Deerhoof picture via their myspace page Last night NYC Taper gave us an unexpected treat. They taped Deerhoof’s set from All Tomorrow’s Parties and handed us MP3s that include two covers (Canned Heat & the Ramones) and one new song. New Deerhoof? Already? Get excited, fellas. MP3: Deerhoof – I Did Crimes for You (new; [...]

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Just got home, so I’ve only now been able to toss up a quick mention of the good news. The Flaming Lips are going to be on Colbert in about 10 minutes, performing a new song form their album Embryonic. Immediately following the show (so, at midnight) the entire album will be available for streaming [...]

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My new resolution this week is to either find where I lost my copy of Bows + Arrows years ago or buy a new copy. Holy jeez is that thing fantastic. And though I didn’t really understand at the time, that record left a huge impact on me when I was still in the beginnings [...]

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Yes, I have written about “In the NA” previously, but that was just when the video was released. KEXP just posted an MP3 for download, so I’m taking this as another opportunity to share my love of their new record Origin: Orphan. Dig it. MP3: Hidden Cameras – In the NA This has quickly become [...]

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I’d like to say that I was surprised how good Ok Go were at Monolith, but I’d be lying. The truth is, I feel like I was waiting for this day to come. You see, in a weird way, Ok Go were the first step in my career toward music blogging. In high school I [...]

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Brooklyn Vegan is reporting that Pavement will be reuniting to play (at the least) a few shows at NY’s Central Park Summerstage. Naturally there are rumblings of a tour, Coachella appearance and ATP curation, but this is the only thing that’s been presented as a source-backed fact. I’m only a moderate Pavement fan, but my [...]

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Exclaim is now offering a full stream of Islands’ new album Vapours over at their web site. I’m only a few songs in and it’s sounding pretty good. I doubt it can topple Return to the Sea as my favorite Islands record, but I’m open to the idea.

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Vampire Weekend’s sophomore record will be coming out sooner than anyone thought. The new album, Contra, has a release date set for January 12 and already has cover art (above) and a full tracklist (below). Vampire Weekend – Contra
 
1. “Horchata” 
2. “White Sky” 
3. “Holiday” 
4. “California English” 
5. “Taxi Cab” 
6. “Run” 
7. [...]

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I’m not a big Tim and Eric fan, but Tim Heidecker’s new video for Clues’ song “You Have My Eyes Now” is actually quite good. To go into any more detail would be robbing you of at least some of the enjoyment you’ll get from your first time watching the video, but suffice it to [...]

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