Seattle’s folk group Ivan and Alyosha have had a hell of 2011 so far. They’ve released Fathers Be Kind, earned all sorts of critical acclaim (Filter, NPR, Brooklyn Vegan), dropped by KEXP, Daytrotter and IFC and been on what’s seemed like a non-stop tour. They’re not stopping any time soon either. I & A have […]
One of the pleasant surprises of 2011 has been Athens-based experimenters Reptar (cue: Rugrats jokes). Their song “Context Clues” immediately struck me with an Animal Collective vibe and an uncanny resemblance to Avey Tare’s vocals. Anyhow, the band’s new EP “Oblangle Fizz Y’All” is now streaming and you can listen to it right here. Additionally, the band […]
Modeselektor announced an upcoming tour and a new album titled Monkeytown. It’s been no secret that Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke is a large fan of the German duo, and it was noted that the former would be helping the latter with their album. Well now we’ve got several tracks of collaboration between the two to […]
Toro y Moi aka Chaz Bundick has released a new video for his track “How I Know” from his recently released (and a best new album of 2k11.5) Underneath the Pine. The video premiered on Pitchfork.tv earlier and features plenty of ghosts. Check it out right here.