Like new music? Good, then you are definitely gonna dig this new band I discovered from France called Drunksouls. What we are digging about these dudes is that their music combines an uncompromising burst of energy, pop sensibility, attitude, humor, and danger. Their sounds is best described as pop rock with a heaping dose of Reggae […]
Listen: Ms D – My Pen
We love sharing new music with you. That’s why we are pleased to introduce you to the multi-talented 22 year old singer-songwriter Ms D, who in spite of never having released a note of her own material to date has already amassed five top 10 hits to her name. Ms. D sent us over a […]
Magniz Makes Music On His Debut EP
Berlin-based producer, Magniz, has been producing for more than 20 years of music under various project names like Starshade, Electrack and EGOSCAN. His music effortlessly blends classic rap, dubstep and electro elements into hard hitting beats ready for rhymes. All this work has culminated with the release of his debut album, Music, 13 tracks that […]
Listen + Download: Clark Sage
We’ve seen rappers use established “hipster” beats before. Lushlife did it. Perrion did it. Kendrick Lamar loves doing it. Add Clark Sage to the list. I truly don’t know much about Sage. Either it’s someone that’s been around the game for a while using a new hip hop alias, or this is Sage’s first real […]
Remix: Alexander von Mehren – Aerosuite (Sean O’ Hagan Remix)
Norwegian singer/instrumentalist, Alexander von Mehren, released a psyched out remix of his tune “Aerosuite,” courtesy of producer Sean O’ Hagan (Stereolab, High Llamas). The track is featured on his debut album, Aéropop which was released earlier this year. Primarily influenced by French, British and Italian library music of the 60s and 70s, he blends that with […]
Single: Paris Carney – Astronaut
Wow, I’m totally enamored with this new track from Los Angeles-based indie electro-pop artist Paris Carney. The track is called “Astronaut” and its everything you want from a song, including a a catchy hook that is hard to forget. enjoY!
Listen: Slab501Swipe – Swerve
Artist collective, Slab Gang, keeps pushing out the tunes. This time, it comes courtesy of their latest artist, Slab501swipe. He just dropped his latest mixtape, Silver Swagg King, on livemixtapes.com. On the mixtape is the banger ”Swerve’ which he sent us over to check out. The beat is real dark with a haunting piano sample throughout. […]
Listen: Erased Tapes Records
Last November I had the pleasure of welcoming Nils Frahm into the Newtown Radio studio for my weekly show, MXD SGNLS. Frahm was in NYC promoting his LP, Spaces, and later played a set at Manhattan’s Le Poisson Rouge. At the time I was pretty unfamiliar with Frahm and his label, Erased Tapes. Since then, […]
Watch + Listen: Tame Impala Is the World’s Best Cover Band
I now believe Tame Impala, psych-rock purveyors from Perth, are the world’s best cover band. As someone who has had to deal with a lot of terrible cover bands (shout out to the one night I spent in Stamford, CT), I’m pretty confident in my claim. Even though I’m pretty sure they’ve only publicly covered […]
Watch: Favored Nations
Anyone involved with music press will tell you that it’s nearly impossible to keep up with all the music that gets sent to your inbox each day. There seem to be more bands and public relations agencies than ever before, and it’s a full-time job just to listen to all the new stuff that comes […]
Video: Rixton – Me and My Broken Heart
Nice little pop jam from Rixton Interscope Records just signed British pop/rock/R&B band, Rixton, and is gearing up to release the group’s debut single, “Me and My Broken Heart” which comes from the EP of the same name. The track also happens to be the first single from Rixton’s upcoming debut album due later this […]
Video: lespecial – Black Skinhead (Cover)
Next up we have a nice treat from Boston death funk trio, lespecial. They just sent us over their newest music video, a cover of Kanye West’s “Black Skinhead” and boy is it pretty darn good. lespecial’s strobed-out, acid-rock rendition features Afro-Cuban beats which construct a backbone for synthesizer/guitar psychedelic riffs, thumping basslines and primal […]
Single: Kaye Fox – Used To Love You (ft. YP)
Kaye Fox is a chi town based artist who is gearing up to release her debut EP, Hear I Am . The project is raw emotion over raw production, fusing her unique blend of R&B/Soul and Hip Hop. She sent us over the single from the EP, “Used To Love You” which features rising Chicago […]
Video: Radamiz – New York Don’t Love Me
Off his indy project titled Writeous, Radamiz declares that NY Don’t Love Him. With this kind of flow and sound, if New York doesn’t love him it will soon. I’VE GOT A DREAM THAT’LL WAKE UP THE WORLD. I UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF WORDS. MICHAEL JACKSON TAUGHT ME TO LET THE MUSIC TELL ME WHAT […]
Video: Well$ – Savoir-Faire
Straight out of Charlotte, North Carolina, Well$ drops visuals from his project, MTSYD: The Revenge of the African Booty Scratcher.
Watch + Listen: Trust
Joyland, the sophomore LP from Trust, comes out today on Arts & Crafts. The musical output of Toronto resident Robert Alfons lies somewhere between synthpop and gothwave. Regardless of the genre the music falls into, there’s no denying this second album finds Trust in more of the mood to dance. Stream “Capitol” below, and purchase Joyland […]
Andy Blunda Goes Solo With ‘Messages’
Blunda is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist and classical pianist Andy Blunda. After years of recording and touring in bands, one being Paloalto, who recorded two albums with producer Rick Rubin, Blunda made the decision to start recording his own material which he had been writing on and off for the past 10 years. This […]
no:carrier release ‘Confession EP’
German electro noir pop duo, no:carrier, recently released their latest EP, Confessions, the last precursor to their new full length, Wisdom & Failure. Originally founded in 1995 in Germany, but active in its current line-up since 2001, is now a long-distance musical affair, with Chris Wirsig living in San Francisco while singer Cynthia Wechselberger still resides […]
Smooth R&B Courtesy of Amatus
Next up is some fresh new music from NY based synth pop/r&b artist, Amatus. She recently moved from Chi town to NYC to focus in and rededicate herself to her passion. This led to Broken Campus, her debut EP. On the EP you will find an enticing blend of indie pop hooks, crisp electronic hip-hop […]
Float Away with Kbit
Kbit, aka Kosta Andreadis, is an Australian electronic/downtempo/house musician who is here to relax and chill you out a bit. After a few years of producing house music under his namesake ‘Andreadis’, he took on the moniker Kbit for this new album, Un Boombox Symphonique, which reflects a more personal approach to music production. It’s […]