Since Seattle’s Beat Connection dropped their Palace Gardens album in 2012, it’s been a pleasure to watch their sound develop. Palace Garden‘s chilled, oceanic vibes evolved into a tighter groove with “Hesitation” and their latest single “Illusion” furthers the growth for their most beautifully produced album yet. Stream Beat Connection “Illusion” and catch them at SXSW and Treefort Fest […]
Sufjan Stevens releases his eleventh full-length album Carrie & Lowell on March 31 via his label Asthmatic Kitty. You can pre-order the album here. Sufjan shared album track “Should Have Known Better” today, featuring Sufjan’s trademark, delicately beautiful instrumentation and soft vocal harmonies. An aside: at the 3:10 mark of the video, it sure looks like the […]
Tame Impala are expected to release the follow-up to their marvelous 2012 album Lonerism later this year. Today they shared the first taste of that new album in the form of the seven minute plus track “Let It Happen”. Where some bands might trend towards shorter, more accessible tracks after critical acclaim, several years of international touring […]
California’s Mikal Cronin will release his third full length album on May 5 via Merge Records. The aptly titled MCIII follows up the excellent Mikal Cronin and MCII albums. Stream a new track from MCIII, it’s called “ii) Gold”. If you’re new to Mikal Cronin, you might also check out his MCII track “Weight” as another great introduction.
Despite some words in the wind that Thee Oh Sees we’re wrapping up shop after a monumental streak, the band is back in action with a new album on the way. After relocating from San Francisco to Los Angeles, frontman John Dwyer released an experimental electronic side-project as Damaged Bug. Luckily, that didn’t keep him […]