Rare Monk - Sleep/Attack


Portland natives Rare Monk have found just the right mix of alternative, radio-ready riffs and swelling, violin-tinged pysh-rock freakouts on their latest release, Sleep/Attack.  Even with the inclusion of some syth elements that have been overly used industry wide (see: Read more

Chester Watson - Origami [Prod. Art Vandelay]


St. Louis rapper Chester Watson should be on your radar like... now. Since he dropped "Hubris" a year ago, his flow has smoothed and his wordplay has molded to form the type of seamless verses on downtempo beats we've Read more

Charlotte Gainsbourg - Anna [Moonlight Matters Remix]


It’s real.  It matters.  So does moonlight.  Just ask Anna.  Read more

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Passion Pit – Gossamer

On Monday, July 16, 2012 by Alex Mitchell In Music | comment  

It’s been over three years since Passion Pit’s last full length album Manners. After about 8,000 “Sleepyhead” remixes, Michael Angelakos (Nerve.com‘s 3rd hottest indie rock singer) and crew are finally dropping Gossamer on July 24th, another fabulous multi-layered electro-pop LP. If you haven’t already added the Gossamer single “Take a Walk” to your summer playlist, do that now, please. And then…

Stream Gossamer over at NPR.

Passion Pit – “Take a Walk”

On Thursday, May 10, 2012 by NBICKLE.E In Blog, Music | 1

Photo and design by NBICKLE.E Photography

Two days ago, Passion Pit’s newest single, “Take a Walk,” hit the internet.  Yesterday, President Obama declared that he is totally down with gay marriage.  Related?  You tell me.  However, I will totally tell you this: I am down with both.  Gay, straight, or from the South, we should all be able to take a walk down the aisle. Maybe not North Carolinians.

Songwriter Michael Angelakos said he didn’t want this song to be political.  My b.