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“The city for me has always been this Oz, this weird, slightly out-of-reach world,” Matt Berninger, 42, says from the backseat of a Town Car. His gaze shifts to the rain-speckled rear window as the driver merges onto the FDR. It's half past noon. "When I first moved here, Scott [Devendorf] and I and like three other people from our school shared a studio apartment where we all slept in sleeping bags on the floor on East 60th, right underneath the Queensboro Bridge. I was just walking around the first week and I looked down the street, and I saw [...]

The National - Don't Swallow The Cap The National - Graceless Been looking forward to new material from The National since the release of their last LP, the complex and bittersweet High Violet , which we loved loved loved. So raise a glass to this one, guys, 'cause Trouble Will Find Me has more dark hymns of headiness and swirling melodies and the immediately recognizable baritone delivery of intimacy and nuanced/oftentimes quite bewildering lyrics [...]

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Portland Playhouse is perhaps one of this fair cities more charming venues. Seating only 150 people, this church turned playhouse is intimate and striking and on May 19th Alela Diane , Vikesh Kapoor , and Barna Howard will be pouring out their own unique and heartfelt stories through song in a way that will also fall into the intimate and striking category. Alela Diane will surely stun that evening, with that haunting voice that sings to loss and regret eloquently and honestly. Kapoor and Barna share Dianes gift with lyrics, each one unique, each one [...]

The National 's Trouble Will Find Me won't dropped until May 21st. There is high anticipation on this album. I think this is one the standout tracks on the album. More of a upbeat rock track. Have a listen to Graceless . You excited for the new album?
Supongamos que el inminente " Trouble Will Find Me " de The National se hubiera filtrado hace cosa de una semana, más o menos. Pongámonos ahora (es un decir) en el improbable caso de que ya hubiéramos tenido ocasion de escucharlo, y de comprobar que la banda originaria de Ohio sigue en plena forma: este es del disco que han adelantado " Demons " y " Sea Of Love ", sí, pero seguramente hay otras canciones (¿" Humiliation "?) entre las 13 del lote que levantan un nuevo monumento a la melancolía, a la altura de las cimas alcanzadas por [...]
When you've been involved with crazy and unique bands and projects like Man Man , Buffalo Stance , Need New Body , and Adventuredrum , you'd think that there'd be no time to create another wild and wacky music experience. But somehow incendiary drummer and producer Christopher Sean "Pow Pow" Powell managed to do just that with his latest electro-tropicalia project Spaceship Aloha . Its first release Universe Mahalo Vol. 1 (Data Garden) is an homage to Hawaii that's filled with lush melodies and electronic rhythms that may lead to non-stop dancing. And [...]

Bestial Mouths create dank, uncompromising onlsuahgts of noise that are as seductive as they are disconcerting. The trio nudges the fearless behavior of no wave, piercing together swaths of synth goop and subtle tribal motifs that enact a distressing feeling of claustrophobia. Singer Lynette Crezo is a force to be reckoned with, a tall, spidery vixen that bellows a cry of war with an impassioned vehemence. On June 25th, they return with their self-titled follow-up to Hissing Veil, produced by electronic Toronto DJ Egyptrixx. Presence all the chaos unfold at 5 Star Bar on May 23rd, followed by a [...]

This past March, we unveiled the first single from psych-pop duo Honeymooon . As they continue to work on their first full-length effort, they've just released a new potential tease in the form of "Sure Stuck", a limpid, lush pop tune with a chugging motorik groove that pays homage to the minimalist melodies of Krautrock duo Neu! It's fitting with what they're hoping to achieve as a whole, which they decribe as "Todd Rundgren crawling through lost 70's albums".

