Normally I’d post a band’s performance from a late night show, but this chat between Stephen Colbert and the Black Keys is too good to not share. The Keys share their thoughts on Akron, OH and reveal that they picked the title El Camino more or less at random. Watch their performance of “Lonely Boy” [...]

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I’m sure the entirety of Trent Reznor’s soundtrack for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo will be awesome, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t most excited for his cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song.” Here’s a stream of the entire track, featuring vocals from Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

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My Morning Jacket have always been pretty pro-holidays. They’re big on Halloween and even bigger on Christmas. I’ve already written about their latest Christmas release, but now we get a sampling of it! Here’s their cover of “When the Bells Start Ringing” with members of The Head and The Heart! MP3: My Morning Jacket – [...]

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Islands’ Asleep & A Forgetting is due out on Valentine’s Day of 2012. Our first listen to it is “This Is Not a Song,” a slow track that’s a bit more polished than what we’ve heard from Nick Thorburn so far. Sounds like this could be one of their best yet! MP3: Islands – This [...]

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If it’s December, then you know it’s Mixmas time at You Ain’t No Picasso! Each year I get a bunch of my favorite bands to contribute themed mixes and share their thoughts about each of the tracks. MP3: Saskatchewan – Dreamboat Not only are Saskatchewan a great breakout group of 2011, they’re poised to have [...]

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My Morning Jacket have a new Christmas EP coming out via iTunes. There are a few Christmas covers, a new song “Welcome Home” and a live version of “Wonderful (The Way I Feel)” from Circuital. But before you think these longtime indie record store supporters have turned their back on brick and mortar stores, wait [...]

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Today we get our first peek into Shearwater’s new album Animal Joy. “Breaking the Yearlings” is a really strong track that’s got me excited for the full album.

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If it’s December, then you know it’s Mixmas time at You Ain’t No Picasso! Each year I get a bunch of my favorite bands to contribute themed mixes and share their thoughts about each of the tracks. MP3: The Lumineers – Ho Hey (live) I picked up on the Lumineers late in the year, but [...]

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2011 was (another) odd year for music. It felt like the average quality of albums was raised a bit, but nothing really stood out as a life-changing album or single of the year. Still, there was a lot of great music to be heard. Here’s fifty of my favorite tracks from the year, ranging from [...]

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