aoi - 1 (EP) - 2016

A voyage through lands where the organic and synthetic evolved in symbiosis, when the past and future coexist simultaneously. There one can hear piano and guitars from the 70s being led by digital synths, the chaotic sounds of electricity flowing through the dynamic tension of a jazz chord progressions, tribal beats played on a drum machine, the triomphant march of cyborgs preceding a moment where one wakes up after being adrift in an unknown sea. Amongst other sonic oddities. 

Whitney Lindquist - Something Special - 2016

whitneylindquist.com

really liking this release - vocals are understated, but strong, playing is pretty good too. I like the more restrained songs far better - next project for me; minimal instruments and hushed vocals - recorded in a vast open space. Just an idea...

Adela - Your Wifi Signal Has Been Lost - 2016

wonderfully simple yet compelling songwriting… cello and the female voice are meant for on another.

if i die in mississippi - artless - 2016

Just another great bedroom pop release from ztapesrecords.com

DenMother - Blood: a memoir - 2016

haunting, subtle builds… I'm liking the atmosphere this release breeds…

In Love With A Ghost - i thought we were lovers w/ basil - 2016

always good, always fresh from ztapesrecords.com

little Barefoot - Never Always - 2016

nicely melodic and warm in many sonic ways… nice 1$ release 😏

Cigarettes After Sex - K. - 2016

Cigarettes After Sex is an ambient pop collective led by songwriter Greg Gonzalez & is currently based out of Brooklyn, NY.

CAMP COPE - Keep Growing - 2016

MVB like an inner monologue this slow burner dregs the kind of shit that plagues internal struggles, simple and perhaps what some might call mundane and repetitive, it oddly gives a sort of comfort and strength to my insecurities that is strikingly singular to this track. though not all-baring, it has a hearty tone of honesty reflecting true battles with mental health in the borderline banality of daily life

Lunar Quiet - Cold Spell - 2016

Shoegaze with a post-punk aesthetic… two nice tracks for a blistery day.

blue milk - Playing in the Dark (it's fun in here) - 2016

bedroom melodies out of Nashville

TIGERCUB - Abstract Figures In The Dark - 2016

ilovealcopop.co.uk

 A huge behemoth of an album that weaves elements of alt rock, stoner, powerful melodies, heart achingly strong lyrics and look… 

matt pond PA - Winter Lives - 2016

mattpondpa.com

Worst Party Ever - Anthology - 2016

Quirky, lo-fi, melodic, meandering music from bedroom USA… all their releases in one record.

This is pretty much everything we've put out under the name "Worst Party Ever' over the last two years. Any purchases from this album will go to ALSO Youth. 

Sleepy Seahorse - Used To Be Confused - 2016

Mellow melodies. 

Lugubrious lyrics. The songs of Joey Corsentino…

Blue Plutos - Moon Language - 2016

Reminds me a lot of the Rentals and Weezer in delivery and melody….

Monster Rally - Mystery Cove LP - 2016

tedfeighan.com

"Mystery Cove, is a soundtrack to an imaginary movie both fit for the vaults of TMC and primed for a grindhouse exploitation flick screening. Mystery Cove contains a narrative arc of young lovers on an island getaway. As the grooves spin, Monster Rally reveals a cabalistic presence in the jungle that leads them on an adventure of surf competitions (“The Big Surf”), voodoo terror (“Tourismo”), and plenty of slushy cocktails (“After Hours”). The occult meets the salt-rimmed rum mix on Mystery Cove. 

Leonard Cohen's Other Songs Vol 1 and 2 - 1972-2010

Leonard Cohen's live and rare recordings - some tracks don't have the best quality to them, but in these moments I don't give a hoot! If you're looking for a new soundtrack for the day I recommend these albums.

Track List:

1. Red River Valley - Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen Rare Live Songs (1976-88)

2. Never Got To Love You - Leonard Cohen duet with Anjani -  Live, Program Trzeci Polskiego Radia (3/31/2007)

3. Canít Help Falling In Love  -  Leonard Cohen - Rare Live Songs II

4. Ride Around   -  Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen Rare Songs (Live, 1979)

5. The Union Makes Us Strong - Leonard Cohen - Rare Songs, Live - England (1979)

6. We Shall Not Be Moved -  Leonard Cohen - Live, Israel  (1972)

7. To Love Somebody -  Leonard Cohen - Live, Eppelheim 1980

8. The Hypnotist - Leonard Cohen - Blossoms Of Heaven, Ashes Of Hell ñ Zurich Disc 2 (5/21/1993)

9. Chelsea Hotel #1 - Leonard Cohen - Live, Israel (1972)

10. Thereís No Reason Why You Should Remember Me - Leonard Cohen - Complete BBC 2 Broadcast (1968)

11. Streets Of Laredo - Leonard Cohen - Rare Songs, Live -England (1979)

12. Do I Have to Dance All Night - Leonard Cohen - Live, Amsterdam (1980)

Track List:

