In the middle of editing my photos from Deerhoof’s show this weekend, I found out that their next record is due out on Polyvinyl in January. Not only that, we’ve got our first listen already (well, third listen if you count “Let’s Dance the Jet” or live versions of “I Did Crimes For You”) with [...]

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Seeing Xiu Xiu at the Northside Taverns was one of those moments where you want to slap yourself in the face for all the time in your life that you weren’t listening to Xiu Xiu. I was loosely familiar with Jamie Stewart’s work starting from around the time that Fabulous Muscles was getting a lot [...]

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Father Murphy was like slowing down the Dirty Projectors 200x and finding out that it sounds like doom metal. That was occasionally cool, but more often it was kind of off-putting. They were clearly talented, but never really found the footing that they needed.

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This has been a pretty good year for Janelle Monae. She’s brought her ArchAndroid around the globe and put on a ton of great shows while she’s at it. Here she is bringing “Faster” to Jools Holland.

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Guys, I’m way excited for the Deerhoof show tonight in Cincinnati. The only emotion more prevalent in my body is the fear that I won’t get in. I mean, it’s free and it’s Deerhoof. In fact, I’m so afraid that I won’t get in that I considered not posting this reminder. But I’ve got to [...]

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Ted Leo hopped on stage during the ‘Karaoke Underground’ portion of the Matador 21 celebration and sang Beat Happening’s “Cast a Shadow,” proving for the hundredth time that he is the best.

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I didn’t know that Discobelle wrote about folk singers, but today they’ve got the drop on this video by Lissie. It’s just the simple, beautiful tale of a girl and her elephant — and who can’t relate to that?

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This video for Little Comets’ song “Isles” popped up in my inbox just a second ago. I didn’t get to make it to my friend’s wedding in England this summer, so I guess this post can be, in part, a wish that she enjoys her new home. Of course, I’m not sure a song that [...]

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Our first listen to Avey Tare’s solo album Down There (out Oct 25) is finally here. MP3: Avey Tare – Lucky 1 While I’m not sure how representatives “Lucky 1″ is of the entire album, it makes Down There sound like it’ll be a sludgey version of Panda Bear. And though I loved the peppy [...]

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