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Watch: M. Ward’s Video for Me and My Shadow

M. Ward

M. Ward has released a new video for A Wasteland Companion single “Me and My Shadow.” If a Bieber storyline is the last thing you would expect from this Monster of Folk, then gear up for a curveball. The clip follows a faux-Bieber who is rescued by a smitten fan in the face of the [...]

The Walkmen Release Two New Songs, Ready UK Tour

The Walkmen

In anticipation of their upcoming UK tour at the end of the month, The Walkmen have released two new songs they recorded during the sessions that resulted in the band’s 2012 album, Heaven. Heaven, which earned a five-star rating and rightfully deserves a spot at the top of The Walkmen’s esteemed decade-long catalog, was recorded [...]

Rough Trade Shops Bella Union 15: 15 Years of Bella Union Records

Bella Union

To honor its impressive roster of musicians and loyal customers, Bella Union has teamed up with Rough Trade Shops to celebrate Bella Union’s fifteenth year as an esteemed independent by compiling a 34-artist, 144-minute collection culled from the label’s quietly rich history. The artists here have never been million-sellers (Fleet Foxes’ self-titled debut in 2008 [...]

Beach House – Bloom

bloom

Those worried that Beach House may risk following up the ten songs of blissful, heartrending perfection that was 2010′s Teen Dream with a lesser effort or foreign sound can return to kaleidoscopic slumbers. Beach House burst straight out of the gate on Bloom with the same bold maneuver they dropped on team Teen Dream: they [...]