When Kurt Vile first signed to Matador Records, the amount of buzz that surrounded him seemed like a heavy burden for any young artist to shoulder. However, with the arrival of his latest LP Wakin on a Pretty Daze , the long-haired "constant hitmaker" is at the top of his game with his best label release to date. Vile will finally get a chance to celebrate his most recent success with his hometown friends, fans and family headlining a sold-out show this Saturday at Union Transfer. He'll also be accompanied by emotive Chicago songbird and indie darling [...]
It’s Friday, which means we're preparing for the inaugural Flavorwire staff trivia contest (really), and also that we are, as ever, rounding up the best songs we’ve heard this week. This week we adored new tracks from Liars, Julianna Barwick, and Scott & Charlene's Wedding, marveled at the fact that Giorgio Moroder is soundtracking a Google Chrome racing game, enjoyed atmospheric goodness from oOoOO and When Saints Go Machine, got all morose with another new track from The National, and plenty more. All this goodness is streaming now, and it all awaits you after the jump. [...]

A man known for making the old sound new again, Sam Amidon has made a career of taking folk's vernacular and re-making it to suit his needs. While some artists draw a line between roots and pop, Amidon takes all of it under his banjo's wing, and communicates a shared heritage common to all these voices. Now he's been signed to Nonesuch, and his new material showcases classic folk ('As I Roved Out'), contemporary pop (Mariah Carey's 'Shake it Off') and even a cover of a hymn his parents recorded on harps in 1977, 'Weeping Mary.' Always surprising, [...]

When the demos from Bad Side first surfaced, I began to get very excited because they gave me similar feelings to when I first discovered local powerhouses Leather and Sickoids . It was a sense of pride that Philly had another punk outfit that people should definitely take notice of. It is also certainly nice to see that others are feeling the same way with Bad Side being booked in the highly-coveted opening slot for JEFF the Brotherhood and Hunters' final evening of their two-night run at Kung Fu Necktie. There will be blood. [...]
by DREW MALMUTH On Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers , Matt Berninger said that “if she knows you're paper, she'll know she has to burn you.” His lyrics are filled with sentiments that can't be ascribed to Berninger himself, yet, in light of how The National has progressed over the last decade, this line feels distinctly personal. It neatly expresses the deep insecurity that comes with showing someone what kind of person you are. Throughout their early output, The National seemingly struggled to play the exact music that they wanted to play, caught [...]

Hot off their Harvard & Stone Residency, The Black Apples have released the video for their cheery surf pop tune, "Tales and Truths," off of their EP of the same name. The video showcases the band playing live while a beautiful woman wanders in the dappled sunlight of an unknown wilderness. It's almost a video within a video, and while there isn't much of a narrative, the charisma of frontman, Campbell Scarborough, is sure to hold your attention. Rife with delightful harmonies, and bordering on both the anthemic, and at times, the bubblegum, their sound is always [...]

What's worse than finding yourself lying awake late at night, requiring nourishment, but stuck with the realization that nothing all that edible is open at 3 in the morning? A Great Big Pile of Leaves can relate. When lead singer/guitarist Peter Weiland found himself in this predicament, his mind went about creating the Dismemberment Plan-sounding ode to this dilemma for the band's new track 'Snack Attack.' Frustrations be damned if this isn't one of the group's most satisfyingly catchy beach-pop songs yet. Weiland puts it best: "The song is like a trip to the boardwalk and a ride [...]
For a whole decade, Drexel University's storied record label, Mad Dragon Records , has been able to gain a huge amount of acclaim while releasing over 20 albums. It has also managed to sign and do recordings for well-known local and indie artists like Motion City Soundtrack, The Redwalls, Toy Soldiers and The Swimmers . In honor of its tenth anniversary, the label will be hosting a special concert that features some of their local favorites at The Trocadero tonight. While Cheers Elephant bring their infectious blend of danceable indie rock to the table, [...]

Joe Pug released a lyrics video for his track "Deep Dark Wells" which appears on his second album "The Great Despiser" ( Lightning Rod Records ). Pug also announced most of his summer tours dates which include four local shows in June. June 2 Chicago, IL -- City Winery * June 3 Chicago, IL -- City Winery * June 22 Chicago, IL -- Beat Kitchen (SOLD OUT) June 23 Chicago, IL -- Green Music Festival * Supporting Calexico