January - February 2018 Playlist

We had several excellent new releases lately and there is a lot more cool new music coming our way in the next few weeks. Check out below 10 of the best new tracks that made their debut in the first couple of months of 2018:

Courtney Barnett - Nameless, Faceless (from the album "Tell Me How You Really Feel", coming in May)

Beach House - Lemon Glow

U.S. Girls - Rosebud (from the album "In A Poem Unlimited", out this week)

Belly - Shiny One (from the upcoming album "DOVE", the band's first in 23 years)

Car Seat Headrest - Nervous Young Inhumans (from the album "Twin Fantasy")

Frankie Cosmos - Being Alive (from the album "Vessel", coming at the end of March)

 Wye Oak - The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs (from the album "The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs", out in April)

 The Decemberists - Severed (from the album "I'll Be Your Girl" out in March)

Dream Wife - Hey Heartbreaker (from their eponymous debut album)

Goat Girl - The Man (from their eponymous debut album, out in April)

Killer Tracks: The 2017 Playlist Vol.3

It's been some time since our previous 2017 Playlist, time to add a few more killer tracks to the mix:

Japanese Breakfast - Road Head

 LCD Soundsystem - Tonite

Fujiya & Miyagi - Impossible Objects of Desire

Liars - Cred Woes

 The National - Day I Die

Grizzly Bear - Mourning Sound

Alvvays - Dreams Tonite

Nadine Shah - Holiday Destination

EMA - Down and Out

Broken Social Scene - Skyline

Killer Tracks: The 2017 Playlist Vol.2

A few weeks ago we presented a selection of ten tracks taken from some of our favorite releases of the year so far. As we are getting closer to the actual mid-point of the year, the list of excellent new albums increases and it looks that 2017 is going to be one to remember! Soon we'll have a more thorough presentation of all the albums that stood out for us in the last six months, but 'till that time comes, here are seven more great tracks you should lend an ear to, among them "Cleveland", the latest track to surface off Algiers new album "The Underside of Power", out next week, and Waxahatchee's "Silver" from the album "Out in the Storm", out on July 14th. If the strength of these two songs is any indication of what to expect from the respective LPs, them it seems we have already found two of the Albums of the Year for 2017!

Algiers - Cleveland (from the album The Underside of Power)

Waxahatchee - Silver (from the album Out in the Storm)

Priests - Pink White House (from the album Nothing Feels Natural)

Jay Som - Baybee (from the album Everybody Works)

Girlpool - It Gets More Blue (from the album Powerplant)

Cherry Glazerr - Nuclear Bomb (from the album Apocalipstick)

Amber Arcades - It Changes (from the EP Cannonball)

Killer Tracks: The Spring 2017 Collection

We're waving goodbye to spring and welcoming the summer period with a selection of some of the finest new tracks we've had the pleasure of listening to in the last few months. As we're reaching the mid-point of 2017, this playlist is also indicative of where we currently stand on the issue of the best releases of the year so far. Let's leave it to the music to do the talking:

Thurston Moore - Aphrodite

Mark Lanegan - Beehive

The Afghan Whigs - Oriole

Boss Hog - Ground Control

The Jesus And Mary Chain - Always Sad

The Black Angels - Currency

The New Pornographers - High Ticket Attractions

Spoon - Can I Sit Next To You

Kendrick Lamar - DNA.

Run The Jewels - Legend Has It

#BestNewMusic 2016 Vol.3

In the March edition of #BestNewMusic we are featuring tracks from the latest releases by Quilt, Autolux, Primal Scream, Bob Mould, Big Ups and The Veldt: "Roller" is taken from Quilt's third album "Plaza", one of our favorite records of the month, "Soft Scene" is the new single off "Pussy’s Dead", the first LP by Autolux since 2010 which is expected on April 1st, "Where The Light Gets In" marks the return of Primal Scream with their eleventh studio album "Chaosmosis", "Voices in My Head" heralds the arrival of the latest solo work by the legendary Bob Mould, "National Parks" introduces us to Big Ups' sophomore album "Before a Million Universes", while "Sanctified" is the opening track from The Veldt's mixtape EP "The Shocking Fuzz of Your Electric Fur: The Drake Equation", a must-hear for fans of bands like A.R. Kane or Slowdive. Have a listen:

Quilt - Roller

Autolux - Soft Scene

Primal Scream feat. Sky Ferreira - Where The Light Gets In

Bob Mould - Voices in My Head

Big Ups - National Parks

The Veldt - Sanctified

#BestNewMusic 2016 Vol.2

The second installment of #BestNewMusic 2016, our new section featuring some of the most exciting releases of the year, kicks off with "The Wheel", the first single off P.J Harvey's new album "The Hope Six Demolition Project" (expected April 15th) and continues with Poliça's "Wedding" from their upcoming third album "United Crushers", Black Mountain and their long overdue return with "Mothers of the Sun", the first taste off their fourth album "IV", and "A Woman's Wisdom", another fine track off Wild Nothing's third album "Life of Pause", out on February 19th. For the finale we have the brand new and utterly groovy cover of The Rolling Stones' "Emotional Rescue" by St. Vincent, taken from the soundtrack of the film "A Bigger Splash". Enjoy:

P.J. Harvey - The Wheel

Poliça - Wedding

Black Mountain - Mothers of the Sun

Wild Nothing - A Woman's Wisdom

St. Vincent - Emotional Rescue

#BestNewMusic 2016: January

The first batch of exciting new music releases for 2016 is already here. Have a listen below to Daughter, Savages, Animal Collective, Mass Gothic, The Manhattan Love Suicides and Eleanor Friedberger who are kicking off 2016 in style with their latest albums and singles:

"Numbers" by Daughter, taken from their excellent second album "Not To Disappear", released on January 15th, 2016.

"Adore" is taken from "Adore Life", the highly anticipated sophomore album by Savages, coming out on January 22nd, 2016.

Impressive video for Animal Collective's latest single "FloriDada", taken from "Painting With", out on February 19th, 2016.

"Every Night You've Got To Save Me" by Mass Gothic whose self-titled debut album will be released on February 5th, 2016.

"Bikini Party / Birthday Kill", the new 7" single by The Manhattan Love Suicides.


"Sweetest Girl" taken from Eleanor Friedberger's third solo album "New View", out on January 22nd, 2016.