New York – If you can forgive a fair share of lewdness, ceo’s outlandish work will light up your life like surprise fireworks. Keeping in mind freedom of expression and sonic exploration, approaching this music with an open mind is essential. If you’re game, the payoff here is huge. Wonderland is ceo’s forthcoming album, and
Nashville – Ask Generation Y constituents for an opinion on electronic remix artists, and most of them will have a heated answer. Either remix artists are talentless moochers clicking around on a MacBook Pro, or they’re a new breed of visionary artists who recycle hooks to create completely new songs. Loston is one such controversial
New York – Towering over you at over six feet, Finlay “Starsmith” Dow-Smith is hard to miss. His parted hair, pale skin and gangly walk make him fun to look at, but it’s his demeanor that catches you off guard. The 25-year-old electro-pop DJ’s loquaciousness and candid attitude strikes you as someone who has spent
Seattle – Toro Y Moi played Showbox at the Market to a very dance-happy crowd. When we caught Toro y Moi in Brooklyn this summer, our New York writer, Kelly Knapp, astutely summed up his sound as “A voice like velvet with beats that make you dance hard” and, yes, dance hard is what people
Nashville – Channy Leaneagh appeared on stage at Mercy Lounge through a haze of smoke. She’s beautiful in an androgynous way. Her presence is both pixie-like and commanding. She is the unwilling star of the band Polica, the electronic group who first raised hairs in 2011 with the evocative album Give You The Ghost. Leaneagh’s
Though this is her third album, Jesca Hoop is still a relative unknown to many music listeners. What is known, and should who aren’t familiar should know, is that Hoop has hobnobbed with some of the biggest names in the biz. She’s cut her teeth by working with the iconic Tom Waits (for whose kids
Minneapolis continues its golden run of producing great new bands with the first project to arrive out the Gayngs collective, the super slick electronic pop-soul outfit Poliça. Fronted by ice cool vocalist Channy Leanagh who sang with Gayngs, produced by Ryan Olson and featuring Mike Noyce from Bon Iver, it’s a who’s who of the current
Following their first two singles, “Crave You” and “Foreign Language,” Flight Facilities have a lot to live up to. But the DJ and production duo met the challenge and is sure to surpass all expectations. ”With You” featuring Grovesnor, Flight Facilities’ brand new single, is already making international waves by finding its way into DJ
If Miike Snow’s eponymous debut is this relatively new band’s introduction to indie-friendly electro-pop music, then this sophomore offering by Stockholm-based trio is their gate to top-40 success. For some this is a revelation, but if you found comfort in the band’s mid-tempo beats, twinkling synths and easy-listening rendition of Scandinavian electro-pop through their acclaimed
Over the past week, we’ve showcased the best new bands to check out at Coachella. Like last week, we’ve dedicated our Artist of the Week feature will again take a look at some of our favorite new bands to play at the festival that we didn’t have a chance to cover last week. Without rambling