After a slew of critically acclaimed singles and well-received shows both here and in the UK, the quartet of Roxanne Clifford, Patrick Doyle, James Hoare and Marion Herbain, otherwise known…
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On their third album (and Polyvinyl debut) Share the Joy, Brooklyn’s Vivian Girls continue to sharpen and refine their transcendent mix of garage thrash, girl-group warmth and infectious pop hooksmanship….
In 2008, Stalley made his mixtape debut, Goin Ape, with fellow Ohio-native Terry Urban. 2009 followed with the release of the new mixtape MadStalley: The Autobiography, and a newfound reputation…
Two Winners Receive Free 3-Month Radio Subscriptions and Park The Van Prizes New Orleans indie-pop group Generationals just launched a remix competition for two of the standout tracks from their…
MP3: “Cruel/Kind” “Nothing gold can stay.” Even as he tried to capture it in verse, Robert Frost appreciated the ephemeral nature of beauty. And so does Grant Olsen. Yet a…
After spending the bulk of the past year on the road in support of last November’s excellent Sports LP on Slumberland Records, Weekend are gearing up again to bring their…
“My Own Face Is F Word” from Meetle Mice “Spring” from Silly Hat Vs. Eagle Hat For the past year or so, Dan Deacon has been working closely with director…
VIDEO: “How Can You Luv Me” (Yours Truly Session) Unknown Mortal Orchestra first dropped into the world in late 2010 as a bandcamp account carrying a single called “Ffunny Ffrends.”…
Summer festivities include: Fleet Foxes, Woodisist Festival, Explosions in the Sky, John Waters, Gillian Welch, Philip Glass conducts the score to Dracula + more The story begins in the 1960s,…
Fresh off a small run of sold-out solo dates, WHY? mastermind Yoni Wolf is rounding up his main men for a rare, unplugged-style national tour previewing songs from their much…
MP3: “My Heart” After his last time touring the United States in support of 2009’s Dear John (Loney Dear’s fifth album and Polyvinyl debut), Emil Svanangen returned home to Sweden…
Neon Indian is the brainchild of Alan Palomo, who’s 2009 debut record Psychic Chasms not only earned the 20 year-old a spot on numerous year-end lists, but assisted the forming…
Band set to debut new material at Pitchfork Music Festival MP3: “Saturday Love” (Alexander O’Neal & Cherrelle cover) For Toro Y Moi’s Chaz Bundick, 2011 has seen the release of…
MP3: “Cool Vapors” Jacuzzi Boys have shared “Cool Vapors,” the first track from their forthcoming Glazin’LP, which premiered on Pitchfork this morning. A preorder is now available for the first…
MP3:“Eyes Closed” Patricia Hall and her boyfriend Ian Hicks have been enchanting one another with song since the spring of 2009. Their first meeting was an audition. Ian was looking…
STREAM: “Montana” The Year of Hibernation due Sept. 27 Twenty-two year old Trevor Powers, whose musical venture is called Youth Lagoon, has had a long year. Not because he’s been…
STREAM: “Dark Into Light” & “Spin It Around” LOS ANGELES, July 7, 2011 – New musical collaboration AM & Shawn Lee are announcing tour dates supporting Thievery Corporation. Their debut…
MP3 – “Misery” Big Troubles were formed by a group of kids who had been friends since high school, playing in bands, listening to records and coming of musical age…
MP3: “Come On Over” UK band Veronica Falls recently announced that it has signed with Slumberland Records for the US for its debut LP, due Sept. 20. Today the band…
The group Parenthetical Girls recorded a song entitled “Careful Who You Dance With,” and several other people remixed said song. This is an EP of those remixes by other people….
MP3: Came Up (Feat. S.L.A.S.H.) Huntsville, Alabama’s G-Side are ushering in a new era of Southern rap. Two of the hardest-grinding MCs in the business, ST 2 Lettaz and Yung…
Band to play shows with Interpol, Mogwai and more! Raised under the burning sun of the Mojave desert, Vasquez channels both his punk upbringing and Afro-Cuban heritage to sculpt decidedly…
Today the London-based band Fanzine unleashed a self-released four track EP. Each of the four tracks was also premiered simultaneously on four of the most influential UK blogs – Transparent,…
MP3: “Sunshine / Pretty Girls The Unnatural Helpers have been banging around Seattle for a few years now as the perennial hobbyhorse of singer / drummer / songwriter / sole…
STREAM: “Dark Into Light” & “Spin It Around” LOS ANGELES, June 30, 2011 – L.A.’s indie pop artist AM and London’s cinematic tune-smith Shawn Lee have signed a record deal…
MP3: “Breakers”- Click Here Glink! A rare stone dropped in the ocean. It sinks away from the light, and its gleam begins to wane, it darkens against the depth. Sinking…
Woods Find Them Empty (Sacred Bones / Woodsist) Street Date: July 19, 2011 Formats: 7″ (Sacred Bones) & Digital (Woodsist) Find Them Empty Be There The New Single As a…
MP3: Your Sympathy Devon Williams performs a shimmering pop music that tempers sweetness and bliss with an honest, unguarded perspective. Williams’ music is informed by his broad musical knowledge and…
Fun by Dent May Dent May recorded “Fun” and “Wedding Day” at Hits Inc, his home studio at the infamous Cats Purring Dude Ranch in Oxford, Mississippi. Expanding upon the…
Cassettes Won’t Listen’s highly anticipated new album, EVINSPACEY, is in stores everywhere! After receiving a cease and desist from Kevin Spacey and being forced to drop the “K” from the…
To say that Widowspeak is a Northwest band is to tell a half-truth. After all they formed in a Brooklyn apartment thousands of miles to the east, and their guitarist…
UK band Yuck recently wrapped up a North American tour opening for Australian band Tame Impala and announced another run of U.S. shows in late July, starting with its debut…
Celestial Electric finds L.A.-based indie-pop auteur AM and London-based groovemaster/experimentalist Lee pooling their talents to create a unique brand of electro-soul that achieves seamless pop perfection, while mining a startlingly…
Glasgow incumbent electronic visionary Tom Marshallsay aka Dam Mantle is to release his first new material of the year via GETME! records next month. Having spent the first part of…