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RSD’12: Animal Collective

Animal Collective also released an EP celebrating Record Store Day today, and it’s pretty amazing. Animal Collective – Transverse Temporal Gyrus The Animal Collective bros, now apparently back in full foursome force with the return of Deakin, have really never been a bigger force in music, but they’ve also never been a band who seemed …

New Sigur Rós Track, Impending Album

The first track from the next Sigur Rós album has been released, and it sounds a lot like Sigur Rós, if that does anything for you: Sigur Rós – Ekki múkk from Sigur Rós on Vimeo. Sounds like it’s going to be a really mellow album. Right on.

Deep Future Nostalgia

Found this gem of a record the other day: Ishq – Deep Space Objects This album feels like background music for a new age sci fi movie; something like if Ray Lynch had been a collaborator on the Christmas on Mars soundtrack. That, by the way, is a good thing. Who doesn’t love Ray Lynch? …

Bradford Cox Redefines Punk Rock

Last night, Bradford Cox (lead singer of one of my favorite bands in the world, Deerhunter), played a show in Minneapolis under his solo project moniker, Atlas Sound. Things were apparently all going well and fine, until somebody in the audience yelled out that Bradford play “My Sharona,” the classic 70s shit hit song. He …