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Orange Juice Box Set: Coals To Newcastle The boxset is made up of six audio compact discs and one DVD that contain the band’s complete discography and other studio recordings as well as a collection of their BBC sessions. Coals To Newcastle contains 16 previously unreleased tracks with another 23 tracks previously unavailable on earlier […]
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: A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS: SUFFRAGETTE CITY! (BOWIE COVER)
For all the noise junkies, A Place to Bury Strangers have mixed up Bowie’s classic track “Suffragette City” with some ch-ch-changes. This is not your typical David Bowie cover. Far from the shades of Brit and Jermaine doing their best Bowie in Space. It is a 100% A Place To Bury Strangers interpreting their version […]
ALBUM STREAM: SUCKERS: WILD SMILE
If you haven’t checked out Brooklyn quartet Sucker’s most recent album Wild Smile, which followed up last years eponymous four-song EP, you can stream it below. Or if you order it from the band on their site here, you will immediately get a digital download of the entire album, along with a pair of exclusive […]
NEW VIDEO FROM MGMT: CONGRATULATIONS
There is clearly something strange in the water in Brooklyn. In their latest video for “Congratulations”, Brooklyn’s MGMT have taken a somewhat similar cue from Yeasayer’s “Madder Red” video, revealing what could be a strange new trend in music videos from Brooklyn bands. Are sad dying disfigured puppets the new noble hipster savage? Watch below: […]
SUCKERS: BLACK SHEEP
Brooklyn based synth and percussion quartet, Suckers sound like a mix between Yeasayer and Modest Mouse. Think experimental pop with lots of background harmonies, primal beats and hand claps. Their self-titled EP was actually produced by Yeasayer’s Anand Wilder, and they have a new video out for their single “Black Sheep” that you can check […]
CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGE: THE XX, FLAMING LIPS, CHAIRLIFT, BLACK KEYS, ST. VINCENT, HOT CHIP, HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR, PAVEMENT, HOLY GHOST!
Check out a preview of some shows worth checking out this summer at the Central Park Summer Stage. The Flaming Lips: (update: Sold Out!) When: Monday, July 26, 2010 at 7:00PM Where: Central Park/Mainstage Legendary for their wild stage shows, The Flaming Lips are among the most notorious and beloved rock and roll bands in […]
FIND THE SECRET SPOT: FREE LIVE SHOWS FROM PASSION PIT, THE BLACK KEYS, TING TINGS
Here’s a little treat for all the moms (and the rest of us) this weekend fiending for some free indie rock. On Sunday, March 9 the mother of all holidays, will be one mother of a day with Ting Tings, The Black Keys and Passion Pit playing free live shows in New York City starting […]
MIDLAKE: THE COURAGE OF OTHERS
[rating: 5] Midlake: The Courage of Others Label: Bella Union Release date: February 2, 2010 Melancholy at its best. Dredging up decades of gloomy rock carcasses most indie bands have spend the past decade trying to bury, Courage of Others feels like an old ghost. Midlake takes it’s 60′s British progressive folk-rock sound into much darker […]
SXSW 2010: BANDS TO WATCH
With SXSW 2010 creeping up, Discosalt has a preview of this years bands to watch. There are some amazing bands to check out, so clear the rest of your schedule for the afternoon and comb through our list: MINUS THE BEAR Recent Dangerbird Records signees, Minus The Bear, are set to release their new album, […]
BENJAMIN PHELAN ARTWORK
We mentioned Brooklyn based artist Benjamin Phelan earlier this week (he did the artwork for the new Yeasayer album). If you are interested in more of his work, his website has some pretty interesting quicktime vids like this compilation video here or you can check out some images from his portfolio below: [nggallery id=14]
MGMT: CONGRATULATIONS
Columbia records recently tipped us off to some exciting news from one of our favorite bands, MGMT. According to Sony Music, the bands much anticipated new album, Congratulations, will be available in the US and Canada on Tuesday, April 13. One of 2010’s most eagerly anticipated new releases, Congratulations is the successor to MGMT’s Oracular […]
UPCOMING ALBUM RELEASES: FEBRUARY 2010
Feb 2: Lightspeed Champion: Life is sweet! Nice to meet you. Feb 9: Hot Chip: One Life Stand Massive Attack: Heligoland Yeasayer: Odd Blood Feb 23: Shout Out Louds: Work The Streets: Computers and Blues Xiu Xiu: Dear God, I hate myself
SUCKERS: SUCKERS
Suckers are a Brooklyn synth and percussion-based quartet that sound like a mix between Yeasayer and Modest Mouse. Think experimental pop with lots of backround harmonies, primal beats and hand claps. Their self-titled EP was actually produced by Yeasayer’s Anand Wilder, and the video for “Easy Chair” bears resemblence to “Float on” both in its […]
COMPILATION:DARK WAS THE NIGHT
Compilation: Dark was the Night Label: 4ad Records Release Date: February 17, 2009 Compilations are seemingly rare in indie music, I am not sure why. Or if that’s true. In any case, The National has curated a 2 disc compilation to be released by 4AD on February 16th. Just in case you aren’t aware of […]
DISCOSALT BREAKS DOWN 2008’s CROP OF NYC BANDS TO WATCH
Bands on our radar : Bear Hands-Straightforward post-punk indie. Yeasayer-Psych-experimental dance party. If you haven’t heard them, please leave your cave immediately and rejoin society. A Place to Bury Strangers-Dark Atmospheric noise-pop against a tension-wracked Joy Division-meets-Ministry, Jesus-Mary Chain backdrop. Blonde Acid Cult-Brooklyn swagger Rock& Roll Party band ala Jet, Stone Roses. Crystal Stilts-Cheap instruments, Moody Stipped […]