From the forthcoming 55-track Stars Rock Kill (Rock Stars) compilation (out 28 December) which celebrates the 30th anniversary of the independent record label Kill Rock Stars, comes Ruth Radelet’s exquisite cover of Elliott Smith’s “Twilight.” Radelet, formerly the vocalists for Chromatics (who broke up earlier this year), infuses a hopeful warmth into the track, which initially debuted on Smith’s posthumous release, From A Basement On The …
Brooklyn’s own Beach Fossils are keeping the lo-fi spirit alive with their latest release: A video for their February hit “Generational Synthetic.” The final product is downright reminiscent of a Beach Fossils concert experience. The classic atmospheric vocals are paired with warped effects, color-tinted strobes, and the most VHS-level graininess we’ve seen in a while—but that’s the charm. It’s essentially the result of the boys …
The Australian masterminds of indietronica Cut Copy are following up their 2011 hit Zonoscope with Free Your Mind, out 5 November—and they were kind enough to make the entire album streamable a week before its release. The 14-track effort was recorded in their hometown of Melbourne and produced by band-member Dan Whitford. Both the album name and title track of “Free Your Mind” were influenced …
