El-P’s Drones Over BKLYN showcases the rapper’s characteristic, strange, triplet-heavy flow to excellent effect. It’s today’s Song Of The Day thanks to Adult Swim.
August, 2011
Watch: Treefight For Sunlight – Time Stretcher
Treefight For Sunlight have revealed the slightly eerie, animated video for recent album number ‘Time Stretcher’.
St. Vincent announces UK/European tour
St. Vincent will be heading out on a UK/European tour with a full band this November/December in support of her forthcoming album ‘Strange Mercy’.
I Break Horses – Hearts
Something with arms this wide is hard to deny. The intense radiation of Hearts may be fleeting, but it definitely deserves to be basked in. Luke Winkie reviews.
Toddla T – Watch Me Dance
Forays into the unknown are often left unexplored until most artists third or fourth efforts, yet Toddla T has taken a bold approach on his second album. Watch Me Dance is at times lucid, other times congested, indicative of a young beatsmith treading in wider waters.
Stream/Download: The Weeknd releases second mixtape
The Weeknd has released Thursday, his second free mixtape and the follow-up to March’s House of Balloons.
Watch: Bon Iver – Holocene
The video for Bon Iver’s ‘Holocene’ is set in the vast flatlands and dramatic mountain landscapes of Iceland.
Festival Diary: Field Day – Victoria Park, London 06/08/11
Luke Morgan Britton sums up this year’s Field Day: the good, the bad and the beautiful.
Watch: Radiohead, From The Basement
The release of the video comes on the back of drummer Phil Selway’s recent admission to BBC 6 Music that the band are “absolutely… talking about” taking The King of Limbs on tour, and the video certainly demonstrates the band’s ability to do the album justice in a live environment.
Niki & The Dove, Gross Magic, DZ Deathrays and more added to SWN Festival 2011
Niki & The Dove, Gross Magic and DZ Deathrays are but a few of the artists joining SWN Festival’s already impressive line up.
Record Shopping, Morricone and Attenborough: TLOBF meets Blanck Mass
Stepping away from his work with Fuck Buttons, Benjamin John Power, aka Blanck Mass joins The Line of Best Fit to talk about the inspiration driving his solo project, and to take us on a tour of his favourite sections of Rough Trade East.
Watch: LCMDF – Take Me To The Mountains
LCMDF’s new video for ‘Take Me To The Mountains’ premiered over on our sister site JaJaJa this morning but now you can check it out here too.
Dan Mangan announces new UK tour dates
Dan Mangan has announced four new UK dates for this September.
Love Inks release new 7”
Love Ink’s new single ‘Rock On/Be Brave’ will be released on 12 September but you can check out one of the tracks right now.
Watch: Apparat – Black Water
Apparat unveil the highly anticipated video for the gorgeous ‘Black Water’, taken from the forthcoming album, The Devil’s Walk.
Ja Ja Ja: The Line Of Best Fit sister site launches
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