Native Speaker

Montreal experimental pop outfit Braids just put out a video for Plath Heart, one of the tracks off their acclaimed 2011 debut, Native Speaker. Plath Heart uses primal drums, psychedelic synths, and playful vocal cadence to convey an otherworldly feeling. The video takes you down the rabbit hole as well.

Trill Trill

Sleigh Bells finally releases a video for Rill Rill, the only slow tempo track off their 2010 debut, Treats. While the song may be lazy and sweet, the video is super creepy.

Sleigh Bells - New Music - More Music Videos

Ducky's Dub

My boy Damon "Ducky" Williams just sent over this Dubstep mix to celebrate the Frost Winter Electronic Music Festival, Saturday, January 29th at The Midland in Kansas City. You can stream or download it below. Shit's hot. Get your wobble on.

Tracklist:
Ten Rozmarin - Draxter
Back From Orion - WavyPanda
Shut The Fuck Up - R-Dubz
That Hardcore Tune - Noah D
Nightmare - Ry LEGIT
Starstruck(Southbound Hangers Remix) - Santagold
3K Lane (Xtrakta Remix) - Jakes & Joker
Modern Warfare - Staffy
Supernova - Shekel
Whistle Tips (Point Blank VIP) - Point Blank & Helicopter Showdown
Powertool - Emalkay
Kickstarts (Bar9 Remix) - Example

  Ducky's Frost Mix LULZ 1-26-11 by DC-ONE

Bad Bitch

Check out this new video for Bad Gal, where Savage Skulls and Douster team up with Robyn to create electropop perfection.

Sign of the Times

Ohio Lo-Fi pop band, Times New Viking, just announced a new album, Dancer Equired, to be released via Merge on April 25th. Check out the animated video for the first single, No Room to Live, below.

Clouded

Cleveland's Dylan Baldi, the 18 year old behind the pop outfit Cloud Nothings is set to release his self titled debut LP on Carpark Records on January 25th. Check out Consequence of Sound for tour dates and info on an upcoming split with lablemates Toro y Moi. 

Make sure to see them at Riot Room in KC on April 1st, with Toro y Moi. Watch the new video for Should Have below.

Summer > Winter

Photo by Shannon McClean

With all the snow, some of which is still in my shoes, I could really use something warm and sunny.

Check out Best Coast's new song, Sunny Adventure, off of a previously reported split 7" with JEFF the Brotherhood on Volcom; you can check it out below.

Best Coast-Sunny Adventure by VolcomEnt

Source: Gorilla vs Bear and Pitchfork

Cat Party

New vid from Best Coast for Crazy For You off last year's debut LP by the same name. This hilarious video premiered on icanhascheezburger, you know, because of all the cats and their misspelled thoughts.

Panda Bro

My favorite member of Animal Collective, Panda Bear, has just announced the release date for his upcoming album Tomboy. The album will come out April 19th on their label Paw Tracks. Below you can check out a skate tape backed by Atiba Song, one of the tracks from the upcoming album.

ATIBA EVANS Panasonic GH2 Skate from skatefairy on Vimeo.

Destroyed

Dan Bejar aka Destroyer's latest electro/jazz album is a smooth one. Kaputt is easily the sexiest album of the still young 2011. As you can see from the provocative yet tripped-out Dawn Garcia-directed video for the title track, Bejar is well aware of the sexiness.



Kaputt is out 1/25 via Merge. Don’t forget the “Archer On The Beach” 12″, which includes two songs not found on the record.

Sources: Stereogum and Pitchfork.

Matt Skat

Check out this set by my friend Matt Navarro aka DJ Driscol. Tons of recognizable tracks mixed in. Shit is really good.

Lakeside Sunsets by Dj Driscol on Mixcloud

Good Girls

Vivian Girl Katy Goodman's La Sera project is set to release their self-titled debut LP February 15 via Sub Pop offshoot Hardly Art. Before that, La Sera will release a new 7" single on the label, "Devlis Hearts Grow Gold", January 18. 

Below, you can check out the single's title track (which also appears on the La Sera full-length). Like her previous release Never Come Around, covered here, this song sounds like sunshine with a beautiful catchy melody. It'll be paired with the non-LP cut "Dedicated to the One I Love" as the B-side. That's the ultra-strange single art above; check out the tracklist for both the single and LP below.

Devils Hearts Grow Gold

"Devils Hearts Grow Gold" 7":

01 Devils Hearts Grow Gold
02 Dedicated to the One I Love

La Sera:

01 Beating Heart
02 Never Come Around
03 You're Going to Cry
04 Sleeptalking
05 I Promise You
06 Left This World
07 Hold
08 Under The Trees
09 Devils Hearts Grow Gold
10 Dove Into Love
11 Been Here Before
12 Lift Off

Source: Pitchfork

Table Tennis

Husband/wife surf pop duo Tennis is finally releasing their much anticipated debut LP, Cape Dory, on January 18th on Fat Possum Records. Check out the vid for Pigeon below.

The Horror

Peep The Glow Remixes EP, a free album from iconic trip-hop producer RJD2. You can listen below or download it for free!

Audio Daily Double

Two new tracks from Madvillain just found their way onto the latest Stones Throw Podcast, a mix by label owner and legendary DJ/producer Peanut Butter Wolf. The tracks don't appear in their full form as they are part of the set that he is mixing but Avalanche / Victory Lap can be downloaded here or you can check them out in the context of the full mix here. It's not known whether these tracks will make their way onto the highly anticipated sequel to Madvillainy but new material is promising regardless.

6 Foot, Seven Foot

Beetlejuice sample + Bangladesh + Lil Wayne = BANGER. Check out Weezy's newest track, Six Foot Seven Foot ft. Cory Gunz.

  Lil' Wayne - Six Foot Seven Foot (ft. Cory Gunz) by FuxTheHerd