The National

Everyone and their dad’s favorite contemplative sad-rock Brooklyn band, the National, took to Q’s Toronto studios and delivered recordings of two brand new songs. The band are in top form…

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THE WEEKND

With his two thrilling, genre-busting mixtapes (which topped our list of best mixtapes of 2011) and the help of a famous admirer, The Weeknd broke out in 2011 in a…

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LANA DEL REY 2

During her highly publicized New York debut, online troll target Lana Del Rey filled what must have been a rather short set with a new song, called “Summertime Sadness”. The…

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TWIN SISTER

Twin Sister’s hypnotic “Funkytown”-of-2011 “Bad Street” is one of our favorite songs of the year, so it’s no surprise we adore Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas’s dubby re-up. The duo take…

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SPIRITUALIZED

Spiritualized, the English space rock project of Spaceman 3’s Jason Pierce, have taken two years in recording studios from Wales to Los Angeles to finalize their next and seventh record,…

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THE HOOD INTERNET

Chicago remix collective The Hood Internet have churned out approximately one metric ton of killer mashups, mixtapes, and remixes over the past couple years, and now you can check out…

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MIIKE SNOW

Swedish pop purveyors Miike Snow had music fans of all ilk talking upon the release of their 2009 self-titled debut thanks to its myriad of irresistible electro-dance tracks, but they’ve…

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NITE JEWEL

Listen to the killer title track and check out the tracklist. ‘One Second of Love’ is out March 6.

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KINDNESS

“SEOD” is the latest jam from mysterious and resolutely un-Googleable dubby nouveau-disco outlet Kindness. Wherever New Order meets Nicholas Jaar, the man’s there, and this new track’s no exception.

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TENNIS

New track “Deep in the Woods” delves into some surprisingly dark territory for the husband-wife duo who brought you a debut record rife with sailing imagery.

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M83

M83 plan on supporting their biggest album in, well, a really big way. Check out their tour’s North American, European and Australian dates below:

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SLEIGH BELLS

"True Shred Guitar" just became 2012's most anticipated track.

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RAEKWON

Raekwon is dropping off a Christmas present this year in the form of a new mixtape called Unexpected Victory. No other details are available at this time, but have Siri…

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ROOTS UNDUN

It is the rare piece of music that can speak to many, yet speak to one.

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SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS GHOSTORY

We love when the electro-shoegaze duo School of Seven Bells bend their minimalist, dreamy jams toward the dance-y, so it’s no surprise we’re quite enamored of the latest track they’ve…

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ISLANDS A SLEEP AND A FORGETTING

Nick Thorburn is always busy writing avant-pop for some band, but he hasn’t dropped an album with Islands since 2009’s Vapours. His best-established extant project will drop their fourth record…

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PERFUME GENIUS

Seattle’s Mike Hadreas makes disarmingly beautiful, chillingly cold ambient electro as Perfume Genius, and come February 21st, he’ll be dropping a new record of his dark soundscapes called Put Your…

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GUARDS

Guards have yet to release a full album, but the series of EPs they’ve dropped for free all over the internet since they started making waves in 2010 have been…

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SINKANE

Ahmed Gallab, who plays drums in Yeasayer, also makes electronic- and worldbeat- informed indie rock solo as Sinkane, and he’s gearing up to release his next record Mars. “Jeeper Creeper”…

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tUnE-yArDs

If you’ve seen Merrill Garbus and her Tune-Yards anytime in the past two years, the Japanese bonus track from her latest album W H O K I L L will…

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