Listen Before You Buy

The members of WALK have more than demonstrated they can write a killer rock tune without ignoring catchiness and pop sensibilities.

“Ester” may not bowl you over completely, but it is definitely a winner for hazed out nights and early morning monologues.

“Let’s Go Eat The Factory” is an uneven album for sure, but it should please GBV fans with a retro hankering and suggests good things for them in future, especially if the whole band starts having as much fun as the returning Tobin Sprout clearly is.

Neon Indian’s new video for “Fallout” takes us on a trip down 80s cartoon memory lane.

With a range of influences from The Beatles to Radiohead, Emma Grace are the kind of pair us non-musical types look at in envy as they both play multiple instruments and sing. Oh, and create great indie songs like “Stuck In The Air”.

Perhaps duo Whitehorse owe their lyrical passion and musical complementariness to the fact that they are partners on and off the stage – a connection that I personally think always shines through in art.

Amanda Mair is a mere teenager, but she’s due to release one of the best debut albums of the year in February. Come find out why.

Band Of Skulls will release their second album on February 7th, but until then you can listen to the whole thing!

M.I.A.’s newly-released “Bad Girls” now has an official video to go along with it.

Check out the new video for Puscifer’s song “Telling Ghosts”, from their excellent new album “Conditions Of My Parole”.

Coldplay’s latest video for their new single “Charlie Brown” is a fantastical colourful piece of imagery.

No need to beat around the bush with this one: “We Don’t Need” is an almightily good EP. It’s tempting to call Cheyenne Marie Mize promising because her career is so young, but that’s underselling it: this is a compelling record, equal parts fascinating experimentation and plain fun, and as exciting as Mize’s future will no doubt be, she deserves your attention right here, right now.

Maynard James Keenan’s continued evolution on “Conditions of my parole” is remarkable and well worth highlighting, albeit a little late!

Beach Fossils are releasing a new 7″ single towards the end of February but you can download an MP3 of it today.

The new video by Guards is like a Hipster version of the seminal show Soul Train.

Taken from his 2010 EP “Marks & Angels”, Nicolas Jaar’s new video is a portrayal of his younger self.