In which Annie Clark becomes a waking/walking/crumbling Ron Mueck sculpture. Directed by Hiro Murai . [ via ]

Listen to Young & Old , the new Patrick Carney -produced LP from Forest Fam alums Tennis , in its entirety below. Young & Old is out on Valentine's Day via Fat Possum . Pick it up on vinyl - along with the band's sweet new vintage-Nuggets-inspired t-shirt - here : [ via ]

" Three lovers from Monaco, raised in a cave of gold... " We're still obsessed with the awesome, ridiculous NSFW video for Phèdre 's " In Decay ," so we were psyched when the band asked us to premiere their addictive, " Some Velvet Morning "/ Greek mythology -inspired, forthcoming self-titled debut LP here in its entirety. The group's playfully dark, sweetly romantic, and often strangely affecting (see " Ode to the Swinger " + " Glitter on Her Face ") jams recall the warped AM avant-pop vibes of Ariel Pink, John [...]
[new b-side from the Shins , taken from their Simple Song 7" single / via record store day ]

[ image ] Our morning has been totally consumed with two amazing, very deep, totally immersive new 70+ minute mixes: the new FACT mix from John Talabot and Peaking Lights ' WEIRD UP 2012 mix. Tracklists can be found here and here , if you absolutely must, but we recommend going in blind on both of these: mp3: John Talabot :: FACT mix ( 167 mb ) Peaking Lights :: WEIRD UP 2012 ( [...]

Taken from Shabazz Palaces ' Seattle homies THEESatisfaction 's new record awE NaturalE , of which Sub Pop says: " funk-psychedelic feminista sci-fi epics with the warmth and depth of Black Jazz and Sunday morning soul, frosted with icy raps that evoke equal parts Elaine Brown, Ursula Rucker and Q-Tip ." Download "QueenS" after the jump, look for a "short film" for the track soon ( now casting !) + catch the duo down in Austin next month at SXSW . download [...]
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We are honored to present the return of arguably the tightest live band in the world at the moment, Austin's White Denim - who are currently in the midst of a West Coast tour with Wilco - live at the esteemed Granada Theater on Thursday, April 5 . Our friends at the Granada have hooked us up with 5 pairs of tickets to give away for this one: just leave your name in the comments or over on our FB page to enter. You [...]

As we spent the A.M. listening to nothing but the new Julia Holter song on loop , we were reminded of this mostly unheard gem that was sent our way a few months back by the New L.A. Folk Fest, in which folk legend Linda Perhacs re-recorded a lovely, sort of magical version of her 1970 classic " Delicious " with Julia. Not sure if this gem has been posted elsewhere or if it'll ever see an official release, but it's certainly worth a listen: "Julia plays keys and [...]

Ramona Gonzalez of Nite Jewel recorded this starkly beautiful and touching version of one of the best Stevie songs , in honor of our good friend Yourstru.ly 's beloved sister Lauren . Read YT's letter to Ramona here . Every purchase of YT x Nite Jewel's 73 She's Always Watching You 73 comes with a $1 donation to the Lauren Abramson Memorial Fund .

Taken from Montreal producer CFCF 's new "mini-album" Exercises , out April 24 on Paper Bag Records . More info here : mp3: CFCF :: Exercise #3 (Building)

Taken from Montreal producer CFCF 's new "mini-album" Exercises , out April 24 on Paper Bag Records . More info here : mp3: CFCF :: Exercise #3 (Building)

Another lovely, enchanting track from Julia Holter 's forthcoming LP Ekstasis , which drops next month on RVNG Intl :

Full album stream of Phèdre 's ( three lovers from Monaco, raised in a cave of gold ) dope debut LP debuting next week in this space right here, but in the meantime, here's this:

#BoobieMiles is the silky smooth first track to surface from K.R.I.T 's forthcoming #4evaNaDay mixtape: mp3: Big K.R.I.T. :: BOOBIE MILES

For those of y'all that asked about where to find the massive Evian Christ tracks from our January mix , here you go: his new label Tri-Angle has unleashed glorious high-quality, 320 mbps versions of all of the young UK producer 's youtube joints in the form of his debut Kings and Them mixtape. Check " Fuck It None of Y'all Don't Rap " + the Grouper -sampling " Thrown Like Jacks ," and download the whole tape below: [...]
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Although we haven't heard all of Sophia Knapp 's forthcoming, Bill Callahan -featuring debut full-length Into the Waves , the great Drag City says the record is reminiscent of " melodic psych pop of the 60's, Tropicalia ballads, chilly New York dance records of the 80's, and the seduction of Stevie Nick s or Françoise Hardy ," (i.e., everything that is awesome), and the excellent " Close to Me " manages to sort of evoke all of those things and more in one song: [...]