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HotSpotMusic relaunches tomorrow!

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:40:00 +0200

Get excited.

Animal Collective are back with a new 7inch single titled...

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:09:55 +0200

Animal Collective are back with a new 7inch single titled ‘Honeycomb / Gotham’ featuring two brand new songs. The ‘Honeycomb / Gotham’ digital bundle is available digitally now at http://smarturl.it/AC_Honeycomb - and the physical 7inch is available to pre-order now on the Domino Store with instant MP3 gratification of both tracks. Pre-order the single at http://www.dominorecordco.com/honeycomb. The 7inch will be available via Domino on the 26th of June and will also be available in stores later this summer.

Visit: http://www.myanimalhome.net

The newest Hot Chip track is a shifting classic house track that...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:13:01 +0200

The newest Hot Chip track is a shifting classic house track that takes a few definite stages in building up to a typically Hot Chip-ian climax. Key changes, Joe Goddard’s wispy voice and the ever-improving production values on this make it a slick preview of the new album ‘In Our Heads’ (coming out 11th June) although it maybe takes a couple of spins to get into and love.

More info here: http://www.dominorecordco.com/uk/albums/02-03-12/in-our-heads/

Lovely new teaser for the upcoming Dirty Projectors album, a...

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:08:25 +0200

Lovely new teaser for the upcoming Dirty Projectors album, a follow-up to the epic Bitte Orca. This track, Gun Has No Trigger, has only three elements really: an erratic but driving drum rhythm, Angel and Amber’s heavenly backing vocals and David Longstreth’s wild musings. So it all fits together quite nicely. Quite nicely indeed.

(only marginally) more over on http://www.dirtyprojectors.net/

Every Summer, Every Spring by GASHCAT Holy ruddy bejesus. Two...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:31:00 +0200

Every Summer, Every Spring by GASHCAT

Holy ruddy bejesus. Two tracks into this album and I’m enraptured. The Neutral Milk Hotel comparison is unavoidable but GASHCAT deserves praise in their own right. If you’re a Mangum man, you have to check out this album. Buy it from their bandcamp here.

shared from exfm.

An, as always, transcendental new track from Sigur Rós - taken...

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:30:00 +0200

An, as always, transcendental new track from Sigur Rós - taken from the forthcoming album, valtari, which will be released in late May.

Any Little Way by The Explorer’s Club via glofi: Any Little Way...

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:38:34 +0100

Any Little Way by The Explorer’s Club

via glofi:

Any Little Way by The Explorer’s Club

This is one of my favorite tracks from The Explorer’s Club’s new LP, Grand Hotel. Not unlike the High Llamas, these guys take mad cues from the Wilsons. At barely a minute, this track reminds me of the short-form Beach Boys tracks like “Meant For You”.

Loving this track from Canadian almost-all girl group, Chic...

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:44:00 +0100

Loving this track from Canadian almost-all girl group, Chic Gamine. With four equally skilled vocalists and a tight rhythm section they create a fantastic new-soul sound and on Closer they just draw you right in.

What Goes Up - a HotSpotMixtape. New-tones. (Part 1 of 2).

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:11:00 +0100

What Goes Up - a HotSpotMixtape.

New-tones. (Part 1 of 2).

Friends are one of the hotter post-SXSW acts (allegedly). On...

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:00:05 +0100

Friends are one of the hotter post-SXSW acts (allegedly). On I’m His Girl you have a sweet tune, ready to buy over here: http://luckynumber.bandcamp.com/album/im-his-girl

Medicine is the second track on ‘The Wild Youth’ EP...

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:15:00 +0100

Medicine is the second track on ‘The Wild Youth’ EP which came out last autumn by Daughter, the moniker of Elena Tonra whose beautiful, ethereal voice lights up this track.

You can buy the EP here: ohdaughter.bandcamp.com

Bright Moments is basically Kelly Pratt, a multi-instrumentalist...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:01:53 +0100

Bright Moments is basically Kelly Pratt, a multi-instrumentalist who has played with Beirut, Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem. He is primarily a hornster (if that is the technical term) as a touring musician but in his solo work he’s managed to create a dense and interesting sound that’s as grandiose as any of his contemporaries. The full album, Natives, is available already and I highly suggest you pick up a copy, if you have the means.

I may or may not be in love with this one song.

Gorgeous new song and video from Lightships. If this is the...

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:00:05 +0100

Gorgeous new song and video from Lightships. If this is the first, I can’t wait for more…

(via Lightships – new project from Teenage Fanclub’s Gerard Love | Eardrums Music)

Quite the stellar combination - James Murphy, Andre 3000 and...

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:00:05 +0100

Quite the stellar combination - James Murphy, Andre 3000 and Damon Albarn - and quite the stellar track. This Gorillaz release came out a week or so back (via Converse?) but has been burning for a while. The video is also well worth checking out. Take a look at that and more over on http://play.converse.com/blog/2012/02/23/doyathing/.

One day in real life is about 2.5 years in blog years but,...

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:35:00 +0100

One day in real life is about 2.5 years in blog years but, better late than never, here is the new Beach House track, entitled Myth. It doesn’t vary from their traditional sound too much so we know what to expect with Bloom, their upcoming album, in March. But it does sound strong, lush and a perfect pre-cursor to a muggy summer.

I’ve been a big fan of Jim White ever since 2004’s...

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:15:00 +0100

I’ve been a big fan of Jim White ever since 2004’s Drill a Hole in That Substrate and Tell Me What You See. His new album reaches elements of those heights and nowhere is that better displayed than Infinite Mind - a joyous tussle between traditional Americana and Odelay-ear Beck-sperimentation.

Eugene McGuinness - Lion Eugene himself describes his new single...

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:04:02 +0100

Eugene McGuinness - Lion

Eugene himself describes his new single as “the biggest ‘fuck off’ my soul could muster”. Sure, it sounds kinda angry but the surf rock inspiration just makes it sound fun. Maybe anger can be fun.

Taken from his new album, due out soon, you can download it for free here.

Porcelain Raft - Put Me To Sleep Really digging the new...

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:25:00 +0100

Porcelain Raft - Put Me To Sleep

Really digging the new Porcelain Raft record. It’s hazy, ethereal sound could’ve made it class of summer 2010 but it seems to work just perfectly in a 2012 just beginning to figure itself out…. Here’s one of the best cuts from that record. They’re touring too.

New Wild Nothing EP is dropping very soon. Monday in fact. Get...

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:36:00 +0100

New Wild Nothing EP is dropping very soon. Monday in fact. Get a sneak preview in this track, Nothing.

via yvynyl

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:16:45 +0100

via yvynyl