Gang Gang Dance - Mindkilla

The following video for "Mindkilla" the most recent track from Gang Gang Dance's forthcoming Eye Contact, is the trippiest clip to come out this year. The tune merges disco with heavy electronica, and customary to Gang Gang Dance, is weird and hipster as fuck. Check it.

Futurebirds - Dirty D

These guys are like Fleet Foxes meets Iron & Wine circa The Creek That Drank The Cradle, ergo some seriously lo-fi folk shit. Their debut EP is out now, check out fan favourite "Dirty D" and get hooked. Their full length debut, Hampton's Lullaby, is out July 27th via Autumn's Tone Records.

Frank Ocean - Songs For Women

This Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All member defied his label, Island Def Jam, by putting out his debut mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra by himself via his Tumblr account. The singer/songwriter, who has written for Biebs, Brandy and John Legend, chose the right collective with the weird group that is OFGWKTA, lead by the unconventional Tyler The Creator, let's just hope he can leave Def Jam and join the newly formed Odd Future Records proper. Check out highlight from Nostalgia, Ultra below:

P.S. the unofficial fan video is pretty awesome

Local Spotlight: The Bat's Pajamas

On The Bat's Pajamas Myspage page, their bio claims "there are 40 people in the world and 5 of them are hamburgers." This terrorizing garage rock band sound pretty fucking loud for just a three piece. Based out of our very own Thornhill, the trio travelled to Chicago to work with producer Steve Albini (who's worked with legendary artists like Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey and Manic Street Preachers) on their debut record, available now at Bandcamp. The album combines progressive punk with rowdy garage rock elements that makes for a very unique batch of songs. Lead singer David Hartman's weird vocalization sounds menacing throughout; horrifying on freaky jams like "Bloody Liar"and "Downtown Nitty Gritty," poised and collective on upbeat anthems "Beat On" and assured fan favourite "Go Bowie Go."

 On the latter, The Bat's Pajamas display their unlimited potential in the garage rock scene; where outfits are constantly using distortion and lo-fi construction to obscure their jams, this band relies strictly on their keen sense for harmonies and bad ass songwriting, the result being quite formidable. Influenced by nineties rock moguls like Pavement, this three piece from Thornhill is a serious threat in Toronto's indie rock scene. On sinister introduction "A Healthy Altar," drummer Guy van Embden's gruesome baritone sounds straight out of an 80's horror film. Rad. Thanks to his proficient drumming expertise, his sister Katya's grimy bass movements, and Hartman's audacious vocal exploits, this debut record is definitely worth the $6 they are selling it for on their bandcamp page. Check out a video of them playing "Go Bowie Go" below, and feel the straight up horror that is The Bat's Pajamas. Leave the lights on.