Rough Trade x Bowery Presents

Rough Trade Records announced that they will be partnering with New York's concert promoting giant Bowery Presents to open a counterpart record store and performance space to their London shops in Willamsburg, Brooklyn this fall.

Few details are available about the project. However, it is known that BP will provide their growing roster to set up intimate, live performances in the store.

Stay tuned. At time when record stores have been closing in droves, it will be interesting to see how this effects locals, local businesses and New York's musicscape as a whole.

Ah-Wooo

I've been really enjoying Howler's debut LP America Give Up this week.
Those who might shy away because of its garage and raw vocal labels will be pleasantly surprised by the fun riffs and mildly-surf aesthetic that cuts through its heavy facade.

Video: The Whitest Boy Alive - "Bad Conscience"

bad conscience from marcin oz on Vimeo.

Here's a preview of a possible cut from the third Whitest Boy Alive album! Erlend's voice is pretty raw, but if this is any indication of whatever else they have cooking, the upcoming LP should be right on par with their other two minimalist greats Dreams and Rules.

A B C

AB & The Sea. by helenadagmar on Flickr.

You've gotta hear Bone Dry by California poppers A B & The Sea.
It's the perfect summer song.

Video: Best Coast - "Our Deal"

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Drew Barrymore's latest directorial pursuit has come to us in the form of a music video for "Our Deal" by California surf-band Best Coast.

The piece features an impressive cast, including Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development), Shailene Woodley (The Secret Life of the American Teenager), Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly), Donald Glover, Chloe Mortez, and Tyler Posey.

After being extremely disappointed by Best Coast's live performance last February, this video has served a nice, artistic redemption for the group.

WU LYF

The newest indie mystery is UK group WU LYF (World Unite Lucifer Youth Foundation). The elusive band, who not up until recently kept their identities a secret, has been capturing the attention of everyone from Nylon to The Guardian with their unique brand. The sound? An irresistible dream pop/shoegaze backtrack with unexpected, scratching Kings of Leon-inspired vocals from the Aha Shake era.

These guys aren't going to move audio mountains, but their debut Go Tell Fire to the Mountain has certainly taken everyone by storm.

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Video: Cults - "Go Outside"

Go Outside, by Cults from Boing Boing on Vimeo.

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Manhattan's flavor-of-the-month Cults has just put out a new video for their single Go Outside. An interesting take on the song - I'm sure everyone was expecting something slightly more transparent from this indie-electro duo.

Their s/t is out now, check it out!

Spotify Comes to US Shores

Spotify's here! Europe's popular music application has just opened its doors to users in the states. The service provides thousands of hours of free music that streams live on your computer, phone and home audio system without making a dent into your hard drive.

Right now it's invitation-only in the US, but never fear! A pass in isn't too hard to come by if you're interested. The guys at My Free Concert NY are doling out invites by the hour on their Spotify Invite Exchange facebook page.

Work of Art

My favo(u)rite Ontario poppers FIRST RATE PEOPLE are back with a new summer single, Someone Else Can Make a Work of Art. The mellowed-out dance song is a bit of a departure from some of the band's previous releases, but still remains true to the FRP with aesthetic with co-ed vocals, tastefully used autotune, drum samples and catchy arrangements.

Born Ruffians' Luke Lalonde also lends his vocals to close the track with a multiplied, echoing "all I ever want is the best for you..."

Listen to the track below & grab it + the rest of their discography for free at Bandcamp.

Radio Radio

Freddy & The Trojan Horse, by computermusik kings The Radio Dept.
A bit of a throwback for everyone. Starting today, Upop is back!

If you like this, try out the shoegaze pop stylings of Wild Nothing.