Recent Dangerbird Records signees, Minus The Bear, are set to release their new album, OMNI, on May 4th.  Produced by Grammy Award winning producer, Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes, My Morning Jacket), the band’s fourth studio album marks the latest stage in their shape-shifting evolution, that culminates in the blending of past influences with present inspirations.  Exploring erotic [...]

the bird and the bee, the duo of singer Inara George and multi-instrumental/producer Greg Kurstin, kicked off a musical scavenger hunt for their fans today by premiering all nine songs from their new album, Interpreting The Masters Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates on nine different websites: AOL Spinner, BrooklynVegan, Entertainment [...]

Band of Horses, the Low Country’s premier rock n’ roll outfit, will release their third full length LP, entitled Infinite Arms ,on May 18th through Brown Records/Fat Possum Records/Columbia Records.
The album package will feature the photography of the band’s long time collaborator Christopher Wilson.
Produced by Band of Horses with additional production from Phil Ek, mixed [...]

1967: It always comes back to The Beatles. In 1966, The Beatles had reached a critical career turning point. Vietnam, social unrest, Rumors of Paul’s death and Ringo’s “acting career” had pushed the fab four creatively and spiritually in separate directions forcing their tour to come to an end that year. Then, in 1967, the [...]

Scissor, the first single from forthcoming Liars LP Sisterworld, is out now. It includes the B-side Covenant Heart. There is also an iTunes exclusive track Manslaughter Oops.
Sisterworld is set for release March 9th, 2010 on CD, vinyl and a 2CD expanded version. The expanded version includes track reinterpretations by a host of artists including Thom [...]

The new 80’s movie montage friendly, synth heavy album Head First from Goldfrapp is out March 22nd via Mute, along with the release of the new single /video for “Rocket”, which you can get HERE.
‘Head First‘ is Goldfrapp’s most powerful trip to date, a speedy rush of synth optimism, euphoria, fantasy and romance. With life [...]

Discosalt Video of the Week 7/3/10: Quail Lung’s 7″ single “Dumb Dadadum”, on the Post Present Medium label, directed by Joshua Jay Elliott. Giving his best Dylan, Quail Lungs aka Portland, OR based crooner Travis Bonilla, is mix of DIY home-recorded countrified Americana influenced by 60’s British Rock (sorta the poor man’s mustacheod dylan and [...]

1984: The stalker-stache reached a six month zenith on the adult contemporary charts with the release of  the music video for Lionel Richies third single and signature song “Hello” off multi-platinum album Can’t Slow Down. The video, which attracted more attention than the song, features Richie as a bushy chevron sporting music teacher having a [...]

1985:  Beating out New Coke, Nintendo and Crack as one of 85’s most addictive indulgences, Eddie Murphy and Rick James release the double-stache hit wonder ” Party All the Time”, marking a bittersweet milestone in Mustache Music History.  Fans of both premier 70’s soul-glow sex balladeer and Hollywood Goldenchild were doubled their pleasure with not [...]

Lets face it, Daryl Hall was always second fiddle to the real “rock and soul” partners, John Oates…and his glorious stache. With Mustache March upon us, Discosalt has some suggested ways for celebrating Oates and his all too friendly nose neighbor this month.
First up….
The Bird and the Bee are set to release Interpreting The [...]

The Mustache has always been a politically-charged form of expression. They’ve been banned by kings, forbidden by employers and used as a form of social protest.  While the popularity of this once glorious grooming practice may have reached a low point of popularity in the U.S. (unless of course you live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn) Discosalt [...]

With the release of their debut EP Journal of Ardency ,  last month, sexy Brooklyn electro-pop trio Class Actress have been getting a lot of  local media hype lately. The new EP is available on vinyl at Terrible Records or you can check out the new video for “Journal of Ardency” and read what Pitchfork [...]