EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY | PRINCE AVALANCHE [REVIEW]

Being Texan natives, Explosions In The Sky often sound like they're writing a love letter to the vastness of their state's landscape. That wandering, raw, unpolished quality, and the fact they have no words in their songs, makes their music easily translatable to a film score. Written as a soundtrack to a film of the same name, Prince Avalanche has more complex arrangements than earlier EITS. It also feels a little mellower though, which will probably be a let down for fans of the group.

JANSPORT X PENDELTON X BENNY GOLD

Another collaboration we couldn’t have done better if we chose it ourselves, dropped this month. Backpack gurus JanSport have got together with San-Fran based streetwear visionary Benny Gold and iconic Pendleton to create a collection of packs and accessories that bring out and combine the best of each brand with end results you’ll covet until you get your hands on one.

Steve Bays | Bays for Days

Steve Bays is a big time sound nerd. However, he’s also a big time legitimate rock star. The trajectory of his luminescent career arks from his days as the indie-rock-god-sex-panther-frontman of the internationally loved band, Hot Hot Heat, to his present, more laid back, life in his native Canada as a producer, mix engineer, writer, collaborator and overall all things music geek.

Tennis System | Technicolour Blind [VIDEO]

Known for their lo-fi psychedelia style, Tennis System premieres their latest video for "Technicolour Blind." The first 23-seconds hits you with strobe effects and fast edits—the video comes with a warning for those people with photosensitivity to refrain from viewing it—while in the calmer moments, front man, Matty Taylor soothes us with post

RocketNumberNine | MeYouWeYou [REVIEW]

Response to RocketNumberNine’s debut album was pretty darn good. Four Tet signed them to his Text label without hesitation, and the Godfather of all that is right with music, Thom Yorke, invited them on tour with him. When I played their most recent album to a group of friends, many continued to chatter. One glanced towards me with a puzzled look on his face. “Techno?!” Tech….no. Not exactly.

Gawd | The Creator

Some of the world’s greatest works of art were commissioned and acquired by the Catholic Church, and to this day the Vatican still has large amounts of work in their vaults. Murals from the 1400s, masterpieces like the Sistine Chapel, were meant to spread the word of God. Although the Church may have lost its influence, along with many of its followers, over the last few decades, it is clear that using art to tell a story was used to it's fullest potential by the Church, and that Gawd still works in mysterious ways.

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