We’re excited to announce that two of Australia’s most talented prospects have collaborated on a standalone release. Overachieving producer Flume and left-field crooner-on-the-verge Chet Faker release the “Lockjaw” EP on November 26th via Future Classic. Having worked together on “Left Alone,” the plan for a collaborative release was hatched when they toured together on the 2013 Laneway Festival. Shortly after, the two headed to Narre … Continue reading
Many of the superlatives describing Angel Olsen refer to how seemingly little it takes for her to leave an audience speechless, even spellbound. But Olsen has never been as timid as those descriptors imply, and the noisy, fiery hints in her earlier work find a fuller expression on her forthcoming LP, Burn Your Fire for No Witness, due … Continue reading
Having just released their first full-length album, Los Angeles-based PAPA will soon be rocking the West Coast, headlining here in Sacramento at Harlow’s. A genre-defying mix of rock, punk, jazz, and folk music, the band immediately catches the listeners’ attention and promises something for every music lover. The singer and drummer, Darren Weiss, lends the … Continue reading
“Jack Name is a rare entity and a genius story/songsmith and I am envious as hell that God? Records is putting this out and not Castleface. Whiffs of young Brian Eno, Gary Numan, Chrome, ELO, Bruce Haack . . . even Richard O’Brien (a la “Rocky Horror”) and Stefan Wul stain the sleeves of this … Continue reading
As one of the principal songwriters in the New Hampshire band MMOSS, guitarist Doug Tuttle was integral in honing that band’s signature sound of West Coast bummer harmonies wrapped taut around a sinewy and dreamy collision of hazy psychedelia and motorik krautrock. Upon the band’s recent dissolution in the spring of 2013, the east coast native pitched camp … Continue reading
Flume’s acclaimed self-titled debut is being given the deluxe treatment, and oh what a treatment it is! The 4-disc set will feature the album, remixes of and by Flume, a producer disc with Ableton Live 9 Lite decked out with stems for “Insane,” “Holdin On,” and “On Top,” a DVD of live Infinity Prism Tour footage, … Continue reading
Hey hot dogs, it’s time for another Wiener Dog Comp! As you may already know, nothing inspires Burger Records to do good deeds more than a friend in need, and we all know that dogs iz people too! The first Wiener Dog comp went to raising money to help Popcorn, the pooch owned by Burger’s cassette manufacturer, and … Continue reading
Breathe Owl Breathe have been through a helluva year. Aside from the difficulties of creating their new record, the transcendent Passage of Pegasus (released Oct. 15th), while spread about the country, they had their tour van/longtime companion, Cassette Canyon, stolen from them while they were in the Bay Area. Though the van was found and their merch was recovered, … Continue reading
ANNOUNCING THE EVERYTHING IS NEW PROJECT IN AID OF DALIT “UNTOUCHABLE” CHILDREN IN SOUTHEAST INDIA FEATURING JARVIS COCKER, FOUR TET, DAN DEACON, RUSTIE, BEAR IN HEAVEN, NO AGE, OWEN PALLETT, CALIFONE, GANG GANG DANCE, YACHT & MANY MORE OUT JANUARY 20, 2014 VIA TRANSGRESSIVE NORTH; PROCEEDS GO TO SCOTTISH LOVE IN ACTION CHARITY Everything is New is … Continue reading
NIGHTLANDS SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR “SO FAR SO LONG” FROMOAK ISLAND & ANNOUNCES SOLO TOUR Nightlands, the project of sci-fi wizard and unstoppable noise machine Dave Hartley, is keeping the space age dream alive! In 2013, Nightlands released the excellent album, Oak Island, on Secretly Canadian, performed an original score to 2001: A Space Odyssey live, took us “To The Moon” and back, conducted a multi-city … Continue reading
DIRTY THREE’S MICK TURNER SHARES “SOMETIMES,” NEW SONG OFF DON’T TELL THE DRIVER, OUT NOV. 19 ON DRAG CITY Replete with classic epics and timely reprises, Mick Turner’s forthcoming release, Don’t Tell the Driver, is an inspired and focused collection of music that reaches for new borders without sacrificing the dizzy wandering and painterly stillness that has typified this artist’s best … Continue reading
QUILT ANNOUNCES HELD IN SPLENDOR, OUT 1/28/14 ON MEXICAN SUMMERWhen the three members of Quilt arrived in New York City in April to begin the intensive recording process for their second album, the new and aptly named Held in Splendor, out January 28th on Mexican Summer, they stepped directly into spring. Anna Fox Rochinski, Shane Butler and John Andrews had spent much of the previous several months clutched away … Continue reading
JEFFREY NOVAK OF CHEAP TIME TO RELEASE LEMON KID NOVEMBER 19TH If there is one thing to consider about Nashvillian Jeffrey Novak, it’s that he never stops. Between the relentless touring schedule of his main band, Cheap Time, and consistently recording, he somehow finds the time to work on solo material under his own name. His debut solo … Continue reading
In his first release since 2010’s All Day, sample-obsessed producer Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) has teamed up with legendary Philadelphia rapper Freeway to bring you the collaborative EP, “Broken Ankles.” The release combines both artists’ distinct, high-energy styles into a continuously flowing collection of bangers. After the success of Night Ripper in 2006, Girl Talk steadily toured over the following six years, bringing his … Continue reading
Gap Dream is essentially the fantasies of one Gabriel Fulvimar. He’s released one record, people dug it, and now he’s ready for another. But this isn’t the product of stasis, sleep, or fermentation. This dream is epic. It’s got legs; legs that carried Gabriel to California from his native Ohio, and delivered him to a … Continue reading
The Limiñanas, the brainchild of French duo Lio and Marie Limiñana, are back on Trouble In Mind with their third album, Costa Blanca, out November 19th! Once again, recorded at their home in the south of France by Lio himself, Costa Blanca pushes the envelope of their signature Franc-o-phonic sound — the coloeur café cool of Gainsbourg, the hypnotic drone of VU-era Cale, and the spiky fuzz of … Continue reading
Kettering, England, psychedelic-pop band Temples introduced themselves to North American audiences last month via the “Shelter Song”/”Colours to Life” 7,” out now on Fat Possum. Today, the four-piece share a new 60s inspired, end-of-summer jam, the immediately endearing “Keep In The Dark,” and announce their first North American tour! Recorded and produced by the band in their own Pyramid Studio and mixed … Continue reading
NEW EP “WORMS/YEAR 5772” OUT 11/5 VIA CRIME ON THE MOON Cold Beat is Hannah Lew, bassist and co-songwriter of the band Grass Widow. It’s the fully expressed voice and emotions of one person, versus the harmonic and lock-step declarations of three women. It’s the emergence of Lew as a singular voice, using dream logic and abstraction … Continue reading
Jenny Hval has in recent years made a name for herself as an artist, musician and writer both in Norway and abroad. When her third record Viscera was released in 2011, WIRE magazine described the record as: “a stunning achievement both conceptually and musically.” Multidisciplinary and transgressive are words often employed to describe her art, … Continue reading
San Diego’s Plateaus are back and following up their acclaimed debut LP on Art Fag with a limited one sided 10” coming from Mt.St.Mtn. Plateaus have a laid back minimalist sound doing more with less with a niche for catchy song writing and melody. Hazy guitar tones, pounding drums, fuzzed out bass, and blown out vocals … Continue reading
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