Monday Music News

01/19/2015

Janice Headley

While most Seattleites were glued to our television sets this weekend, local duo Shabazz Palaces went to Jack White's infamous Third Man headquarters to record a direct-to-acetate album in front of a live audience. Holy shit. A representative from Third Man said, "Very few records from last year got us as excited about the current state and hopeful for the future state of music as Shabazz Palaces' Lese Majesty. Easily the most oft-spun record on the Third Man office turntable in the second half of 2014, it was imperative that we bless the beginning of 2015 with a live direct-to-acetate recording from these psychedelic warriors from the Pacific Northwest. Shabazz Palaces' obstinately original oeuvre emanates from a fully formed higher conscious[ness], they plant their flag in the outermost realms of the hiphop global soundscape where vibrations throb into beat-heavy explorations, chrome covered constellations of higher reveries each offering its own sonic boom." [The Stranger]

More northwest music news: Portland's Modest Mouse share a beautiful new music video today for the track "Coyotes." The fan website Interstate-8 shares: “The video is inspired by the true story of a coyote that rode Portland’s MAX light rail train in 2002,” the same incident that inspired Sleater-Kinney’s “Light Rail Coyote.” Watch for the adorable toe stretch around the 1:15 mark. The long-awaited 15-track album Strangers to Ourselves comes out March 3rd via Epic. [Pitchfork]

Danish psychrockers Mew are back! It's been six long years since their breakout album No More Stories Are Told Today..., but today they share their sixth album +_ will hit stores on April 27th via Play It Again Sam. Stream the first single "Satellites" below: [Under the Radar]

Chicago-based artist Sam Prekop also shares news of a new album today! His label Thrill Jockey states: "The Republic is the second album of modular synthesis from The Sea And Cake’s Sam Prekop. The album moves Prekop’s synthesizer compositions further into the realm of the accessible without abandoning the experimental legacy of the instrument." Check it out below. The Republic out February 24th via Thrill Jockey. [Stereogum]

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