Video: Son Lux - "Easy"

“Easy” is one of many highlights from Son Lux’s 2013 album Lanterns, I believe it appears on either our first or second edition of the Onomatopoeia Playlist Series so you know I’m a fan. Director David Terry Fine’s video keeps things moody and dark for the tasteful sorta NSFW video.

Video: Caribou - "Our Love"

Caribou's new LP, Our Love is officially out today; I have to believe most fans heard the record when it leaked back in July which makes this post a bit awkward right? But the truth of the matter is the record is great, arguably Daniel’s best work to date, and now we can share something that should be fresh for everyone eyes and ears as a video for the title track has made its way onto the internet today in conjunction with the release. Directed by Ryan Staake of Pomp & Clout, the narrative is a look at the seeming limitless of youth with the reality of death in later years.

Listen: TV On The Radio - "Careful You"

TV On The Radio have shared another new tune from their forthcoming LP, Seeds. “Careful You” made its way onto the web this morning with an accompanying lyric video for our enjoyment.  No surprises here, more quality work from the Brooklyn crew so if you are a fan of the band’s sound this should please you, if you aren't maybe today's the day you become one. Seeds is out via Harvest Records on November 18th.

Download: Childish Gambino – “STN MTN” Mixtape

Childish Gambino released the first part of his  two-part project STN MTN / KAUAI (STN MTN stands for Stone Mountain, Georgia, where Donald grew up. Kauai is a Hawaiian island,) an 11-track mixtape hosted by DJ Drama as part of the Gangsta Grillz series. STN MTN features production from Nick Banga, Black Party, Kari Faux, Zaytoven, Big Soj, and his partner in crime Ludwig. Guest emcee’s are sparse with an appearance by Young Scooter. Grab the tape HERE.

Video: Liars – “I’m Not Gold”

The Liars really have had a great year, their new record Mess is still one of my favorites with only three more months to go in 2014 so this is me saying it WILL be on my year end list come December. The accompanying video’s for Mess’ singles so far have also been super entertaining and different from anything else that's going on out there and today’s new addition of “I’m Not Gold” is just another notch in that belt of accomplishments. Angus Andrew’s hallucinatory anguish is on full display in the video that was directed by LaurieLynch, great stuff to watch, annoying to screen capture!

New Banksy Work Goes Up Only To Be Promptly Removed

Authorities in southern England were embarrassed but defensive Thursday after telling workers to destroy a mural they later realized was created by Banksy.

The latest piece, which featured pigeons carrying anti-immigration banners, appeared at Clacton-on-Sea, the site of a special election next week featuring the anti-immigration U.K. Independence Party. Tendring Council spokesman Nigel Brown said that the mural was chemically removed from the wall after complaints that it was racist.

Video: Cloud Nothings – “Now Hear It”

Just so no one accuses me of dropping our rock coverage in favor of all the beat driven music, here is a new video from Cloud Nothings. “Now Hear it,” which may or may not appear on the last Onomatopoeia Playlist Series edition, looks like what would happen if you mashed together old VHS footage with the Arcade Fire’s current obsession with papier-mâché bobble head masks. Maybe in the case of the Cloud Nothings, with an extra sprinkle of paranoia on top.  The clip was directed by Carpark labelmate Toro Y Moi’s touring guitarist Jordan Blackmon and follows Toro Y Moi bassist Patrick Jeffords as he travels around various scenic California locales.

Listen: Djemba Djemba – “Macking In The Car (I Don't Drive)”

Continuing with the onslaught of new beat-driven music I’ve been throwing up this week I have another great tune to share with y’all that should fit in nicely with everything else I’ve been sharing.  The name Djemba Djemba might ring a bell to some of our readers, through his experimenting with polyrhythms, 90’s FM synths, and the all-important 808 Kick, the young producer has been steadily releasing solid tunes for the last several years. But don't take my word for it,  whispers on the dance floor say that he sometimes acts as a ghost writer for Diplo’s releases which even if not true is a compliment if you ask me. Whatever the case I can relate to the title of Djemba’s latest tune, “Macking In The Car (I Don't Drive)”, as I don't get behind the wheel either but more importantly it’s a super fun tune.

Listen: Mr. Carmack – “Drugs”

Mr. Carmack aka Aaron Carmack is back with a new 13-track EP by the name of Drugs, you can grab the whole thing for one dollar right now over at his Band Camp, yeah one dollar, it’s a great deal no matter how cheap you might get when it comes to paying for music. The Hawaii-based producer continues to blur the lines between hip hop and dance music in a progressive way , stream the title track to get a taste of what your missing from below…

Listen: Eyedress ft. GEoRGIA – “When I’m Gone”

Idris Vicuña,  better known as Eyedress shared the first track from his forthcoming 2015 LP, Astral Traveling Man. “When I’m Gone” continues down the path explored in his fantastic Hearing Colors mixtape from earlier in the year, further experimenting and improving on the Chromatics inspired sleazy disco after dark feel.  The  appropriately distant and dreamy vocals where provided by London’s GEoRGiA.

Listen: HU₵₵I – “Realm” & “Leaf (Clip)

I’ve been saving a bunch of these tunes for the next Onomatopoeia Playlist Series edition but as I’m seemingly dragging my feet on that I figured let me just start sharing some of these tunes as they are great and deserve to be heard sooner rather than later.

Next up is 17-year-old U.K. producer HU₵₵I, who has been killing it in the last year plus with his unruly production style. I’m throwing up “Realm” from earlier this month and an older favorite of mine, the hymn tinged “Leaf (Clip)" for your listening pleasure. Again this is pretty much what’s happening in electronically driven hip hop and trap music right now outside of radio play. I hear people say hip hop is shit now days, I think it’s better than ever and people just need to spend a little more time seeking the interesting stuff out.

Listen: Aywy. – “Voyeur” & “YNGTHG”

Sydney’s Aywy.(pronounced A.Y.) dropped a delicious slice of atmospheric music a couple of hours ago titled “Voyeur.” The song hits all the sweet spots in regards to what’s currently going on in downtempo electronic music. You might say that the producer has been on a bit of a hot streak recently and rightly so, two weeks ago he dropped a boisterous gem of a tune in a collaborative effort with EphRem titled “YNGTHG.” If you haven’t heard any of his music yet it’s a good time to jump onboard.