HEAR THIS: Michael The Blind
Every track on Michael The Blind’s Are’s & Els is a foray into a bluegrassy, violin-streaked reverie. (And no, he’s not actually blind.)
HEAR THIS: Lost Lander
Lost Lander’s spectacular debut DRRT is constructed from shards of electronic and organic sounds—a lush sonic collage of synths and vocals.
ALBUM REVIEW: “Icon EP2” by Grassfight
With sounds that remind us of Interpol, The Strokes, and Joy Division, New York trio Grassfight has mined the best of rock’s recent past.
YOU GOTTA SEE THIS: “Her Fantasy” by Matthew Dear
Matthew Dear’s trippy new video “Her Fantasy” features a roster of characters you might have come across at a costume party in the seventies.
YOU GOTTA SEE THIS: “Five Seconds” by Twin Shadow
Inspired by motorcycle romps in LA, Twin Shadow’s “Five Seconds” is more short film than music video, complete with a badass fight scene in the woods.