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I’ve been enjoying the new album from Brooklyn’s School of Seven Bells lately and figured I should mention it here on the Drawer, seeing as they’re on tour and playing with Drawer B faves, M83. Speaking of M83, that’s a good starting off point for comparison. Lush, gauzed ethereal vocals, electronic walls of noise, lap-pop […]

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Ok, so I’ve been obsessed with MTV since it decided to post 22,000 videos on its website this week. I’ve been constantly checking to see how thorough its library is. There are some gaping holes to be sure, but MTV gets a pass just for uploading all this gold at all, plus this is only […]

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And I thought I was puzzled by the new Guns N’ Roses song: Elizabeth Day over at the Guardian says that while listening to the new single by Axl’s thinly veiled GNR tribute ensemble she is "struck by its uncanny resemblance to the Crocodile Dundee soundtrack" (hahahaha, what?), concluding that "it’s the musical equivalent of […]

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Well, if you subscribe to Devo’s own name-branded theory about man’s de-evolution, then new music by Devo is terrible by definition. But if you suspend your disbelief and take Devo’s proselytizing with a grain of salt, you might be able to appreciate the band’s first new vinyl release in decades. You may have already heard […]

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Today isn’t any sort of official German Day (at least not that I know of), but I am hearby proclaiming October 28th German Day at the Drawer. That Robota 1000 video reminded me of Blumfeld, which reminded me of Stereo Total. I was also thinking about Notwist, but M. Acher sings in English. Oh, and […]

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Mute Records is planning a deluxe reissue series for all five M83 albums on vinyl, which will be double gatefold editions with the exception of Digital Shades, previously only available digitally. Each of the LP’s will be coupled with bonus discs. Anthony Gonzalez is preparing for a month-long US tour before a strangely incongruous opening […]

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