Philip Grobler, the creative force behind St. Lucia, “Wings” is the first single off the Brooklyn-based indie electro pop and blogosphere sensation Haerts’ debut EP, Hemiplegia. Naturally, the track bears elements of Grobler’s winningly […]
NPR Music and KCRW’s Metropolis Launch feat. Cut Copy at Le Poisson Rouge 11/19/13
NPR Music and KCRW’s Metropolis Launch Event feat. Cut Copy Le Poisson Rouge November 19, 2013 Although I cover an astounding number of diverse shows over the course of the year, I have to admit […]