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Lana Del Rey Performs “Video Games” on Letterman

Lana Del Rey’s second crack at American late night TV wasn’t too shabby. Check out the young singer perform “Video Games” below. Born To Die is out now, read our…

New: Orbital & Zola Jesus – “New France”

UK Dance duo Orbital are back after a hiatus of nearly eight years. Their new LP is called Wonky and it’s out April 3rd here in the US. The first…

Azealia Banks Performs “212″ for Karl Lagerfeld

New York’s up and comer Azelia Banks seems to have struck a chord with the Fashion community. Last week, Azealia provided a new song called “Bambi” for Mugler’s menswear runway…

Check Out: You Won’t – “Ten Years Old”

Boston’s You Won’t might have a resolutely un-Googleable band name, but their percussive, ramshackle approach to hyper-lo-fi bedroom folk-pop is something a little more unique. Take, for example, “Ten Years…

MP3: Expensive Looks – “Moving Visions”

When you think about it, Expensive Looks isn’t really too much of an erroneous name for the production project of the very young New Yorker Alec Feld – think of…

Niki & The Dove – “The Christmas Song”

Niki & The Dove played this very short, very sweet cover of Holiday standard, “The Christmas Song” for BBC Radio 1 the other night. It’s lovely and we only wish…

New: Tennis – “Tears in the Typing Pool” (Broadcast cover)

Tennis are gearing up to release their full-length record, Young and Old, in February, and in the meantime they’re dropping teaser tracks left and right. Their latest offering (following album…

Put Those White Earbuds Down

Still listening to music on the white earbuds your iPod came with? Here, we’ll do you a solid.

New: T.I. – “Pyro”

Everyone’s favorite Atlanta jailbird T.I. finally gave us an album title to go along with the tracks he’s been dropping since his release from prison, and it fits his M.O.…

MP3: Washed Out – “Amor Fati” (Clams Casino Remix)

We’re continually impressed by what the game-changing North Jersey beatmaker Clams Casino brings to the production table and his original material, as well as to remixes, and his total overhaul…

MP3: Major Lazer – “Original Don” (Dawn Golden and Rosy Cross)

We already heard the original cut of Major Lazer’s comeback track “Original Don” – you likely remember its insane, complex amalgamation of about ten different beats – but remixer Dexter…

Listen to R.E.M.’s Last Single

You and your dad were probably equally upset when R.E.M. announced their breakup, but the band’s upcoming greatest hits package Part Lies, Part Truth, Part Heart, Part Garbage: 1982-2011 includes…

Lotus Plaza (Deerhunter) – “Where I’m Going” (Cut Copy cover)

Cut Copy have just released this “Where I’m Going” cover from Lotus Plaza — or Lockett Pundt of Deerhunter. This sprawling acoustic cover of the Zonoscope highlight appears on the…

MP3: New How To Dress Well – “Here, In Heaven 3″ (Elite Gymnastics cover)

The newest from How To Dress Well is a cover of “Here, In Heaven”, or as Elite Gymnastics call it, “h e r e,  i n  h e a v…

MP3: Sigur Rós – “Ný Batterí” (from Inni)

Icelandic post-rock pioneers Sigur Rós are releasing a concert film and double live album called Inni soon, and you can download a piece of the magic even if you don’t…

New Gold Panda – “An Iceberg Hurtled Northwards Through Clouds”

Gold Panda’s latest is compellingly titled “An Iceberg Hurtled Northwards Through Clouds,” and, at first, it will likely make you want to write weird poetry (it’s the gong!) before it…

Video: Beirut – “Santa Fe”

The just released music video for Beirut’s sunny, Magnetic Fields-indebted single “Santa Fe” is sad and funny and odd, like something out of a Fellini movie. Watch the curious clip…

REC’D MP3: Class Actress – “Weekend”

"Bring on the weekend," sings Class Actress on this new jam she gave away yesterday. We figured we'd hold off until today because "Weekend" might be better suited for your…

REC’D: Kathleen Edwards x Bon Iver – “Wapusk”

Bon Iver front man Justin Vernon has worked with singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards on her latest single, Wapsuk. Bon Iver appear on the woodsy a-side title track, but having produced both…

MP3: Tokyo Police Club Covers Phoenix, Queens of the Stone Age

Tokyo Police Club have added the 2005 and 2006 editions of their 10 Years, 10 Days, 10 Hours project, in which the young band records a cover for 10 hours…

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