I don’t want to encourage people to assault me on Twitter, but I have to thank Monique for suggesting that I check out this song by Spain’s Polock. What a good friend! MP3: Polock – Fireworks If you, like me, thought Phoenix’s last record was pretty great, definitely do yourself a favor and check out [...]

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Three months ago I took a trip to LA to photograph Kevin Barnes and Jon Brion working on the new Of Montreal record False Priest. I only got to be in the recording studio for a little bit, but made the most of my time there. What little material I heard sounded great and Kevin [...]

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What’s better than some good MP3s by a young new band? A free album by a good new band — and that’s just what Magic Man are offering with Real Life Color. Sample these tracks and download the whole thing if it hits you in the right way. MP3: Magic Man – Darling MP3: Magic [...]

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I picked up this delightful pop track from GvB who scored it from Weekly Tape Deck. So start your “thank you”s there, I guess. MP3: Tennis – Marathon I don’t know who’s going to coin the best term for it, but I’m really enjoying this wave of simple, sunshiney retro-pop like Cults and Tennis. “Marathon” [...]

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Man, if you’re a little bummed that you couldn’t make it to Bonnaroo for the first time in years and you really love the Kinks song “Strangers”… maybe don’t watch this video. Norah Jones does such a great job with this cover that it’s making me even sadder that I couldn’t attend this year. But [...]

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Stereogum just premiered this new Elf Power track off their upcoming self titled record. Looks like we’re getting a listen sooner than I thought! MP3: Elf Power – Stranger in the Window Elf Power’s last record had some strong riffs and hooks, but “Stranger in the Window” is a lot more gentle. I’m taking a [...]

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So let’s get this out of the way: I’m a little bummed that this isn’t going down in Louisville a la when Wilco played through their whole discography in their hometown of Chicago. BUT if it can’t happen there, I’m glad it’s at least happening. My Morning Jacket will be playing each of their full-lengths [...]

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Was getting the Roots to be his house band the best thing Jimmy Fallon ever did? Obviously. Not only are they one of the tightest bands around, ?uestlove has the thickest rolodex in the business. Here they are with Ice Cube, doing “Straight Outta Compton” during a commercial break, sounding amazing the whole way through.

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I stumbled across John Grant’s music through the guys over at the Secret Unicorns Forum. Aside from the fact that Midlake back him up, I don’t really know a lot about the guy. MP3: John Grant – I Wanna Go to Marz Maybe my favorite thing about this track is that it’s both spacey and [...]

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