The Hard Quartet is a band. But what is a band? A band, perhaps, can be thought of as a body, a corpus, in which physically discrete lifeforms comprise a chimera that shrieks with one voice. In this particular band, which is one of millions in the world today, four players selflessly merge, become musical, and emit rock ‘n’ roll that is familiar but new, warm but icy, melodic but...
Stephen Malkmus releases his new album Traditional Techniques. Watch a video for his latest single ‘Shadowbanned. Following lead single ‘Xian Man,’ ‘Shadowbanned’ bursts with flute-laced swagger and Malkmus as attuned as ever to the rhythms of the ever-evolving lingual slipstream as he sings of “Amazon wheatfields and rivers of Red Bull//drip gush drip//data driven skip//to the part where the left bros parody TED talks.” Its video, directed by Jan Lankisch, features friends and fans of Malkmus, such as Kim Gordon, Mac DeMarco, Sharon Van...
Stephen Malkmus has announced his new album, Traditional Techniques, out Friday 6 March, and leads with new single ‘Xian Man‘. Malkmus’ third solo LP without the Jicks (or Pavement), is new phase folk music for new phase folks, with Malkmus as attuned as ever to the rhythms of the ever-evolving lingual slipstream. It’s packed with handmade arrangements, modern folklore, and 10 songs written and performed in his singular voice. It’s adventurous with...
The rumours are true: The “rejected” electronic album that Stephen Malkmus has been telling everyone about will see the light of day…has finally seen the light of day. But new album Groove Denied (Matador) is not a full-blown plunge into EDM or hiptronica. In fact, there aren’t any purely instrumental tracks on the album. Every song is precisely that: a song, featuring Malkmus staples like an artfully askew melody and...
As summer nears ever closer to its end, let’s take a moment to squeeze out some final additions to your seasonal playlists. Melbourne trio Huntly release a heavenly track in ‘Giving Circle,’ the final single before the release of their emotionally weighted electronic album Low Grade Buzz on 15 March via Barely Dressed. Listen here. Stephen Malkmus shares another cut off his forthcoming album Groove Denied (15 March via Matador). ‘Rushing...
The rumours are true: The “rejected” electronic album that Stephen Malkmus has been telling everyone about will see the light of day on Friday 15th March. But new album Groove Denied is not a full-blown plunge into EDM or hiptronica. In fact, there aren’t any purely instrumental tracks on the album. Every song is precisely that: a song, featuring Malkmus staples like an artfully askew melody and an oblique lyric....
