Presenting the list of our favorite releases from an overwhelming year, posted up way too soon like we always do:
Gorilla vs. Bear’s ALBUMS of 2019
The albums that moved us in 2019...
november 2019 mix
Presenting our newest monthly mix for NOVEMBER 2019, featuring our favorite new tracks from the past month, by the likes of Burial, Andy Stott, Malibu, Grimes, the Galleria, Alice Boman, Flore Laurentienne + more:
albums of the decade | 2010-2019
As we come up on 15 years existing as a blog, we are pleased to present our favorite releases of the decade. When we did this back in 2009 — that list still mostly holds up, with a few exceptions — we got Carles to write the foreword. It's a relic of an era that feels like an eternity ago, but one thing he said still rings true: "We have lived through this. Now we shall reflect upon this".
songs of the decade | 2010-2019
Almost impossible to follow up the best ALBUMS OF THE DECADE list we've seen this decade (SO FAR), but here are our favorite songs of the past 10 years, lovingly culled from a running list of over 500 tracks, all of which we adore...
Pearly share short film for new singles
Cleveland duo Josie Yeager + Austyn Benyak aka Pearly have quickly become one of the most intriguing new bands of 2019 in our opinion, and today the group follows up their haunting debut single "To Me" by doubling down on the beautifully unsettling Lynchian vibes with their new self-directed short film...
Magdalena Bay – Killshot
L.A. duo Magdalena Bay keeps their flawless pop banger streak intact by dropping THE Halloween bop of the season. "Killshot" is a slinky, lovesick dance-pop anthem that the duo says is about, "unfulfilled yearning, about getting so caught up in romantic suspense that you feel your heart may burst." Watch the group's spooky and yet still absolutely fire DIY video below + check the lyrics/download here.
Presenting our favorite songs of 2018*...
gorilla vs. bear’s SONGS OF 2018
We are beyond excited to announce our new endeavor Luminelle Recordings, a record label formed in collaboration with Fat Possum/House Arrest...
announcing Luminelle Recordings
polaroids: DAFT PUNK
Kelly Lee Owens + Jon Hopkins – Luminous Spaces
Kelly Lee Owens + Jon Hopkins drop a massive new one that was originally intended to be a KLO remix of a Hopkins track, but blossomed into a more collaborative affair, resulting in something entirely new. KLO talks about working with Hopkins on the sprawling, euphoric dancefloor gem "Luminous Spaces":
Gorilla vs. Bear’s ALBUMS of 2019
The albums that moved us in 2019...
khruangbin & leon bridges present texas sun
After teasing this one for months, Khruangbin + Leon Bridges officially announce the Texas Sun EP, a four song collab with heavy TX vibes, coming in February 2020. Listen to the title track below:
november 2019 mix
Presenting our newest monthly mix for NOVEMBER 2019, featuring our favorite new tracks from the past month, by the likes of Burial, Andy Stott, Malibu, Grimes, the Galleria, Alice Boman, Flore Laurentienne + more:
video: Alice Boman – Don’t Forget About Me
We were already psyched for Alice Boman's beautiful new LP Dream On, coming in early 2020, and today she shares a video for one of our favorites from the record, the dreamy soft-focus groove "Don't Forget About Me", a song that Boman says is about "holding on to a fantasy"...
video: 03 Greedo & Kenny Beats – Disco Shit (ft. Freddie Gibbs)
Claymation by William Child. Netflix & Deal is out now.
Pearly share short film for new singles “The Big Laugh” + “TooBad2″
Cleveland duo Josie Yeager + Austyn Benyak aka Pearly have quickly become one of the most intriguing new bands of 2019 in our opinion, and today the group follows up their haunting debut single "To Me" by doubling down on the beautifully unsettling Lynchian vibes with their new self-directed short film...
Das Body – Against the Glass
Oslo's Das Body level up on their cathartic new single, officially dropping tomorrow on Luminelle. Das Body hooked up with the great Jorge Elbrecht on this one -- Elbrecht will also co-produce the band's debut LP, coming in early 2020 -- and that inspired collab is proving to be a magical one so far, as "Against the Glass" comes pretty damn close to capturing Ellie Linden and her band's stratospheric live presence (if you know you know), resulting in the biggest and most anthemic jam the band has released to date...
King Krule shares short film Hey World! featuring 4 new tracks
A short film written by Archy Marshall + directed by Charlotte Patmore, featuring new King Krule tracks “Perfecto Miserable”, “Alone, Omen 3”, “(Don’t Let The Dragon) Draag On” + “Energy Fleets”.
video premiere: Cassowary – she funked me
Los Angeles singer + multi-instrumentalist Miles Shannon aka Cassowary drops his stellar debut single for Fat Possum, "She Funked Me", a jazzy, cosmic R&B gem that was inspired in part by "promiscuity and free love, along with the emotional effects that come along with such connections...