Free music from Satomi Matsuzaki and the crazy wonder that is Deerhoof? Oh, yes. To commemorate their upcoming tour, Deerhoof decided to release a brand new live album, “99% Upset Feeling”, and post it as a free download on their official website. The show covers a range of 11 songs, from the recent “The Merry…
Toronto’s Pawncho released “AllxLegends”, a nine-track mixtape featuring hypnotic and ethereal rhythmic samples, chilled-out female vocals, and enchanting R&B-based instrumentals. The artist, The Weeknd, dropped a link on his tumblr page where you can download the mix. Just check out what Pawncho does with a Portishead sample taken from the track, “Roads”, on the second…
High Places (the duo of Rob Barber and Mary Pearson) has a new album, “Original Colors”, coming out on October 11th via Thrill Jockey and available now for preorder on CD & LP. Both will include an exclusive bonus CD featuring a new track and two extended versions of album tracks. Watch/listen to their new…
Just wanted to put this 30-song Polyvinyl sampler on your radar. In celebration of the record company’s 15th anniversary, Polyvinyl posted 30 free tracks from a variety of their artists for you. It includes a song from Casiokids, Deerhoof, 31Knots, Joan of Arc, Architecture in Helsinki, Someone Still Love You Boris Yeltsin and others. It…
Here’s a new video from Wintercoats for the track, “Working On A Dream”. It follows on the heels of a recent Their Bated Breath post about a song called, “Delicate Position”, which found James Wallace collaborating with Sea Oleena. You can hear more Wintercoats at bandcamp. -– David D. Robbins Jr.
Torkelsen is a producer from Torsnes, south of Oslo, Norway. He has a new split 7-inch with producer Hard Mix. Torkelsen’s track, “Simple”, is just that, an electronic dance track with the repeated glitchy phrase, “Let’s keep it simple.” This 7-inch follows his 2011 two-track release “Outside/Inside” and the 10-track beat tape “Torsnes Beats Vol.1”.…
Their Bated Breath named The Notes’ “Wishing Well” one of the Top 5 records of 2010. Well, the band is back with a collection of songs called “Fearless”. It features some new tracks, never-released instrumentals, as well as re-recorded classics from the “Songbook” recordings. You can download the 10-track offering for free at the group’s…
Zola Jesus posted another new track from her upcoming LP, “Conatus”, which is scheduled to be released via Sacred Bones on October 4th. “Seekir” is dark dance track, featuring Zola Jesus’ Gothic vocal tones, with a bit of a disco flair. The label writes this about the new album, “The definition of the title says…
By David D. Robbins Jr. | Their Bated Breath Album: St. Vincent “Strange Mercy” (2011) Release date: Sept 13 The strength of Annie Clark’s music, from 2003’s “Ratsliveonnoevilstar” to her newest release as St. Vincent, “Strange Mercy” (2011), rests largely on one thing: Her ability to combine strange and harsh elements with beautiful ones. On…
We’ve already posted about Purity Ring’s “Belispeak”, one half of a limited edition 7-inch split record with Braids that will be released on Oct. 11th via Fat Possum. Now you can hear the other half, Braids’ “Peach Wedding”. You can also buy the record at the band’s shows. You can catch Braids shows on Sept.…
By David D. Robbins Jr. A mirror is more than just a reflection of ourselves when used well by a great director or cinematographer. It can be the ultimate doppelganger, a vision of the past, a remembrance of what we were. Aesthetically, it can make a small room feel much larger. Or it can accentuate…
EMA just posted two previously-unreleased tracks, “To Leave, With Love” and “Red Star Remix”, on the ‘free download’ tab of her facebook page. You can download them for free if you ‘like’ the artist. (They are available for a limited time.) These two songs from Erika M. Anderson follow her recent release, “Past Life Martyred…
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