Song Of The Week: Pavement –– The Killing Moon
Just wanted to give Pavement a little bit of love and appreciation. This song is originally by Echo and the Bunnymen, but they put their own, slightly more melancholy spin…
NEW MUSIC: Most Likely – “Steve”
Austin fuzz-rock outfit Most Likely has just released a new single about a cat. Formerly known as Planet Manhood, these dudes have been putting out music for a few years…
Song of the Day: Benjamin Booker (ft. Mavis Staples) – “Witness”
spotify:track:1LdPEMcaQ2YV3qS53CbOVN "Witness" is an awesome gospel tune featuring the great Mavis Staples. Her voice combined with the soulful raspiness of Benjamin Booker makes for an awesome song.
Seventh Block Pop: A Mini Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/user/1220764536/playlist/4jwuMvmk5j0ovjBlzjIFeg Spring brings a huge influx of new music. Below is a -mini- playlist of five new spring 2017 releases. Enjoy! 123 by Girlpool Listen to this when you're…
Song of the Day: KMD – “Peach Fuzz”
Before there was MF Doom or King Geedorah, there was Zev Love X. Rapper Daniel Dumile got his start as a part of the group KMD, which he formed with…
Song of the Day: Royal Trux – “Granny Grunt”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDGCnxjNvPU Over spring break I went back home to Austin for the SXSW, a week-long music festival where hordes descend upon the city while locals bitch about all the fucking people.…
Pitchfork Pitchfork: Vagabon Infinite Worlds Album Review
I've found that pretentiousness in music seems to be most despised by people who are extremely pretentious about music themselves. In order to fully embrace this phenomenon, I have created…
Song of the Day: Destiny Frasqueri- Orange Blossom
https://soundcloud.com/vice/orange-blossom-by-destiny “Orange Blossom” is a precursor to Destiny Frasqueri’s (Princess Nokia) album, 1992. The song itself is reminiscent of Frasqueri’s Afro Futurist style. “Orange Blossom” was released after Frasqueri’s experimental…
SONG OF THE DAY: Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty – “You’re The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly”
For a good chunk of my life as a music consumer, I've described my taste as "anything but country." I'm not sure where this antagonistic view comes from. Maybe it's…
The 12 Best Records of 2016
2016 was undeniably rough. Lots of shit happened, and most of that shit sucked. Still, it's worth taking a look back at the year, because a lot of fantastic music came…