World renowned travelling hip hop festival Rock The Bells returns this summer with a particularly badass lineup. This year’s tentpole headliners (or “very special guests”) are, amazingly, Missy Elliott and…
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Read our review of Beach House’s gorgeous new album Bloom here. Enter our contest to win a copy of Bloom on CD and Vinyl here.

The dream pop duo has recorded an album that is spotless from start to finish, an unquestionably beautiful collection of songs. But man, does it sound familiar.

On The Only Place, the L.A.-based duo replaces candid emotion and lo-fi production with mediocre songwriting and inelegant lyrics.
This week on Tracking––a weekly series in which we discuss our favorite songs of the year––you can listen to additions from Animal Collective, Fiona Apple, Jai Paul, Twin Shadow and Grimes.

Here is the second part of our Spring Music Preview (part one is here). These are the albums we’re most looking forward to through June 21.

The week in music videos, late night TV and online performances, featuring clips of Washed Out performing on an iPad, Jack White, A$AP Rocky, Tennis doing Twin Peaks and finally,…
This week on Tracking––a weekly series in which we discuss our favorite songs of the year (you can check out the official list as the year progresses)––you can listen to…

The whole world is eagerly watching, tweeting, ruminating over Master Of My Make-Believe, another long awaited memento of why we fell in love with Santigold; a fresh beat to greet the encroaching summer.

April 2012. Coachella happened… twice. Kanye West dropped a single… twice. Lana Del Rey collaborated with the internet’s most buzzed about rapper… twice. Our favorite album of the year was…

Lower Dens’ first album, Twin Hand Movement, was a fantastic collection of songs that established the band’s ability to plunge from carefully crafted rock melodies into psychedelic moments of dark beauty; somehow, Nootropics is able to dive even deeper.
This week on Tracking, a weekly series in which we discuss our favorite songs of the year, you can listen to additions from Niki & the Dove, Santigold, Lower Dens,…
Festival Preview: Primavera Sound 2012
Review: Japandroids - Celebration Rock
PMA Guide to Sasquatch! 2012
The xx: Hear 5 New Songs! 

Best Songs of 2012: Winter
Rock The Bells 2012: Lineup, Dates and Ticket Information
New Yeasayer: "Henrietta"
New Childish Gambino: "Unnecessary" f/ ScHoolboy Q
New Azealia Banks: "JUMANJI" MP3
Wild Pitch: disco naïveté
Rec'd MP3: Purity Ring - "Obedear"
MP3: Major Lazer & Amber of Dirty Projectors - "Get Free"
MP3: Theophilus London & A$AP Rocky - "Big Spender"
Amazing: Florence + The Machine & Dev Hynes - "Never Let Me Go"
Check Out: Kirin J Callinan: "WIIW (Way to War)"
Check Out: MS MR - "Hurricane"
Sleep Over - "Romantic Streams" (CFCF Remix)
Download: Meek Mill - Dreamchasers 2 Mixtape
Review: El-P - Cancer For Cure
Download: Nicolas Jaar's Essential Mix
Review: Santigold - Master of My Make-Believe
Review: Lower Dens - Nootropics
Review: Toro y Moi - June 2009