Black Mountain have a new album Wilderness Heart out 17th September via Jagjaguwar/Inertia and it promises to continue their bold stoner psych sound. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD: Black Mountain | The Hair Song Continue reading MP3: Black Mountain | The Hair Song
Nathan Williams aka Wavves has got his shit together, picked up Jay Reatard’s rhythm section and recorded his best record to date in the upcoming King Of The Beach – due out 3rd Sept via Pod/Inertia in Australia. You can already grab a digital copy over at iTunes… I’ll let you do the searching. In the meantime here is a taster in the form of … Continue reading MP3: Wavves | Post Acid
From what I’ve found, New York City’s WFMU looks to be pretty much the best radio station in the US (tell me if I’m wrong!) and they do a great job at recording gigs and posting them online. Primavera last year saw a brilliant lineup and resulted in the posting of the full set from New Zealand’s The Bats. Full of some of their best songs … Continue reading MP3: Download The Bats 09 Primavera set in full…
Grab a free MP3 of Sea Talk, one of three bonus tracks from the expanded European version of Zola Jesus‘ Stridulum EP, cleverly titled Stridulum II. It’s out this August via Sacred Bones. Here is what we said about the EP in our Mid Year Best Of list… Appearing like a ghostly Siouxsie she has a haunting, gothic voice that conjures up dark romance and … Continue reading MP3: Zola Jesus | Sea Talk
Jesus Lizard were one of the great alternative bands of the 80s/90s with a buttocks-clenched rhythm section, livewire frontman in David Yow and coruscating guitar lines. Last year they reconvened for a run of shows including a headlining slot at ATP New York. Here’s a great recording of the show… DOWNLOAD Continue reading MP3: Jesus Lizard live @ ATP NY 2009
If you’ve experienced Calexico live then you’ll know what an exceptional group of musicians they are – particularly the nucleus of Joey Burns and John Covertino. The band has generously released a new album Live in Nuremburg and made it available for free download… Grab it HERE Over there you can also check out their current run of US and European live dates that will take them … Continue reading FREE ALBUM: CALEXICO release new live album for download…
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The Kills have teamed up with Levi’s as part of their Pioneer Sessions which sees artists covering their fave classic tracks. Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince hace chosen to take a swing at Velvet Underground’s gorgeous Pale Blue Eyes. If you want to hear it, download it… HERE Continue reading MP3: The Kills do The Velvets’ Pale Blue Eyes…
Last year Kurt Vile musically came of age with the magnificently ragged and sprawling Childish Prodigy. Now he is apparently working on the follow-up with producer John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr, Breeders, Sonic Youth, The Hold Steady). To tide us over he has released Square Shells EP featuring tracks he has recorded since the release of Childish Prodigy. It hits the stores May 25th via Matador. … Continue reading NEWS: KURT VILE releases new EP…
Brooklyn duo (now based in LA) High Places release their new record High Places vs Mankind this week and Thrill Jockey are giving away a free download of the single I Was Born. You can also check out cool videos for the I Was Born and The Longest Shadows below… DOWNLOAD Continue reading NEWS: HIGH PLACES free MP3 and new videos…
Here’s a sneak peak at the new act featuring Craig Jackson (Gersey) and actress/musician Camilla Jackson. The Sirens Of Venice are a collective of 8 members and we can expect an album, recorded by Vince Giarrusso (Underground Lovers) and Jed Palmer, to be out in June via Speak N Spell (Dappled Cities, Midlake). Melodic indie pop is the order of the day with Do You … Continue reading MP3: THE SIRENS OF VENICE – Do You Believe
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