video + mp3: Death Grips – ‘I’ve Seen Footage’

How many stills were used? As giddy as a fairground ride.

mp3: Father John Misty – ‘Nancy From Now On’

‘Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings’ was the first and unfortunately rather plain offering from ex Fleet Foxes drummer J.Tillman, stage name: Father John Misty. Here is a much more promising handout from his debut album Fear… Continue reading →

mp3: Dive – ‘How Long Have You Known?’

Download an excellent riff-defined track from Brooklyn guitar-pop outfit Dive, with production values not too dissimilar from Real Estate.

New Damon Albarn – ‘Marvelous Dream’

Check out the first official single from Damon Albarn’s opera Dr Dee: ‘The Marvellous Dream’.

mp3: PS I Love You – ‘Princess Towers’

Thumping noise-pop from a No Age/Black Keys style duo perspective. Absolutely fantastic drumming on parade here, coupled with those fierce muted power-chord stabs.

mp3: Joanna Newsom – Unreleased Instrumental

For fans of Active Child, and other harp-wielding connoisseurs, here’s an excavated Joanna Newsom recording which dates back to 1999, a whole five years before her first official release in 2004.

mp3: Balam Acab – ‘Come True’ + ‘Just Stay’

Two unreleased beasts from crafted sound-scape producer Balam Acab.

mp3: Bobby Womack – ‘Please Forgive My Heart’

An attempt to illustrate just how occupied Damon Albarn is, if somewhat indirectly: