New Justice Track – “Civilization”
We’ve all been wanting a little more Justice ever since “Cross” blew up our speakers in 2007. Now we have a sneak peak on SoundCloud.
Versant – Heartbeats EP
Prog-rock meets raw emotion in an album that makes it ever so clear why Versant took their time polishing this release.
How To Destroy Angels – The Space in Between
Here’s the latest from Trent Reznor’s new group, How To Destroy Angels. Dig the song, and the cinematography, the video kind of gives me the creeps though…
Wax Pick: Phantogram – Eyelid Movies
Street beats, synths, and sampling meet lush vox and swirling guitar.
How To Destroy Angels
Check out Trent Reznor’s first project since NIN; a chilled out track with wife, Mariqueen Maandig.
Wax Pick: Passion Pit – Manners
Passion pit is a great, and somewhat quirky, electronic group from the east coast. The project actually started when singer Michael Angelakos decided to write a few songs to give his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day.
Wax Pick: The Big Pink – A Brief History Of Love
The Big Pink is an electro-rock duo from London that just put out their first full length album on 4AD records a few weeks back. I’ve been really digging it, sort of a hybrid of shoegaze rock with electronic undertones.
Versant Covers ABBA’s SOS
Sweet covers, ABBA, and a slow-mo diet coke chug… what more could you ask for?
Daft Punk, Touring, Tron, And The New Lightcycle
Daft Punk has recorded at least 24 new tracks for the upcoming Tron film (now called Tron Legacy, formerly TRON 2, TR2N, etc…).
Wax Pick: The Bird And The Bee – Please Clap Your Hands
Greg Kurstin’s production is brilliant, Inara’s vocals are spot on, and the future-retro music they’ve been cranking out for years is still unmatched by any other. And today, it’s only 99 cents!
Wax Pick: Discovery – LP
Discovery is a side project from members of Vampire Weekend & Ra Ra Riot. I’m not the biggest fan of either of those two bands, but have really dug the programming in the new group.
wax&wires tv – Episode 2
In this episode: Paper Route, Justice – Cross, Beefing up Drums with creative gating
7 Minutes: Paper Route Documentary Out Today
Check out this quick (7 minutes, go figure) documentary on Paper Route’s making of “Absence,” entitled “7 minutes.”
Kind Of Bloop: An 8-Bit Tribute To Miles Davis
Andy Baio is working on a really cool idea: to recreate Miles Davis’ classic album, Kind of Blue, with chip sounds.
Wax Pick: Apparat – Walls
Walls is Apparat’s 2007 release, breaking away from his dance floor roots and growing to be “more interested in sounds than beats” by incorporating strings, various live percussion, and dropping the 4-on-the-floor for a more laid-back trip-hop vibe.
Wax Pick: Paper Route – Absence
Say hello to one of your favorite albums of 2009. Absence is the much anticipated debut from Nashville’s Paper Route.
Wax Pick: Muse – Absolution
This one has worked its way into my library of “must-haves.” Absolution is Muse’s best album to date. If you don’t have it already, give it a go.
PAPER ROUTE Delivers Absence On April 28th
4/28 UPDATE: Absence is available for download here. Here’s some details regarding Paper Route’s tour. I would highly recommend you check them out if they’re anywhere near you. I’ve had the new album on rotation for a little while now, and am still not sick of it. All the textures are perfect, the melodies and [...]
Wax Pick: Faultline – Your Love Means Everything
Faultline crosses several genre lines, mixing breakbeat electronic with the raw emotion found in more traditional pop music. It doesn’t hurt to have Chris Martin, Michael Stipe, and Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips) contributing either.
Wax Pick: Kate Havnevik – Melankton
Take your favorite bits of Imogen Heap, mix in some Bjork and a string quartet, and you’re pretty close to Kate Havnevik’s Melankton.
Wax Pick: Paper Route – Are We All Forgotten
Paper Route, a small little 4-piece indie group from Nashville, has garnered a lot of national attention with two small EP releases.
