Minneapolis-based Vague-à-bonde reminds me of a submission I got two years ago from Grimes, who is finally getting widespread recognition with her new album Visions. I expect producer/songwriter Nicole Alicia of Vague-à-bonde t...

"Golden Mile" is another track off Daniel Rossen's upcoming EP Silent Hour/Golden Mile, out March 20th on Warp Records. The track premiered this morning on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.

English rock trio The Cribs announced details of their fifth album, In the Belly of the Brazen Bull, as well as an MP3 from the release. Keeping true to the band's sound, "Chi-Town" mixes DIY punk with British alternative.

Dream-folk talent Marissa Nadler premiered a track off her upcoming album The Sister, which will be released on May 29th through her own Box of Cedar Records. As it is aptly titled, the album is the “sister” to her self-titled ...

"The Crown Salesman" is another new track from Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird, who last month premiered "Eyeoneye" from his his upcoming album Break It Yourself, out March 6th via Mom + Pop Music.

London’s Modestep come across as the embodiment of UK hybrid music. Fusing the key elements of rock, dubstep and everything popular in the dance world for the last five years, their music offers plenty of excitement. Yeah...

Spencer Krug's Moonface project will release a new album, With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery, on April 17th. Krug recorded the album in Finland with Helsinki-based kraut-rockers Siinai, whose previous incarnation Joensuu 1685 t...

The winter months are apt for dark and seductive synth-pop, even from artists on the West Coast that don’t have to endure the blistering chill. Nite Jewel (real name Ramona Gonzalez) doesn’t release her new album On...