The Brooklyn label Godmode has been on quite a roll the last several years. After departing from its noise/post-punk origins, producer/label head/former music journalist Nick Sylvester began working with young artists who each had some kind of idiosyncratic sound that blended old-school house and techno aesthetics with something new. He helped break artists like Shamir, […]
Exclusive Interview: Transgender Artist Hipster Conspiracy Speaks Up As She Releases Her Debut Album Dysphoria
Hi Hipster Conspiracy, hope you are well and healthy! How are you handling the past six months, and the lockdown? How have you been using your time? Hi there! Thanks for reaching out for an interview. I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that 2020 so far has been full of challenges. I feel […]
Anjimile – "In Your Eyes"
Back in July, Anjimile announced his debut album, Giver Taker. So far, we’ve heard a couple songs from it, including “Maker” and “Baby No More.” The album’s out in a couple weeks now, and Anjimile is back with another new one called “In Your Eyes.” “This is another song about grappling with homophobia and ultimately […]
Mnst. – "Nijiiro Waaludo" (Feat. Sarah Bonito)
Mnst. is a collaboration between Manabu Nagayama and the Japanese musician Soichi Terada, who is probably best known for composing the music for the Ape Escape video game series. They’ve teamed up with Kero Kero Bonito’s Sarah Perry (aka Sarah Bonito) for a new track called “Nijiiro Waaludo.” It’s bright and frothy and a little […]
Eels – “Who You Say You Are”
Eels, Mark Oliver Everett’s long-runnning, depressive studio-pop project, returned last month with new surprise single “Baby Let’s Make It Real,” their first new music since 2018’s The Deconstruction. And now they’re back with another track. “Who You Say You Are” will be the B-side on a limited edition 7-inch single of “Baby Let’s Make It […]
Arab Strap – "The Turning of Our Bones"
Arab Strap, the Scottish duo made up of Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton, got back together after an amicable breakup in 2016 to play a string of reunion shows. Today, they return with their first new music in 15 years, since the release of their 2005 album The Last Romance. Their new song, “The Turning […]
Pure X – "One Day At A Time" (Willie Nelson Cover)
Earlier this year, the beloved Austin band Pure X returned with two new singles — “Middle America” and “Fantasy.” (The former ranked amongst our favorite songs that week.) Just a couple weeks later, a new self-titled album — and Pure X’s first in six years — followed. All of this marked a long-awaited return from […]
Bootlicker Release New EP 'How To Love Life': Listen
The Vancouver band Bootlicker play raw, nasty, primitive hardcore punk. Bootlicker are one of those bands who refuse to acknowledge the idea that punk rock has changed since 1982. They wear their influences — spiky UK D-beat, first-wave Boston hardcore, ugly Midwestern shit — on their presumably-dirty sleeves. You shouldn’t expect to hear anything new […]
Actress – "Walking Flames" (Feat. Sampha)
A couple months ago, Actress — the electronic music producer born Darren Cunningham — released a new album of instrumentals called 88. Included with that album was a PDF with a tracklist for another new Actress album called Karma & Desire, which is being formally announced today. It’ll be out on 10/23, and it has […]
Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes – "Pueblo"
You may have heard trumpeter Aquiles Navarro and drummer Tcheser Holmes dredging up all kinds of chaos on the recent Irreversible Entanglements album Who Sent You? Today the jazz duo has announced a quite different sort of release. Heritage Of The Invisible II will lean into the musicians’ Latin and Afro-Caribbean heritage, a vibrant and […]