Mixtape: Jet Age Of Tomorrow - Jellyfish Mentality

Producer duo Jet Age Of Tomorrow, comprised of Matt Martians and Hal Williams, debuted the third free album from their project since the 2010 debut Voyager, with Jellyfish Mentality. The mixtape, available to stream below and download here, features past collaborators Odd Future, Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis, Casey Veggies, and plenty more guest appearances. "Panic On Pluto," as well, was co-produced by SBTRKT.

New Trash Talk - F.E.B.N.

If hardcore punk isn't your thing, then just avoid Trash Talk. The Sacramento four-piece gained a good deal of attention after signing (and performing with) Odd Future's label, which will be releasing their upcoming 119 LP. Check out the album's first single "F.E.B.N." below, and grab the album October 9.

Frank Ocean - Golden Girl (ft. Tyler The Creator)

Channel Orange has effectively exploded. The new album from Frank Ocean features a rampant number of guest stars, which include (as you might have expected) some from the Odd Future crew.

"Golden Girl," featuring Tyler The Creator, is included as a bonus cut for the album, which is out now.

Wednesday Bears: Albums of the Month - March 2012

Albums of the Month - March 2012

After hitting a snag in January and seemingly going through the motions last month, March exploded. Quality albums from big names like Odd Future and Tanlines, alongside some unknown entities really made gave a lot of optimism for the remainder of 2012. Number one may not be a surprise for some of you, but the month gave us a lot of unexpected gems. Here are my favorite three.

3.) The Men - Open Your Heart

Distilled and aggressive, Open Your Heart (Insound) spills out half chaotically, half practically. The New York four-piece's sound goes through like aging punk veterans, still stout enough to seem destructive, but fluid enough to displace garage punk's DIY side. It's hard not to love The Men here, who find a median to blend all the laborious elements of clever alternative rock without flipping over a boring pass. In effect, the record sounds like it could be from anywhere between 1987 to 1995, but maybe that's part of the brilliance here - reverence without falling over itself trying to sound like Husker Du.

2.) Chromatics - Kill For Love

Luckily, we were able to hear all of Kill For Love a little before the month actually ended, so that qualifies it for the list. Blippy and atmospheric, Chromatics find their niche in Euro post-wave, with subtle instrumental effects coursing over harmonizing romanticism. It's what gave the band a good amount of hype long, long ago in 2007 with Night Drive. The long delay, however, allowed the group to create a huge amount of material - 90 minutes in fact on the new double-album - full of bright, electric, indie pop that remains startlingly consistent.

1.) The Shins - Port of Morrow

If you follow me on Twitter, this can't be a surprise. There wasn't any album scheduled for release before April of this year that had nearly as much of hype as The Shins return after a five-year absence, especially after the release of the heavy favorite lead single "Simple Song." The reformed James Mercer project sounds affectionate, although slightly less experimental than the group's previous three albums, but is so perfectly crafted and polished that there isn't any desire for it. Mercer sounds more genuine than he ever has on Port of Morrow (Insound), crafting blissful harmony between his usually impeccable song-writing. Particular cuts like "It's Only Life" stand out, and will be one of the sweetest damn songs you'll hear all year. The delay may have been too long for original material, but if all that time means we get something this good, then it'll always be worth it.

Tuesday Bears: New Odd Future video - Oldie

"Oldie" isn't necessarily a video for Odd Future's OF Tape, Vol. 2 (out today), just an on-the-spot video converted from a Terry Richardson photo shoot. It runs past 10 minutes, so take it as an album preview. Watch below.

New videos from Bjork, Odd Future, and more

Bjork, Odd Future, Here We Go Magic, and the Bowerbirds all premiered new videos within the last few hours, so I think you should be caught up. Watch all four new videos below.

Bjork - Hollow



Odd Future - NY (Ned Flander)



Here We Go Magic - Make Up Your Mind



Bowerbirds - Tuck the Darkness In

Tuesday Bears: New Odd Future video - Rella

A little bit of hype died with a 'so-so' reaction to Tyler, The Creator's Goblin early last year, despite the emergence of other acts outside of Odd Future beginning to flourish. So with the release of the obscenely fantastic "Rella" video with verses from Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis, and Tyler, there's something to get excited about again.

Oh, by the way, through Tyler's Formspring (which does exist), the group will apparently be at this year's Lollapalooza. Not a confirmation, but why the hell would he say yes to the question?

Grab the group's upcoming album OF Tape Vol. 2 in the near future, and watch "Rella" below.

Tuesday Bears: Odd Future n' Funny or Die

Music is bit eh today so far, so I'm glad this Funny or Die video with Odd Future and Paul Scheer came about.

Thursday Bears: Odd Future on Fallon

For those who missed it, Odd Future made their late night television debut last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in an impossibly epic performance that included: the girl from The Ring/Exorcist, Tyler jumping on Jimmy's back, and Mos Def just showing up making sure we all caught the "swag."

See for yourself.

Odd Future - Sandwiches 

Friday Bears: New Tyler, The Creator video - Yonkers

Premiering shortly after midnight today was Tyler, The Creator's newest video for "Yonkers," a stark, tightly wound epitaph that comes off closer to a self-contained rampage than a free form rap track.

Tyler, the headman at Odd Future, who released his first album Bastard free via his Tumblr, will not be releasing his new album Goblin, which features "Yonkers" the same way. But, the video is what's important.

Tyler, The Creator - Yonkers