Extended Family Promises Monthly DJ Sets From D.C. Electronic Artists
D.C. electronic label 1432 R made its debut in 2014 with three intriguing releases from Ethiopian artists, and now label co-founder Joyce Lim…
Category: Sounds
Say Lou Lou, ‘Nothing But A Heartbeat’
Twin sisters Miranda Anna and Elektra June Kilbey-Jansson, a.k.a. Say Lou Lou, have been bubbling under for more than a year since they first popped up on the BBC’s Sound Of 2014 list.
Listen To Stranger In The Alps’ Fine New LP, ‘Pattern Matching’
D.C. Americana outfit Stranger In The Alps crafted a lovely batch of songs for its debut LP, Honey If You’re…
Stream Kali Uchis’ Chill New EP, ‘Por Vida’
After months of singles and videos, rising vocalist Kali Uchis is getting ready to release her new nine-track EP, Por…
First Listen: The Districts, ‘A Flourish And A Spoil’
The band’s cathartic rock rages in familiar ways, but with unexpectedly devastating twists of the knife. Proudly sloppy and artfully bloodthirsty, The Districts’ music never sounds monochromatic.
Joan Shelley On Mountain Stage
The Louisville native performs songs from 2014’s moody, languid, country-inflected Electric Ursa.
Can Hip-Hop Help Change The Meaning Of The Confederate Flag?
The music video from an obscure rapper named Black Native opens with a famous quotation from Martin Luther King Jr….
Premiere: New Music From Some Excellent D.C. Noise-Pop Bands
This Sunday night, a reasonable $15 will get you into U Street Music Hall to watch a faction of D.C.’s increasingly impressive…
Nude Beach On World Cafe
This Brooklyn band is the closest thing we’ve got to Big Star at this point.
Maxmillion Dunbar Gets Utilitarian On His New Dolo Percussion EP
When unquestionably creative musicians draw a tight square around their talents and produce something minimal, it’s easy to call it…
Track Work: The North Country, ‘The Cross We Bear’
On its forthcoming album, D.C. folk-rock band The North Country meditates on the instability of youth — particularly that special…
Makeshift Shelters Could Be D.C.’s Biggest New Band — As Long As It Stays In D.C.
About a minute into “Lighter Fluid,” the first song on Makeshift Shelters’ new EP Overflowing, the band’s punk roots reveal…
Track Work: Swings, ‘Heavy Manner’
Swings’ new song “Heavy Manner” may sound like a hybrid of shoegaze and slacker rock, but the D.C. band cites…
Pop Zeus & Wyatt Blair, ‘I’ve Never Been More Alive’
Hear a posthumous pop song by Pop Zeus’ Mikey Hodges, an underground musician who died in a December motorcycle crash.
Kali Uchis Releases Another Lovesick Jam, ‘Lottery’
Talented Virginian Kali Uchis is promising to release her debut EP Por Vida this month, and it’s clear from the…
Dan Deacon, ‘Feel The Lightning’
The mad-scientist composer throws an ecstatic dance party with skittering polyrhythms, buzzy synths and a pop hook he sings in duet with himself.
Track Work: Ardamus, ‘If Only I Gave Ah’
D.C. rapper Ardamus tends to write from his life experiences, but don’t call his music “conscious” hip-hop. “In all honesty, I…
The Best D.C. Hardcore Of 2014
At the end of 2014, Bandwidth published its inaugural Best D.C. Music of the Year list. With only 25 spots,…
Starting 2015 On The Right Foot: An Alt.Latino Dance Mix
Let’s start the year right! NPR’s Otis Hart stops by to spin some hot new Latin electronic dance music.
10 Favorite Metal Albums Of 2014
In 2014, metal still believes in traditions and keeps the faith, but recognizes that evolution is inevitable — with some of its defenders kicking and screaming.