2012...what a year of music. We got new releases from favorites such as Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear and heard new favorites in Father John Misty, Nude Beach, Tanlines, and more. Last year Earbuddy celebrated one year of existence with the best 50 albums of 2011 . However, we've grown since [...]
Friday Mix: Going Coastal from WGTB on 8tracks Radio . First round of papers and exams getting you down? Do you find yourself gazing longingly out of the windows of Lau pining away for the better days of summer 2012? We've got the cure. This week's Friday mix is bringing you back a little bit of the beach. Click through for the full track list. Track list: "All Night Long" - The Frowning Clouds // "Sticky Fruitman Has Faith" - White Fence // "Death Cream" - Sonny & [...]
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With all the craziness of music blogging, from concerts to press releases to interviews to festivals, it can be hard to find time to sit down, listen to an album and give it an honest, thorough review. With that in mind, we came up with the Reviews Roundup , a way for us to look back at all of the major releases in the past month and give them an on-the-spot review. Whether we like them or not, we'll spout out a quick blurb about the album to give an overall impression of what makes it good or bad [...]
You know summer is well and truly over when the humidity recedes, the days start getting shorter and the big album releases start coming thick and fast. Yep, it's almost time for the September rush, and this year the crop is particularly good — so much so, in fact, that we've expanded our usual round-up of 10 albums you need to hear in the month to come to a bumper list of 15. As ever, we've also rounded up the rest of the month's notable releases: the good, the bad, and the ugly. So tell us: what are you looking [...]
You know summer is well and truly over when the humidity recedes, the days start getting shorter and the big album releases start coming thick and fast. Yep, it's almost time for the September rush, and this year the crop is particularly good — so much so, in fact, that we've expanded our usual round-up of 10 albums you need to hear in the month to come to a bumper list of 15. As ever, we've also rounded up the rest of the month's notable releases: the good, the bad, and the ugly. So tell us: what are you looking [...]

Summer is ending! And you have some work to do. Did you experience that season-defining moment? That rooftop conversation, that carefree weekend of intense interpersonal bonding? Did you find the person who'll keep you warm all winter? If you've answered negatively to even one of these, you have some work to do. And so we have generated your season-ending soundtrack. It's a deluxe-sized monthly mix, spanning 20 songs and all your moods, courtesy of Black Hippy, Swans, Cat Power, Nicolas Jaar, and some smaller names leaving equally lasting impressions. Save your summer: Read More...

Here's the playlist from today's My Old Kentucky Blog Radio on SIRIUS XMU , Channel 35! Tune in to channel 35 on either SIRIUS or XM today at 12pm ET or at 12am ET/9pm PST tonight to listen to the show again! Listen online with a free trial here . Houndmouth - Penitentiary Kopecky Family Band - Snakes And Birds Walk The Moon - Anna Sun Wild [...]

"You are the music while the music lasts." -T.S. Eliot Cat Power - "Cherokee" (Nicolas Jaar Remix) “Cherokee”, the second single from Cat Power’ s upcoming LP Sun (September 4th, via Matador) gets a spooky reworking courtesy of producer Nicolas Jaar . By replacing the piano and drums with organs and strings, Jaar shifts the mood entirely, creating spacious ambience. Chan Marshall’s pleas of, “Marry me, marry me to the sky,” are now drenched in reverb. Instead of addressing the listener directly, it [...]

mp3: Picture - True mp3: Levek - French Lessons mp3: Letting Up Despite Great Faults - Visions mp3: Thee Oh Sees - Flood's New Light mp3: Hunx - Let Me In mp3: Slam Donahue - Bug in the Sun mp3: Wild Nothing - Paradise mp3: Chrome Canyon - Generations mp3: [...]

Here's the playlist from today's My Old Kentucky Blog Radio on SIRIUS XMU , Channel 35! Tune in to channel 35 on either SIRIUS or XM at 12am ET/9pm PST today to listen to the show again tonight! Listen online with a free trial here . Black Lips - Bad Kids Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Black Mold Wye Oak - Spiral [...]

Jason Arthurs We're still over a week out from the official Summer solstice, but Superchunk don't need no druidic approval to declare the season of sun and fun officially here. After following up 20102s Majesty Shredding with a series of reissues, they've just released a new 73 single for the song "This Summer" and if that wasn't enough seasonal thematicness for one release, the b-side is a cover of Bananarama's 1983 Summer anthem. The single is limited to an edition of 1300 pieces worldwide, pressed [...]
You know what's awesome about February? It's one step closer to Noise Pop, Fauxchella, and SXSW. It may be a little slow, but there are plenty of reasons not to go to bed early this week. Thursday, February 3rd The Nels Cline Singers w/ Yuka C Honda, Paul Riola Quintet at The Independent Nels Cline [...]