The video for Murder By Death’s “White Noise” was created by Australian animator/design team of MaricorMaricar based on a storyboard by cellist Sarah Balliet. The song is a standout on the band’s fifth long-player, Good Morning, Magpie out now on Vagrant Records. It’s a bit more spacious and ominous than anything on the last record, […]

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Uhh. This is an odd video treatment for Foals. Lots of sunshine and brightly colored outfits certainly tie in with my preconceived notions of Miami. And, I guess, if I think about it really hard, so do oiled up bodybuilders, some of whom may or may not be trannies. Still, a totally weird aesthetic for […]

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Following up 2008’s wildly underrated Some Are Lakes LP, Montreal’s Land of Talk returns this August with its second full-length, entitled Cloak and Cipher. The album was produced by the Besnard Lakes’ Jase Lacek and features a host of guests, ranging from members of Arcade Fire, A Silver Mt. Zion, Stars, and Esmerine. The album […]

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Woke up with this in my head.

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Been meaning to share this great track from DC locals Screen Vinyl Image.

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I’ve never really considered myself a Deftones fan, although I’ve never actively disliked them either, mainly because I have often been intrigued, if not even wholly impressed, by a few of their cover choices over the years. They’ve re-stylized Duran Duran’s moody masterpiece, “The Chauffeur”: And Sade’s “No Ordinary Love”: Both covers are faithful yet […]

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