Coral Cross

Coral Cross is the metal-ish project of Jorge Elbrecht (formerly of Lansing-Dreiden)...and...goddamn, it's pretty rad.  "The Coldest Steel Across Your Face Slides" ebbs and flows, trading in periods of guitar bombast for quieter and proggier moments that give the track an ethereal vibe.  It's really good, and i hope more is on the horizon.  In the meantime, you can get the 7" from Mexican Summer.

Jorge Elbrecht & Caroline Polachek

Jorge Elbrecht (currently of Violens) is having a pretty stellar year thanks to the folks at Mexican Summer.  His old band Lansing-Dreiden got the loving reissue treatment from the label, he recorded a 7" with Ariel Pink, and now he's go a new single with Chairlift's Caroline Palochek.  "I.V. Aided Dreams" is percussion and noise, loops and echoes, and is currently available as a digital single, but you can watch the performance-art-like video below.  Hooray!