Yeah Yeah Yeahs

AMADOU + MARIAM

Malian married couple and collaborators Amadou & Mariam will drop their tenth (that’s right!) record, Folila, in late March, and it features notable collaborators of all musical backgrounds – TV…

DAVID LYNCH

Iconic film auteur cum Halloween nightmare soundtrack producer, David Lynch made a song with Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ electrifying frontwoman, Karen O. We told you this was going to happen. Now…

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O is no stranger to interesting corporate collaborations, but who are we to complain when the results are so beautiful? Her latest is a simple and…

TRENT REZNOR OSCAR

Needless to say, when it was announced that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross would be scoring the soundtrack for new David Fincher film, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, after…

Santigold

Well it certainly has been a while. R&B/electronica/rap songstress Santigold hasn’t come out with any of her own music in three years now, ever since she dropped her highly acclaimed…

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WATCH: Rye Rye – “Sunshine” f/ M.I.A. Music Video Interestingly enough, this video is exactly what I saw in my head the first time I heard Rye Rye and M.I.A.‘s…

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman Karen O recorded this country-twangy cover of Roger Allan Wade’s “If You’re Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough” for the Jackass 3D soundtrack. In…

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Performing under the moniker My Gold Mask, drummer/vocalist Gretta Rochelle and guitarist Jack Armondo have blown up my radar with last year’s rapturous “Violet Eyes” (from their A Thousand Voices…

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TV on the Radio‘s Dave Sitek, under his solo moniker Maximum Balloon, hooks up with Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman Karen O for the sultry, slow-burning “Communion”, where the indie-rock…

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DOWNLOAD MP3: Kanye West – “G.O.O.D. Friday” f/ Kid Cudi, Common, Pusha T, Big Sean & Charlie Wilson Kanye West delivered “G.O.O.D. Friday” last Friday, in honor of his weekly…

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If you recall, Maximum Balloon is TV On The Radio’s Dave Sitek’s increasingly impressive solo project. Sitek’s debut album, also called Maximum Balloon, is out September 21 and features vocals…

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Minneapolis’ “it-band” Lookbook is burning up the blogs and bars with their nu-Yeah Yeah Yeahs styled tunes like “Yesterday’s Company”. On lead vocals is Maggie Morrison, who grabs the track…

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Artwork by the talented and generous Adam Sarpalius. The final list is here. We have been working on this Absolute (sarcasm) Best Songs of 2009 list all year, updating it…