Lotus Plaza – Monoliths
Lockett Pundt, the “other” guy from Deerhunter, offers up the most euphoric indie-gaze jam since “Desire Lines.”
Outside Lands 2012 Lineup Announced
Outside Lands returns to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for its 5th year and MC Hammer is here to drop deets on the lineup.
Django Django – Hail Bop
Django Django’s debut album is one of the best of the year and the “Hail Bop” is the perfect opener.
Miike Snow – Black Tin Box
Miike Snow co-opt the first couple words of a nursery rhyme and turn it into a hair raising, heart thumping voyage.
The Shins – Bait And Switch
James Mercer gives up breaking bells to remind us how his songs are good enough to basically be the entire plot of a Natalie Portman flick.
The Magnetic Fields – God Wants Us To Wait
The Magnetic Fields have finally kissed and made up with their synthesizers and you’ll never guess what they’re writing about this time around. (Just kidding, it’s more love songs.)
The Ting Tings – Soul Killing
The dance-punk duo Ting Tings are finally back with more tunes, and “Soul Killing” is the best banger of the bunch.
Grimes – Circumambient [VIDEO]
Some dude on YouTube mashes up one of the best new Grimes tracks with a French creep out flick and the results are pretty fantastic.
School Of Seven Bells – When You Sing
The trance inducing abilities of dreamgaze act School Of Seven Bells are showcased deftly on “When You Sing,” the the final cut of their new album Ghostory.
