king krule - "the noose of jah city"

cavalier

tyler pemberton, creator or CAVALIER, decided to go the pop-up shop route for his inaugural collection.

if you're in NYC be sure to head over and see what else you might happen upon. DECK THE HALLS NYC is located at 233 mott street.

sugarhigh + lovestoned

SUGARHIGH + LOVESTONED site update with their latest DESERT ROSE collection.

worth a look if you're still struggling with what to get that special hipster in your life.

lana del rey - "born to die" (video)

if you want to see the latest video by LANA, looks like you're going to have to take an external jump to this link provided earlier by THE FADER.  updated...

damien jurado - "christmas time is here"

DAMIEN JURADO covers Vince Guaraldi with the christmas classic.

listen to it here.

even the scroogiest of grinches may not be able to resist.

grimes - "oblivion"

a bit late posting this track from GRIMES, but i think she's got top contender for best (indie) artist of 2011 in the bag.

Grimes - Oblivion by Arbutus Records

tennis - "deep in the woods"

our favorite Denver band is back with a new video for their latest release.

sleigh bells - reign of terror album

SLEIGH BELLS release some new album teaser info and florida tour dates with diplo and liturgy.

more here.


Sleigh Bells - Reign of Terror from Mom+Pop on Vimeo.

scoring a mid-80's john hughes film in contemporary american times

it's back to the future with THE FLAVOR CREATIVE's latest mixtape.

SCORING A MID 80'S JOHN HUGHES FILM IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN TIMES by THE FLAVOR CREATIVE

Tracklist:
1. ceo - ave maria
2. m83 - reunion
3. class actress - the weekend
4. tennis - tell her no
5. richard swift - broken finger blues
6. alabama shakes - you ain't alone
7. new look - the ballad
8. charli xcx - nuclear season
9. phantogram - don't move
10. new look - janet
11. the internet - cocaine (little dragon remix)
12. azealia banks - 212
13. kele - goodbye horses (q lazzarus cover)

lana del rey - "born to die"

LANA DEL REY title track from her new album out on 1.30.12

the drums - "birthday" (sugarcube's cover)

no words for this kind of earcandy.

alabama shakes - "you ain't alone"

man, brittany howard's voice gives me all-over goosebumps.

this is real revival raucous blues-infused rock-n-roll. more ALABAMA SHAKES here.



bonus: live version of "you ain't alone" sounding just as good as the studio track.

richard swift - broken finger blues

pure motown nostalgia from richard swift.

Broken Finger Blues by Richard Swift