Sam Beam’s performance moniker, Iron and Wine, hardly needs an introduction; you should recognize it from an M&M commercial and that ubiquitous Garden State soundtrack a few years back. But on paper, Iron and Wine sounds like so many other alt-folk acts out there, with murmured vocals and the occasional slide guitar – what [...]
I guess it turns out when they sang “Wilco will love you baby” they meant it, because the entire new album, Wilco (The Album), is streaming on their website. Listen here. Wilco (The Album) is out on Nonesuch on June 30.
Dead Prez, the underground political hip-hop duo, have announced that they are teaming up with DJ Green Lantern to release the third album of their independent series, Turn Off the Radio. Dead Prez and DJ Green Lantern went into the studio back in February. DJ Green Lantern is set to produce Pulse of the People. [...]
FINALLY! It’s been almost three years since Peter Bjorn and John burst onto the international music scene with their hit “Young Folks” and the catchiest whistled hook since…well…ever. On March 31, P B & J will release a much anticipated new album “Living Thing,” a follow-up to 2006′s “Writer’s Block.” Click here to stream songs [...]
I’m not a huge Girl Talk fan, but I’m addicted to Super Mash Bros’ mash ups. One listen and you’ll be hooked. “It sounds like Girltalk’s hot cousin,” boasts Super Mash Bros‘ website lazerwolf.com. Download their entire debut album, ‘Fuck Bitches. Get Euros,’ for FREE on lazerwolf.
Yes, this is another back-to-back post on The Hold Steady, but it is greatly warranted. Announced on their new official website yesterday, THS will be releasing “A Positive Rage, a double disc package featuring a documentary on DVD and their first-ever live album. The set will be released on April 6 on Rough Trade Records [...]
Here’s a new one from Colin Meloy and crew off their upcoming Hazards of Love, due out 3/24. Follow the jump for a download and listen. Also, check out the verbose track listing. It also seems we’re not the only one’s to adopt Twitter during the winter doldrums – follow Colin’s here.
RollingStone has reached out to some of our most blogged about and not-blogged about artists to find out what their favorite albums and songs of 2008 were. What does it tell us? People like Lil Wayne and Vampire Weekend…
Hear ye, hear ye! Sir Paul McCartney and friend (Youth) would like to impart some music to improve your soul! McCartney’s umpteenth record and third cut with Youth under the pseudonym The Fireman, Electric Arguments demonstrates why we all should pay attention to arguably the greatest pop songwriter.
It’s Finals Weak Week here at the University of Maryland, so I decided to take the time out of studying to post some of my favorite studying music, so that it may benefit you, our readership, and my fellow student. I may add to this post as the day goes on, we’ll see. Anyway, check [...]
