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Saturday Spins: Flatbush Zombies, PS I Love You, les Big Byrd, Christopher Owens, Riff Raff, Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band

by Lorraine Carpenter

New videos by a TV on the Radio spin-off & a Swedish band produced by the Brian Jonestown Massacre PLUS a heartbreaker by Girls singer Christopher Owens & more.

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Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band, “Mad Lifeline”

 
Here’s a strange and epic new video by Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band, the other band fronted by TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe.
 

Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band – Mad Lifeline from HIWABLAMABA on Vimeo.

 

Flatbush Zombies x Trash Talk, “97.92”

 
Trash Talk and Flatbush Zombies teamed up on this track from the CONS EP VOL. 1 compilation, and now it’s got a cool new video directed by Aplusfilmz and Pier Pictures.
 

 

Les Big Byrd, “Tinnitus Ætérnum”

 
This video by cranked up Stockholm rock ‘n’ roll band les Big Byrd — off their Back to Bagarmossan EP (produced by Brian Jonestown Massacre singer Anton Newcombe), and their forthcoming LP They Worshipped Cats, out overseas on May 12 — is a heavy eyeful of vintage kids’ TV and mini-skirt sci-fi, directed by by Wondemuddle.
 

 

Christopher Owens, “Stephen”

 
Warning: this one’s a heartbreaker. Former Girls singer Christopher Owens drops an autobiographical track about his early years in the Children of God cult and the tragic death of his younger brother, Stephen.
 

 

Riff Raff, “Instagram”

 
Give your brain a counter-stretch with Riff Raff’s ridiculous new paean to social media.
 

 

BONUS: PS I Love You, new album teaser

 
Kingston’s finest will release a new record in July, via Paper Bag Records. Here’s a taste:
 

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by Lorraine Carpenter

Editor in chief
Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.