The Postal Service's recently revealed "A Tattered Line of String," off of their expanded Give Up reissue, is about as squeaky clean an electro-pop song you'll ever hear, but the video for the tune is a laundromat-bound mess. ...Listen Now
Well, if you thought Wugazi was ridiculous, wait until you hear Old Man Doom. As you may have guessed, the project, conceived by Los Angeles artist Axed Crown (a.k.a. Andrew Cox), pits the oppressiveness of Massachusetts metal-hardcore juggernauts Old Man Gloom against the vicious barbs of everybody's favourite masked supervillain, DOOM. ...Listen Now
Earlier this week, we learned that Walls' Alessio Natalizia curated the Mutazione: Italian Electronic & New Wave Underground 1980-1988 comp, but Walls have some upcoming tunes to promote as well. The UK pair have a double A-side dropping July 29 via Ecstatic Recordings, and you can hear the 12-inch single's "Urals" now. ...Listen Now
Small Black's Limits of Desire is steeped in cinematic, romantic-sounding synth-pop, and that wistful mood comes to life in the new video for "No Stranger." ...Watch Now
Get ready to fight back the tears: Local Natives have just rolled out a music video for their song "You & I," and it's a heart-wrencher to say the least. ...Watch Now
While prone to firing off mixtapes on the regular, Lil B delivered his last freelease P.Y.T. way back in March. In case you were worried that the artist may have started slowin' his insanely prolific roll, the Based God has blessed his disciples with another freebie set called 100% Gutta. ...Listen Now
Synth-pop vets the Pet Shop Boys recently gave us a taste of their dancefloor-oriented album Electric with the song "Vocal," and now that single has got its own music video. ...Watch Now
Our first taste of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros' upcoming self-titled album was the vintage soul-flavoured "Better Days, and they showcase a similarly retro style on the newly unveiled "This Life." ...Listen Now
South African shock-rap outfit Die Antwoord are known for their grotesque videos, but the clip for "Cookie Thumper" is extreme even for them. ...Watch Now
Julianna Barwick's trip to Iceland to make her Dead Oceans debut Nepenthe may have had more of an impact on the song cycle than we had previously thought. Newly premiered tune "One Half" mines the airy vocal territory we've come to expect from the singer but also eases in symphonic post-rock touches, à la Sigur Rós. ...Listen Now
Buffalo punk-pop trio Lemuria have just released their third full-length album, The Distance Is So Big, on Bridge Nine Records. We caught up with them a few weeks ago when they stopped in Toronto during their May North American tour. ...Watch Now
Montreal songwriter Matt LeGroulx's latest album as Expwy is called Deep Joy, and before that album gets a digital and cassette release this fall through Kinnta Records in September, he has released the single "In Her Hand, Her Trembling Love (Savage Festival)." ...Listen Now
There are still a few weeks to go before Los Angeles post-hardcore pounders letlive. drop their next set, The Blackest Beautiful, but Epitaph is letting the world in on the 11 "politically, socially and personally conscious songs" a little early by delivering a full-album stream. ...Listen Now
The Pinball Sessions launched less than three weeks ago, but the musical web series is already nine instalments deep. The latest artist to record a live in-studio session for the series is country troubadour Daniel Romano. ...Listen Now
Maybach Music Group MC Wale is getting mighty close to the due date for his upcoming The Gifted album, but he is letting fans in on the set early via an album stream. ...Listen Now
UK electronic experimenters Fuck Buttons are finally gearing up to release a follow-up to Tarot Sport in Slow Focus. They've shared the audio for lead single "The Red Wing," and now we get a music video. ...Watch Now
Gun control has been a hot-button issue in recent years, and Italian duo Niagara weighs in on the debate with the video for the song "Superbe" from their freshly released debut album, Otto. ...Watch Now
Remember Sea Snakes? They were a short-lived Canadian indie rock band who released the acclaimed album Clear as Day, the Darkest Tools back in 2004 before calling it quits. Now, a couple of the members have returned as Miserere and on June 25 will release their self-titled debut album through Idée Fixe Records. Until then, the whole thing is available to stream on Exclaim.ca. ...Listen Now
We were impressed by "Fall," the first single from Newfoundland-bred, Toronto-based hip-hop crew Large LIVE n' Direct's new EP When It Rains. Now, ahead of the collection's June 25 release, the whole thing is streaming in full at Exclaim.ca. ...Listen Now
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