Available in iTunes: Issue #3 Discosalt Magazine
Watch the official video from Toronto bred- now London based Au Palais from their debut Tender Mercy EP, released by The Sounds Of Sweet Nothing. The video, created by Istoica: Mary Gerretsen, James Cooper & Liam Cushing, features brother and sister duo Elise and David Commathe running chilly through a snow covered forest and along Toronto’s waterfront.
You can stream their album HERE
The new video for Neon Indian‘s “Fallout” is an Adult Swim-produced cartoon directed by Lilfuchs. Paying homage to 80′s Saturday morning cartoons and sexy commercials, a scantily clad, pink maned, chill-wave Barbie cruises the scene in her 80′s convertible while paralyzing gas station workers with her gaze.
The Black Keys Follow up their buzz-worthy viral video for “Lonely Boy”, with a new video for ”Gold On The Ceiling” off of their late 2011 release, El Camino. The video, directed by Reid Long, keeps it simple, following the band through their recent world tour intertwining studio footage with clips of the band behind-the-scenes and performing on stage.
Kacey Underwood and Brit Alice Costelloe aka Big Deal just released a new video for “Talk”, off their most recent album Lights Out. Directed by the talented, Brooklyn director Yoonha Park (Washed Out, Deerhoof and Beach House) the video captures the bands innate ability to tap into the innocence, insecurity, wonder and (sometimes unrequited) love and lust of relationships. With a combination of sparse interweaving lo-fi guitars, emotive lyrics, set against the fuzzed out chords of an electric guitar and the tones of a boy / girl vocal create a sound that is sweet and seductive. Understated and discreet, it feels like a love note passed between classes.
Big Deal will be coming to the US in March for SXSW, including two special shows in New York and a show in Los Angeles, marking the band’s live debut in the US.
DOWNLOAD MP3: BIG DEAL: “CHAIR”
New music from South Florida noise duo – The Band in Heaven is available on 7″ featuring the track “Sludgy Dreams” on HoZac Records
Watch the original Alice Cohen created video for “Sludgy Dreams” above or the alternate version – “Sludgy Dreams/Sleazy Dreams” HERE.
The War On Drugs are excited to share the brand new video for the dylan-esc track “Brothers,” one of the many highlights off their stellar Slave Ambient. Following the more kaleidoscopic videos for “Baby Missiles” and “Come to the City,” the “Brothers” video, definitely takes a different approach with its bleak western narrative. Here’s what the director team of Brewer, a pair of brothers (Ben and Alex), had to say about the video:
“We kept picturing it as the soundtrack to a dark western like Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid or Unforgiven. That is where the deranged T.V cowboy character came from. We wanted the video to feel like the most exciting five minutes taken out of a longer movie. The biggest challenge in the filming was how to make the old cowboy (played by David Weindel) seem threatening, and how to make the nurse (played by Tallie Medel) seem like she was dealing with the situation the way a normal person might really handle such a nightmare.”
The War On Drugs’ “Come to the City” 7-inch single is available this week on Secretly Canadian. Listen to the b-side, “Don’t Fear The Ghost”
Husband is Gianlorenzo (Buzz Aldrin) and Chiara from Bologna. Offsetting the driving Italo-pop dronetronica rhythms of their track “Slow Motion” is this strangely uneasy video filmed and edited by Ailien Reyes, which features the duo’s shared love of volcanoes.
Check out the latest video directed by Max Goldblatt for Keepaway‘s ‘Cake’, off their debut album Black Flute coming 1/10/12 on Greedhead. ”Cake” is overly bright, intensely catchy and it sounds like everything. If you ever wondered “what would happen if Timbaland in his prime shared iTunes space with The Strokes and Gang Gang Dance and, liked Ethiopiques compilations? “, click play.
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.
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 in a neat, dance floor-approved package. If this album trailer doesn’t excite you, check your pulse.
