Other Music
Whitney share "No Matter Where We Go" video, playing free Other Music in-store before Brooklyn shows
Whitney’s very good debut album Light Upon the Lake is out next week (6/3) via Secretly Canadian, and the band have just shared the video for the LP’s new single “No Matter Where We Go”…
Frankie Cosmos streaming new album, expands tour, playing Other Music in-store tonight
Frankie Cosmos are releasing their new album Next Thing Friday (4/1) via Bayonet but the whole thing is available to stream now. Listen over at the Bandcamp blog, where you can also read an interview with main member Greta Kline by Ezra Furman. They’re celebrating with an in-store at Other Music tonight.
Hinds streaming debut album 'Leave Me Alone,' playing free Other Music in-store before this week's Palisades show
Spanish quartet Hinds release their debut album, Leave Me Alone, on Friday. It’s an appealing batch of garage rock pop sing-a-longs and you can stream the whole album right now (via NPR) below…
Greek singer Monika releasing 'Secret in the Dark' via Other Music (listen), playing Baby's All Right in October
Greek singer Monika was already a star in her native country when she visited NYC a couple years ago. A fan of Sharon Jones and Amy Winehouse, she visited Daptone Records’ Brooklyn HQ, knocked on the front door and ended up playing demos for the Dap Kings’ Homer Steinweiss…
Cold Beat share "Spirals" from new album, playing four NYC shows in September (one free)
Cold Beat (featuring Grass Widow’s Hannah Lew) have shared a second song from their killer second album, Into the Air, which is out next month via singer Lew’s Crime on the Moon label…
Sufjan Stevens holding 'Carrie & Lowell' listening parties (NYC today)
Sufjan Stevens‘ new album, Carrie & Lowell is out 3/31 via Asthmatic Kitty, and the folky lead single “No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross” has us very excited for it…
How many albums can Radiohead drummer Philip Selway sign in 30 minutes? ('Weatherhouse' out now & streaming)
While Thom Yorke’s surprise album may be dominating the conversation in the world of Radiohead, drummer Philip Selway just put his new solo album Weatherhouse today via Bella Union and that’s a good one too…
Peaking Lights playing Other Music in-store & Baby's All Right shows after T5 with Real Estate (updated dates)
Electronic psych pop duo Peaking Lights will be in town this week, opening for Real Estate at Terminal 5 on Thursday (10/2) with Regal Degal, and Tom Scharpling (buy tickets or win some) and then being part of the “Atomic Bomb” William Onyeabor tribute at day 1 (10/4) of Modern Sky Festival in Central Park…
How was your #RSD14? (pics from Other Music)
So how did your Record Store Day 2014 turn out? I found everything on my list apart from the Liars 12″. It was a gorgeous day in NYC and I walked over the Williamsburg bridge into the city where my first stop was at Turntable Lab, which had a long slow line but lots of stock, and they handed out checklists which you could fill out, give to a clerk and they’d have your records at the counter for when you eventually got there…
