Here’s a great video I was just tipped off to by British chick band Bat for Lashes. The video was made all in one take!
Bat for Lashes - What’s a Girl to Do?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1wnOUH2jk8

Ariel Pink is by no means new, though he’s certainly under-rated. Part of the outsider music genre, he records all of his music at home and plays each instrument himself (often making drum sounds with his mouth) resulting in a very lo-fi sound. He has a small cult following in his hometown of […]

So I just heard NYC-based Vampire Weekend on the radio this morning and was immediately struck by their sound. I came to work, looked them up and here we are:
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XC2mqcMMGQ

Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSOM0tQMNZ8

Their first album drops on January 29, so keep a look out.

London-born, Sri Lankan-raised daughter of a Tamil Tiger, M.I.A. made a huge impact with her debut album Arular, named after her father’s political struggles. Now she’s back with a second album, Kala, named after her mother, which tell the story of what it’s like to both love and confront a violent man.
Quick history of […]

I’ve always been a sucker for a drawn-out theme. Animal Collective is an experimental indie group (pysch-folk or noise-rock, some might say) who generally replace lyrics with guttural sounds, focusing more intently on the melodies and instrumentation of the songs than on high-school level poetry (finally a band that shares my disregard for […]