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Friday, March 12, 2010

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

LADY GAGA Ft. BEYONCE - Telephone Video Premiere

Another New FREDRIK Video - Milo

This is gorgeous stuff! "Milo" is the third video to be released for Fredrik's latest album Trilogi, available now on The Kora Records.


Fredrik - Milo from The Kora Records on Vimeo.

STRICKEN CITY - Animal Festival

British band Stricken City have just released the new 4 song ep Animal Festival, which is available for free at strickencity.com. A new video for the title track has emerged and you can watch it below. The track will also be included on their debut full-length, due this summer.


Stricken City - Animal Festival from Stricken City on Vimeo.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

New YEASAYER Video - O.N.E.

Seriously, I'm loving this video...

"O.N.E." by Yeasayer from Secretly Jag on Vimeo.

NOUVEAUNOISE - Goni/Cinnte

Irish electronic group Nouveaunoise are prepping their debut pressing Paraphrase Accolade, due in May. They just released the digital double a-side featuring two awesome tracks, available for free by clicking the link below. This is some very exciting stuff; beautifully organic electronic music in the vein of Four Tet.

Nouveaunoise - Goni/Cinnte [link]

New NEON INDIAN - Sleep Paralysist

Neon Indian just dropped the new single "Sleep Paralysist", co-produced by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor. Grab it courtesy of Mountain Dew's Green Label Sound below.

R.I.P. COREY HAIM

"This is a tragic loss of a wonderful, beautiful, tormented soul, who will always be my brother, family, and best friend." -Corey Feldman

One of my favorite 80's teen actors Corey Haim, star of The Lost Boys, Silver Bullet, License To Drive, Dream A Little Dream, and countless others, died late last night. Here are some movie trailers to remember him by.





BLONDES - True Panther Showcase

Amazing videographer Ray Concepcion recently shot a performance by TSR faves Blondes, as well as Lemonade and Tanlines at Monster Island in Brooklyn. This is what we're all about right now. Enjoy...

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

New MGMT - Flash Delirium

A new MGMT track has arrived! "Flash Delirium" is the first offering from the band's new album Congratulations, due April 13th on Columbia Records. You can download the new track for free at whoismgmt.com and pre-order the album here.

New TORO Y MOI Video - Talamak

Monday, March 08, 2010

KEEPAWAY - Yellow Wings


Keepaway are a new Brooklyn band who are drawing heavy comparisons to Animal Collective. Check out this new video for the self-released track "Yellow Wings".

Review:
TANLINES - Settings ep
83%

Tanlines’ new ep Settings showcases the band’s unique fusion of percussive island music with a modern electronic sensibility. The six-track disc impressively demonstrates the Brooklyn duo’s eccentric pop aesthetic, while keeping the music grounded firmly in its fuck-me pumps on the dance floor.

Opening track “Reinfo” is an insular, instrumental track that perfectly guides you into the realm of the sound at work here.
This is followed by the lead off single “Real Life”, a sensational introduction to the group’s hooky sound, as the vocals croon, “It was a past life thing, it was a past life thing, it wasn’t anything at all…for a minute I was lost, I looked away; I was looking for a home…my destination was unknown”. This is danceable music with an intellectual slant.

Tanlines are part of a percussion-based disco explosion emanating in Brooklyn right now, joining bands like Lemonade, Javelin, and Brahms in the movement. Frequent collaborator Glasser, an equally thrilling new artist, is featured on the closing track “Z”, a contemplative dance gem that finishes the ep on an ethereal high note.

Tanlines are currently playing select dates with The XX and Memory Tapes. Don’t hesitate if you have the chance to catch these guys live!

Originally published at kevchino.com.

Friday, March 05, 2010

ERYKAH BADU - Window Seat

This lady is just flawless. New album out March 30th (maybe?).

HOLE - Skinny Little Bitch

It's for real, bitches. Hole (or Courtney Love and new casualties) will release the new album Nobody's Daughter on April 27th. The first single is "Skinny Little Bitch" and you can listen to it now here.

Thursday, March 04, 2010

LINDSTROM & CHRISTABELLE - Baby Can't Stop

Lindstom & Christabelle offer up this free download of their track "Baby Can't Stop". This is sugary guilty great stuff!

THE FRESH & ONLYS - Vanishing Cream

Psychedelic new video from San Francisco band The Fresh & Onlys. New LP on In The Red soon. In the meantime, "Vanishing Cream"...

GOLDFRAPP Premieres Rocket Video

Fabulous.

Rocket

GOLDFRAPP | MySpace Music Videos

DAEDELUS - Righteous Fists of Harmony ep

Daedelus has a new ep coming out on Flying Lotus' new label Brainfeeder. The Righteous Fists of Harmony ep will be released on March 23rd. Watch the lovely teaser video below, which is set to the ep's ethereal closing track “Fin de Siècle”.


Daedelus "Righteous Fists of Harmony" from DestroyRockMusic Inc. on Vimeo.

Righteous Fists of Harmony tracklist:

1. An Armada Approaches
2. Tidal Waves Uprising
3. The Open Hand Avows
4. Order Of The Golden Dawn (featuring Laura Darling)
5. The Finishing of a Thing
6. Succumbing To (featuring Kid A)
7. Stampede Me (with Amir Yaghmai)
8. Fin De Siècle

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

MAGIC MAN - Real Life Color

Boston duo Magic Man are like the synth-pop Arcade Fire. These guys have that whole invigorating anthem thing down, you know like when you first heard Funeral full blast on your headphones and found your heart suddenly racing? It's kinda like that. Get their awesome debut album, available for free at Arcade Sound Ltd.

KISSES - Bermuda

Kisses - Bermuda

Kisses are a new Los Angeles based disco duo with a love of Cerrone and Gino Soccio. Their first single "Bermuda" arrives on April 27th and features a remix by another buzzed LA act, Active Child. Look out for both Kisses and Active Child at SXSW this year.
"Though primarily inspired by long-format, instrumental disco...Kisses has developed a uniquely concise songwriting style that is equal parts FM radio pop and expansive four-to-the-floor."

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

OWEN PALLETT - Lewis Takes Off His Shirt

After working as a violinist/string arrangement for bands like Beirut, Arcade Fire, Pet Shop Boys, Grizzly Bear, Mika, Holy Fuck, Great Lake Swimmers, The Mountain Goats, Stars, Fucked Up and The Hidden Cameras, Owen Pallett (aka Final Fantasy) has recently released his third album Heartland on Domino Records. The new single "Lewis Takes Off His Shirt" is due March 29th and now has this borderline NSFW video.

New CLASS ACTRESS Video - Journal of Ardency

Monday, March 01, 2010

VOICEsVOICEs - Origins

Los Angeles female shoegaze duo VOICEsVOICEs recently put out the new Origins ep on Manimal Vinyl. This stunning new video directed by Patrick Fraser was shot during the Southern California wildfires last fall. The ep was produced by another TSR fave, Prefuse 73.


"ORIGINS" video by VOICEsVOICEs [HD] from VOICEsVOICEs on Vimeo.

JAVELIN - No Más


Brooklyn duo Javelin have been on heavy rotation around here lately. Their self-titled ep was released last year and features the terribly infectious "Lindsay Brohan". Now they have a new LP called No Mas and you can buy it now at Luaka Bop. Watch this episode of xlr8r's Tune In An Afternoon, where the duo construct the track "Me Thing Drawing Me".