“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. Small Black’s “Listen In” playlist, compiled by singer Josh Kolenik, is a crash course in arted-up new wave and outsider folk, with cuts from acid-fried Moby Grape singer Skip Spence, San Francisco street […]
“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. Today’s “Listen In” comes from Philly post-punk band Psychic Teens, who assembled a fitting soundtrack for what’s forecast to be a cloudy memorial day weekend, featuring downcast, fitful cuts from Sonic Youth, R.E.M., […]
Here’s that “Good Ol’ Rudeboys” mixtape we were talking about. As you’ll hear, ANIMAL took a rock-n-roll mix and gave it a dancehall-reggae treatment. (Shout out to Love & Logic who helped make the mix.) To celebrate this auditory achievement, we’re throwing a listening party along with hosts KNIFEHEAD and CASCOS at Ore Bar in […]
“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. For their edition of “Listen In,” the Canadian electronic outfit Gold & Youth compiled a playlist that mixes classic new wave with ambient techno, shoegaze, and jangly guitar pop. Befitting the band’s name, […]
Maybe you’ve heard that Supreme’s founder James Jebbia is suing the shit out of ANIMAL pal Leah McSweeney? Leah designed a parody of Supreme’s logo almost a decade ago for her clothing line Married to the Mob. It went well. Now, she’s being sued for $10 million. Naturally, this is absurd, as Supreme is notorious for not only […]
“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. After over a decade’s worth of music that ran the full spectrum of bad vibes–from “twitchy anxiety” to “slowly creeping dread”– Liars’ sixth album is at once their most welcoming and the largest step […]
“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. This week’s playlist comes from our friends in the Boston garage trio Banditas, whose 2012 release Save the Rats I’d recommend to any fans of boozey, bluesy rock and roll. The mix, curated by bandleader […]
“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. Kentucky’s Young Widows are perhaps the only working post-hardcore band that would put a 2010 Tom Petty track onto a curated playlist, and the rest of their “Listen In” mix continues that disregard […]
“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. Today, we’re hooking up with UK indie rockers Mazes, who gave us a playlist that’s all over the stylistic map–from Inga Copeland’s deconstructed dubstep to a 20-minute improvisation from folk guitarist Sandy Bull. Click […]
“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. This week’s playlist comes courtesy of the Boston fuzz-pop band Earthquake Party, and provides a clear lineage for their brand of raggedy, hook-driven jams. Guitarist Justin Lally was kind enough to provide commentary […]
