Broken Bells’ new EP Meyrin Fields hit stores this week, but you don’t have to wait months to see those songs lives. You can check out a live studio performance of “Heartless Empire” over at Spinner. It sounds a little less powerful than their set at the Mohawk did, but I guess not having a [...]

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I knew we would be getting a new Miracle Fortress record soon, but it’s great to get some real info on it. Was I the Wave? will be out May 17 on Secret City Records. And not only do we have the release date and tracklist (after the break), but we have our first sample [...]

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Portugal. The Man: “We Got It All” I would start this with some comment about how Portugal. The Man have been up to a lot lately, but any fan of the band would immediately say “yeah, you think?” These are some busy, busy guys. They’ve got their 2011 major-label-debut album finished, have been touring for [...]

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Two minutes after I finished a book, I’m listening to this new track from OFWGKTA’s Domo Genesis and Hodgy Beats. It was just posted to their Tumblr. Welcome to 2011. We hear the best new rap tracks from the same place we go to find pictures of lesbians who look like Justin Bieber. MP3: Domo [...]

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I haven’t written about them too often, but I’ve really been loving Yuck’s record. They just posted this b-side on their blog. Enjoy the 90s awesomeness of “Doctors in My Bed.” Yuck: “Doctors in my Bed”

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Robin Pecknold announced that he was going to be taking a Twitter/Internet break for a bit. He did have one fantastic gift for us to make the parting a little easier: a video for the Fleet Foxes’ new song “Grown Ocean.” Shot during the recording of Helplessness Blues, the “Grown Ocean” video was filmed and [...]

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Okkervil River backed Roky Erickson up on his last studio album, but I think this still counts as a cover. Okkervil frontman Will Sheff offered up his version of “Birds’d Crash” at an outdoor SXSW event. The only way this could be more enjoyable is if instead of being cold at home with some cereal, [...]

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The Ladybug Transistor are back! If you’d asked me to bet if they were broken up or not, I definitely would have gone with broken up. But no, they’re still alive and — as “Clutching Stems” proves — very kicking. MP3: Ladybug Transistor – Clutching Stems I like my Ladybug Transistors songs to be on [...]

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Even though this was my #1 song last year, I never heard this remix of “Tightrope.” And really, it’s less a remix and more a different version. Janelle raps alongside B.o.B. and Lupe Fiasco with some tweaked instrumentals. It’s a good companion to the original. MP3: Janelle Monae – Tightrope Wondamix (ft. BoB and Lupe [...]

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