It’s no secret that I really love Matt Duncan’s music. I’ve been waiting a long while for him to finally finish that EP and it looks like it’s finally ready. He’s going to be releasing the seven-song “Beacon” EP on Lexington’s Hop Hop Records. We’ve got a first listen here and some info on his [...]

[Read more →]

MP3: Ariel Pink – Round And Round So we’ve all been really enjoying this new Ariel Pink track “Round and Round,” right? Well there are a few other ways you can squeeze some enjoyment out of Ariel Pink. One is to check out the video session he just did with Pitchfork. The other is a [...]

[Read more →]

Like every child with loving parents, I grew up reading Shel Silverstein’s books. As I grew up, I found out he also had a fair amount of music under his belt, having written such classics as “Boy Named Sue” and “Cover of the Rolling Stone.” Now there’s a Shel Silverstein tribute album featuring Andrew Bird, [...]

[Read more →]

Just had this beauty sent over via email. This comes to us from Sri Aurobindo’s record Cave Painting, which is out soon on Baltimore’s Friends Records. MP3: Sri Aurobindo – Soul Vibrations of Man There’s so much lo-fi funk going on in this song that is almost seems like the instrumentals must be pulled from [...]

[Read more →]

Forecastle is lookin’ good this year! Devo, Cake, She & Him, Umphrey’s McGee, Against Me!, Grace Potter and The Nocturnals and Manchester Orchestra join the already announced group including the Flaming Lips, Spoon and Ted Leo. As an added bonus, we’ve now got the lineup broken down by days, making scheduling your weekend of July [...]

[Read more →]

I’ve been so busy telling everyone who comes into the record store about Man Man’s show this Thursday that I completely forgot to run this contest, ensuring two people will actually get to go to the show. To enter to win a pair of tickets to Man Man’s show at Cosmic Charlie’s on Thursday, leave [...]

[Read more →]

Here’s a new video for Vandaveer’s track “Woolgathering” directed by Jared Varava. Vandy’s Divide and Conquer has proven to be the gift that keeps on giving, with this video being the latest installment in its joys. And if you haven’t seen the video for “Mighty Leviathan of Old,” go check it out right now. That’s [...]

[Read more →]

Some Kind of Awesome just posted this stream of Janelle Monae’s new song “Make the Bus” off her upcoming record The ArchAndroid. While it’s no “Tightrope” (easily one of the top 10 songs of the year so far), it’s noteworthy for having heavy contributions from Kevin Barnes of Of Montreal. Check it out. The ArchAndroid [...]

[Read more →]

I just cannot figure out how I feel about the two new M.I.A. songs we’ve heard from the new record. Both times when pushing play for the first time, my initial reaction has been disappointment… but then they’ve both grown on me a little bit since then. Am I being overly critical because of how [...]

[Read more →]