Julianna Barwick - Nebula

Singer/astral traveler Julianna Barwick has a new album of beautiful dreamscapes coming out on Dead Oceans in May.  Watch the video for "Nebula" below and float away.

Daily Bowie - Fashion

"Fashion," today's Daily Bowie.  Beep-beep!

Daily Bowie - Drive-In Saturday

It's a crash course for the ravers!  "Drive-In Saturday" is your Daily Bowie...

Daily Bowie - Sense of Doubt

Today's Daily Bowie comes from "Heroes."  "Sense of Doubt" is the first of three consecutive instrumental tracks on the second side of that album written by Bowie and Brian Eno, and of the three, feels the coldest.  Listen below.

Beyond the Wizards Sleeve

Here's a new jam from the dreamy, psych-synth duo Beyond the Wizards Sleeve called "Diagram Girl."  Listen below and get the EP from Phantasy.

Kristin Kontrol

Hey, Dee Dee from Dum Dum Girls has a synth pop project in the works called Kristin Kontrol...which makes complete and total sense.  Honestly, i'm kind of surprised it's only just now happening.  Listen to the driving and pulsing "X-Communicate" below and look for the album in May on Sub Pop.

Sheer Mag

New music from Philly's Sheer Mag!  Hooray!  You like music don't you?  Listen to "Worth the Tears" below and get the new "III" EP here.

Kendrick Lamar - untitled unmastered

Surprise albums from enormously popular artists seem to be happening at an almost exponentially increasing rate, which is a great and grand thing, but by the time i usually get around to writing about one, the internet has already exploded with hype and reviews and critiques, that there is quite literally nothing i can add to the mold that some other asshole hasn't already offered up.  So, you don't need me to tell you that the surprise release of Kendrick Lamar's "untitled unmastered" is pretty damn good, featuring recordings of a few songs he debuted live on different television programs.  Or that it's definitely worth your time.  Check out "untitled 03 (05/28/2013)" below as originally performed on "The Colbert Report."

Angry Angles

Way back in the long, long ago that was 2006, a former Reatard, one Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr, more widely known as Jay Reatard, was busy writing and recording singles, EP's, and albums for his solo output, as well as working on a project with his then girlfriend Alix Brown called Angry Angles.  The pair eventually broke up, and sadly the album was never completed and just kind of faded away, as Jay continued to make music on his own until his tragic death in 2010.  I've been jonesing for new Reatard material ever since.  And now, the fine folks at Goner Records are releasing Angry Angles' complete recordings in May.  They are just what the garage punk doctor ordered.  Listen to "Things Are Moving" below and howl.

Mitski

One of the things i enjoy in the lead up to SXSW every year is checking out the scores and scores of artists and bands playing that i've never heard of, searching for something brand new to listen to at some free day party somewhere.  I discover a ton of great stuff that way.  New York by way of Japan artist Mitski is one of those discoveries.  Her work is beautiful and brutal and feminist, a mix of lo-fi, DIY motivation with shades of 90's alt-rock aesthetic, and some dreampop wonder.  It's goddamn good.  Listen to "Your Best American Girl" below from the upcoming, and wonderfully titled "Puberty 2" LP, due in June from Dead Oceans.  And be sure to catch a set from her if you're in Austin next week.