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YAWN Announce Tour And Prepare For Upcoming Album
Chicago’s YAWN, a band with a DIY work ethic, sound like they haven’t been doing it alone. But that’s the point, right? After their EP, YAWN, pushed them to the front of the Fader Fort showcase for SXSW 2010, and it’s been a stream of word of mouth since. (And people are talking.)
The tunes [...]
Free Music: Jonquil, “Fighting Smiles”
Jonquil are a group of Oxford Englishmen who have filled the expansive genre void of modern, UK-based surf pop– but in a good way. They recently released an EP titled One Hundred Suns (available on iTunes) and will soon find themselves playing a handful of shows at SXSW 2k11.
Preview: “Fighting Smiles”
First Impression: Upbeat, happy [...]
The Deer Tracks Announce New EP, The Archer Trilogy Pt. 1
Recently signed with The Control Group and preparing to make their U.S. debut at SXSW next month, The Deer Tracks are lining themselves up for a big year. Scandinavian duo David Lehnberg and Elin Lindfors released their debut LP, Aurora, in 2008 and will follow it up this year with The Archer Trilogy, a– you [...]
BRAIDS Premiere “Lemonade” Single
BRAIDS will be releasing Native Speaker January 18th, 2011. In the meantime though, the band officially released the track, “Lemonade.” (The one you probably played out on the MySpace Music Player.) Now you can take that little gem with you wherever you go! The track. Not MySpace.
Preview: “Lemonade”
First Impression: Appropriate indie-pop without an obvious and [...]
Freelance Whales Release “Enzymes” On Green Label Sound
“Enzymes” is the latest single from Freelance Whales and is being distributed for a free download over at Green Label Sound.
If you’ve been on the fence about Freelance Whales, then you should grab this exclusive track because it showcases a whole new side of the group without losing sight of their roots. (Maturity!) This [...]
Cymbals Eat Guitars Premiere Two New Tracks
If you’ve been wondering why there haven’t been any new tracks since Why There Are Mountains, then you haven’t been fighting that battle alone. Rapidly growing in popularity, Cymbals Eat Guitars have been touring and promoting their music in every way when they find the chance.
The band proved to us that they have been [...]
These United States Give Away Free Track
In addition to making albums (four in the last two and a half years, in case you were counting), These United States are doing what they know best: touring and giving away free shit. In support of their latest album What Lasts, the band will be touring a large part of the U.S. and will [...]
Free Exclusive Remix of The Antlers’ “Atrophy”
In addition to touring all summer, The Antlers have been giving fans access to guest-list spots to particular shows. If you follow them on Twitter, then there’s a good chance you’ve caught wind of their giveaways. With the end of their U.S. tour approaching, the band’s generosity hasn’t seemed to slow down.
The Antlers have [...]
Dirty Projectors Take On Bob Dylan’s “I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine”
Dirty Projectors are keeping busy touring but not too busy to not take a stab at Bob Dylan’s “I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine.” Normally taking their audience on a musical head-spin, the group toned it down for this cover and polished up Dylan’s already simple track. When teamed against David Longstreth, the harmonies of [...]
The Swell Season Cover Disco’s “Young Hearts Run Free”
In their latest album, Strict Joy, the Swell Season‘s Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová proved that they not only understand ’70s soul but that they’re pretty damn good at it. This duo recently took another challenge from that decade and added disco to their resume when they covered Candi Staton’s “Young Hearts Run Free” for [...]