Teen to Release Debut Album

Been listening to this track on repeat. Teen is set to release their debut full-length, In Limbo, on August 28th via Carpark Records. Brooklyn's Teen came together when Teeny Lieberson, formerly of Here We Go Magic, left her post in the latter band in order to make music with her sisters Katherine and Lizzie and their good friend Jane Herships. Forgoing girl-group gimmickry and fervor, the band’s digital-only debut EP, Little Doods, fleshed out a sound of languid, lo-fi psyche pop redolent of Paisley Underground bands like Opal and Rain Parade. Since releasing the EP in April 2011, the band have steadily honed their sound around New York and readied their first long-player, In Limbo. Recorded in summer 2011 in a barn in rural Connecticut and engineered by Jen Turner of Here We Go Magic, In Limbo keeps the band grounded in their own world of psychedelia while heightening fidelity and giving songs the room to take shape. The first half of the record puts pop at the fore with opener Better, a Suicide-esque march toward euphoria through repetition. In Limbo was mixed and produced by Spacemen 3's Sonic Boom, and his influence subtly makes itself known throughout the album.

Patty Smith @ The DIA

The DIA (Detroit Institute of Art) will present the first American museum exhibition to focus on the photography of artist, poet, and performer Patti Smith. Smith's photographs are infused with personal meaning and highlight the rich relationships between art, architecture, poetry and the everyday. This selection of images from the past decade reveals the artists, poets, authors, family and friends from whom Smith draws inspiration. The exhibition includes 70 black and white gelatin silver prints and a small selection of original Polaroids and items from Smith’s personal collection. Patti Smith: Camera Solo will be on view from June 1st to September 2, 2012 at the DIA, 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan

[FIRST LOOK] M83 'Reunion' Official video

Directed by Fleur & Manu and Produced by DIVISION, Reunion is part two of the story that commenced with Midnight City. Together, these two tracks are the soundtrack for a pack of gifted kids with telekinetic powers who escape from an institution and run wild through a desolate cityscape. In the first video we witness their liberation, with Reunion we experience their defiance. Reunion is the second single off of the massive sixth M83 album Hurry Up We’re Dreaming. 

Silhouettes by The Julliene Brothers

"Play it loud & enjoy." The Jullien Brothers have released a new video featuring the music of Niwouinwouin, aka Nicolas Jullien. The video is directed by Jean Jullien and his brother Nicolas who together make up the creative duo. The video features illustrations from Jean Jullien's book Silhouettes published by Lendroit.

MV & EE's Space Homestead

Hailing from Vermont, Matt Valentine and Erika Elder are MV & EE, a folky, psychedelic outfit whose amazing new albumSpace Homestead is full of rough-around-the-edges, yet beautiful lo-fi gems that remind you an eternal country summer.  Listen below to the great track Sweet Sure Gone, which has been on loop for the past few days, and you can purchase the full album which came out a few days ago on the Woodsist label. Text by Oliver Maxwell Kupper for Pas Un Autre


Nicolas Jaar's Prism of Music

The immensely talented Nicolas Jaar and his own record label Clown & Sunset label have released a compilation of music, entitled Don't Break My Love, in the form of an aluminum cube called The Prism. With music by Jaar himself,  Nikita Quasim, Vtgnike, Valentin Stip and much more. Designed by Jaar, the Prism format is meant to retain a physicality in music and promote connectivity, with two headphone jacks on either side of the rechargeable cube. Four buttons allow listeners to start, pause, and skip through tracks.

Santigold Kicks Off Transmission LA

Transmission LA, curated by Mike D of the Beastie Boys, is a multi-disciplinary festival that will be the meeting point for the Los Angeles art and music community. The sequel to the series of festivals that premiered in Berlin last year with curator and fashion designer Raf Simons, the 17-day collaborative festival includes work by Roy Choi, Benjamin Jones, Mike Mills,Tom Sachs, Public Fiction, and additional artists and musicians. Tomorrow night Santigold opens the festival tonight at The Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Transmission LA will be on view until May 6.

My Valentine Premier

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Paul McCartney & crowd (including Autre's own Adarsha Benjamin seated on the left) at the My Valentine music video (directed by Paul himself starring Natalie Portman and Johnny Depp) premier at the Stella McCartney boutique in Los Angeles. McCartney will also be re-releasing his amazing first solo album Ram on May 21st. A deluxe edition box set will include a 112-page book, photo prints, copies of handwritten lyrics and notes and four CDs as well as a film that tells the making of the album on DVD, Ramming.