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Canadian soul rockers  King Khan & The Shrines have been a scandalous figure in the underground media for over a decade. Known for his wild stage attire and wilder antics ( he once mooned Lindsay Lohan ), King Khan has genre-jumped from punk to gospel to soul and back again with ease. The "Bite My Tongue" video below has a fun, campy feel that channels the comic book superhero ethos of  The Aquabats . We watch as King Khan flies around and makes friends with Jesus while busting bad guys. [...]

From the depths of Britain's midlands comes Peace   (@peace4everever), a band whose musicality starts at light, tropical afro-pop and travels across the board, incorporating aspects of post punk and alt-rock, to name but a few checkpoints. There's a sharp and melodic precision to their music and a well orchestrated know how. Yet, interspersed throughout this, there's a free flowing sense of reverberated mystery, which creates a feeling of infinite hope and youthfulness. They've been compared to the likes of Foals and Wu Lyf , and when you hear both the energy [...]

There seems to be a resurgence of soul music lately, particularly with artists who have been around for a while. Bobby Womack recently released his first album of original material since 1994, and this October, ten years after the 2002 release of his debut album The Headphone Masterpiece , American neo-soul singer Cody ChesnuTT  (@iamcodychestnutt) will be releasing his second full-length LP, Landing On A Hundred . Cody has given us a few sneak peeks of his forthcoming album, including “That’s Still Mama”, [...]

Given how common overnight successes are in an age where music is shared faster than high school pregnancy gossip, it's rare when a band is given the opportunity to pay their dues. For Huntington Beach's Hindu Pirates  (@hindupirates), though, it was only natural. With their youngest member fresh out of high school, and the rest only a year or two older, they had to be careful not to rush into things. Formed in 2009,  Hindu Pirates worked the scene in Orange County, building a steady following at their live shows hosted in [...]

Photo source: Washed Out It's been two years since The xx released their debut album, xx , and now the British Mercury Music Prize winning band is on the verge of releasing their very much anticipated sophomore album, Coexist .  The album hits shelves on September 11, but with the band in town this week, you can get a taste for what's to come by heading to Terminal 5 this Thursday night.  Also in town this week are Washed Out (pictured above), [...]

Photo credit:  Doug Nicholson We're really excited to premiere an exclusive stream of Suburban Living’s  sophomore EP, Cooper’s Dream , which officially comes out next Tuesday, July 31st. Suburban Living is Norfolk, Virginia native and multi-instrumentalist Wesley Bunch, whose ambient and melodic tunes blend 80’s new wave with reverb-drenched lo-fi guitar. The sonic template is heavy on synth but light on the ears, providing listeners with a dose of chill to contrast the seasonal heat. Contrary to its title, new single “I Don’t Fit In” [...]

If you Google Buffetlibre   (@buffetlibre), you'll probably have to filter through a ton of results for Spanish restaurants, but when you finally find the DJ duo from Barcelona, it'll totally be worth it. The guys from Buffetlibre have a knack for producing chirpy, sparkly, super-infectious and super-danceable electronic indie music. While they were busy spending the last four years hanging around Europe, spinning in clubs and remixing songs (check out their refreshing twist on Adele’s excellent but overplayed single, "Someone Like You"), they seem to have forgotten to release [...]

Wax Fingers is definitely not for everyone.  And they seem to like it that way.  According to their Facebook page, "if you're a weak kneed lame-o, chances are you won't like Wax Fingers ."  So toughen up and start enjoying! Earlier today, the Portland-based indie psych outfit put out their latest release, a four song EP entitled,  Tender.  Their dark, sparse variety of indie psych is brooding and builds slowly and surely with layers of heavy percussion and synth throughout each of the songs.  Though each track is well constructed and meticulously arranged, none is as successful [...]

It's another week of wildly anticipated records being released all at once, much to the joy of all music fans. With a record that's been on repeat for many since it first started streaming, Purity Ring finally releases their much anticipated debut. Passion Pit follows up their star-making debut while  Foxygen creates theirs, and The Antlers give us reason to tell everyone why we love them so much again. With their old time rock sensibilities and lovely song [...]

Time to Run - Lord Huron After releasing two EPs in 2010, Ben Schneider (better known as Lord Huron ) took his sweet time in developing a debut full-length album.  Those two previous releases, Mighty EP and Into the Sun ,  showcased an artist inspired who manages each and every detail with the utmost care.  And that care is made very clear not just in his music, but in how Schneider packages it all: the album art ( majestic elephants ), the press photos, the tour posters.  With [...]

