Sounding genuinely, almost terrifyingly like nothing else are Human Teenager  who, comprised of New Yoiker War">Gary War (an original and integral scribble in what later became Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti) and Taylor Richardson of Infinity Window , come together to wallow in aqueous, intermittently murky analogue stylings. Fourth Reich is the first track to be lifted off a full-length entitled Animal Husbandry that's expected March 27th via Spectrum Spools , an imprint of Editions Mego seemingly stamped with the authority of Emeralds' John Elliott - if the limited Soundcloud spiel is to be believed. The track itself sits snuggly somewhere ...

Kindness is the recorded work of Adam Bainbridge and bears the fingerprints of no specific scene, no particular country, no certain era. It's pop music but it's slippery and enigmatic, sounds slick yet underground. Touted by NME in 2010 as the next big thing, his sound has recognisable reference points. From the leftfield disco of Walter Gibbons, the cosmopolitan rhythms of Grace Jones and Tom Tom Club, to the frictionless 80s R&B; of Alexander O'Neal, all swirled around with the blurry Polaroid pop of Ariel Pink. His forthcoming debut album, "World, You Need a Change of Mind ...

The next PropertyOfZack Playlist in our ongoing series features Silverstein and Hawthorne Heights. Both bands are out on separate tours right now and are supporting new releases. Check out the Playlists and listen to the songs while reading everyone’s thoughts! (Click on image to listen in Spotify) Balance and Composure - I Tore You Apart In My Head Handguns - A Year In Review Title Fight - Flood Of ‘72 Into It. Over It. - Descretion & Depressing People Man Overboard - Real Talk Make Do And Mend - Oak Square Forever Came Calling - Front Porch Sunrise We Are The Union - We’re All Dead Daytrader ...

Way, way back in April of 2010, we posted "Navajo Mamma" , a cut from Los Angeles hypno-beat outfit Secret Circuit , which features Eddie Ruscha and sometime members of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti , Tim Koh and Cole M.G.N. (the latter of which is also in like-minded outfit the Samps ). Today, Secret Circuit releases their debut 12" on Beats in Space with distribution handled by RVNG Intl. (it'll be out on vinyl on February 21), and "Nebulon Sphynx" is a cut from that release.

Charlotte Gainsbourg is many things, but a House diva she is not. An accomplished model and a renowned actress, Charlotte Gainsbourg approached making music with typical style, care and precision. ‘Paradisco’ emerged late last year, with the French artist continuing her collaborative project with Beck. Cole MGN – one time Ariel Pink cohort – supplied some programmed drums, with ‘Paradisco’ boasting a stripped down, martial feel. Handing the stems over to a select bunch of producers, Charlotte Gainsbourg is ready to unveil a series of remixes. Joakim’s effort may well be the pick of the bunch. OK he’s French and ...

(Secretly Canadian/Inertia) Synth hauntologist cruises LA in a Hummer Starting out recording at home on an eight track with her husband (who’s also in Haunted Graffiti and The Samps) Ramona Gonzalez, aka Nite Jewel, has gone into the studio with a full band to record her second album, One Second Of Love. It’s a very cool mix of synth pop and future funk, though the drums occasionally lead the songs into R&B; territory, cemented by Ramona’s confident yet unpretentious vocals. Once blurred in ...

On February 28, Montreal's smoky (literally-- just look at that picture) distanced pop crew Tops will release a new album, Tender Opposites , via Arbutus . Confusingly, neither song on the single is named "Tender Opposites"-- there is a song called "Turn Your Love Around", though, and its heavily flanged guitars should please anyone looking to get their Ariel Pink fix. <a href="http://tops.bandcamp.com/album/tender-opposites" _mce_href="http://tops.bandcamp.com/album/tender-opposites">Tender Opposites by TOPS</a>

Toro Y Moi’s first commercial release, the “Blessa” single, introduced the world to Chaz Bundick’s brand of introspective, atmospheric pop music, and while the A-side wound up laying the framework for his debut, Causers Of This , backing track, “109″, hinted at a side of his music having more in common with the oddball pop of Ariel Pink than any of Causers’ reference points. as it turns out, around the same time he was experimenting with music software and sampling, …

R. Stevie Moore has been home-taping pretty much since audio tape became available, and after an uncompromising and idiosyncratic discography that feels like hundreds of distinct geniuses at work together, he has become the undisputed king of the righteous outsiders. He has a new very limited 45 out with Ariel Pink , and coincidentally or not Ariel Pink will be DJ-ing the Echo with Black Bananas and Pink Mountaintops on Thursday . This interview by Chris Ziegler.

Since 2009, Chaz Bundick, aka Toro Y Moi , has helped pioneer a contemporary strand of glowing, electronic pop. And his most recent releases have moved towards  " explicitly funky 80s-tinged dancefloor jams" . But earlier in his career, in summer 2009, Bundick was creating confessional, lo-fi guitar pop indebted more to artists like Ariel Pink . Now Bundick presents the retrospective  June 2009, a 7" vinyl box set collecting 10 of those songs, which were previously released as a tour only CD-R. It's out April 24 via Carpark , and also available digitally and on CD. Check out a cut from the release ...

Since 2009, Chaz Bundick, aka Toro Y Moi , has helped pioneer a contemporary strand of glowing, electronic pop. And his most recent releases have moved towards  " explicitly funky 80s-tinged dancefloor jams" . But earlier in his career, in summer 2009, Bundick was creating confessional, lo-fi guitar pop indebted more to artists like Ariel Pink .

The video for Phèdre 's "In Decay" is an amalgam of strange imagery-- odd floral arrangements, empty lobster husks, headdresses, ultra-goopy goo poured all over faces and bodies-- filtered through a warped-VHS sheen. And the visual accompaniment fits the actual song like a glove. "In Decay" is a mutant hybrid of several different types of sounds-- of Montreal 's freaked-out glam, the AM-radio baritone blur of Ariel Pink , and a dash of the cheekiness contained in Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" , for good measure-- but it's Phèdre's charming mash of these signifiers that make the song ...

Ariel Pink is widely regarded as the leader of the modern lofi movement, inspiring tons of crappy bedroom musicians around the world to believe that one day they will become a famous indie star even though they don't have any real musical talents. Recently, Ariel Pink has some photoshoot with Terry Richardson , and they decided to use some hot ass big-tittied models. I have really bad depth perception, so I can't tell if they are real or not, but Ariel looks happy, with some nice, big ta-tas pressed all up in his face. U have to assume that ...

You might remember Brighton producer Little Loud's remixes of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti , HEALTH , and Memory Tapes . He's working as Tourist now, and under that new moniker he'll release a new EP, Placid Acid , March 12 via Make Mine . "Placid Acid" is the glowing, vocal-stuttering title track to that release.