Anika's follows up her 2011 self-titled debut with an eponymous EP and its first single is a cover of Chromatics' "In The City." On it Anika takes her brand of post-punk/no wave and rubs it all over…   Read Story »

Electro mood-generators Chromatics, who made one of the best albums of this year, have continued their ridiculously productive streak, dropping a brand-new cover of New Order's wistful synthpop…   Read Story »

Producer Johnny Jewel's entire Italians Do It Better roster/aesthetic has enjoyed banner success these past two calendar years, from the Drive soundtrack to Chromatics' deeply absorbing Kill For…   Read Story »

Over the weekend, Johnny Jewel's Chromatics outfit dropped the visual for their new track "Cherry," a song which will be on the forthcoming After Dark II triple LP compilation. Watch the dreamy…   Read Story »

Earlier this year, Chromatics put out the extremely well-received Kill For Love. If you were a fan of that release, then Chromatics figurehead Johnny Jewel has some exciting news for you -- last…   Read Story »

Nice job this week, video directors! There were definitely too many good videos this week. I don't know how I didn't manage to find room for the A Place To Bury Strangers video where toys melt and…   Read Story »

Over the weekend, Italians Do It Better announced the forthcoming release of After Dark II, a compilation featuring new music from the likes of Glass Candy, Desire, Chromatics and more. An edit of a…   Read Story »

Ever since I was old enough to complain, my dad took great pleasure in the act of dragging my always-resistant ass to music festivals. A summer full of glorious music for him meant a summer full of…   Read Story »

Last night, the sleek outfit Chromatics -- a group whose live polish was on display recently at Pitchfork Music Festival -- took the stage in Williamsburg to showcase cuts from their excellent Kill…   Read Story »

At ginormous festivals like Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, it's pretty tough to craft a narrative -- when there's something like 200 bands playing over a weekend, it's next to impossible to really sew a…   Read Story »