Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear released their 4th album Shields in September to critical acclaim.
This Brooklyn quartet opened for Radiohead in 2008 and Jonny Greenwood declared Grizzly Bear to be his favorite band.
“Yet Again” is the current single.
The Antlers
In 2011 The Antlers gave us Burst Apart featuring the elegantly colorful “Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out”.
This Brooklyn trio follows now with a 4-song EP entitled Undersea.
“Drift Dive” begins the adventure.
DIIV
DIIV is the name of the band for the solo projects of Zachary Cole Smith who is best known as the guitarist for Beach Fossils.
This Brooklyn-based musician originally named the band Dive but changed the name when he discovered that it was already being used by a Belgium industrial band.
His debut album is entitled Oshin.
The song “Doused” is amazing and truly one of the best rock songs of the year!
Twin Shadow
Twin Shadow is the pseudonym of George Lewis Jr.
Born in the Dominican Republic, he currently resides in Brooklyn with previous stops in Florida and Boston.
Confess is his second album inspired by an intense ride on his motorcycle, pushing the limit, after a previous accident in Boston.
“Five Seconds” from the album harkens back to the best of the New Wave.
Liars
Liars, the experimental rock trio, spent their formitive years in Brooklyn and recently relocated to Los Angeles.
Angus Andrew has been the only consistent member since inception and now has returned to his LA roots.
WIXIW (pronounced “wish you”) will be their 6th album and is due next week. The title is a palindrome.
“No.1 Against the Rush” is the first single.
Dirty Projectors
Dirty Projectors is the brainchild of David Longstreth and various cohorts.
The distinctive voices and unusual musical stylings of this ensemble are both divisive and intriguing. And uniquely their own.
Wildly experimental, Dirty Projectors has collaborated with the likes of Björk and David Byrne.
Swing Lo Magellan will be 8th album from this Brooklyn-based troupe.
“Gun Has No Trigger” is the first offering from the album.
Class Actress
Class Actress is a Brooklyn-based trio fronted by Elizabeth Harper.
Born in Los Angeles, she moved to New York and began as a solo acoustic performer.
Teaming with Mark Richardson and Scott Rosenthal, the synths now ring true on their Rapprocher album.
“Weekend” is a free download from the Class Actress website.
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More CMJ
Yesterday we linked to two free CMJ samplers.
Another appears today from Spin via Facebook.
Download and explore more music of the future.
One of these bands is Slowdance, a Brooklyn-based 5-piece, led by the French-born Quay Quinn-Settel.
“Sweetness” is from their Light & Color EP.
“Sweetness” by Slowdance
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Oh Land
She calls herself Oh Land, a play on her middle name Øland. She’s a Danish singer/songwriter living in Brooklyn.
A former ballet dancer, she creates dreamscapes onstage to her electronic pop sounds.
Here she covers one of my favorite songs, “Bloodbuzz Ohio” by the National. We’re used to the deep baritone of Matt Berninger. Her upper register lends both a new interpretation and new appreciation for the song.
And it’s a free download.
“Bloodbuzz Ohio”
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The Drums
Brooklyn’s The Drums gave us an impressive debut last year.
Their self-titled album featured the delightful summer song “Let’s Go Surfing”.
Portamento, with album cover of the year contender, is the follow-up with the splendid new song “Money”.
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
In June, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah gave us the song “Same Mistake” from their forthcoming Hysterical album.
Now this Brooklyn quintet give us “Maniac”, another free download from their website.
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Hysterical, the third album from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is scheduled for September.
It’s been over three years since we have last heard from this much-lauded Brooklyn-based quintet as they’ve been pursuing personal projects in the interim.
CYHSY is offering a free download of “Same Mistake”, the first track from the new album.
Sign-up below for yours.
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Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten is appearing at Bonnaroo this weekend.
The music of this singer/songwriter from Brooklyn via Tennessee and New Jersey is included in a Spin free download of 20 Bonnaroo bands, along with the likes of My Morning Jacket, the Walkmen, Robert Plant and Twin Shadow.
The vulnerable beauty heard in “Don’t Do It” is from Van Etten’s 2010 album Epic.
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