Browsing: Best New Music
HamiltonUlmer-Oakland-052516-18 Makeunder “Great Headless Blank” Great Headless Blank I’ve already written about this great song by this great band, but I had to share the clever…
Pearl “Turnin’ Tricks” Closer Since Lydia Lunch and Lou Reed, musicians have tried to show the seedier side of “independence” on the mean streets of western…
Guerilla Toss “Doll Face On The Calico Highway” Eraser Stargazer This band is tremendous. If you love No Wave or Art Rock (think Lydia Lunch/DNA/Mars), you’ll…
Tattletale Saints “Big City Women” Tattletales Saints What a great alt country band. Tattletale Saints come to us from New Zealand where they formed, and then…
DJ Shadow and Run The Jewels really don’t like politicians–if you’ve been to one of their shows you’d know this firsthand. It seems that most of…
The Suffers “Midtown” The Suffers You know that soul music that rips your heart out, like Smoky Robinson, Aretha, Chaka Khan? Well, listen to The Suffers.…
Sarah Simmons “Staring At The Sun” Freedom I am in love. It is impossible to listen to Sarah Simmons and not get shivers up your spine.…
Muuy Biien “Another Chore” Age Of Uncertainty I never thought I’d hear and see a band with the intensity and beautiful noise level of The Birthday…
Saint Motel “Move” saintmotelevision Do you love great, fun dance music? Remember when the clubs were fun? When the DJ pumped out Deee-Lite for your dancing…
Richard Ashcroft “These People” These People I am happy again. Richard Ashcroft, one of the most solid songwriters of all time, has a new album out.…
M.I.A. “Go Off” A.I.M. Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam, who goes by the name M.I.A., is an English hip-hip artist/activist who might be one of the most controversial…
Slothrust “Horseshoe Crab” Everyone Else What a beautiful, haunting song, so reminiscent of Muse, Mazzy Star, and an more electronic Cowboy Junkies. Very introspective. The songs…
Liste Noire “Time Is Your Crime” Brace If you have never heard Liste Noire, you really need to do so NOW. This band is so amazing.…
The Warlocks “Lonesome Bulldog” Songs From The Pale Eclipse The Warlocks are back, doing that voodoo they do do so well. Seriously, if you’re a fan…
American Trappist “All Night Diner” Hannah Future Tense American Trappist brings the isolation of Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks to life. With a style reminiscent of Father John Misty…
PISS-OFF! “Juke Jack Jerk What!/ Boi Yeah Boi No” Perfect Is For Remixes I don’t know what is about PISS-OFF! that I love so much. Maybe…
Lawrence Alexander Saynth “Only Monsters Survive (Short Version)” Only Monsters Survive Listen to this, watch this at your peril. This is creepy and beautiful all at…
Sonny Mackenzi “New Crush” So, you were wondering where the new pop star is coming from, the next person to take the crown as pop princess?…
Eyelid Kid “Landscape” Hometown What an interesting, strange band. The sounds they make, the way they play for the vocals, adds a haunting aspect to their…
Picture This “Let’s Be Young” Picture This This young band from Ireland (Jimmy Rainsford (22) and Ryan Hennessy (21)) is making quite a name for themselves.…