Based on the 8 million views this video has received, I’m just a touch behind on it. Still, it’s too good to not share here. Full tracklist available after the jump.

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Cincinnati’s MusicNOW festival s back this year with a lineup that’s less indie all star and more forward-thinking composer. Get ticket info at MusicNOW Festival’s site. Catch the full lineup (including a Noco Muhly, Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner collab) after the break.

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Races have landed at Frenchkiss, where they’ll release their upcoming record Year of the Witch on March 27. Check out the great video for their lead single “Big Broom.” It’s a slow track that packs a lot of power.

Kentuckian’s own Cheyenne Marie Mize put out her new album We Don’t Need on a wide vinyl and digital release this week. She’s performing at Cosmic Charlie’s this Friday at a YANP-sponsored show. If you enjoy the song, check out the show!

MP3: Cheyenne Marie Mize – Wishing Well
This track has the stomp of a cheerleader chant with the soul of a blues song and the spirit of a Janis Joplin track. But miraculously the track doesn’t suffer for the wide base of influences. It’s a strong song that I keep replaying.

The Polyphonic Spree just posted a streaming video of their new song “What Would You Do?” You can snag the download, 7″ or colored vinyl 7″ at Good Records.

You can also check out the Spree’s short run of tour dates over at CoS. They’ll be announcing some east coast tour dates soon. Fingers crossed for somewhere within an hour or two of Lexington!

Here’s Wilco’s just-goofy-enough collaboration with the Popeye characters for their song “Dawned on Me.” As ENS points out, this is their first video in over a decade.

These guys drove from California to OKC to wish Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips a happy birthday last month. In doing so, they wound up sleeping in his house for a few days and recording this song and video with him. I don’t which is more surprising: that he recorded a song with some random people or that it’s so good!

Check out HOTT MT’s other songs on Bandcamp

Here’s my picks for a couple local shows. If you know of any other great stuff going on, leave it in the comments! Wednesday: Zoroaster at Cosmic Charlie’s These deep drone rockers are making a stop in Lexington today. If you’re a fan of some loud metal, make the time to hit up this show. [...]

This new song from Dr Dog’s upcoming album Be The Void just makes me realize how long it’s been since I last saw this great group. This track feels like they achieved the impossible: capturing the energy of a live show during a studio session.