   1. Je Veux Vivre Tout Seul: 27 May 1976, Le Grand …chiquier (A2-TV), Paris, France (Bird on the Wire with French verse) (4:39)

   2. Kevin Barry: 1972 (4:00)

   3. Die Gedanken Sind Frei: 1976 (3:31)

   4. Store Room: Montreux, Switzerland, 25 June 1976 (4:37)

   5. As Time Goes By: 1972 (2:26)

   6. Donít Go Home with Your Hard-on: Bryn Mawr, US, 23 November 1975 (2:59)

   7. Blessed is the Memory: Frankfurt, Germany, 25 April 1976  (3:26)

   8. Silent Night: Birmingham, UK, 15 December 1979 (2:24)

   9. Dead Song: Frankfurt, Germany, 6 May 1970 (0:20)

  10. Another Saturday Night: Melbourne, Australia, 8 March 1980  (0:58)

  11. Ballad of the Absent Mare: Vienna, Austria, 6 July 1985  (7:06)

  12. Guerrero: Bryn Mawr, US, 23 November 1975  (3:19)

  13. The Butcher: Toronto, Canada, 31 January 1975  (4:32)

  14. Un As Der Rebbe Singt: 1976  (0:58)

  15. Song to the Machines: Tel Aviv, Israel, 19 April 1972  (2:46)

  16. If It Be Your Will: Vienna, Austria, 6 July 1985  (3:48)

  17. Thirsty for the Kiss: London, UK, 6 December 1979  (3:33)

  18. A Thousand Kisses Deep: Armelle Brusqís documentary ìSpring 1996"  (2:19)

  19. I Tried To Leave You Vienna, Austria, 6 July 1985  (14:56)

  20. Whither Thou Goest: Warsaw, Poland, 31 March 2007  (1:45)

  21. Mr Cohen Must Be Going: Paris, France, 19 October 1974 (0:38)

In Memory of Leonard Cohen

Listen to the hummingbird

Whose wings you cannot see

Listen to the hummingbird

Don’t listen to me.

Listen to the butterfly

Whose days but number three

Listen to the butterfly

Don’t listen to me.

Listen to the mind of God

Which doesn’t need to be

Listen to the mind of God

Don’t listen to me.

These lines, described as a “sweet little song" Leonard Cohen "has been working on." were recited at the Oct 13, 2016 You Want It Darker Event in L.A.

His last interview

David Remnick from The New Yorker shared yesterday his last interview with Leonard Cohen on September 2016.

His final song of his final performance
Vector Arena, Auckland - 21-12-2013

The loss of Leonard Cohen, who has died at age 82, is huge, and is going to take some getting used to. As poet, novelist and most influentially as a late-starting singer-songwriter, Montreal’s most celebrated son left an indelible mark on the past five-plus decades. An artist who was considered old by the standards of pop culture in 1967, when his debut album Songs of Leonard Cohen was released, ended up outlasting almost all of his contemporaries as a vital creative force and cultural presence.

The Montreal Gazette tribute Video

Teen Suicide - Bonus EP - 2016

runforcoverrecords.com

Teen Suicide’s latest 'Bonus EP' is a concise collection of songs which were only previously available via Dropbox links from the band’s Facebook page. Salvaged from the internet abyss between thinkpieces on Marilyn Manson’s ribcage and pictures of Omar from The Wire, Bonus EP’s six tracks are as genre-defying as their latest twenty six track swansong LP It’s the Big Joyous Celebration, Let’s Stir the Honeypot - pulsating, glitchy arrangements like opener “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” and the autotune-heavy “Slow to Work it Out” are as captivating as the psych-pop-influenced “Lately” and “Lost Cause” are catchy. Though it exists as a compilation of almost-lost tracks - the EP’s refusal to be tied down to a single defining genre or mood for more than a few moments is as accurate a portrayal of Teen Suicide’s impetus as a band as we’re ever likely to get.