"I never understood the theory of moving to New York or L.A. to make it—if you want to be noticed as a drop of water, why would you move to the ocean?"
— Neko Case doles out some life lessons in her 5-10-15-20 interview.
Chance the Rapper and James Blake go for an eerie drive in the countryside in their video for “Life Round Here” directed by Nabil.
Read Marc Hogan's review of Interiors, the new album from electronic pop artist Glasser..
(Source: Spotify)
Listen to menacing Chicago instrumental band Pelican’s new album Forever Becoming in its entirety via Pitchfork Advance.
Read Douglas Wolk's review of the late, great Alex Chilton's Electricity by Candlelight, a live acoustic album full of covers recorded in the wake of a blackout at Manhattan’s Knitting Factory in 1997.
(Source: Spotify)
"Please see the following special request by the artist: ‘If possible, one cute bulldog, french bulldog, or pomeranian (or other cute animal, such as a chinchilla or a pekingese) to visit and hang out but who gets to leave before too much loud noise is heard so that he or she does not hurt their ears. It is important that if said animal visits, they have a safe home to return to. lol.’"
— An excerpt from Grimes’ tour rider.
Read Linsday Zoladz's review of the third album from Sleigh Bells, Bitter Rivals, where they tweak their explosive formula—with mixed results.
(Source: Spotify)
Read Ian Cohen’s Best New Music review of the mysteriously heady debut album from Darkside—aka Nico Jaar and Dave Harrington—featuring the track “Golden Arrow”.
(Source: Spotify)
