Lo-fi grunge surf rock could use more females fronting the scene, and thankfully Cold Beat is stepping up to the challenge. The San Francisco-based group sees Grass Widow’s Hannah Lew at the microphone, making their debut LP, Over Me, a must-listen. We got a taste of the album with “Mirror” earlier on, and this week we get […]
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Stream Cold Beat’s Debut Album ‘Over Me’
July 1st, 2014 
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Listen to Bon Iver’s First New Song in 3 Years
June 30th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Considering Justin Vernon certainly has not vanished from the music scene for a single year following Bon Iver‘s 2008 debut (which could technically be said for up to a decade predating that as well), it may come as a surprise that he hasn’t actually put out a track with Bon Iver in three years. After being roped in to contribute […]
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ALBUM STREAM: Wye Oak – ‘Shriek’
April 22nd, 2014 Nina Corcoran We’ve been anxiously awaiting Wye Oak‘s new album, Shriek, for what feels like forever. But alas, finally, finally, it’s (almost) here. NPR has the album up for streaming in full a week before it comes out April 29 via Merge/City Slang, so go ahead and give it a listen. Shriek is the Baltimore duo’s follow up to 2011’s Civilian. Jenn Wasner […]
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Brody Dalle Premieres New Single, “Blood In Gutters”
April 9th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Brody Dalle wants to make it known that she’s a musician to be reckoned with. After laying low for a period of time the singer is stepping back into the limelight with a brand new album. She has teamed up with NPR to reveal her latest single, which is a slow jam titled “Blood In […]
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Inventions (Explosions In The Sky, Eluvium) Stream Debut Album
March 24th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Need some mellow instrumental music in your life right now? If so, then you’re in luck! Inventions, a side project of members from Explosions In The Sky and Eluvium, have partnered up with NPR to stream their debut self-titled album in its entirety a little over a week before its official release date. I’ve listened […]
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Stream The New Album From The War On Drugs
March 10th, 2014 Tyler Hanan It’s a big day for album streams, what with the La Dispute album streaming on Noisey and the latest from Perfect Pussy streaming on NPR, but be sure to heed another notable album streaming via NPR’s First Listen series. The War On Drugs‘ latest, Lost in the Dream, is streaming over there in its hour-long entirety. The […]
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Stream Tycho’s Gorgeous New Album ‘Awake’ Now
March 3rd, 2014 Nina Corcoran Tycho is all you need to listen to if you want an uplifting score for your life. San Francisco’s Scott Hansen puts the pop in melodic post-rock and gives ambient music a face lift with his project Tycho. His new album, Awake, can now be streamed via NPR. Awake is the follow-up to 2011’s Dive. If you’re a fan […]
Stream All of Beck’s ‘Morning Phase’ Now
February 17th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Good morning! The sun is shining, the air is fresh, and Beck is singing to you softly through your speakers. That’s right. After six years, Beck is finally releasing new, recorded music on February 25, but NPR has the album up for streaming in full today. Morning Phase is Beck’s newest music since 2008’s Modern Guilt and his […]
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Stream Poliça’s New Album, ‘Shulamith,’ In Full
October 14th, 2013 Kriston McConnell If you haven’t listened to the adorable frontwoman singing in the indie pop group known as Poliça before, then today is the day you should check them out. They are currently poised to release their sophomore album, Shulamith, in just a little over a week from now, on October 22. They decided to partner up […]
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The Avett Brothers Premiere Full Stream Of ‘Magpie And The Dandelion’
October 9th, 2013 Kriston McConnell The Avett Brothers are a four piece rock outfit hailing from Concord, North Carolina. The group is currently poised to release their upcoming studio album, Magpie And The Dandelion, on October 15 via American Recordings. They partnered up with NPR exclusively to stream the album in its entirety a week before its release. You can […]
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Stream Chvrches’ Entire Album, ‘The Bones Of What You Believe’
September 17th, 2013 Kriston McConnell Chvrches have exploded in popularity over the last year or so, and now they are on the cusp of releasing their debut full length album, The Bones Of What You Believe. They’re an electro pop outfit hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, and if you haven’t heard of them yet, I recommend checking them out. Today would […]
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Superchunk Stream ‘I Hate Music’
August 13th, 2013 Kriston McConnell Superchunk have partnered up with NPR to stream their upcoming tenth studio album, I Hate Music. The album is the follow up to Majesty Shredding, which was released back in 2010. I Hate Music is currently set to hit stores August 20 via Merge Records. You can listen to it by heading right here. If […]
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