Archive for July 22nd, 2014

Counting Crows Release Lyric Video For “Scarecrow”

Counting Crows are back at it again with their new album, Somewhere Under Neverland, set to come out on September 2 in North America with an international release set for September 15. After releasing a short film for “Palisades Park,” the band has now released a lyric video for “Scarecrow” which shows a street artist […]

LISTEN: LIGHTS – “Up We Go”

Three years since the release of her sophomore full-length, Siberia, electro-pop sweetheart LIGHTS is finally back with a slew of exciting announcements. Most importantly, she has revealed her brand new record, Little Machines, will hit stores September 23 via Warner Bros. Fortunately for impatient fans, Little Machines is already available to pre-order on iTunes. Furthermore, […]

El-P Teases Material From ‘Run The Jewels 2’

As El-P and Killer Mike gear up to hit the road soon, we continue to sit around anxiously awaiting any further information regarding their followup to last year’s ridiculously good self-titled debut as Run The Jewels. The duo have claimed numerous times that the album will drop this year and we trust that it’s the […]

Kimbra Announces Fall US Tour Dates

In 2011, Kimbra made her splash in the US by starring in Gotye’s massive hit “Somebody That I Used to Know” and received high praise for her own full-length record, Vows. Now the New Zealand singer-songwriter is dropping bizarre, infectious hits like “90s Music” off her upcoming sophomore album, The Golden Echo, due out August 19 via Warner […]

Stream Shabazz Palaces’ Lush New Album ‘Lese Majesty’

Shabazz Palaces, still mysterious even after discovering Seattle’s Ishmael Butler was behind the project, returns. The fascinating Sub Pop art rap releases Lese Majesty in one week, but you can hear it for a week via NPR’s First Listen series. The album has plenty of the avante garde weirdness of past Shabazz tunes, but it’s also a […]

Hostage Calm Premiere New Music Video and Announce ‘Die On Stage’

After first listening to Hostage Calm’s late 2012 release, Please Remain Calm, I thought I was hearing the Connecticut-based band at their very best. After giving “Your Head/Your Heart” a play for the first time, I find myself corrected. The quartet’s music video for the lead single off their newly announced album, Die On Stage, was […]

SBTRKT Announces New Album, Shares Single feat. Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig

UPDATE: Stream “New Dorp, New York” feat. Ezra Koenig below. Earlier this year, UK producer SBTRKT dropped a surprise EP out of nowhere. Today, he has announced the release of Wonder Where We Land, his highly-anticipated follow-up to his 2011 self-titled debut. Oh 2014, how sweet you are. The album artwork is above and a creepy trailer […]

Flying Lotus Announces New Album ‘You’re Dead!’ and Tour

California electronic musician and producer Flying Lotus is undeniably talented. He creates sweeping trip-hop-infused electronic beats and funk-laced rhythms that speak from the soul, although maybe that’s because he’s related to John Coltrane. Earlier this year he shared previously unheard material and a music video for “Phantasm,” but now we finally get word of new material. […]

Texas In July Announce New Record

Metalcore outfit Texas In July have revealed all of the details surrounding their forthcoming fourth full-length. Entitled Bloodwork, the band’s first record to feature vocalist J.T. Cavey is set to hit stores September 16 via Equal Vision Records. Adding to the excitement in the vocal department, Miss May I frontman Levi Benton is featured on one […]

Röyksopp & Robyn Share “Do It Again” Video

Swedish pop queen Robyn and Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp teamed up earlier this year to release a collaborative mini-album titled Do It Again (out now on Dog Triumph, via Wall Of Sound/Cooking Vinyl). Back in April, they put out a lyric video for the album’s title track, but now the single has gotten a proper music video — and […]

U2 Reportedly Releasing New Album “Before the End of the Year”

Irish rock legends U2 have been working on this new album for a while, and a couple lucky beach-goers have even overheard Bono spinning some of the tracks at his getaway home. Now, according to The Sun, “the new album will drop before the end of the year, most likely in November,” and the band will […]

Kanye West Announces New Single “All Day,” Explains Why Jay Z and Beyonce Missed His Wedding

GQ magazine’s latest issue stars none other than Kanye West and his cover story is an extensive interview that delves into new music, his wedding, and what he thinks of Drake (“Let’s be honest—he got last summer.”). The most exciting bit of the interview is that Kanye does announce he has a new single on the way […]