CRAFT SPELLS "STILL LEFT WITH ME"

take a listen to the deliriously hazy et washed-out, wistfully introspective et nostalgia-swooning, indie pop lamentation Still Left With Me, from Seattle-based indie/synth pop outfit Craft Spells {chiefly Justin Vallesteros} off their forthcoming "Gallery" EP (2012).




the "Gallery" EP is set for release May 15th on Captured Tracks, it will be available on lp et mp3.

also check out for posts for Your Tomb and For The Ages off the highly recommended debut album "Idle Labor", available from Captured Tracks or Insound  on cd or lp.

you can find Craft Spells here: myspace | facebook | craftspells

ORCAS "CARRION"

this next track will require your complete auditory attention, grab your airtight headphones, lie back, close your eyes et immerse yourself is this intoxicatingly swoony et soulful, hazy, sublime piano-laced ambient pop meditation Carrion, from Seattle-based ambient pop duo Orcas {Benoît Pioulard & Rafael Anton Irisarri} off their self-titled debut album "Orcas" (2012).

the debut "Orcas" album is set for release April 13th on Morr Records.


you can find Orcas here: facebook  

361. SHABAZZ PALACES "RECOLLECTIONS OF THE WRAITH"

next up is a delicious track i've been thrashing religiously of late, the stripped-back et lyrically hypnotic, beat-sputtered et percussion textured, jazz-infused, glitched-out incantatory groove Recollections Of The Wraith, from Seattle-based experimental hip-hop duo Shabazz Palaces {Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler ex Digible Planets et Tendai Maraire} off their phenomenal debut full length "Black Up" album (2011).

“Let's clear some space out / So we can space out.”

MP3: Recollections Of The Wraith

"Black Up" is a must have, cutting edge experimental hip-hop album, if you don't have it already then you can acquire it from Sub Pop on cd, lp et mp3, it is also available digitally from itunes.

you can find Shabazz Palaces here: facebook | shabazzpalaces

340. PERFUME GENIUS "ALL WATERS"

i'm ecstatic to finally be sharing the stunning, epic lead single, here it is, the captivatingly woeful et gorgeously fragile, devastatingly heartfelt et goose-bump inducing, prophetic et damning lamentation, All Waters from Seattle-based 'kitchen sink' crooner Mike Hadreas aka Perfume Genius off his eagerly anticipated sophomore album "Put Your Back N 2 It" (2012).

"When no wonder's still

and flowers cover the earth

When no trees shivering,

and the dust settles in the desert

When I can take your hand

on any crowded street

and hold you close to me

With no hesitating

oh, my love."

MP3: All Waters

the "Put Your Back N 2 It" album is set for release February 21st on Matador, it will be available on cd et lp! it will also be digitally downloadable from itunes. pre-orders are now available from all the usual online stores!

if you haven't heard or got yourself a copy of the phenomenal debut album "Learning" (2010), then i suggest you do so now, it's available from Matador, Insound or Rough Trade on cd, otherwise you can score it digitally from itunes.

you can find Perfume Genius here: myspace | facebook