Anyone complaining about how there’s no rock left in rock need look no further than BM LINX. The NYC two-piece outfit always keeps the riffs skuzzy, the lyrics death-bound, and the ride wild. In “Pitch Black Room,” they drift electric, snarling, beating the hell out of their drums, and drinking away their precious youth. They just don’t give a shit! Not even enough to make nice for their press pic. Brooding creatives, what's more rock than that?
Rap veteran Greg Nice (of seminal Bronx duo Nice & Smooth) returns to the game this summer with Popcycle, his first solo album and an induction of sorts into the realm of modern club music. First single "Mothef#ck@" already has a video sporting cameos from a litany of important DJs new and old, among them Fool's Gold's Nick Catchdubs, who also assembled this sub-rattling, Baltimore flavored refit. We wish you the best of luck in expelling its drawl-mouthed hook from your brain.
It’s easy to hate on capitalism, but when push comes to shove, wouldn’t you rather have a dope song with corporate backing than no song at all? Sure you would! That’s why we’re presenting this collabo between Tiësto(aka the #1 DJ in the world) and a company called SanDisk that’s putting out exclusive tracks to push their memory card products. “Work Hard Play Hard," which features newcomer Kay, is a pulsating club anthem, sticky with killer hooks and a pop-sugar musicality. It’s good, it’s loud, it’s a gift from the machine, and we don’t care.
This Dominant Legs song would be great at a wedding–it's pretty, easy to dance (badly) to, and generally sounds like something you would want playing while you give someone flowers. (Never mind that lyrically it appears to be about removing oneself from a bad situation.) Ryan Lynch, who also plays guitar in Girls, and Hannah Hunt will release their debut EP, Young At Love And Life, on August 17 through Lefse, and it will probably make everyone who hears it smile.
First impressions can be deceiving. One glance at this guy–coolin' in the car, scowl on his face–and you'd think he was the serious type, not to be trifled with. Turns out Aleon Craft feels much more at home in a spaceship than a car, and he'd rather spend his time cruising the galaxy for fly ladies in possession of that "Donkey Kong" than doing pretty much anything else. No worries on the mix-up, he probably gets it all the time. The important thing is that you crank the bass on those computer speakers, pretend like you're in a strip club in Decatur, Georgia, and two-step to what might be the best ass-centric song since "Bonita Applebum."
Usually fairly laid back, Herve jumps Fenech-Soler here into something endlessly lively: synths thrusting out through speakers and past your ears like stars passed at warp speed, busy percussion driving momentum on. All this big noise comes ahead of the release of "Lies" as a single on September 20th, and the group's debut album a week later.
Newly Brooklynized indie-pop quartet Miniature Tigers released their new LP, Fortress, yesterday, an album they pieced together with production help from friends Neon Indian and Chris Chu of the morning benders. Further proof that these guys keep exquisite company: this sonorously giddy remix of "Bullfighter Jacket" from Aislyn, the new project from Passion Pit's Ian Hultquist and his girlfriend Sofia Degli Alessandri. It sounds like friends high-fiveing, which, we guess, it basically is...in song.
Aspiring Gondrys, Jonzes, and Cunnighams, listen up–Fool's Gold rave dogs Jokers Of The Scene are in the market for a new video, specifically one made by you. The song in question is their latest darkwave techno throttler, "Revolting Joks," and the video contest is being co-presented by the fine folks at FADER TV. More info and submission details here, otherwise grab an MP3 of the video edit downstairs and get cracking. (Or, for the non-cinematically-gifted, just enjoy the free tune.) It's worth noting that you have some pretty big shoes to fill.
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