This super drunk British man at his friend’s bachelor party stumbled up to me because I was speaking in English and proceeded to slurrily discuss how awesome The Who is. Then, before being pulled away by his mates and before he puked on me, he kept telling me to check out this dude named Nnamdi. So I did, and this is a song of his. And it’s awesome.
Words by Ian Wendrow
Considering how Death Grips just broke up a couple days ago I’ve legitimately been struggling to come to terms with the fact that one of my favorite bands doesn’t exist anymore. One of my favorite memories of Death Grips was when I got on facebook one day after class and just saw this song posted on their facebook with the cryptic video, with absolutely no explanation. Read More…
This new track by Honey Blood is SO CATCHY. Which is why it’s our Jam of the Day! Look out for their self-titled debut out July 14th on FatCat but here’s a little preview!
Not to be all emotional and stuff, but I’ve been going through some stuff lately and I recently went back and listened to Beach House’s 2010 album Teen Dream and this song really stuck with me, I was really floored by how just undeniably beautiful this song is (lol guys I have feelings)
This is a new two-piece that’s been putting out singles somewhat randomly all year. Their songs remind me slightly of Real Estate if they had a cutesy, low-toned, female vocalist. This band, SALES, just finished a tour on the east coast – some dates with Gems and Hundred Waters. Hopefully they tour more and put out a full length soon because I can’t get enough of these singles. They’re superb for relaxing and reflecting in the summertime. Check out “Renee” and “Chinese New Year” if you want to hear more smooth songs from these chill cats.
Ben Frost is a lot of things and boring is not one of them. Recently he released a brand new album called Aurora that features a lot of experimental instrumental music. This song Nolan is perfect for so many reasons, one being the fact that this song is broken down into many different segments that makes it seem like you’re listening to multiple songs. This is perfect headphone music, once it encloses you in its grasp it grabs a hold of you and takes you to a whole different world of music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gig7e5lwOEp
Words by Sami Leonardo
Bleached just released the A side to their new 7inch record that will be released September 16th on Dead Oceans. It’s called “For The Feel” and it’s going to be your new favorite song to cruise in your car with all the windows down. It’s upbeat, catchy and features a killer guitar solo which lands it in our spot as the Jam of the Day. If you missed it, last year we did an interview with Jennifer Clavin of Bleached that you can check out here!
Words by Stacey Karl
Photo by Natalie Neal
How to Dress Well is taking over the airwaves with his sultry voice and intriguing beats. In “Face Again” Tom Krell’s voice perfectly syncs up with droning music as well as soulful melodies. Tom Krell isn’t afraid to press the envelope in studio as well as in music videos, this one especially since it depicts a ceremonial burial of some sort. Either way How to Dress is one of the artists to watch this year.
Words by Sami Leonardo
I was lucky enough to catch the experimental rock gods Swans at Saint Andrews Hall in Detroit Saturday night and they totally floored me. It was a completely out-of-body, cathartic experience for me and 2nd only maybe to seeing the Knife earlier this year in Chicago. They played all new material, but the song that stood out the most for me was the To Be Kind highlight, “Just a Little Boy (For Chester Burnett).” Watching Michael Gira command his entire band with angry thrashing while screaming “I’M JUST A LITTLE BOYYYYYY I NEED LOOOOOOOVE” was insane and made my brain feel like spaghetti. It’s one I’ll remember for a looooong time.
Words by Jacob Richards
The Canadian producer Ryan Hemsworth released a new track “Every Square Inch”. Hemsworth gets help from Japanese artist Qrion on the airy and relaxing track and promises “this song is not about kissing or anything like that.”
Words by Shelby Doyle
