Author Archives: Katherine Humphreys

Monday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: January 28, 2013

You can watch the members of Grizzly Bear loose small bits of their hair, blood nails, and skin for the sake of science/creativity in their new video for “Gun-Shy.” Speaking about the video last fall “If the creativity of any living creature could be seen, what would it look like?” Kris Moyes asked New York.Read more...

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Tuesday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: January 22, 2013

If it seems like everyone is reuniting lately, it’s true, because now The Postal Service is back with a show and a re-release. Today we found out that not only will the band be releasing the Deluxe Tenth Anniversary Edition of Give Up on Sub Pop featuring two new tracks, ”Turn Around” and “A Tattered Line of String,” but thatRead more...

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Tuesday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: January 15, 2013

Totally Extinct Enormous Dinosaurs took on the Foals single “My Number” with this electro remix. Barely resembling the original track which debuted on Jools Holland, the remix pulls in the hook from the original about halfway through. While the sound is divergent, it still captures the brooding moodiness the Foals are known for. Listen below.Read more...

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Monday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: January 14, 2013

Last week the straight outta the mosh pit quartet The Men released the first song from their upcoming album New Moon - “Electric” carries on their direct and loud, but sincere and present, approach to punk. If anything can remind us what it’s like to sweat gallons at a show and wash it all downRead more...

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Thursday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: January 3, 2013

The beautiful/transfixing/addicting/”reverb-abusing” Beach House have a homemade video out for their track “New Year” off 2012′s Bloom. Featuring Victoria petting a cat in the sun as well as video of Beach House recording, and filmed at Sonic Ranch Studios in Texas, the video will make help all us in the north remember what the sunRead more...

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Tuesday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: December 18, 2012

After spending days in a hundred year old barn in upstate New York Widowspeak is back with a new album Almanac - and now we can listen to “The Dark Age” from said album. Helped by Kevin McMahon who has worked with Real Estate and Swans, the new songs from the album feature stronger guitarRead more...

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Monday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: December 17, 2012

Sufjan Stevens isn’t the only one taking on Christmas. The XX covered Wham!‘s  “Last Christmas” on BBC Radio 1′s Live Lounge. It’s just how you would expect it: a bit too serious for the cheesy lyrics, but then again The XX can make pretty much anything sound pout-perfectly pretty. And they sound like they’re havingRead more...

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Monday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: December 10, 2012

Among our favorite Seattle punk trios is The Wimps - who recently signed to End of Time, the new label founded by Sarah Moody of Hardly Art - and they have a new track from their forthcoming Repeat entitled “Nap.” Now that we are in full blown winter weather turf - yeah, “All I wannaRead more...

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Tuesday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: December 4, 2012

Following the release of the video for “Eclipse/Blue” in last month, Nosaj Thing has dropped the track “Snap” from his upcoming Home EP on Innovative Leisure. Surprisingly mellow and swirling, the track’s heavier electronic aspects, glitches and bass, are almost disguised behind synths. So far, Nosaj Thing has only two shows on his bill forRead more...

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Monday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: December 3, 2012

Is it a joke? Is it not a joke? Recently at a show in Germany, Das Racist‘s Heems (a.k.a. Himanshu Suri) spilled the beans: “You guys wanna know the secret? ... Das Racist is breaking up and we’re not a band anymore.” Though Heems was alone when he made that statement, Kool A.D. tweeted soonRead more...

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