STREAM SLEIGH BELLS: REIGN OF TERROR
With just a week left before Sleigh Bells release their sophomore album, Reign of Terror (out February 21), the duo is streaming the new record in its entirety on NYTimes.com. As an added bonus, Sleigh Bells will livestream their NYC show on The Bowery Presents Live Youtube Channel this Friday, February 17th at 10 p.m. […]
SLEIGH BELLS REIGN OF TERROR ALBUM TRAILER
Following up 2010’s Treats, Sleigh Bells has announced the release of their sophomore album, Reign of Terror. Expect another dark, fuzzed-out, and fist-pump-worthy mix of beats, with guitarist Derek Miller shredding through effect-filled guitar line after effect-filled guitar line and Krauss dishing up a crushing, heavier, more melodic mix of pitch-perfect notes, to tie the whole album together […]
NEW NOIRISH VIDEO FROM SLEIGH BELLS: RILL RILL
Last year,the Brooklyn electro crash pop outfit Sleigh Bell’s topped some of our top 2010 albums of the year with Treats. Now the buzz-worthy band has a stylish new noirish road trip video for “Rill Rill” from director John Watts. Watch as Alexis Krauss tosses bandmate Derek Miller from a moving car, then heads back […]
SLEIGH BELLS: TREATS
[rating: 5] Sleigh Bells: Treats Label: MOM & POP MUSIC Release date: June 1, 2010 Over a dark, fuzzed-out, and fist-pump-worthy mix of beats, guitarist Derek Miller shreds through effect-filled guitar line after effect-filled guitar line. All the while, Krauss dishes up a mix of cheers, screams, and pitch-perfect notes, tying the whole thing together […]
2014 Gov Ball Super Mix + Line-up and Tix
The 2014 lineup for New York’s Governors Ball Music Festival is here…and it’s solid! Held Friday, June 6th through Sunday, June 8th in Randall’s Island Park, the 4th annual edition of New York City’s premier music event will showcase a wide spectrum of Dance, Indie Rock, Hip Hop, Americana, Electronica and Pop all weekend long. In a […]
2014 Governors Ball Line-up Revealed
The 2014 lineup for New York’s Governors Ball Music Festival is here. You can look forward to: OutKast, Jack White, Vampire Weekend, the Strokes, Damon Albarn, Phoenix, TV on the Radio, Julian Casablancas, James Blake, Disclosure, Interpol, Foster the People, The Kills, Grimes, Spoon, Neko Case, Empire of the Sun, Tyler the Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Childish […]
Video – Black Moth Super Rainbow : Windshield Smasher
A few weeks ago, Black Moth Super Rainbow revealed “Windshield Smasher,” the first true single off their upcoming, most impish release, Cobra Juicy. Thanks to the hordes of BMSR supporters who came out in force on Kickstarter, that record will be coming in multiple physical forms, including MP3, CD, vinyl, lenticular vinyl, and, of course, mask, via frontman […]
Watch Off Book : The Evolution of Music Online
As the 90s came to a close, the business of music began to change profoundly. New technology allowed artists to record and produce their own music and music videos, and the internet became a free-for-all distribution platform for musicians to promote themselves to audiences across the world. The result was an influx of artists onto […]
top 10 albums of 2010
At the end of yet another great year in music, team discosalt has sat back, reflected and squared in with 2010’s “top 10” best albums of the year. So turn on some tunes, read through le lists and keep the discourse going! We want your feedback. Shoot us your album picks for the year and […]
Best albums of 2010
At the end of yet another great year in music, team discosalt has sat back, reflected and squared in with 2010’s “top 10” best albums of the year. So turn on some tunes, read through le lists and keep the discourse going! We want your feedback. Shoot us your album picks for the year and […]
FREE MP3: FRENCH HORN REBELLION: THIS MOMENT
Brooklyn based French Horn Rebellion are to release This Moment on the 1st November. Taken from their genre-bending debut album The Infinite Music of French Horn Rebellion which is to be released on the 15th november, it will certainly whet the appetites of the masses and has already been picked up by NME’s Daily Download. The album warps the […]
SPIKE JONZE’S SHORT FILM: I’M HERE
A while back we posted a trailer for the brilliant Spike Jonze’s short film I’m Here which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Funded by Absolut Vodka, the film has absolutely nothing to do with the brand or vodka. Rather, the 30 minute film is a bittersweet love story between two robots […]
top 10 albums of 2011
Now that it’s 2012, here is a look back at the past year in music. We’ve rounded up the usual suspects, sat back, reflected and squared in with discosalt Magazine’s “top 10” best albums of 2011. Twenty-two tracks of flawlessly crafted synth drenched in intrepid, day-glo, art-pop scenery, without a wasted moment. Citing Billy Corgan’s […]
Best Albums of 2011
Now that it’s 2012, here is a look back at the past year in music. We’ve rounded up the usual suspects, sat back, reflected and squared in with discosalt Magazine’s “top 10” best albums of 2011. Twenty-two tracks of flawlessly crafted synth drenched in intrepid, day-glo, art-pop scenery, without a wasted moment. Citing Billy Corgan’s twenty-eight-track, […]