The Forms will release a record titled, Derealization, on February 15 via Three Spheres and Ernest Jenning, A couple new collaborators appear on the record, including a string section that includes Nat Baldwin (Dirty Projectors) and Daniel Hart (St. Vincent), Matt Berninger (The National), Craig Wedren (Shudder To Think), and Andrew Thiboldeaux (Pattern is Movement). [...]
The Forms are back with a six-song EP called Derealization. The scheduled release date is 1-11-11. The EP features guest musicians from various bands (The National, Shudder To Think, St.Vincent, Pattern Is Movement, Physics of Meaning, and Dirty Projectors to be specific) and was recorded at a studio, Florida Keys NYC, in Ridgewood Queens by [...]
Brooklyn trio Callers are set to release their second full-length, Life of Love, on October 12th via Western Vinyl. The follow-up to their lauded debut Fortune, the album brazenly combines the compositional forms of jazz and post-punk, while bringing a sense of soulful and melodic expression to the table. Callers have shared vans and [...]
Dirty Projectors have teamed up with Björk for an EP titled Mount Wittenberg Orca, which is due out next Wednesday (June 30). The songs were recorded over two days this spring in Brooklyn’s Rare Book Room Studio. Almost all of them were recorded live, with only lead vocals and a guitar solo overdubbed after. Mount [...]
Robby Moncrieff dropped a record, Who Do You Think You Aren’t, today via Porter Records. Moncrieff cut his teeth playing guitar alongside NYC femme-shredder Marnie Stern and for underground NES heroes The Advantage. He first stepped into the role of creative contributor working with Zach Hill on his Astrological Straits LP for Ipecac/Anticon records. In [...]
The Lollapalooza people have revealed the whole lineup. Arcade Fire, the Strokes, Lady Gaga, Green Day, the reunited Soundgarden, and Phoenix all serve as headliners at this year’s fest, which will take over Chicago’s Grant Park August 6-8. Other artists on the bill include MGMT, Spoon, the National, Hot Chip, Erykah Badu, the Black Keys, [...]
Brooklyn experimentalists Extra Life will embark on a month-long cross-country North American tour. Extra Life is fronted by Charlie Looker, former member of brutal chamber pop heavyweights Zs and name brand in the New York experimental underground in his own right, having collaborated with Dirty Projectors, Glenn Branca, William Parker and the S.E.M. Ensemble, among [...]
Brooklyn experimental group Extra Life’s new album Made Flesh will be coming out March 30. Extra Life is fronted by guitarist/composer Charlie Looker, a core member of legendary brutal chamber ensemble Zs who has worked with Dirty Projectors, Glenn Branca, William Parker and the S.E.M. Ensemble. The band will head out on tourstarting in February. [...]
Dirty Projectors released a surprise new 7-inch and are offering the songs as free MP3s their site or through the widget above.
Edible Onion’s first 12″ release, Br’er’s six song EP titled Filled With Guilt & Diamonds, which was previously only available on cassette. The EP is being released on 180 gram vinyl on October 6th, and comes packaged in a screen printed, double gatefold sleeve. The inside has lyrics laid out with ink drawings. We are having [...]