MAGNETIC FIELDS

Like Stephen Merritt said it would, The Magnetic Fields’ new album, Love at the Bottom of the Sea is returning to the synth-pop sound you probably fell in love with…

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SLEIGH BELLS

Sleigh Bells may have pushed back the release of their highly anticipated sophomore album, Reign of Terror, but the duo are definitely ramping up their tour game. They have announced…

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PORCELAIN RAFT

Porcelain Raft’s Mauro Remiddi is on a hot streak with his woozy, reverb-drenched electropop jams. The latest track to see daylight from his debut record Strange Weekend, “Unless You Speak…

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HOUNDMOUTH

New Albany, Indiana might not be a musical mecca, and its latest prodigal sons (and daughter) Houndmouth might not have the greatest band name of all time, but press play…

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PEACHES

In 2011, a handful of producers on German electro label Gomma were asked to reinvent four tracks from Casablanca Records’ renowned catalogue. They said yes, and a four-track covers EP,…

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XIU XIU

Xiu Xiu’s back with the promise of a new record and a single to promise it’ll be just as dark, cold, and synth-y as you’ve come to expect – we’re…

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CRAIG FINN

The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn is going solo, and he has an album called Clear Heart Full Eyes full of his classic story-songs and jammy folk-rock guitar interplay to prove…

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LEONARD COHEN

Leonard Cohen is a man who needs no introduction, but we’ll remind you his upcoming record Old Ideas, out January 31, is his twelfth since 1967 and his first since…

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LANA DEL REY 2

You’ve seen the video with the tigers and cathedrals and forehead tattooed male model boyfriends, now you can enjoy Lana Del Rey’s smoldering, star-f*cked “Born To Die” for free, thanks…

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NERVES JUNIOR AS BRIGHT AS YOUR NIGHT LIGHT

“Swimmer’s Ear” is the new single from Nerve Junior’s exquisite As Bright As Your Night Light LP, our favorite album of 2011. The song’s now got a video that actually…

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THE SHINS PORT OF MORROW

After a five-year hiatus and plenty of side projects, seminal Portland indie rockers The Shins are back with a new record Port of Morrow, their first on frontman James Mercer’s…

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COACHELLA 2012

After a typical spree of fake posters, the organizers behind renowned California music festival Coachella have confirmed the real deal, and, predictably, it’s awesome. For the first time this year,…

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RADIOHEAD

Now that we know Radiohead are headlining this year’s Coachella, the band have announced a string of tour dates leading up to the festival. Ch-ch-check the dates out.

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SCHLOMO VACATION

The LA producer Schlomo has been dropping records with some pretty So-Cal titles since he started attracting attention last summer – first Bad Vibes, now an EP called Vacation. Our…

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THE WAR ON DRUGS

On January 24th, Secretly Canadian will release “Come To The City”, the latest single from The War on Drugs’ excellent 2011 album, Slave Ambient. That single’s b-side track, the previously…

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ITAL

Ital heavily samples the opening line from Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” and then mixes in Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” on “Doesn’t Matter (If You Love Him),”…

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BIG PINK FUTURE THIS

After nearly three years we finally get a taste of what’s next from The Big Pink, and it sounds like they’re stuck in neutral behind the very formidable Mack truck they thrust in motion with their masterful debut.

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JAY-Z

New father Jay-Z just posted this new Neptunes-produced song, “Glory”, dedicated to his infant daughter Ivy Blue Carter. Our favorite couplet: You’re my child with the child from Destiny Child…

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BLOOD DIAMONDS

We’re not talking about the conflict minerals or the Leonardo DiCaprio movie, we’re talking about the Vancouver producer Blood Diamonds, a.k.a. Michael Tucker, who makes what can probably best be…

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GRIMES VISIONS

Grimes’ Claire Boucher dropped two albums on niche Montreal label Arbutus in 2010, but she considers Visions, her debut with the storied 4AD, to be her first real release. Based…

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