October 2, 2009 | Video | by Zolton |

For the video for their latest single, This Must Be It, Norwegian uber-producers Röyksopp ditched the futuristic stylings and went back to their … ah … roots. Or at least, the roots of a motley collection of tribal dancers. Interesting.

August 28, 2009 | Video | by Casper Johansson |

The Wooden Birds’ first album, Magnolia, is out on Barsuk Records. Fans of the AmAnSet will recognize Andrew Kenny’s voice and songwriting immediately, but the arrangements on Magnolia are more vocal and percussion heavy than anything he’s done before. Full of guitar-top drumming and beautiful harmonies, and anchored by Kenny’s percolating, vibey bass, Magnolia rolls by like a float down an ambient indie-rock river on a lazy summer day — as this standout track, Hometown Fantasy, suggests.

June 23, 2009 | Video | by Zolton |

This cool tune from Bats For Lashes‘ new album, Two Suns, is a cross between Kate Bush, Depeche Mode and every synth pop song that never made it BIG.

New Music / Cazwell’s earworm: I Seen Beyonce At Burger King

May 25, 2009 | New Music | by Casper Johansson |

Having collaborated over the years with the likes of Amanda Lepore, Larry Tee, Boy George, and David Lachapelle, Cazwell’s fun mix of electrified dance music and old school hip hop embodies the same spirit of goofball experimentation that has been the hallmark of artists like M.I.A., Neneh Cherry, Eminem and Deee-lite. All of which is wonderfully realised on the catchy as all hell lead single — I Seen Beyonce At Burger King — from his new album, Watch My Mouth. You can download it for free, along with new music from Deastro, Mos Def and Polly Scattergood, via the Music Download section of the Lost At E Minor site [psst, it's in the third column]

March 6, 2009 | New Trends | by Gerry Mak |

Andy Dixon, aka Secret Mommy, pieces together glitched-out dance tracks often out of unusual field recordings. His album, Very Rec, is a danceable sound collage, focusing completely on making beats out of animal sounds, laughing children, grunting weight-lifters, people playing tennis, and other unusual sample sources while eschewing the emo-ish vocals he sometimes includes in his other work.

February 13, 2009 | Video | by Casper Johansson |

In School of Seven Bells’ music, a human element lurks behind a veil of technology and noise. Toby Holbrooks’ video for the Brooklyn trio’s single, Half Asleep, follows suit, depicting twin vocalists, Alejandra and Claudia Deheza, as earthbound beauties, while complicating their image through sped-up film, gauzy overlays, and brightly colored, weather-like disturbances. The clip conjures a sad, surreal feeling that sticks with you long after the images fade. Says Halbrooks of the creative process behind the video: ‘The first thing that popped into our heads was the word lush’. It is indeed a perfectly woozy take on dream-pop, a haze of melting guitars and electronic vapor trails pinned to the Dehezas’ interlocking harmonies.

September 2, 2008 | Video | by Huna Amweero |

This is the first video from the debut LP of Melbournites Little Red. Witchdoctor has a fantastic old school feel, with its barbershop vocals and 60s pop sensibilities and collar-shirted young men. It’s funny how a video featuring beautifully delinquent young women appeals to the small part of me that is still somewhat wholesome. I’m anticipating huge things for this band.