Johanna Cranitch’s latest project, White Prism is in many ways a much-needed and welcome reboot from her previous project, Johanna and the Dusty Floor. Backed by icy synths, and danceable but delicate New Wave-era influenced beats, Cranitch’s voice, […]
Tag: indie electro pop
Dutch production trio Kraak and Smaak’s soon-to-be released album Chrome Waves will see an October 28th release through Jalapeno Records. The new record continues the production team’s reputation for a sound that’s slickly produced but on Chrome Waves the […]
The Melbourne, Australia-based singer/songwriter Helen Croome writes, records and performs under the moniker of Gossling. Bloggers, industry folks, and others across the States have been buzzing since the release of her latest single “Never Expire” […]
Brooklyn-based duo the Mast consists of vocalist and instrumentalist Haleh Gafori and percussionist and producer Matt Kilmer. The act’s combination of slickly produced, bass-heavy beats, icy snytns and Gafori’s gorgeous voice. Sonically, their sound bears […]
“Sleepwalk With Me” is the album closer off of Young Galaxy’s recently released album, Ultramarine, and fittingly it’s a gorgeous dreamy, ethereal song – the sort of song that feels like waking dream. The official video […]
Performing and recording under the moniker Little Boots, Victoria Hesketh’s debut effort Hands, which was released in 2009was a Gold-selling album. Released earlier this year, Nocturnes is Hesketh’s long-awaited sophomore effort. Produced by former DFA Records co-founder […]
Album Review: Haerts’ Hemiplegia EP
Haerts Hemiplegia EP Columbia Records Release Date: October 8, 2013 Track Listing Hemiplegia Wings All For You All The Days Personnel Nini Fabi Ben Gebert Garrett Ienner Derek McWilliams Jonathan Schmidt The Brooklyn-based quintet of […]
Last year, Jean-Philip Grolber, who records and performs under the moniker of St. Lucia released two EPs which were reviewed quite favorably by publications such as The New Yorker and NYLON, and across the blogosphere – in fact, […]
Cascine Records through their roster of artists have quickly developed a reputation for being the home of slickly produced, lushly layered synth pop that manages to be reminiscent of 80s R&B, synth pop and house […]
Album Review: Washed Out’s Paracosm
Washed Out Paracosm Sub Pop Records Release Date: August 13, 2013 Track Listing Entrance It Feels Alright Don’t Give Up Weightless All I Know Great Escape Paracosm Falling Back All Over Now Washed Out’s 2011 […]
The members of the Swedish electro pop act, the Knife had been on a lengthy hiatus, so when Mute Records announced that they would be releasing Shaking the Habitual, the band’s first album in several years, […]
After the release of his debut effort, Talent the Texan transplant John Pena – a.k.a. Heavenly Beat – shelved an album’s worth of material because he felt that the songs simply weren’t sonically or emotionally interesting […]
After a two week vacation in the Dominican Republic with his family, Twin Shadow decided to move his home studio to a cemetery – not just any cemetery but the extra creepy Hollywood Forever Cemetery […]
The 17 member band New York-based band, Escort – yes, 17 member – have been almost universally praised for a sound that’s a modern take on disco sound, for their outstanding vocalist Adeline Michele, and […]
Phedre is the side project of Hooded Fang’s frontman Daniel Lee and bassist April Aliermo, along with guest contributions from a ton of their fellow musician friends. Interestingly, the band which got its start over […]