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August 17, 2011

Walls: "Sunporch (Holy Other Remix)"

"Sunporch (Holy Other Remix)"

Photo by Robert Bellamy

Berlin-via-Manchester producer Holy Other has added some serious weight and shadow to "Sunporch", the light-headed, forthcoming 12" single from Walls, out August 29 on Kompakt.

MP3: Walls: "Sunporch (Holy Other Remix)"

Posted by David Bevan on August 17, 2011 at 4:40 p.m.

Balam Acab: "Motion"

"Motion"

On August 29, Tri Angle will release Wander / Wonder, the debut LP from Alex Koone's Balam Acam project. Here's "Motion", another beauty from that album. (via Altered Zones)

Posted by David Bevan on August 17, 2011 at 3:45 p.m.

The Horrors: Various Songs (Live in New York)

Various Songs (Live in New York)

London post-punkers the Horrors played a wonderful set for MTV Hive's Live in New York video series recently, offering up a spate of new material pulled from their latest full-length, Skying. Check it out "Moving Away" as well as a link to the full show and interview snippets below.

Video:> Various Songs (Live in New York)

Posted by David Bevan on August 17, 2011 at 2:20 p.m.

Weekend: "Hazel"

"Hazel"

"Hazel" is a delicious new cut from San Francisco shoegaze disciples Weekend, due to appear on their forthcoming Red EP, out September 20 on Slumberland.

Hazel

Posted by David Bevan on August 17, 2011 at 2:15 p.m.

Razika: "Aldri"

"Aldri"

"Aldri" is another athletic cut from Program 91, the forthcoming full-length from Norwegian foursome Razika, out this week on Smalltown Supersound.

Posted by David Bevan on August 17, 2011 at 11:55 a.m.

Airbird: "City vs. Mountains"

"City vs. Mountains"

On September 27, Joel Ford (bassist of Tigercity as well as one half of synth-loving duo Ford & Lopatin) will release City vs. Mountains, the first 12" single under his Airbird moniker. It comes out via Ford & Lopatin's Software imprint, in association with Mexican Summer. You can check out the velvet, skyscraping title track below.

Posted by David Bevan on August 17, 2011 at 11:30 a.m.

Hull: "Beyond the Lightless Sky"

"Beyond the Lightless Sky"

Sludgy, southern-post-rock-minded Brooklyn quartet Hull offer this sprawling, psychedelic title track as an early taste of their forthcoming sophomore collection Beyond the Lightless Sky, due October 11 on the End.

MP3: Hull : "Beyond the Lightless Sky"

Posted by Brandon Stosuy on August 17, 2011 at 10:35 a.m.

Oupa: "Windows"

"Windows"

Here's a mesmeric, Maxi-directed clip for "Windows", a cut from Forget, the just-released full-length from Daniel Blumberg of Yuck's far less dissonant solo project, Oupa. It's out via his own Boiled Egg label in the UK, Fat Possum in the U.S., and Atelier Ciseaux in France. You can watch it below, or over at Pitchfork.tv.

Posted by David Bevan on August 17, 2011 at 9:40 a.m.

Main Attrakionz: 808s and Dark Grapes II

808s and Dark Grapes II

808s and Dark Grapes II is a free, Mishka-distributed album from Main Attrakionz, one that finds the DIY Bay Area rap duo taking full advantage of a studio. That and recent single "Perfect Skies" are below.

MP3: Main Attrakionz: "Perfect Skies"

Posted by David Bevan on August 17, 2011 at 9:35 a.m.

August 16, 2011

Wise Blood: "Nosferatu"

"Nosferatu"

Here's another ripe one from Wise Blood's long-awaited These Wings EP, due August 30 via Dovecote. "Nosferatu" swirls around one upward, wobbly guitar figure that's about as casually epic as you'd expect from the project's brash form of bedroom pop.

MP3: Wise Blood: "Nosferatu"

Posted by David Bevan on August 16, 2011 at 2:05 p.m.

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