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Other than his debut solo album Jet Lag being released on March 2nd, there wasn’t much that we could have said about Josiah Wolf other than what you already know. (That he’s the other brother in the band WHY?.) To be honest, even his website seems to be a little vacant. All that has changed [...]

Bergen, Norway’s Casiokids are making their impression on American culture by providing the U.S. with its very first release of a Norwegian-language pop album. That album is Topp stemning på lokal bar, which is loosely translated to “great vibe at local bar” for those of you who haven’t brushed up on that second language. Casiokids [...]

Next month Passion Pit and Mayer Hawthorne will hit the tour circuit together and it will probably be the happiest, most falsetto-friendly party you’ll attend during the month of March.
In the meantime, Passion Pit have taken their dance party to a warehouse, where they encourage you to put a bag over your head until [...]

»Album Reviews For Release Date: 02.23.10
by Joshua Krage
Don’t know if you’ve been watching the winter Olympics, but Canada’s got a lot more going on than just hockey and combined Super-G. In addition to a stellar Great White Northern rapper, there’s a list of genres among this week’s releases which is as diverse as any Olympic [...]

If you haven’t already heard, New York’s Freelance Whales will be sharing the stage with Cymbals Eat Guitars and Bear In Heaven, starting this March. This young band are easily described as collectors — not only do they hoard ridiculous amounts of instruments and use them in their craft, but their lyrics are a collection [...]

Butch Walker releases his fifth LP, I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart and highlights his eclectic tastes and unmistakable ability to remain accessible without sounding pre-packaged or mass produced.

Last week we filled you in on MGMT’s new album Congratulations. It had been a long time coming, so it was comforting to see what the band had steadily been working on for the past year. In addition to the release date and track listing that we shared with you, this week we also have [...]

Steel Train are busy. Currently in the midst of an eight-week tour with Tegan and Sara and set to play at both SXSW and Coachella, the Jersey-based five-piece have also just announced the release of their third studio album. Of the new material, singer/songwriter Jack Antonoff says, “This new record is about getting the fuck [...]

With the customary two-season gloom of the Pacific Northwest beginning to burn off, it would only make sense that the beam of sunlight that is the 2010 Sasquatch! lineup would be announced this week. Also, that shit is held in an amphitheater, so the idea of rain and a roofless arena is a little disheartening. [...]

»Album Reviews For Release Date: 02.16.10
by Joshua Krage
A healthy amount of world beat colors spring forth from the speakers this week as America, Africa and the U.K. further their global cultural exchange program, bartering over indigenous sounds and music buzz in abundance for some varying and surprisingly robust combinations of genres. Luckily, most of these releases [...]