Tagged: rock
After Beach House Decline Song Licensing for Ad, Volkswagen Use Fake Version of “Take Care”
A brand new British Volkswagen commercial features “Whispers and Stories,” a song from a “team” called Sniffy Dog that is suspiciously similar to Beach House’s Teen Dream closer, “Take Care.” Reports have noted the likeness, … read more »
Video: Royal Headache, “Girls”
Royal Headache’s video for the song “Girls” feels like it teleported straight from some off-kilter version of the ’70s where people rode normal-sized skateboards around instead of glacial longboards. The video features pretty, young people … read more »
John Maus, “Mental Breakdown” MP3
On James Brooks’ (of Elite Gymnastics) Tumblr, there’s an entry riffing on an interview John Maus gave, where he said the one thing he is trying to communicate to the world is “I exist.” From … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: ∆ (Alt-J)
When a bunch of boys in a band live together, you imagine they eat total crap: endless beige dinners of pie and chips, baked beans on toast, heaped plates of over-cooked pasta and late night … read more »
Video: Feist, “Cicadas and Gulls”
Recently, Feist took a break from her summer-long tour to film an on-the-street video with her tourmates Mountain Man, performing Metals’ “Cicadas and Gulls” with supportive interpretive dancing by Oakland’s Turf Feinz. In between sirens … read more »
Interview: Black Dice
Fifteen years in, Black Dice have known many names. Band that picks fights with audience members. Pillar of early 2000s New York noise. Those fucking guys who always open for Animal Collective. Mindbending, confounding, mindbending, … read more »
Hear New Music From The XX
You can’t hear much of it, and it appears to have been recorded on a cell phone, but here are the first clips to surface from The XX’s first two shows in nearly two years, … read more »
Stream: Yeasayer, “Henrietta”
Reportedly after Yeasayer sent out CD singles to everyone signed up for their mailing list, an enterprising fan has shared “Henrietta,” a song from the band’s still-untitled third album that they’ve played live since last … read more »
Video: Jonathan Boulet, “This Song is Called Ragged (Live)”
In the past, when I’ve written about Jonathan Boulet, I’ve used it as a platform to talk about humans being inclusive to each other (but not in that creepy, culty way that these things can … read more »
Nu Sensae, “Swim” MP3
Vancouver punks Nu Sensae have filled out considerably since their last EP Tea Swamp Park. It’s not that they’ve gotten fat or overwrought, just added a new member, a guitarist who gives their sound some … read more »
