A nearly nine-minute live recording of the instrumental Portico Quartet performing “Line”. A lovely, transient documentation flowing through studio spaces.
Rule number one when coming up with a band name: make sure no one else has it. You want to stand out at least a little, not get slapped with a cease and desist or lawsuit. You want to hopefully have your MySpace page show up on search engines, etc...
For the duration of their 7-year career, CocoRosie have been criticized and loved with equal fervor. To some, everything about the sisterly duo reeks of art school pretension, from their lyrics to the images they conjure of feathered hairpieces and...
Before I jump into the video, I just have to say.. who on Earth would name an indie pop rock band Stomacher? What is WRONG with you?? Luckily, they have good taste in video, so at least they’re not completely hopeless. There’s...
We don’t normally do the “nature photography” thing here on the blog, because — let’s face it — it gets pretty boring sometimes. But now’s as good a time to start showing off some nature shots as any. Unless...
Captured From Static is the new album from the UK-based electronic musician Northcape and is his first release on the American label Sun Sea Sky Productions. Sun Sea Sky’s website states that this album is of the kind that comes along every...
If there’s anything to pull from YACHT, it’s a bunch of good quotes. With their new video for “The Afterlife,” the duo is simultaneously creepy and beautiful. Take it as you will. Just make sure to use this lovely YACHT...
As Constellations is a concept record about “the cosmos and beyond,” the route that Balmorhea has taken to realizing this concept is simply remarkable. Digital music-making equipment has defined the realm of all things cosmic in a way...