Frequent Fever Ray collaborator/producer Van Rivers (he produced her single "When I Grow Up," among other tracks) did this remix of Twin Shadow's "Slow." This remix gives George Lewis Jr.'s vocals…   Read Story »

Cleveland pop snots Cloud Nothings' anticipated self-titled Carpark debut blitzes through 11 songs in 28 minutes. So far you've heard the bubbling, fuzzed opener "Understand It All." The new…   Read Story »

Forget witch house, here's "[a] dark, twisted slice of bowel-shaking vampire house, crafted for peak time on the coolest dance floors." Twilight romantics: Basement Jaxx's "Dracula" is also a sort of…   Read Story »

As noted when covering Ariel Pink live @ Irving Plaza this past summer, Californians Piper and Skylar Kaplan, aka Pearl Harbor, changed their name to Puro Instinct. Under the new moniker, the sisters…   Read Story »

Over the past few months Locrian have quietly released two of 2010's best albums. They're not a quiet band, but the project of André Foisy and Terence Hannum -- which expands and contracts…   Read Story »

The Lady Killer's dusky new single definitely does sound "Old Fashioned." As did "Fuck You," but here the four letter word's "love," so it's more than safe for your Motown-loving…   Read Story »

Cinema Red And Blue features members of Crystal Stilts and their British elders Comet Gain. The group's releasing a self-titled album this fall on What's Your Rupture?. It's where you'll find "Same…   Read Story »

A lot happens on Swedish black metal trio Sorgeldom's ambitious second album Inner Receivings. Yeah, Dr: Sundén, Jodöden, and J. Marklund play black metal, but it's the progressive, expansive…   Read Story »

The last time I saw Twin Sister, it was DJing their album-release show at Glasslands, when a stage sound outage helped us uncover a deeply shared love for Fleetwood Mac. It was sorta revelatory for…   Read Story »

Hold Steady fans won't have to wait much longer to hear Heaven Is Whenever, the band's mustache-free followup to Stay Positive. Craig Finn's said the provocatively titled album's about "embracing…   Read Story »