Albums
Interesting Dirty Projectors/Björk Collaboration: Mount Wittenberg Orca
You would think that if the Dirty Projectors and Björk came together to work on an album written by Longstreth about whales communicating with each other, it would be an awesome, groundbreaking musical creation. Which it is. But Mount Wittenberg Orca is at times not enjoyable, and a challenge to the ears. The song “Ocean” [...]
New Best Coast Album: Crazy For You
I’ll be honest: Crazy For You sounds like one long rant about pining after a boy in basically the same tone (or celebrating a boy in basically the same tone in “Happy”) for an hour straight.
New Scissor Sisters Album: Night Work
Listening to Night Work is like watching that scene in an 80s movie where the main character walks into a hoppin’ night club and everyone around them is dancing and having a great time- over and over, every time the next song starts. The entire album is just irresistibly and undeniably fun.
Listen to Young Veins Album Online
Stream Take A Vacation, the debut album from The Young Veins, formerly known as half of Panic At The Disco, on NME.
Arcade Fire Give Album Release Date
Arcade Fire’s upcoming album The Suburbs will be released on August 2. They released a 12-inch record with two songs today.
Tracklisting for Ra Ra Riot’s Upcoming Album Announced
Ra Ra Riot have set a release date for their new album and announced the tracklisting. The Orchard, which was mixed by MGMT’s Chris Walla and Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij is set for release on August 24. Read on for the tracklisting.
Tracklisting Announced for Eels’ “Tomorrow Morning”
Eels have announced the tracklisting and released the cover art (right) for their upcoming album Tomorrow Morning (to be released August 24). Read it after the jump.
Album Review: Congratulations by MGMT
Remember MGMT? No you don’t. You never really knew MGMT. Savvy?
If there is any sentiment to be excised from MGMT’s sophomore offering, Congratulations, then that’s it. And that’s fine. Any band is entitled to change their own persona and to mold themselves in the way they choose. And we as listeners are similarly entitled to [...]
