Archive for 2013

The debut album from Austin rockers Black Books was released in the UK last week. They kick off a tour across the pond tonight in London, playing alongside the Flaming Lips. I am a little spiteful... Read more »

With a lot of the electronically shaped minimalist music of the moment, vocals seem to fall into a more restrained type of delivery. As London duo Whilk and Misky’s “Darklands” starts off, you expect the same,... Read more »

Bristol based producer Phaeleh has linked up with vocalist Augustus Ghost (half of Snow Ghosts, who recently impressed with “Murder Cries“) for an atmospheric five and a half minute journey through a world of moonlit melancholy.... Read more »

Action Bronson is an eccentric character, so you wouldn’t expect anything less from his visuals. The latest video from Bam Bam is for “Strictly 4 My Jeeps,” and it features the man doing cartwheels, preparing a... Read more »

Lo-fi psychedelia swirls through this new Starlight Girls video for “Wasteland.” The band recently underwent a dramatic change of pace with “7×3,” and they return to familiar ground with the visuals for this track, which we... Read more »

James Blake just finished up the first leg of his North American tour in support of his excellent Overgrown, but he’s already shared the dates for when he returns to the continent this fall. Blake will... Read more »

To celebrate their very first national headline run, The Neighbourhood is releasing three limited split 7″ singles that will feature new material from the band and their supporting acts, Lovelife, The 1975, and JMSN. The singles will... Read more »

Pure Bathing Culture is a Portland-based group composed of Sarah Versprille and Daniel Hindman. They were originally working together in Brooklyn and touring with the Sub Pop signee Vetiver, another introspective, incredible folk group—but the two... Read more »

Everyone has that one thing that signifies summer. For basic folks, it’s the weather. Others have a yearly date, maybe a birthday or an annual block party that represents the season. For me, it’s A Blogwave... Read more »

Wolf Alice, one of our favourite new rock bands at the moment, are on a green screen hype for the grainy, retro feel video for “Bros,” their sweetly sentimental ode to childhood friendship. The video may be a... Read more »

Some interesting news out of Hungary today. A listener there enjoys Kanye West‘s “New Slaves,” but he recognized the music that comes in toward the end of the intense new track that ‘Ye just brought to... Read more »

It goes without saying that we're music fans. Massive music fans. Obsessive, nerdy music fans who want nothing more than to be able to sit in front of our laptops and, uninterrupted by human interaction, listen... Read more »

Talk about a performance that hits you, am I right? Miguel was one of the performers at tonight’s Billboard Music Awards and it appears the R&B singer got a little caught up in the moment. During... Read more »

A lot of P&P’s readers will likely glance at the title of this song and just as quickly write it off. In the distorting vacuum of the internet, prevailing attitudes towards songs like “Young N*gga” and... Read more »

Looking for a little Sunday night turn up? Me too. I didn’t know what to expect from “Big Butt,” but I guess something this massive shouldn’t have been a surprise. The Philly native will be playing... Read more »