Savages - “Shut Up”
Album: Silence Yourself [Matador; 2013]
Genre: Post-punk
The album version features a 53 second movie clip excerpt I could do without, but the song is worth the wait. They absolutely tear it up.
We’ve already talked about this one quite a bit, but Valentina’s beautiful, emotionally heavy debut EP Wolves finally/officially drops next week on Greco-Roman, and you can now listen to the dreamlike record in its entirety below:
FINALLY.
video: Annie - Tube Stops and Lonely Hearts
We predicted Annie’s return would be grand, yet not even in our baddest dreams we expected THIS. New single Tube Stops and Lonely Hearts, already arguably her best song, pays homage to the early 90’s rave culture. Pop music from the future with a nudge to the past - Annie is back, ladies and gentlemen, and she sounds more amazing than ever.
Jessie Ware’s Devotion finally saw the light of day in North America last TUE via Cherrytree.
And “Running” is my favorite track thus far. I’m late to the party, but I’m glad to be there.
We’ve succeeded at a time when nobody else has,” he wrote. “We reach more people right now than Spin or Vibe ever did, even if you use the bs print mag idea that ‘every copy is read by 2.5 people’ … hell, I [Scott Plagenhoef, Pitchfork’s Editor-in-Chief] should stop caring, get back to work, and let people keep underestimating us.” Then he posted two more times. Then he wrote, “Alright, I will get out of this thread.” Then he posted eighteen more times.
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Excerpted from 5.4 - Pitchfork, 1995 to Present A pretty interesting dissection of the zeitgeist that is pitchfork. Although, it could have used a “Shit, cat” reference. |
Frank Turner - “Plain Sailing Weather”
Album: Tape Deck Heart [Interscope; 2013]
Genre: Indie Rock
Frank Turner doing forlorn is ok, but Frank Turner doing desperation is fucking awesome.
The National - “Don’t Swallow the Cap”
Album: Trouble Will Find Me [4AD; 2013]
I finally got around to listening to this one. “Demons” didn’t really do it for me, but this has gotten me excited again.
