Woman's Hour

Here's some warm synth and pretty vocals to start your weekend to.  "Darkest Place" is taken from the upcoming 7" single on Luv Luv Luv Records from indie-pop group Woman's Hour.  Listen below.

Russian Circles & Chelsea Wolfe

I know i just posted about post-rock metal act Russian Circles' upcoming new album "Memorial" the other day, but i just heard the album closing title track today, and it features haunting and wistful vocals from the awesome Chelsea Wolfe.  This song soars.  Take a listen below and look for the LP in October on Sargent House.

Danny Brown - ODB video

Detroit weirdo/rapper Danny Brown's new album "Old" is due out later this month on Fool's Gold.  In the meanwhile, watch the video for the aptly titled "ODB" below.  The disorienting jam is exactly what i assume the inside of Ol' Dirty Bastard's head was like.

New music from Jacco Gardner

Last March, Dutch artist Jacco Gardner was easily one of the best acts i saw during SXSW.  His album "Cabinet of Curiosities" is a total contender for my favorite albums of the year, and the man's got a new 7" single out on Trouble In Mind.  A-side "The End of August" continues the Gardner's exploration of 60's psych rock, utilizing a folky sing-songy sound as a harbinger of the impending Autumn.  Pretty stuff.  Listen below and get the record here.

Found Vinyl: Hal Galper - Now Hear This

I wish i knew more about jazz.  It just fascinates me.  Every aspect of it.  Every genre and sub-genre therein.  The history, the spontaneity, just the overall essence of the music.  It's transcendent.  It's remarkable.  And i'd be a liar if i said i understood the first thing about it.  So, i will not critique.  I know nothing.  I will just sit back, listen to, and enjoy Hal Galper's 1977 album "Now Hear This."  We'll start with "First Song in the Day."



And here's the title track.



And finally, we'll finish with "Red Eye Special."



Go and listen to some jazz music right now.  I swear it makes you smarter...or at least it will make you think you're smarter.

Grails

For some years now, Portland, Oregon's Grails have been offering up an eclectic tome of music on albums pulling from everything from psychedelia to heavy metal to Eastern mysticism to stoned beats to Lalo Schifrin.  Always new.  Always original.  Always interesting.  I recommend everything they do.  Next month, Temporary Residence will release the 6th EP in the band's "Black Tar Prophecies" series.  Listen to the worldly and haunting "Invitation to Ruin" below.

Arcade Fire - Reflektor video

Despite some meticulous work to debut a new single today, the new Arcade Fire jam from the album of the same name actually leaked on Saturday.  You damn kids and your internet.  At any rate, there's a real disco vibe going on here (thanks James Murphy) and even David Bowie pops up.  Watch the Anton Corbijn directed video below and be on the lookout for the album on Merge at the end of October.

Moby & Wayne Coyne

Moby has a new album called "Innocents" due out this month...and for the first time in 10 years, i care that there is a new Moby album.  That might have something to so with the assortment of guests and collaborators he has joining him this time around, including Mark Lanegan and Wayne Coyne.  Watch the video for the glorious and joyful Coyne-assisted "The Perfect Life" below and get the record from Mute.

Violetshaped

Violetshaped is the electro-industrial-noise collaborative project of Violet Poison and Shapednoise.  It's murky and pulsing, dirty and hypnotic, the kind of music to listen to while driving at night on your way to commit some heinous act of revenge.  Think somewhere in between Cabaret Voltaire and Vatican Shadow.  The self-titled album is out now on the Violet Poison record label, but you can listen to "The Lord Won't Forget" below.

Bad Cop

Here's a retro stomper from Nashville garage rock outfit Bad Cop.  The band's "Light On" EP is out now on Jeffery Drag Records.  Listen to the title track below.