Nice xmas gift from fuzzed out Californians Crocodiles and Dum Dum Girls. Very JAMC and sweet, merry xmas!
raekwon on late night (w/ the roots)
•December 17, 2009 • Leave a CommentStellar performance of “Catalina” from one of the best albums of 2009. Raekwon’s fantastic Only Built 4 Cuban Linx PT II is out now.
mountain man
•December 15, 2009 • Leave a CommentMountain Man is a three-piece from Bennington, Vermont that create American folk Iaced with stunningly beautiful voices and compositions along the likes of Marissa Nadler and Fleet Foxes. Look for a 7″ in early 2010 from Underwater Peoples. In the meantime, you can download their 7-track album at their site here.
when i’m with you
•December 14, 2009 • Leave a CommentBest Coast is a promising L.A. act led by Bethany Cosentino. “When I’m With You” exudes her lo-fi tendencies and yet also something distinctively Californian in the melody. You can buy the Make You Mine 7″ at Group Tightener and their latest 7″ at Black Iris.
neon indian daytrotter session
•December 4, 2009 • Leave a CommentThe newest daytrotter session with Alan Palomo’s Neon Indian. Jam out at Daytrotter.
take away show: phoenix on the streets of paris
•December 3, 2009 • Leave a Comment“1901″
“Lisztomania” & “One Time Too Many”
“Long Distance Call”
new spoon : “written in reverse” + Transference lp
•December 1, 2009 • Leave a CommentAustin’s Spoon are back with their new LP Transference on January 19 via Merge. Check out the fantastic new single “Written In Reverse” below for your listening pleasure. Oh, and turn it up loud.
“Written In Reverse” is out now digitally and released on 7″ on January 5, 2010.
new shout out louds : “walls” + new lp
•December 1, 2009 • Leave a CommentSwede indie popstars Shout Out Louds are returning with their third LP, Words, on February 23rd via Merge. Check out the new single below plus video!
new real estate : “dumb luck”
•November 19, 2009 • Leave a CommentReally can’t get enough of these guys since they make some really nice and mellowed out, weekend tracks perfect for long drives. Having just released their pleasant debut self-titled full length via Woodsist it comes as a nice surprise that Mexican Summer is releasing a new EP due for release December 18th. “Dumb Luck” continues their insanely pleasant mellow sound and jangly guitars along the likes of “Beach Comber” and “Fake Blues” (see below).
You can order the album here and purchase the EP digitally now here.
new beach house : “norway”
•November 17, 2009 • Leave a CommentBeach House are back with “Norway”, the debut single off their upcoming full-length Teen Dream, out January 26 and their first with Sub-Pop (album art below). “Norway” continues their lush Mazzy Star/Cocteau Twins dreamy vibe and Victoria sounds as beautiful as ever. Be sure to grab this in two months time.
new four step : “love cry” & new LP
•November 12, 2009 • Leave a CommentFour Tet is back with his first new material since 2008’s Ringer EP and his collaboration with Burial earlier this year. “Love Cry” sees Kieran Hebden continue his more dance floor ready beats he began on Ringer and the Joy Orbison remix is really the best dubstep track I’ve heard since his collaboration with Burial. Keep an eye out for his new LP There Is Love In You out January 26 via Domino.
“Love Cry”
“Love Cry” (joy orbison x four tet remix)
new memory tapes : “graphics” (sci-fi edit) & “easy pert mom”
•November 10, 2009 • Leave a CommentDayve Hawk’s glorious Memory Tapes project is continuing full steam. This time he offers us two tracks. The first is a remake of “Graphics” off of his best of ‘09 Seek Magic LP and the second is “Easy Pert Mom”. Bump it.
wild beasts in juan’s basement
•November 3, 2009 • Leave a CommentLondon art-rockers Wild Beasts performed at P4k’s Juan’s Basement and here’s standout favorites “All The King’s Men”, “This Is Our Lot” and “We Still Got The Taste Dancin’ On Our Tongues” from the fantastic Two Dancers, out now on Domino.
the mary onettes
•November 1, 2009 • Leave a CommentThe Mary Onettes are Swedes that make some of the most fantastic/early-’80s/guitar driven/lush pop a la Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen, Jesus and Mary Chain etc. I’ve heard in quite some time. Their new album Islands comes out this Tuesday, Nov. 3 via Labrador and adds a bunch of strings and keyboard arrangements to the mix. Check out the video and two mp3’s below. Happy gloomy November day.
new yeasayer : “ambling alp”!
•October 30, 2009 • Leave a CommentYeasayer have been hard at work in the studio and have finally announced the release of their sophomore LP. Odd Blood is due February 9, 2010 on Secretly Canadian. AND, here is the utterly fantastic first single “Ambling Alp” followed by a remix by the much-talked about Memory Tapes. You can also purchase a digital bundle along with the 12″ single and t-shirt bundle at their website here. This is easily going to get 50+ repeats by weekend’s end. Happy Halloween!
real estate – “black lake” (live @ cmj)
•October 26, 2009 • Leave a CommentReal Estate, the up and coming lo-fi outfit from New Jersey, are releasing their long awaited full length later next month. In the meantime, check out this excellent live clip of their recent CMJ gig last week. In case you have heard their handful of EP’s, you have even more of a reason to be excited for this full length because the same songs have been remixed, beautifully. Here’s the new album-version of “Fake Blues” for your listening pleasure.
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Filmed and Edited by C. Axel
Filmed live at the twosyllable/Underwater Peoples/Chocolate Bobka official CMJ Showcase.
The Delancy, NY, NY.
October 23, 2009.
new memory tapes : “walk me home”
•October 20, 2009 • Leave a CommentFrom the never disappointing Memory Tapes come a brand new track for ARAWA’s 2nd annual Halloween lovefest. Also, he’s now on the twitterz. Jam it up.
the xx arrive on these shores
•October 18, 2009 • Leave a CommentLondon’s the xx have put out one of the top of ‘09 albums and they’ve finally arrived in the States for their tour. Here’s “basic space” live at monkeytown in BKLYN, NYC. Shot & Edited by Winston Case & Sam Heesen. And check out the xx tour dates here.
grizzly bear bring “two weeks” to conan
•October 13, 2009 • Leave a CommentWith Beach House’s Victoria Legrand!



















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