New York – April was a strange month of extremes, and so naturally this mixtape is bound to be. Prepare for a winding road that features the joyful new Record Store Day release from The Julie Ruin, the wild careening of Greys, a deliciously ominous production from Son Lux featuring Lorde, heavy soul from Silent
Our Post SXSW Mixtape: Danny Brown, Solange, September Girls And More
New York – Post-SXSW, most of us are either in recovery or sick of hearing about it, but whatever your stance on the validity or value of the festival, you can’t argue that there’s still worthwhile artists at the festival to experience. Yes, it’s a corporate world out there, and for struggling bands that don’t
Mixtape: Mac DeMarco, Marissa Nadler, together PANGEA, Tweens And More
New York – This mix is another crazy combo of all kinds of psych, dream pop punk electronic rockabilly hip hop dance. If you’re having the weirdest most eclectic party or crazy oscillating mood swings, then put this on straight through. Or, take what you want. In coverage on the site, Liz tackled Mac DeMarco’s show at
Mixtape: Angel Haze, Potty Mouth, TRUST And More
New York – In this week’s music roundup of a mixtape, we have a little something for everyone, as there’s been a lot of great coverage and new releases of sounds of a great variety of genres. Caroline reviewed Foreign Fields’ live show in Nashville, a duo who brought Sufjan Stevens circa Seven Swans to
30 Of The Best Indie Tracks Of 2013 – Mixtape
New York – There was so much good music released last year that this is by no means definitive, but more of a recap of some of the either fresh at the time or just fresh to our ears tracks that we jammed out to on a BestNewBands.com mixtape, and are still jamming out to,
Mixtape: Blood Orange, Cold Cave, Nothing And More
New York – Hope everyone successfully came out of their food-induced comas after the long holiday weekend, and didn’t get involved in some crazy Wal-Mart riot. I always find it strange that as we start entering the holiday season, which is supposed to be a time of cheer and goodwill, is in reality a time
Mixtape: Temples, Francis And The Lights And More
New York – The biggest news this past week was the announcement of our 2nd Annual Newbie Awards, where we (and you) vote on your top picks in four categories for the artists who made the sounds and put on the shows that grabbed your attention the most. If you haven’t voted yet, there’s just a
New Mixtape: Sky Ferreira, Cerebral Ballzy, Alex Winston And More
New York – Lots of new bands to catch up on for this edition of our Mixtape, with live reviews, interviews, album reviews, and a handful of just out of the oven music and video releases. Ghost Wave was our latest Featured Artist, an Auckland, NZ quintet who “embodies the revitalization of the island’s 1980s Dunedin
Mixtape: The Last Internationale, The Julie Ruin And More
New York – Our Mixtape column has hit the big 4-0! Dang, we gettin’ on. And the great tunes keep on coming. Our newest L.A. writer Katie reviewed The Last Internationale, a band who, when people ask why there isn’t more revolutionary music like Woody Guthrie, are starting to fill that gap. They are socially
Mixtape 35: Kendrick Lamar, Edward Sharpe, Reignwolf And More
It was a good heavy blues and psych week, between copious amounts of festival coverage and new releases, as well as some new weird experimental sounds in the indie underground. Our Evan Clark spent several days at Lollapalooza last week, and witnessed Reignwolf’s set, whom he describes as a “one man blues wrecking crew” (shown