Music Category

Jersey natives Big Troubles have a good sense of humor. As if their Angelfire-hosted webpage wasn’t enough, they send a goth to the zoo in She Smiles For Pictures.

Get lost in a stupendous pop orchestra. Drown in a lush harmony of claps and violins. Develop an infactuation for a voice locked in yearning, enveloped by the keys of a grand piano. Fall in love (again) with Feist.

Brooklyn-based alternative outfit The Drums have just released the clip for their latest tune How it Ended, the appropriately-named closer for their latest album ‘Portamento’.

The latest single from Australian band Texture Like Sun, “Bottle” introduces us to a much-anticipated album, to be released in early 2012. It is a key element in our welcoming of their music.

London-based singer-percussionist Mo Kolours produces an eclectic blend of mellow hip-hop influenced by the Sega music of his Mauritian-born father. Biddies offers a constant thumping drumline, layered under electronically-altered vocal samples and hand-claps forming a tribal beat that Kolours’ sings over.

Californian quintet Gardens and Villa won over crowds in New York this past weekend with their infectious and surprising blend of synth-pop and tribal elements. We caught up with frontman Chris Lynch and bassist Shane McKillop before they took to the stage at Mercury Lounge on Saturday.

Oakland based experimental genius tUnE-yArDs aka Merrill Garbus sheds her colourful past as she goes Gangsta in her latest self-directed video.

Dum Dum Girls have once again blessed the masses with a beautiful video busting with rockabilly splendour.

The video follows Astronautalis’ journey as a “blind beggar”. Dressed in a suit with all the trappings of a down-on-his-luck hip hop star, Quin picks him up and they go for a joy ride downtown. Talk about Bonnie and Clyde 2.0.

San Francisco’s Wet Illustrated sound like a trio of energetic kids who woke up early on the first day of summer vacation and ate too much Cap’n Crunch before setting off to race each other on bikes. Satellite Kids, the first single off of their debut ’1x1x1′, is a hyperactive riff-heavy jam that is still catchy even if you can’t make out the lyrics. With a thrashing melody like this, who needs them anyway?