Lower Dens to Release New Album

January 17, 2012

Lower Dens will release a new album, Nootropics, on April 30th (May 1st in the U.S.). Their previous album, 2010’s excellent Twin-Hand Movement, was brimming with nocturnal atmospheres, rhythmic ambiance, and lulled

Video: Real Estate – “Easy”

January 10, 2012

“Easy” is another fun music video from Real Estate, who also released a pooch-friendly video of the equally great “It’s Real” in November. The video for “Easy” is more in the comedic

Stream: Leonard Cohen – “Darkness”

January 10, 2012

The second single from Leonard Cohen’s upcoming album, Old Ideas, is available for streaming above. “Darkness” initially contains less gospel and more bluesy folk than debut single “Show Me the Place”, but

Stream: Xiu Xiu – “Hi”

January 9, 2012

Xiu Xiu has a new song available for streaming from their upcoming album Always, due out on February 27th on Bella Union and March 6th on Polyvinyl. "Hi" is the first track

Stream: The Shins – “Simple Song”

January 9, 2012

The Shins unveiled a song today from their upcoming album Port of Morrow, their first since 2007’s Wincing the Night Away. “Simple Song” was released on their mailing list’s page, with the

MP3s: Thom Yorke – “Stuck Together”, “Twist”

January 5, 2012

New Thom Yorke material surfaced online today, tracing back to September when he composed runway music for clothing line Rag & Bone. During September's New York Fashion Week, models strutted down the

MP3: Warm Weather – “A Promise”

January 5, 2012

Warm Weather announced a new EP, Looking Through, for release this month. We have an MP3 of the fourth and final track from the EP, "A Promise", inside.