Oct 19, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Petite Noir
Petite Noir (aka half-Congolese, half-Angolan, Cape Town-residing artist Yannick Ilunga) released his debut album, La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful, last month via Domino. Now he has shared the video for the album’s title track, which features rapper Baloji. Alan Del Rio Ortiz directed the stylish and futuristic clip, which was produced in conjunction with Urban Outfitters and their UM Music Video Series. More
Oct 19, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Neon Indian
Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) released his excellent new album, VEGA INTL. Night School, last Friday via Mom + Pop. Now the band has shared a new short film entitled “Slumlord Rising,” which is essentially a music video for the VEGA INTL. Night School tracks “Slumlord” and “Slumlord’s Re-Lease,” which run seamlessly back-to-back on the album as one composition. More
Oct 19, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Beach House
Baltimore duo Beach House (Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally) released a brand new album, Thank Your Lucky Stars, last Friday via Sub Pop, despite just releasing their last album, Depression Cherry, at the end of August. It wasn’t technically a surprise release, but fans were only given just over a week’s notice. More
Oct 19, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Soulwax
Hot Chip have been covering Bruce Springsteen’s classic “Dancing in the Dark” (from Born in the U.S.A.) at live shows recently. Now they have released a video for a studio version of the song. Towards the end the track seamlessly morphs into a cover of LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends,” so it’s kind of an LCD Soundsystem/Springsteen mash-up. More
Oct 19, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Grimes
Grimes (aka Claire Boucher) has long been teasing her new album and it has been expected that it would come out this fall and possibly even this month. October is now half-way over and as nothing had been announced yet, it was looking like we should either be bracing for another surprise release or the album had been pushed back. More
