DARKSIDE live at The Boiler Room

Few things in 2013 have been more ultimately gratifying than DARKSIDE. They've been mentioned half a billion times on this site, but every time something new comes from the duo of Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington, it seems to be worth mentioning.

The two recently stopped by the Boiler Room for a rooftop performance of several Psychic cuts, for a spectacular intimate show. Catch the full half-hour plus special below and order Psychic today on Matador and Other People.

DARKSIDE - Freak, Go Home (Live Maida Vale Session)

As part of their ongoing residency for BBC Radio 1 DJ Heidi, Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington - aka DARKSIDE - stopped by the Maida Vale studios for a special live rendition of "Freak, Go Home."

The Psychic cut finds the constantly interpretive Jaar sitting back on his gear with Harrington flirting with subtle guitar loops, churning an atmospheric haze throughout. For anyone impressed with the release - which should be sitting on a lot of top ten lists in December - the live version is a must.

Watch it below and grab Psychic today via Matador and Jaar's Other People imprint.

Kurt Vile - Feel My Pain

Originally recorded during the Wakin On A Pretty Daze sessions, Kurt Vile has unveiled the brand new "Feel My Pain."

The bonus cut will be included on Vile's forthcoming It's A Big World Out There (And I'm Scared) limited edition 12" vinyl, which includes five other previously unreleased tracks. Click here for more details on the November 19 release. Fans making it out to the October 25 Terminal 5 show in New York City and the October 26 show at Philadelphia's Union Transfer will however have a chance to buy the 12" (in limited quantities).

That same day, Matador will also be releasing the Wakin On A Pretty Daze deluxe edition Deluxe Haze (Post Haze), which will include the aforementioned 12" and another previously unreleased track. Listen to "Feel My Pain" below.

DARKSIDE - Paper Trails (RA Session)

The newest entrant in Resident Advisor's "RA Sessions" comes from sonic visionaries Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington, promoting their recently released Psychic LP as DARKSIDE. Filmed by Patrick Nation, the 10-plus minute set of album cut "Paper Trails" finds Jaar and Harrington at their strongest form - interpreting, live.

What is seen is a concise microcosm of Psychic, which lends to Jaar's mysterious vacant visions and Harrington's lively interjections. If you haven't heard it yet, it's an absolute must for 2013, available now on Matador.

Yo La Tengo video - Is That Enough

Fade standout "Is That Enough" has been crafted into the second of Yo La Tengo's recent animated video series, following "Ohm." The fuzzy orchestral track (don't get to say that often) looks through the endless possibilities of what could actually be the formula behind Yo La Tengo? The answer, as one can see in the video below, takes a lot of time and open ideas.

Fade is out now on Matador Records.

First Unitarian Church, April 19 - Iceage (Preview)

Culminating an impossibly stellar lineup of garage punk up-and-comers Night Birds, White Lung, and METZ, is frequent buzzing Dutch four-piece Iceage tonight at Philadelphia's First Unitarian Church. The outstanding youth of the group is still well known, despite crossing over on the U.S. scene roughly two years ago. Still, the power and brevity of the band's most recent LP You're Nothing on a jump to Matador makes Iceage leading the other bands almost unquestionable.

The Copenhagen band, led by workaholic at-heart Elias Bender Rønnenfelt (who's still churning out stuff as part of Marching Church and Vår), feeds on torrid momentum on You're Nothing, taking the exhausted jubilant nature of New Brigade without relinquishing the - as Anthony Fantano says it best - "chaotic apathy." The sounded is refined - something fairly improbable for any version of punk - but patterns and melodies don't just seem thrown in from varying minds of the band, rather, sticking as a whole scheme.

Whether or not that tooling of the technique means anything for the band's live persona should hold high, given the years of touring and the vigorous attitude the band has towards moving forward. It has to, regardless, because a lineup featuring White Lung and METZ will have plenty craving for a righteous finale.

Tickets for the show are still available, with doors opening at 7 p.m. and beginning at 7:30.

New Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Day

Philadelphia's native folk-rock son Kurt Vile is prepping the fifth solo album in his lengthy catalog, Wakin On A Pretty Daze. The new album, out April 9 via Matador, will be a 69-minute double-LP, featuring the almost title track "Wakin On A Pretty Day."

The single will have an accompanying video soon, but for now check out the "Making Of" video below that features the nine minute track, and future tour dates after the bump.

New Iceage video - Ecstacy

After debuting "Coalition," the stellar lead-single from Iceage's sophomore LP You're Nothing, the Danish punks premiered the album's first video for "Ecstacy." Filmed in the band's native city Copenhagen by director Catherine Pattinama Coleman, the video shows several shots from a couple house shows and smoky imagery.

Check the video out below, and grab the band's upcoming Escho 7", which features "Coalition," "Ecstacy," as well as a special B-Side "A Rifle." The 7" will be released February 5, which you can order over at the Matador store.

