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Dirty Projectors Nod to Forrest Gump in “Impregnable Question” Music Video

Experimental indie rockers Dirty Projectors have released a new music video for “Impregnable Question” from last year’s excellent Swing Lo Magellan. The video sees some Forrest Gump action going on in a video with plenty of running — enough so that you may feel it’s time for a water break yourself. Directed by Adam Newport-Berra, the music […]

Dirty Projectors’ have a new track

If you’ve been wearing out the Dirty Projectors’ stunning album Bitte Orca since June, we understand. So have we. Now that it’s almost November, it’s high time for a new slice of complicated vocal counter-harmonies and fluid guitar work. Back in August, we reported that the band would release an EP for the Bitte Orca […]

Dirty Projectors To Release New EP

Dirty Projectors are set to release a new EP on 28th Sept. This UK only EP features Temecula Sunrise and Cannibal Resource, two tracks taken from their recently released and critically acclaimed album, Bitte Orca. The EP also contains two exclusive, previously unreleased tracks recorded as part of the album sessions – Ascending Melody and […]

Watch Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar’s “Never Catch Me” Video

On October 7, Flying Lotus drops his newest album, You’re Dead!, via Warp Records. It’s a 19-track effort that features collaborations with Herbie Hancock, ex-Dirty Projectors’ Angel Deradoorian, Snoop Dogg, Thundercat, and FlyLo’s hip-hop alter-ego, Captain Murphy. A few others, like Pharrell, turned down guest spots for fear of the album’s heavy content. With the first music […]

Listen to Flying Lotus’ New Song “Moment of Hesitation” Feat. Herbie Hancock

Yesterday, Flying Lotus took to the BBC Radio airwaves to offer the first single off his upcoming full-length, You’re Dead!, before it drops October 7 via Warp Records. After talking with host Gilles Peterson about creating the album and getting some well-needed sleep, he premiered “Moment of Hesitation.” Not only does it include his beautiful, deep electronic […]

Hear Sufjan Stevens Cover Arthur Russell’s “A Little Lost”

For years, Red Hot Organization has been putting out incredibly stacked compilations with the proceeds going to AIDS research. Fittingly, their newest record is a tribute to musical mastermind Arthur Russell, who passed away from AIDS in 1992. The tribute compilation, titled Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell, is out October 21 via Yep Roc […]

REVIEW: Nat Baldwin – ‘In The Hollows’

Artist: Nat Baldwin Album: In The Hollows Genre: Chamber Pop Label: Western Vinyl Nat Baldwin is a careful man. It’s difficult to imagine the Dirty Projectors bassist being anything but after growing up in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, surrounded by trees and the type of community that rids politeness of stiff formalities. He forgoes beer onstage […]

ALBUM STREAM: Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks – ‘Enter the Slasher House’

“Millions are waiting to be thrilled by the greatest horror the screen has ever known,” reads the opening text on the new video stream for Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks debut album, Enter the Slasher House.  Animal Collective‘s founding member made his new side project, Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks, not too long ago to record some new material […]

Watch Ava Luna’s “Genesee” Music Video

Brooklyn’s art-punk group Ava Luna just dropped their newest album, Electric Balloon, at the end of February. It’s a soul-filled Dirty Projectors-esque release that is well worth the listen. To put some images to the sound, the band just shared a video for “Genesee” off the record. With some post-punk jittering and eerie harmonies, “Genesee” gets a […]

STREAM: Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks – “Little Fang”

Animal Collective’s Avey Tare broke out a new band last summer for a few shows called Slasher Flicks, but we never actually got any studio recordings. Now, at last, Slasher Flicks have announced they will be dropping their debut LP this April, Enter The Slasher House, and have a playful single to share as well. […]

UTG INTERVIEW: The Boston Boys

Now residing in New York, The Boston Boys do in fact originate from where their name would imply. The self-proclaimed “soul country” quartet are poised to release a new 5-track EP on October 8 and have some touring plans in the works as well. The band recently took some time to speak with UTG about […]

See Azealia Banks, The Gaslight Anthem, Frightened Rabbit, and More for Free

The only thing that beats free shows are free shows in the summer. Thanks to Red Bull, a new concert series called Red Bull Sound Select will be happening in ten cities across America from July 26 – 28. Artists include The Gaslight Anthem, Metric, Azealia Banks, Dirty Projectors, Frightened Rabbit, Erykah Badu, Juicy J, Yeasayer, and plenty […]