New EP Releases

Andrew Bird has a new EP out "Hands of Glory." Doesn't it seem like he always has new music? It seems haunting enough for a Halloween release, doesn't it? Paste previews it here.

Dum Dum Girls is out as well with a short EP. I really enjoy "Lord Knows" which is a dreamingly haunting track. Pitchfork reviews it favorably, praising it as "their best release." It's certainly worth the $3.99 price tag. 

Though Dum Dum Girls' latest EP, End of Daze, has a handful of gothic influences, its all-killer-no-filler concision feels like a tribute to the spirit that they've have been riffing on since their debut, I Will Be. Unhurried but not a beat too long, End of Daze is a confident and comprehensive showcase for everything Dum Dum Girls do well, from luxuriant, moody ballads to driving, melodic guitar pop-- and after 18 minutes, it punches the time clock like somebody who just declared checkmate: Your move, every other band trying to sound like this.