By Adrianna Elias Music Journalist Producer Kaytranada and rapper Aminé are teaming up as duo KaytrAminé to release a collaboration album this summer. While it's exciting that we're getting an official collaboration project from these two, this is not the pairing's first time working together. The two artists have been connected since 2013, when Aminé remixed Kay’s single "At All" into the bootleg "Not at All." This led to […]
By Janelle Abad Assistant Music Director Norwegian natives Tomorrow We Move To Hawaii just debuted Indépendance on February 10th. Released through the Austin, TX based label Red Eye Transit, Indépendance unearths a electrifying sound driven by restless drum beats and nostalgic synths that frame singer Marianne Stranger's voice. With an already strong European following, the electronic duo is sure to further expand their American fan base with an upcoming US tour soon following the release […]
By Janelle Abad Assistant Music Director Australian-based band The Ocean Party returns with the release of their album "Soft Focus" on Spunk Records in Australia on October 31 and New Zealand, and on Jigsaw in the U.S. on November 4. Since their formation in 2011, The Ocean Party has released three other albums and have no plans of stopping any time soon. "Soft Focus" clearly illustrates the laid-back, waterside lifestyle […]
Written By Allison Johnson Cloud Nothings just released their fourth album Here and Nowhere Else via independent Washington D.C. label Carpark Records on April 1, 2014. In Cloud Nothings case, it seems each album is better than their last. Here and Nowhere Else displays progressive instrumentation that is both chaotic and mellifluous, along with poignant lyrics. On "Psychic Trauma," lead singer Dylan Baldi lazily slips into the verse "Try to stop it, try […]
Written By Allison Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oArLezLMfmE Mac DeMarco released his second full-length studio album Salad Days April 1st on Brooklyn label Captured Tracks. Fans have been anxiously anticipating a new release since Mac's debut album 2 came out in 2012. From start to finish, the album demonstrates a melancholic, yet sincere sound that the artist has perfected throughout his career. Tune in to KTSW now to hear tracks from Salad Days! Tracks we're spinning: […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R4YuekVuNY Written by Allison Johnson Syracuse Hardcore band Perfect Pussy just released their debut album Say Yes To Love via Brooklyn based indie label Captured Tracks. Their first release since the 2013 demo i have lost all desire for feeling, Say Yes To Love is a hard hitting revelation of an album, with front woman Meredith Graves earnestly and beautifully screaming poignant lyrics full of feeling backed by her loyal band of boys. […]
North Carolina trio Future Islands has released their highly anticipated new single "Seasons (Waiting On You)." The track will be featured on their upcoming fourth album Singles, set to be released March 25 through 4AD. When asked about the meaning behind the song, vocalist and writer Sam Herring said it was written "about love, letting go, learning from your mistakes and always feeling that pull—yearning for a certain love, as time […]
The Julie Ruin's debut album Run Fast is this week's top add for a number of reasons, but mainly GRRRL POWER. Members of the band include Bikini Kill front woman Kathleen Hanna, and bassist Kathi Wilcox as well as musicians from other notable bands associated with the Riot grrrl movement like Le Tigre and The Frumpies. Hanna belts out confident vocals over messy, yet poised guitar riffs--exactly what you would […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Yx5qC1oE8 This week's top add is from Italian band and Sub Pop artist His Electro Blue Voice. Their sound is self-prescribed "psych post punk noise rock," a fitting description of their latest release and debut album Ruthless Sperm, which came out on August 20, 2013. According to an album description on Sub Pop's website , the album is "subtle as a construction site and precise like a leather gloved killer. This is the apocalypse. […]
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