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Spaces of Disappearance's mysterious show at Leftfield (CMJ)

Earlier today I wrote about Grimes and her stunning live performances, but she’s not the only one who masters the fine art of electronic solo live performances: Elaine Davis from Chicago, who goes as Spaces of Disappearance on stage, combines cool electronics with a powerful, soulful voice. We saw

Song Pick of the Day: Actor - Baby Cries

Actor may have found the most un-Googleable band name ever. Her management company is from the U.K., so I assume she’s from there to. That’s all I know. Anyway, it’s a great track and it’s our Song Pick of the Day.

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Letters To Nepal enchant with new material at Bar Matchless (CMJ)

Letters To Nepal, a Brooklyn via Siberia three piece with musical roots in all things synth pop, are evolving their sound constantly. Anton Fadeev integrates new instruments and his latest instrument of choice is a fully electronic one aka Maschine. There’s Tanya Durkeena who provides her skills on the

LIFE SOUNDTRACK: Grimes - Weregild

Grimes at Grasslands March 2012 LIFE SOUNDTRACK: Grimes – Weregild Grimes just announced her new album Art Angels and is now all over the place in the Internet and other media. From all we know, Grimes is still Claire Boucher’s one-woman show, although she surly has some help to manage

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Song Pick of the Day: Jolympix - Waiting

I could pretend I wouldn’t know how time works or that Europe would be 5 or more hours ahead of us in New York… and argue that since this is a band from Denmark, our “daily” Song Pick of the Day still happened right in time (for Wednesday!). But,

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3 Is A Band: Heyrocco

Music comes always first, when discovering a new band. And the ten tracks on Teenage Movie Soundtrack, the debut album of Heyrocco, were what convinced me instantly, with maybe Jake Miller’s House Party and Loser Denial as standout tracks. Initially, I thought Heyrocco might be from the UK, because

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PHOTOS: Foxtrax gave an effervescent live performance at Leftfield (CMJ)

Every now and then a band comes along that blows me away from the get-go. Foxtrax is one of these bands! It’s hard to believe that  Ben Schneid (vocals, guitar), Jared Stenz (bass) and Jon Stenz (drums) make music together for only less than one year, with a focus

Song Pick of the Day: Lilly Wolf - Promises and Plans

Promises and Plans by Brooklyn electro pop duo Lilly Wolf is our Song Pick of the Day. It’s a dance track for a good mood, but then there is that noisy bass line to keep it serious.

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Music Quotes: Electronic Music

Salt Cathedral, Brooklyn Night Bazaar, June 2014

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Song Pick of the Day: Love/Dead - Faces on TV

Love/Dead by Faces On T features ethereal vocals over heavy drum beats aka intriguing synth-pop made in Belgium and our Song Pick of the Day.

Video: Jennylee - Never

I could imagine that Warpaint bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg dances around the house quite often, so it’s no surprise that she does this in the video for her first single Never as JennyLee. Musically she doesn’t depart much from Warpaint’s dark-colored dream-rock, which is right on for

Song Picks of the Week

1. Mansionair 2. Pr0file’s 3. TORRES 4. Merry Ellen Kirk 5. Wayde 6. Autodrone 7. Negative Gemini

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Song Pick of the Day: Negative Gemini - You Never Knew

Here’s a Song Pick of the Day from the “Why did I miss this at ‪CMJ‬?” department. After the excellent EP Real Virtual Unison Negative Gemini has released a new delightful track You Never Knew.

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PHOTOS: Future Thieves put on one hell of a live show at Rockwood Music Hall (CMJ)

While touring the East Coast, Nashville’s Future Thieves also made a stop in New York City to play a show for CMJ. Friday evening, shortly before Midnight, Elliot Collett (vocals, guitar), Austin McCool (guitar) and Nick Goss (bass) took the tiny stage of Rockwood Music Hall 1 while Gianni

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Song Pick of the Day: Autodrone - Thunderbolt

Good to hear something new from New York band Autodrone: Thunderbolt is a beautifully dark, melancholic track, right in time for fall. Our Song Pick of the Day.

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Song Pick of the Day: Wayde - Eleanor

Eleanor by the UK band Wayde is in rotation of my new favorite songs for last couple of months and now it’s time to make it our Song Pick of the Day. Enjoy a hauntingly beautiful track with grunge elements, great vocals and a cool hook. Can’t wait

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Idgy Dean gave a mesmerizing performance at Pianos (CMJ)

There’s no denying that we totally dig the music of Idgy Dean, who recently released her debut album titled Ominous Harminus (see our review here).  I was lucky enough to catch Idgy Dean play an early afternoon show, upstairs at Pianos for the Audiofemme and Atypical Sounds CMJ showcase.

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Video: Phone Home - I Went and Got a Gatorade"

Fortunately she doesn’t just bring some Gatorade home for a romantic evening. In fact, I haven’t spotted any Gatorade in this video, but it is a beautiful snippet about life in New York City, set to a moody instrumental track.

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Song Pick of the Day: Merry Ellen Kirk - Ever After

Merry Ellen Kirk likes her songs to start slow and then build up. That’s what also happens in Ever After, our Song Pick of the Day. Her album We Are The Dreamers will be out tomorrow and it’s a beautiful pop record with slight folk touches.

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Song Pick of the Day: TORRES - Special

The fangirl in me can’t help but admire all she does. She is Mackenzie Scott who goes by TORRES and who’s currently touring with Garbage. Together they’re playing Kings Theatre in Brooklyn come Saturday, and after having seen TORRES in a church (Austin, TX), at Baby’s

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Of Clocks and Clouds start the day with a bang at The Delancey (CMJ)

New York City – it’s noon, on a beautiful Friday with dark blue skies and pleasant temperatures, yet we’re heading inside The Delancey, down to the basement, where Brooklyn’s very own Of Clocks and Clouds kick off the Audiofemme and Atypical Beast showcase on the Audiofemme Stage. Sunshine

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Music Quotes: Concerts

Mansions on the Moon at Marlin Room, Webster Hall for CMJ 2015

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Song Pick of the Day: pr0files - Empty Hands

Today’s Song Pick of the Day is a big, sweeping pop song from L.A. duo Pr0files. A full album Jurassic Technologie is coming next year.

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Song Pick of the Day: Mansionair - Speak Easy

Early this year, I came across an exciting young band from Sydney, Australia, and was lucky enough to having caught them live during Austin’s SXSW.  Mansionair were live as thrilling as recorded and the three just released a new song, featuring once again Jack’s beautiful falsetto. Listen to

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Song Picks of the Week 15.42

1. Solvey 2. Monogem 3. Future Thieves 4. Vulkano 5. Vundabar 6. Lara Snow