Just like last week, here are this week's attention-worthy videos. New ones from Serena-Maneesh, Antony and the Johnsons, Gatekeeper, Gordon Voidwell, James Blake, Kid Cudi, Mark Ronson, Torche, and…   Read Story »

Don't take parenting tips from the fresh-faced couple in Serena-Maneesh's "D.I.W.S.W.T.T.D." video. But please do note the play on "S&M." Then spend the rest of the clip coming up with potential…   Read Story »

Serena-Maneesh's "D.I.W.S.W.T.T.D." sorta sounds like Stereolab in its original form: This remix of the S-M 2: Abyss In B Minor track picks up on that, brings it home. Stereolab's reclamation appears…   Read Story »

The 7-minute "Opium Priest" comes from Serena-Maneesh's Best split 12" with Fucked Up (who contributed "Here Lies"). It's a previously unreleased track from the S-M 2: Abyss in B Minor sessions…   Read Story »

Serena-Maneesh started their tour proper last night in L.A., after doing five shows for SXSW. Their album, S-M 2: Abyss In B Minor is out Stateside today, and after a five-year wait, it's good to see…   Read Story »

Here's a tip if you're going to one of these industry festival type things: If IAMSOUND is having a party, you should attend that party. Just like this past CMJ, the L.A.-based imprint owned their…   Read Story »

Like 2005's "Sapphire Eyes," the gorgeous, pleasantly disorienting Serena-Maneesh No 2: Abyss In B Minor standout "I Just Want To See Your Face" brings together the competing impulses in S-M's…   Read Story »

After a five-year anticipatory build-up, Serena-Maneesh are most definitely back. They played a staggering set at Mercury Lounge Friday night, the precursor to a U.S. tour they've announced today…   Read Story »

When we posted a live take of "Reprobate" from Serene-Maneesh's anticipated new album, we didn't have a name or exact release date for the Norwegian noisemakers' sophomore collection. Now we do: S-M…   Read Story »

Two albums over ten years is a pace few bands can sustain without falling under the weight of their own perfectionism/strained-band-relations/lethargy. But Serena-Maneesh has always been built like…   Read Story »