New Iceage - Coalition

Danish punks Iceage, who made huge noise back in 2011 with their debut New Brigade, will be making its Matador debut next month with the hugely anticipated You're Nothing LP.

Today marked the first listen of the new album with the short and empowering "Coalition," which you can stream below.

As well, the band will be going through a rigorous tour in the coming weeks, making a first stop at Connecticut's Wesleyan University Eclectic House January 24, which is actually a free show. You can check out the other tour dates and "Coalition" below.

New Ceremony - Adult

Apparently, Ceremony have given up the hardcore punk scene for now. Between their Violence, Violence LP and 2010's Rohnert Park, Zoo sounds like a step into the post-punk world with their singles "Hysteria" and "Adult," which you can listen to below.

Grab the new album Zoo March 6 via Matador Records.

Thursday Bears: New Ceremony video - World Blue

Earlier today, Ceremony premiered the second song from their upcoming March LP Zoo, "World Blue." Watch the Robert Semmer-directed video of the band's notorious mosh-fest shows below, and grab the album March 6 via Matador Records.

Fucked Up - I Hate Summer

Timing aside, Fucked Up have released "I Hate Summer" through Matador Records a few months prior to the band's scheduled Bruise Cruise trek - a punk rock cruise line that I'll let you figure out for yourself. This time, the band takes a step back from the David Comes to Life message and just shits out good music.

Fucked Up - I Hate Summer by Bears and Bullets

Wednesday Bears: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks on Fallon

Because there's literally nothing I can say about this (other than it's insanely interesting that it exists), I'll go with Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks performing on Fallon last night. The group performed "Senator," the lead-single from their recently released Mirror Traffic (out now via Matador Records).

Notice one subtlety in the lyrical change. Hint, it's the blow job part.

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Senator (Live on Fallon)

Wednesday Bears: New Fucked Up video - The Other Shoe

Two months after the release of David Comes to Life, Fucked Up premiered the second video from the epic 18-track for "The Other Shoe." It's a continuation of the love story from the first video ("Queen of Hearts," in case you forgot) that actually features the entire band this time around, all presented by NPR.

It's a pretty easy bet that this won't be the last video from David Comes to Life, which is out now courtesy of Matador Records.

Fucked Up - The Other Shoe

Wednesday Bears: New Kurt Vile video - Baby's Arms

For the video for "Baby's Arms," the second single off of Kurt Vile's fourth album (second with Matador) Smoke Ring for My Halo, director Todd Cole shot the entire Los Angeles video on a Windows Phone for quality that seems too good to be from an actual phone.

You can also check out the behind the scenes shots below.

Kurt Vile - Baby's Arms



Baby's Arms - Behind the Scenes

Wednesday Bears: New Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

News of a new record from Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks has been humming around for a while now, but we got a listen yesterday to the band's newest material, "Senator."

The new album, Mirror Traffic, is set for release August 23 via Matador Records. It's the first new work from the Pavement front-man since 2008's Real Emotional Trash, after the indie rock legend toured with his former group late last year.

Head on over to Cause = Time for the tracklist and MP3 for "Senator." Or, grab it below.

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Senator - MP3

Tuesday Bears: Stream Fucked Up's David Comes to Life

Happy post-Memorial day weekend to everyone. We'll get back to normal work ... now.

Fucked Up's much anticipated follow-up to 2008's The Chemistry of Common Life, David Comes to Life; a monstrous 18-track rock opera split into four separate acts, is available to stream in its entirety over at NPR. As for it's place in the 2011 discography - it's up there.

The actual LP is set for release next Tuesday in that ol' USA North America via Matador Records.

Wednesday Bears: New Fucked Up - Queen of Hearts

Little by little, pieces of Fucked Up's anticipated rock opera David Comes to Life have been slowly released over the past few weeks. Today, the group released the album's fourth of four singles "Queen of Hearts," before the album's official release June 7. However, Matador "Buy Early Get Now" customers can download the album in four parts starting May 10.

The band also released their upcoming tour schedule, with a June 26 stop in Philadelphia at the First Unitarian Church. Get there, or check the remainder of the tour here.

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Monday Bears: New Kurt Vile video - Jesus Fever

Kurt Vile's new Ricardo Rivera-directed music video for "Jesus Fever," off the Philadelphia-native's Smoke Ring for My Halo, features Vile, who was recently tabbed for July's Pitchfork Music Festival, projector-walking through any nameless city, only to play his song underground in some oddly colorful subway.

Smoke Ring for My Halo is available now via Matador Records.

Kurt Vile - Jesus Fever

Kurt Vile

Tuesday Bears: New Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love

After four years since Glasgow's best band (I can't name any other ones right now), Belle & Sebastian released The Life Pursuit, listeners finally have something new from the group not to the tune of God Help the Girl. so for those of you who will not stop your insistent complaining about the lack of "literary-centric, British indie pop," well, here you go.

B&S's (heh) new album Write About Love is due out October 11, via Matador. You can grab the title-track below.

Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love - MP3