As a part of the fundraising effort for music journalism venture AdHoc.fm, the founders have put together a compilation (and a box set, for a larger donation) featuring artists like Beach Fossils,…   Read Story »

Conceptual art-music frighteners Xiu Xiu have released the video for "Hi," their new fraught-synthpop single, and it's a frantic jumble of the sort of disconnected, often vaguely disturbing imagery…   Read Story »

"If you're wasting your life, say 'Hi' / If you're alone tonight, say 'Hi.'" A decade in and Jamie Stewart has only become more adept in his ability to squeeze relatable melodic manna from the most…   Read Story »

Soundscreen Design is an apparel/product design company closely aligned to music. As they put it, "We design, produce, and distribute music-related products ... [aiming] to advance the concept of…   Read Story »

There were more albums released in 2010 than could fit on all the lists released in 2010. (And there were many lists.) With that in mind, and certain '10 records still ringing in our ears, we put our…   Read Story »

New Love is a fun record. The generally bleak and willfully mopey Former Ghosts might not evoke "fun" in your brain, but on their second collection Freddy Ruppert, Jamie Stewart, Stereogum40 goth…   Read Story »

Former Ghosts follow the Nika Roza Danilova-fronted "Chin Up" with "New Orleans," another synthpop standout from Freddy Ruppert & Co.'s second Former Ghosts collection, New Love. This Michael…   Read Story »

When Former Ghosts released Fleurs last year, it was the project of Freddy Ruppert with assists from the highly collaborative Jamie Stewart and Nika Roza Danilova, aka Best New Band Zola Jesus. This…   Read Story »

Blue Water White Death is a collaboration between Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg and Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart. As might be expected, it's not the most joyous affair ... though it is pretty. Meiburg and…   Read Story »

Between the World Cup's conclusion hijacking the standard operating procedure of most any establishment serving alcohol and space enough for a TV screen, and Jelly NYC's Pool Parties kick off at the…   Read Story »