Kordan is getting Closer
By riverphoenix in Releases
Kordan have just released a new video to their shoegazing track Closer. Beautiful track for a lazy Sunday afternoon from their amazing debut The Longing. The band is also working on their follow-up , so hopefully we'll soon have some new tracks as well. Until then, enjoy! Artist.Site
Battles serving an Ice Cream
By riverphoenix in Releases
I was wondering when Battles will finally release some new material. The (now) trio has released the first single titled Ice Cream from the upcoming album Gloss Drop. The single has a summer breeze indeed (featuring Matias Aguayo on vocals) and the full work will be released June 7 on Warp Recor
[..continues]Acid House Clip to Say Stop
By riverphoenix in VideoWall
We just received the new video from Acid House Kings's latest single Would you say stop, directed by Philip Ekström (The Mary Onettes, Det Vackra Livet) and featuring a penguin in a Roy Andersson film. Pure Sweden! Artist.Site
Where the Pains Belong
By riverphoenix in Releases
One of the most anticipated releases of the year, well for Athens66 at least, is finally here. The brilliant NYC band Pains of Being Pure at Heart is following up their magnificent debut after 2 years with Belong, available March 29th on Slumberland records. We won't go into too many details, si
[..continues]Another Asteroid Jingle
By riverphoenix in Releases
Music in commercials has always been interesting. From the 50's jingles to the Dandy Warhols, more and more bands are finding their way to the charts through commercials, including the Los Campensinos sell-out for a Bud commercial last year (who would have expected that?). And doing it once seems
[..continues]Polly lets England Shake
By riverphoenix in Releases
PJ Harvey is one of those women that seem to get better with age (a rare kind). And I'm not only referring to her looks (let's be honest...she's not really your next top model) but mostly to her music. Or at least this is what Polly is proving to us all with her latest (eighth) studio album titled
[..continues]Would Acid House Kings Say Stop?
By riverphoenix in Releases
One of our favourite Swedish bands is coming out with a new album next month. Acid House Kings are launching their Music Sounds Better with You album on the 22nd of March and have just released a new single (out on the 3rd of March) titled Would you say Stop? A beautiful pop melody that only the S
[..continues]A Lotus Flower by Radiohead
By riverphoenix in Releases
An amazingly boring video for a nice song. The first single from the upcoming The King Of Limbs album from Radiohead was released a couple of days ago. The track is Lotus Flower and features Thom Yorke improvising some jazzy/free dances. I was bored in less than a minute by what I was seeing but t
[..continues]Blue Valentine
By riverphoenix in Movies
I haven't written about movies I've seen for a long time now, although there have been some good ones. However, I just couldn't resist mentioning Blue Valentine. A sweet, truthfull, melancholic view of how you can hurt people even if you love them to death. A classic indepedent viewpoint from Dere
[..continues]A Lost Dream by Digits
By riverphoenix in Releases
Our friend Alt Altman from Digits has just shared with us his latest single Lost Dream. A beautiful pop melody with a dreamy touch. Another great track from Digits...can't wait for the follow-up of Hold It Close! You can down the song for free along with more tracks from Digits at his site. We've
[..continues]The real Monster
By riverphoenix in VideoWall
Happy New Year to everyone! It's been a quite busy couple of months that kept us away from Athens66. Hopefully 2011 will change all this and we'll be right back on track. Just to fire things up, here's a parody version of Kayne West's latest video to Monster. I have to be honest, I liked his album b
[..continues]Wild Nothing in Chinatown
By riverphoenix in New Artists
Wild Nothing are Jack Tatum's band from Virginia, which has been hailed by Stereogum and Pitchfork and is pretty amazing (despite Stereogum's and Pitchfork's hail). His debut album Gemini is as solid as a debut can get and the song Chinatown in particular is by far one of my favorite tracks of the
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