Not entirely sure what I’m watching, but I’ve watched it at least five times already. Tuesday, rock band Deerhoof released the video for their latest single, “Paradise Girls.” The song appears on their full-length album, La Isla Bonita. While the song seems to have a focus on the instrumentals with hardly any lyrics other than the…
Premiering with New York Magazine’s Vulture, grunge-rock band Deerhoof has released their new music video for their single, “Exit Only.” The song is a track off of the band’s recent album La Isla Bonita, which was recorded in the basement of Deerhoof’s guitarist. The video stars “Man of Steel” actor and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon as a man torturing…
After various albums and singles, Deerhoof drops their newest album, La Isla Bonita, tomorrow, November 11th. The Spanish title – translated to “the beautiful island” – does in fact emulate the energy of an island, complete with parties and quiet nights at the bonfire. The album is an experimental compilation of tracks that are beachy and bubbly…
An unusually large lineup and an (almost) appropriately large crowd convened at Athens, Ga.’s 40 Watt on Saturday, Nov. 10. Formica Man and Athens natives Tunabunny delivered energetic sets, but it wasn’t really until über-bearded New Zealander Liam Finn took the stage that things started to fill in on the floor. An impressive showman, Finn…
Despite what you could maybe call a bit of inclement weather – Hurricane Sandy tore through New York City just as the band’s tour was supposed to begin – Deerhoof have made it out onto the road to support Breakup Song, its latest release on Polyvinyl (the label). Vinyl (the mag) was fortunate enough to…
Jukebox the Ghost are heading to Shaky Knees Festival this weekend to play alongside the likes of The Strokes, the Pixies, Brand New, American Football, Death From Above 1979, TV On the Radio, Wavves, Tennis, The Kooks, Surfer Blood…and that’s just the Friday lineup. Having just signed to a new label and released a brand new self-titled…
Nearly half a year has passed since of Montreal published a brief Facebook post announcing its 13th studio album Aureate Gloom (streaming now on NPR), and now the time has come for it to be released. Accompanying the release on March 3 is an unrelenting tour schedule that even the most seasoned bands would be fearful…
of Montreal have released the second single off of their upcoming album, Aureate Gloom, due out March 3 this year (pre-order here). The track, “Empyrean Abattoir,” has the quintessential of Montreal sound, with non-stop energy paired with the jaded rant-narration that frontman Kevin Barnes has perfected to an art. Check out the track below, and be sure…