Wool Recordings is releasing a new record at the end of June, entitled La Piscine. What makes this release special is that it is personally curated by Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier and several of her friends, including songwriter / composer / producer Richard Swift. Continue Reading...
Sleepy Rebels is exactly what I needed to soundtrack my Saturday afternoon: light, uncomplicated acoustic pop that is simultaneously anything but light and uncomplicated.
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Jed and Lucia have released a limited vinyl run on Ubiquity Records of their latest EP Helium accenting a fascination with dreamy, ethereal synth-pop (a fascination which I share). Continue Reading...
Sleigh Bells. Derek Miller. Alexis Krauss. Good band. On tour. Go see them. Don't ask questions, just go! Full tour dates after thee jump. Continue Reading...
I didn't know who Akila Fields was or what he was up to before last night, but this song "Closer" by his project Sleepyvillain appeared in my Soundcloud inbox and I'm like...ok, I'm here. You got me. The obvious comparisons to both Destroyer and Toro y Moi is inevitable, and that's perfectly fine, good company to be lumped in with. I guess Sleepyvillain's got something called Arithmetic coming out (see the album cover there?), but I know nothing more -- and I definitely want to. Continue Reading...
These will be gone FAST: Chaz Bundick of Toro y Moi is not only a talented musician, he's a graphic screen artist as well. Chaz has teamed up with Etsy to bring you these very limited editions of the soon-to-be-classic Underneath The Pine (out on Carpark on 22 February) which include a screen-printed bag (as seen above). More details, a video & MP3 from the record after the jump. Continue Reading...
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