Tune-Yards: Heart Attack

The lead track from Tune-Yard’s brand new album I can feel you creep into my private life, “Heart Attack” lays out the sonic profile and thematic discourse Merrill Garbus will explore along all 12 songs. With her signature magnetic power, Garbus sings, yelps and belts over layered instrumentation and into self-reflective territory. It’s quite the wild ride.

Leandro Erlich “Twists” Le Bon Marché’s Escalators

Beginning with clouds floating within the outside windows of the iconic Parisian department store Le Bon Marché, Argentine artist Leandro Erlich has created an imaginative wonderland-like installation. Perhaps the most eye-catching part of his transformation (which includes controlling the light) happens to be the twists and turns he lends the store’s escalators—which culminate in one giant knot. Known as “Sous le ciel,” the temporary artwork …

Unknown Mortal Orchestra: American Guilt

The new track by NZ band Unknown Mortal Orchestra, “American Guilt,” is a little more psychedelic than what’s found on their previous album. Seemingly recorded in a lo-fi manner, with plenty of fuzzed vocals and distorted guitar, the tune is crunchy and raw in the best possible way. UMO has also announced a comprehensive USA and Europe tour beginning in April.