Monthly Archives: June 2013

HAERTS – All the Days

Oh boy, HAERTS’ “All the Days” is a real stunner of a song. Its sound embodies everything that made pop music great in the late Eighties. Its soaring vocals and ethereal synth and guitar work relentlessly build and build with … Continue reading

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Savoir Adore – Empire of Light

Didn’t I just bitch about music videos that feature the lead singer(s) performing in the back of a car? These guys are lucky that this song is so dang good. I guess they get a few bonus points for actually … Continue reading

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Goldroom – Only You Can Show Me (feat. Mereki)

Sometimes in life you need to experience art that challenges your preconceived notions of reality, that pushes you to delve deeper into a topic than you ever have before to get at its essential truths, to use art to look … Continue reading

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TV Girl – Lonely Women EP

Tuesday I received a pleasant surprise in my email from blog favorite, TV Girl. They gave me a link to download for free their new EP ‘Lonely Women‘ for having donated to their Vanstravaganza (We Need a Van to Tour) … Continue reading

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MØ – Waste of Time

So far MØ has basically been killing it in the race for best new artist of 2013. “Waste of Time” is anything but, with go for broke soaring vocals and lots of hair flips. She’s definitely got her own signature … Continue reading

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Die Antwoord – Cookie Thumper

Just as it should go without saying at this point that any new Die Antwoord video is going to be NSFW, it should also just be assumed at this point that every new video they put out is going to … Continue reading

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Laura Welsh – Cold Front

You want to see another candidate for video of the year? Check out Laura Welsh’s “Cold Front”. This video features stunningly black and white photography and some extremely clever play with shadows. Every second of this video is interesting to … Continue reading

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French Horn Rebellion – Dancing Out (feat. Jody Watley & Young Empires)

Oh my god you guys, this is definitely an early candidate for one of my favorite videos of the year. Ya’ll know I love just about anything 80’s and this video is bursting at the seams with 80’s goodness. The … Continue reading

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The Lonely Island – Go Kindergarten (feat. Robyn)

I had high hopes for The Lonely Island’s recently released ‘The Wack Album’ and unfortunately it doesn’t really stand up with their first two albums. It’s still pretty good, but you can tell they’re running low on great ideas and … Continue reading

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Ralph Myerz – Take A Look At The World (feat. Annie)

What’s with all of these videos where the lead singer is just singing in the back seat of a car? Is this really the most exciting idea that they could think of for a music video? Seems a little lazy … Continue reading

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