The Earology Dept.

 

lilies on mars | dancing star

 
Lilies On Mars (Lisa Masia and Marina Cristofalo) are electronic psychedelico done up in gossamer rags of such make and model you’d swear this is an ethereal and heavenly intervention. Listening to Dancing Star makes me feel clean and new again without the Hail Marys and Our Fathers. Who knew? If you like this (and you will certainly like this) make sure to check out the full album, the new release ∆GO is out now courtesy of Lady Sometimes Records. Peace. Continue reading “lilies on mars | dancing star”

 

nao | bad blood

 
London-based Nao is winning and we’re all the better for it. With vocals clear as the scrubbed air after a lightning strike she delivers the latest offing Bad Blood with uncanny virtuosity. Consider our appetites sufficiently whetted. Here’s looking to her soon-to-blow-our-minds debut and if it doesn’t drop soon somebodies gonna get hurt. Peace. Continue reading “nao | bad blood”

 

greek riots | middle children

 
Canadian rockers Greek Riots splits your melon open to the white meat and gives your exposed grey matter it’s monies worth in air conditioning. C’mon that’s a great metaphor. I worked on it all day. Metaphors aside these guys know how to bring it. So if your in the mood for a kick is the pants, well this will do ya’ mighty fine.

The band’s latest album Middle Children is half a dozen spit-shined tracks with enough adrenaline to fuel your most ambitious excursions into funland. My pick of the litter is the track How Far just because it’s kinda melancholy but still kick ass enough to chase away the doldrums. The mini-ablum Middle Children is out now. Peace and chicken grease. Continue reading “greek riots | middle children”

 

alex fin | golden, blinding feat. galun

 
If you ever deign to turn over the underside of darkness you may just find somethings are not always what they appear to be. Los Angeles burgher and electronic musician/producer Adam Finkel aka Alex Fin is adept at showcasing the light of the sun in mendicant stripes. The track Golden, Blinding featuring Galun is a sound shard of delight as it sashays robustly upon a phosphorescent stage. This is music which can teleport listeners towards untold realms of beauty. Continue reading “alex fin | golden, blinding | feat. galun”

 
 

gems | kill the one you love

The Washington D.C.-based duo GEMS (Lindsay Pitts and Clifford John Usher) will upend you. And, as your tumbling head over heels you’ll hear the glorious rhapsody of overspilt odes from their debut offering Kill The One You Love. The songs here are as gossamer as tendriled light refracted through crystallized synapses. Yup, just like that I promise.

If your not a fan now is as good a time as any to get a headful of GEMS. My favorite track from the lot is Tangled Memories or maybe I am just enthralled with Lindsay’s piquant vocals. I am thinking it’s both. The album Kill The One You Love is out now courtesy of Carpark Records. Ordering deets after the jump. Peace. Continue reading “gems | kill the one you love”

 

beach house | thank your lucky stars

 
Beach House is one of my favorite bands and with good reason. Here is a band whose music can instantly slow the spin of the entire earth as soon as I click play. If you’re a fan you already know. The band’s new album Thank Your Lucky Stars dropped recently and it’s a beautiful thing. After the jump listen to the full album stream. Peace. Continue reading “beach house | thank your lucky stars”

 

neon indian | vega intl. night school

 
Neon Indian (Alan Paloma) drops his third album VEGA INTL. Night School and it reeks of badassery! Even though it’s been a lil’ minute since we last heard new material (2011 to be exact, but who’s counting?) from The Fluorescent One, but all is forgiven. We’ve heard the tracks Annie and Slumlord (with the latter being my fav fav favorite) but I am majorly and overyly excited to hear the other 12 tracks. The VEGA INTL. Night School album hits streets today courtesy of Mom + Pop Records. Psst! After the jump you can listen to the full album stream by clicking on the fabulous NPR Music Player. Peace. Continue reading “neon indian | vega intl. night school”

 

hinds | garden

 
The band Hinds otherwise known as las chicas de Madrid just released their debut album Leave Me Alone. This is no mean feat, because well… it just is, trust me on this one. In my head there are few things as exciting as a girl band that knows how to rock like there’s no tomorrow. After the jump check out the single Garden it’ll make you smile. Peace. Continue reading “hinds | garden”