tune yards

This is either incredibly catchy or irritating in the same way getting repeatedly jabbed in the eye is. Or maybe it's both. It is, at the very least, interesting.

A Lull

A Lull, band of "that video posted down below" fame, have been good enough to post the entirity of their forthcoming album up on Soundcloud. This placates my frankly needless (it's not even a pre-order that rewards you with goodies, I just love clicking 'Buy' buttons) desire to pre-order right now, instantly, this moment, "Confetti". Not however because it's a bad record, it is rather sublime. It sounds like that one good Plants and Animals album, with dashes of These New Puritans (mainly in those bigbig drums) and another influence that I can't for the life of me place to name, but know is definately there whatever it is.


Confetti by A Lull

Perfectly justified hype.

Album out April 12th

Dumbtron

This video by Dumbtron was uploaded in January, which makes me late to the party, but I'm digging it pretty hard. Luckily I think I'm still in early enough to claim some hip-cat points when they blow. That'll teach me for ignoring Mr.Lif records though, where Dumbtron made an early appearance alongside Vinnie Paz (who worryingly, I find ever more palatable). Peep a live, in studio, in video performance, below.

Bo Becker

Ambient Drone artist Bo Becker has released a new EP, "Transpiritus". Comprised of 3 tracks, it works to form a very cohesive 30-minute mini-album . It was made using heavily processed cellos, guitars and a harp, and crackles, waves and undulates in suitably relaxing fashion. As Mr Becker puts it " It is meant to be played loud, with eyes closed and mind open". If you order the physical version (of which there are but 25 copies) he'll throw in Decembers 'Zephyria EP' as well.

Head over to his bandcamp to either drop $5 on the physical, $3 on a digital copy or to just stream all 3 tracks for free. Below is Transpiritus II.

I feel that every year, March 9th, Google should roll out a themed Biggie Smalls logo on their homepage. I've seen it done for far less important people, I'm sure the entirity of Thomas Edisons contributions to the modern world still wouldn't stack up against "Gimme the Loot".

All the Videos.

3 videos actually, and sticking firmly to my tradition of seemingly only plugging rap music from Minneapolis (I'll branch out geographically I swear), new videos from Atmosphere (cute dog!), Sims (cute bear !) and Blueprint (just Blueprint really).