(photo by cubagallery ) These are 50 tracks that delighted, inspired and fascinated us in 2012 and that we think are worthy of remembering long after the year is over. We present them here in highly unscientific ordered list form, with Matt's songs marked with a "-MG" and my choices with a "-TJ" next to them. To better spread the love, we've stuck with the one song per artist rule. Click here to download all the tracks in a zip and subscribe to our Spotify Playlist to stream them all. Enjoy y'all! [...]
Above is a muddied amalgam of the artwork to each of our freshly completed Tracks of 2012 rundown , dubiously fangled on a newly acquired and equally dodgy copy of Photoshop, and below is our ongoing attempt to grapple with the finer intricacies of musical technologies. It's the first, and could well be the last Spotify playlist I ever so painstakingly compile, and it features our every entry (or rather the 28 that, at the time of writing, were hooked up to their mainframe, or whatever the correct technical term would be for that). That our topspot is in [...]
Earlier this week we posted Volume One of the Best New Releases for the Week of June 12th, featuring songs from Jaill, The Tallest Man on Earth, Guided By Voices, and many others. This, Volume Two, features singles from new LP and EP drops by Hot Chip, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Sea of Bees, Phoebe [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Following an 18-year hiatus, soul singer Bobby Womack returns to top this week's list of new releases with The Bravest Man In The Universe , which easily ranks among the legendary singer's best albums to date. Following the approach he took with the late Gil Scott-Heron’s excellent final record, producer and XL Recordings head Richard Russell, along with co-producer and Blur/Gorillaz-leader Damon Albarn, adds moody electronics and trip-hop beats to create, what our Music Director, Don Yates, calls "masterful set of electro-soul" whose "spacious, modern production makes a surprisingly effective showcase for Womack’s grainy, deeply soulful vocals [...]
The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams in the category page. Big K.R.I.T. - Live From The Underground Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man In The Universe Crocodiles - Endless Flowers dEUS - Following Sea Funeral Suits - Lily Of the Valley [...]
The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams in the category page. Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man In The Universe Crocodiles - Endless Flowers dEUS - Following Sea Funeral Suits - Lily Of the Valley Ghost Estates - Ghost Estates [...]
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Next week sees the release of some heavy-hitter releases, including new albums from POP ETC (the band formerly known as The Morning Benders), UK outfit Hot Chip, Swedish singer-songwriter The Tallest Man On Earth, and soul mastermind Bobby Womack. After changing their name from The Morning Benders to POP ETC , the Brooklyn outfit has adopted a new musical direction. Leaning away from their original indie beginnings and more towards an electronic and pop-infused sound, POP ETC are utilizing the name change in more ways than one, and it's paying off. The entirety of their self-titled debut [...]
photo by Victoria Holt R&B party-starters Fitz and the Tantrums have been touring pretty much non-stop since the release of their 2010 debut, Pickin' Up the Pieces , but this fall, they'll have a new album, and subsequently, a new reason to relentlessly tour. On October 9th, the band will release their currently-untitled sophomore effort via Dangerbird Records. To celebrate, the band is offering a free, five-track EP for download. You can find that, along with a slew of summer tour dates (including a stop at the Capitol Hill Block [...]
This week on First Listen , NPR is streaming albums from Hot Chip, Bobby Womack, and The Tallest Man on Earth. Check out the links to the streams below. - Hot Chip - In Our Heads [Domino; 06/11] - Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man in the Universe [XL; 06/12] - The Tallest Man on Earth - There's No Leaving Now [Dead Oceans; 06/12]
A little something for everyone. With summer on the way, there are tons of new album releases on the way, and NPR has three of them available to listen to in full. Hot Chip 's In Our Hands , The Tallest Man On Earth' s There's No Leaving Now , and Bobby Womack 's The Bravest Man In The Universe all drop on June 12. Get an early listen to all three below. Album Stream: The Tallest Man On Earth - There's No [...]
This week, NPR’s First Listen series is streaming new releases from UK electro outfit Hot Chip , Swedish singer-songwriter The Tallest Man on Earth , and soul legend Bobby Womack . Hot Chip’ fifth LP, In Our Heads , will be released on June 12th via Domino Records. The 11-track effort was recorded in London and produced by the band themselves, with additional production and engineering by Mark Ralph. The Tallest Man on Earth (aka Kristian Matsson) will release his third LP, There's No Leaving Now , on June 12th [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Despite award-winning sets by Atoms for Peace (feat. Thom Yorke ), LCD Soundsystem , Hot Chip and Muse -- and solid efforts from dozens more -- Gorillaz closed out Coachella 2010 by being the one band that, quite simply, no one could top. In all fairness, in order to reach such great heights, they did have a little help from their friends. Former Clash members Mick Jones and [...]
Hope I see all of you at Coachella this spring. Gorillaz, the world's best animated band will be performing at the festival. That alone is enough for me to make the pilgrimage again. I've only been once before in 2006. Was an explosive year to go, Daft Punk's performance having a tremendous impact on how I listened to music. I was in the dancepit, and I could barely walk after the set. How much things have changed since then, with social media becoming such a huge force. This year I'll be set for full coverage, tweeting & livestreaming and all [...]
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