For the past few weeks we at CD Central have been ordering crazy amounts of 7-inches, LPS and CDs to fill up our store on Record Store Day, April 20. Now they've finally posted the full list of exclusives online so you can go through and decide what's drool-worthy (Stephen Malkmus and Friends covering Can) [...]
John Melloncamp, Stephen King and T Bone Burnett have teamed up on Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, an album featuring contributions from Elvis Costello, Ryan Bingham and more. Today we get what I'm sure is the best cut from the record, Neko Case singing "That's Who I Am."
Being that spring is a big time for album releases, we've been nearly smothered with a stack of promo CDs at the record store. One of the ones I keep coming back to even as I work my way through the pile is Phosphorescent's Muchacho. It didn't immediately grab me like some of his previous [...]
I can't decide if this song from The Last Bison comes at the perfect time or the wrong time. "Switzerland" sounds just enough like Mumford & Son that those who are pretty sick of the folk wave happening right now will probably skip it the instant he starts singing. But those millions of people out [...]
Sunless '97 are releasing a new single on March 25. "Aurora II" is a subdued, 80s-flavored dance track that's extremely enticing. The band explained the song as the "euphoric vibes of walking home after a night of dancing, feeling content, at peace and not ‘lonely’ even though you are walking home alone." Seems to ring [...]
Someone on my facebook feed was raving about Jay Gonzalez's Mess of Happiness the other day. I was halfway through enjoying the album before I read on his site that he's the keyboardist for the Drive-By Truckers. I'm actually pretty glad I went into this blank; who knows if I would have given it a [...]
Vampire Weekend debuted two new songs at their Stubbs showcase this weekend. "Ya Hey" is a slower, soulful track, while "Diane Young" is a bouncing pop track that sounds like it's going to be amazing. Color me excited for their upcoming record (Modern Vampires of the City out May 7) and the tour that's sure [...]
I just realized that my RSS reader wasn't doing a very good job of pulling posts from The Peel, so I've missed at least a week's worth of their posts. With a lot of websites that would result in a "ho hum" from me, but this means I've got some homework to do. I can't [...]
Photo from Monolith 2009 MP3: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito (Suck Your Blood) (live at SXSW) Last night Yeah Yeah Yeahs debuted the title track to their upcoming album, Mosquito, at NPR's showcase at Stubbs. It leans harder toward the rock side of the YYYs, but is still enough of a dance track for their [...]
One of the best things about SXSW is that bands love to trot out new material. Whether it's a song they've already recorded and will be releasing soon or a song they wrote on the way to the festival, you can bet it's going to get played there. After all, why not play your new [...]
A kind reader sent in this Kevin Barnes cover that I missed for my Of Montreal covers archive. I haven't ripped the MP3 and thrown the audio in there yet, but you can stream it below until I do. They've previously covered the Stones' "Sway," "Rocks Off" and "Happy," but this is a great solo [...]
The Features continue their prolific, quality run of album with the release of This Disorder May 14. I've got the full length album on my phone to listen to later today either while I'm at the gym or doing some mindless task at my job, but I've already heard this title track and it's great. [...]
When I started listening to Brian Posehn's D&D podcast Nerd Poker, I knew nothing about Dungeons and Dragons. Now, 15 episodes later I'm totally hooked. Each episode is an hilarious outing laced with pop culture references and dick jokes. In this episode the group's characters recover from one of their longest battles. I would obviously [...]
I interviewed Matt Duncan about his new album Soft Times for KY Forward. His new record is a delight and its always great to talk to that guy. Read my interview with Matt Duncan at KYForward.com
Portugal. The Man have been teasing the release of "Evil Friends" for a while now. Last week I even thought it was their album title. But it turns out that its the first single from their upcoming record. Some fan uploaded the track to youtube today (apparently against the band's wishes, since the description features [...]
The Flaming Lips' new album The Terror is coming out April 2, but just one month shy of the release date and we're just now getting our first real listen to it. You can stream "Look... The Sun Is Rising" below via NPR. You can also catch the Lips at SXSW (where they'll be playing [...]
I picked up this Tyagaraja track from NPR's SXSW mix. Just because I'm not going this year doesn't mean I can't prepare myself for a spring of great music. MP3: Tyagaraja - We Will Meet Again This comes from Tyagaraja's album As Is, a title which hints at the minimal production used on this track. [...]
Last year I saw Futurebirds put on three great shows at three great festivals (SXSW, Forecastle, Boomslang). Looks like this year I'll get to see them release a great album. Baba Yaga is out 4/16. MP3: Futurebirds - Virginia Slims
The Black Keys at Forecastle 2009 | The Avett Brothers at The Dame in 2007 This year's Forecastle lineup is bonkers. It's so great that I couldn't even correctly pick out the headlining bands because the first six or seven names are usually headliners. Headlining this year's Forecastle Festival are The Black Keys, The String [...]
A big thanks to Pigeons and Planes for introducing me to this incredible track from Fallulah. I'm going to throw this on a mix with Lorde and go for a nice walk in the next couple of days. "Out Of It" is an A+ song with A+ production. It's up-tempo pop that still manages to [...]
You Aint No Picasso
Inside "Magna Carta Holy Grail" with JAY Z + Samsung
No Age - C'mon Stimmung (not the video)
CHVRCHES - Gun
AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Official Audio)
Frau – Tarian Sari (stream)
Watch Empire of the Sun perform “Alive” on Kimmel
Full Moon Official After Party: Yuksek x Zimmer @ Drom (85th Avenue A)
Arctic Monkeys | Do I Wanna Know? (Official Video)