• Lord Huron - Time To Run

You'd be hard pressed to find a week so far this year during which so many amazing bands have all been in town.  With Beach House , Kishi Bashi , Wilco , Grimes , Oberhofer , Frank Ocean , King Khan & The Shrines , Caveman , Givers , Gary Clark Jr. , and the Catalpa music festival ( The Black Keys , Snoog Dogg , TV on the Radio , and more) all competing for our time and money, you better make a decision [...]

Looking for something to keep pace with these warm, sullen summer nights? If so, then Murals   ( @themurals ) might have just the thing for you. This psych-folk group from Louisville, KY have just released their debut album,  On A Passing Cloud . It's a beautifully hushed and sweeping collection of songs that have the ability to conjure the sweetest of mid-summer night dreams. Their lo-fi blend of darkly lit acoustic guitars, rustic percussion and glimmering melodies evoke an authentic 602s sound that pitches them somewhere between Simon and Garfunkel and The [...]

Photo: Dustin Beatty In most cases, the last person to describe a piece of art is the artist himself, but Poolside  (@poolside_music) could not have more aptly labeled their sun-drenched project when they classified it as “daytime disco.” With only a few terribly catchy singles up on their soundcloud, the LA-based duo gradually became an up-scale pool party staple (getting praise from LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy certainly didn’t hurt). After playing several high profile shows and earning a cult-like following in LA,  Poolside [...]

• Poolside - Slow Down

Citizens!  (@gocitizens) is a well dressed, charming, five piece indie pop band from London that specializes in danceable, electronic, synthy pop music. While the term “pop music” can leave a bad taste in some mouths, the guys from Citizens! claim that “Pop is not a dirty word. It’s a holy one.” Pop music is popular for a reason, and the reason is clear in their hook laden, up-beat melodies and relevant subject matter. They sing a lot about girls and love - aptly named tracks “Girlfriend”, “Caroline”, and their contagious debut single, “True [...]

When you think of Australia’s Gold Coast, you most likely think of beach babes, hot sand, cool breezes, and eternal summers - probably for good reason. There seems to be a lot of good music coming out of Australia right now that evokes this dreamy imagery:  San Cisco , Bleeding Knees Club , and Voltaire Twins are prime examples, and Gung-Ho is no exception. The Brisbane-based, indie-pop-surf-rock trio features jangly guitars, echo-y vocals and drums that just won’t quit. The band is currently working on their debut release, [...]

Gossamer: noun 1. A fine, filmy substance made of cobwebs, used to refer to something very light, or delicate. 2. The heavily anticipated sophomore album from electropop band, Passion Pit   (@passionpit). The band probably couldn’t have picked a more appropriate name for their second album; Gossamer prominently features elaborate, shimmering layers of sparkling, airy synths and delicate falsettos, paired with upbeat snares and cymbals. Unfortunately, though,  Passion Pit has had to cancel a number of dates at the beginning of their sporadic worldwide tour in order for vocalist/keyboardist [...]

We have a long history of loving Fierce Creatures - it started with their debut EP,  I Mostri Feroci, which shockingly didn't get as much attention as it deserved, and had them play the first SXSW we ever put on in 2011.  So we were super excited to hear their newest single “Catacomb Party”. It’s the perfect party song, with a lot of danceable beats and atmospheric guitars. The awesome video goes perfectly with the song, with a lot of fun and a littler dark. Seriously, though, that party looks like so much fun [...]

Only In My Dreams - Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti  // Buy Looking for a little 702s nostalgia this summer? Then look no further - LA-based outfit Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti  (@menopausemen) have unveiled a new single by the name of "Only In My Dreams".  The glistening guitars and sweet, free flowing melodies are like little rays of audible sunshine, that could brighten up even the dreariest of days. In addition to being a perfectly timed slice of sparkling indie pop, the single also serves as a great preview of how [...]

• Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Only In My Dreams

Left and Leaving (The Weakerthans Cover) - Beat Radio Though Beat Radio's  (@wearebeatradio) albums are a mainstay on Bandcamp's indie charts , they aren't exactly a buzz band. They aren't looking to play the VMAs  or land on the cover of Rolling Stone (though I'm sure they wouldn't mind either). Beat Radio is a band that makes music for a loyal fan base that they've built over the past eight years with eleven releases (my favorite being The Great Big Sea [...]

• Beat Radio - Left and Leaving (The Weakerthans Cover)

While it's going to be very difficult not to think about this Friday's release of  The Dark Knight Rises   all week, there are some very worthy detractions in concerts from Hot Chip , Chromatics , Field Mouse , Here We Go Magic , Bear Hands , and more.   Hot Chip is sold out, but I added a pre-searched Craigslist link below to help you on your way to electro pop heaven.  Meanwhile, our #1 concert of the week is actually two, from Portland, Oregon band Chromatics [...]