![Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - 'Hiding' [Premiere]](/thumbs/post/485x231/cYyXAdD.png)
After extensively touring in support of their 2011 debut album It's A Corporate World, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. have been busy in the studio. With a new album due out later this year, the Detroit duo wanted to remind everyone of their quirky and infectious style with a four-track EP entitled Patterns. Releasing the first sample of the EP last month, "If You Didn't See Me (Then You Weren't On The Dancefloor)", they have scaled the strong synth-pop/dance influence down in "Hiding". Driven by a buoyant drum beat,...
On their debut EP, Montreal-based duo Majical Cloudz let open space ring almost as an instrument in itself. Songwriter Devon Welsh and producer Matthew Otto continue in a similar vein with the first new cut from their upcoming full-length, Impersonator. "Childhood's End" operates on a disarmingly simple beat, coloring its bare bones with wide cello sweeps and Welsh's expressive vocals. As Welsh said in a recent statement, "I never want to feel like the music I’m making is just about stylistic play. The easiest way...
Esteemed poet Emily Dickenson once stated that fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate. The spotlight is a double edged sword, and those who are placed within are both rewarded by it's benefits and thwarted by it's scrutiny. Every year a handful of artists manage to tread faster than others,...
Throughout last year, I would see Dom Kennedy and a group of beautiful girls surrounding him at various parties in Brooklyn. 2011 was a quiet year for Dom in a public music release sense but this acid rock babe does not stop having a good time, ever. Since some time has passed, Kennedy's band, DOM,...
The Bees Knees Your life will be much easier now. These are the creamiest tracks of the week, one each from the three sections. These are here for those who only wish to sip. Yes, I'm looking at you, with your impenetrable ADHD and fascination with with Country Time Lemonade products. You and...
![DWNTWN - Stood Me Up [Video Premiere]](/thumbs/post/320x152/DWNTWN.png)
The Indie culture of today seems dominated by Folk, any variation of Surf Rock/Pop, and female-lead vocals—the latter acting as a sort of new kid on the block. We've had our share of feminine leads in the past, many of whom still run vibrant in the present such as Cat Power, but in the past few...
![Atoms For Peace - Amok [Album Stream]](/thumbs/post/320x152/atoms-4-peace.png)
It doesn't matter what it's caged in. Thom Yorke's voice is always a welcome balm. On his first official release with supergroup Atoms for Peace, the Radiohead frontman strings his unmistakable vox through a clockwork jungle of nervous instrumentals. Amok's got more bones than Radiohead's divisive...
A Quick Word from the Author: February seems to be living up to expectations, despite how high the bar has been set so far this year. The music is just too good. This week is a compilation of the past two weeks, it's a bit lengthier, and fairly grand. The Tryptophan, specifically, is fairly...
