D.D Dumbo is the moniker of Australian artist and multi-instrumentalist Oliver Hugh Perry. The structure of his songs are minimal, authentic and complemented by Perry’s reverberated vocals. Looks like a promising future for this young artist that just signed to 4AD, and recently supported Tame Impala and tUnE-yArDs on tour. Watch his impressive performance of unreleased track “Walrus” from an NPR Music Field Recordings session below and purchase his self-titled EP here.
Sinkane is the nom de plume of Sudanese-born artist Ahmed Gallab. At the age of five, he moved to Columbus, Ohio, escaping the country’s political violence of the late 1980s. After becoming part of the city’s hardcore punk scene, Gallab eventually made his way to New York, where he began working on his solo project in Brooklyn.
He previously worked as a session multi-instrumentalist musician for Yeasayer, Caribou, Of Montreal, and more. Filled with funky, soulful basslines and a distinctive voice, Sinkane is slated to release his 2nd album Mean love via DFA Records September 2. Get your body moving with his track “How We Be,” available for streaming below.
Sinkane is scheduled to perform at DC9 on October 8.
Cult indie trio alt-J will release their second full-length album, This Is All Yours, September 22 via Canvasback. The English band’s first single, “Hunger Of The Pine,” retains their trademark atmospheric sound, but adds the unexpected with a sample from Miley Cyrus’ song “4×4” that works surprisingly well. Discussing the song’s creation in an interview with NPR, keyboardist Gus Unger-Hamilton said: “It was written very quickly using some guitar chords and sounds being layered on Ableton, and seemed to signal a bit of a new sound for us. The lyrics mainly suggest the idea that missing someone — pining — can be a physical pain much like hunger.”
Also hot off the press is their second release, “Left Hand Free,” which is a markedly different sound from the former. Safe to say that true to their sobriquet, their sophomore effort will be a fresh new triumph for the group. Stream both songs below as you hunger for the new album.
alt-J will tour the UK and US this fall, making a final stop in the district November 19.
Sleeplessly embracing
Yawn yearns into me
Plenty more tears in the sea
Australia has not stopped producing quality indie bands the last couple of years. Enter Movement, an experimental three-piece based out of Sydney. Like most of their music released thus far, “Like Lust” is a slow tempo track, defying genre by blurring elements of R&B, electronica and psychadelic rock. The trio signed to Modular Recordings (Tame Impala, Cut Copy) and have already supported Solange and Darkside on tour. Listen to “Like Lust” below.
Canadian composer Dan Snaith (known as Caribou) hits us with the first single from the forthcoming album Our Love. The track, “Can’t Do Without You” preserves Caribou’s signature sound with pleasant drums and percussion, glowing synths, looped lyrics, and delayed vocals. Check out Caribou’s US tour dates this November below — including a stop at DC’s Black Cat.
US Tour Dates 2014:
Nov 11 Boston, MA | Paradise
Nov 12 New York, NY | Webster Hall
Nov 13 Philadelphia, PA | Union Transfer
Nov 15 Washington DC | Black Cat
Nov 17 Atlanta, GA | Terminal West
Nov 18 Orlando, FL | The Social
Nov 19 Miami, FL | Grand Central
Nov 20 Tallahassee, FL | Club Downunder
Nov 21 New Orleans, LA | One Eyed Jacks
Nov 22 Houston, TX | Fitzgeralds
Nov 23 Austin, TX | The Mohawk
Sean Guerin and Isaac Franco are multi-instrumentalists and founders of De Lux, a post-disco, dance-punk band based out of L.A. Behind the duo is the independent label Innovative Leisure (home to Classixx, Hanni El Khatib), who released their full-length album Voyage this April. De Lux’s sound is reminiscent of Talking Heads, with additions of tropical disco. Get your groove on to their track “I’ve Got To Make A Statement (No More Likes or Ums)” below.
Are you looking for a summer soundtrack? “Shadow” might be a good candidate. Jack Antonoff is best known as the lead guitarist of Fun and is currently working on a new venture called Bleachers. He describes the project as “a psychotic alter-ego situation,” reflected in the form of catchy, indie-pop tunes. Bleachers will be on the festival circuit this summer in both the US and UK. Stream the single from the forthcoming EP below.
The legendary musician Brian Eno recently teamed up with Underworld’s Karl Hyde to create the collaborative new album, Someday World. “Daddy’s Car” is the second single off the LP, released May 5 via Warp Records. Stream this upbeat rhythmic track between two talented musicians below.
Perhaps you may have heard of Glass Animals, the much buzzed about quirk-pop quartet out of Oxford. Last year they signed with Wolf Tone records, the label started by super-producer Paul Epworth (known for his work with Adele, Florence Welch, and Foster the People). “Gooey” is the title of their first EP, as well as the lead single off their debut album Zaba, out June 9. The compelling track uses atmospheric and reverberated sounds to create a unique sonic formula that will keep your head spinning. Stream below, along with the inventive remix from Gilligan Moss, the Chicago producer that is generating a lot of buzz in his own rite.
Glass Animals has a smattering of U.S. tour dates this summer, and DC peeps can catch them at U Street Music Hall July 8.
Despite making waves in the electronic music scene for nearly a decade, the recent release of Todd Terje‘s LP It’s Album Time marks the first full-length record for the artist. Recognized for his collaborations with Franz Ferdinand and Robbie Williams, Terje is the Norwegian DJ/producer known for his balearic beats and Italo disco synths. Stream the album single “Delorean Dynamite” and all its bossa nova flavor below.
poetry in an empty coke can 