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Girls Announce US Tour Dates

jp917 — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:02:17 +0000

Girls just played NYC last weekend with Real Estate and are now heading to Australia at the end of the month. But, don’t worry the band will be back in March as they tour the western half of the US …

New Video: MNDR – #1 In Heaven

jp917 — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:52:29 +0000

MNDR just released the video for the first single off of her upcoming debut album. The single is titled ‘#1 in Heaven’ and the video looks like something out of the early nineties. You can watch the video below.

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New Die Antwoord – I Fink U Freeky

jp917 — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:45:13 +0000

Yo-Landi Vi$$er takes lead vocals on this track, it is another song form their new album “Ten$ion”. The album is set to be released on February 7 on their label ZEF Records. They are no longer with Interscope. You can …

St. Vincent on Conan

jp917 — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:34:29 +0000

Annie Clark performed for the first time on the new Conan show. She performed the track ‘Cheerleader’ from her third album “Strange Mercy”. I almost flipped out when she paid homage to the 1977 SNL performance by Elvis Costello that …

New The Horrors – Suffragette City (David Bowie cover)

jp917 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:30:13 +0000

The Horrors have recorded a cover of David Bowie’s track ‘Suffragette City’ from his 1972 album “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”. The track still features Faris Badwan’s guttural vocals along with a lot …

New Pictureplane – Real is a Feeling (Unicorn Kid Ecstasy Dream Mix)

jp917 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:30:01 +0000

Unicorn Kid has remixed Pictureplane’s ‘Real is a Feeling’ from his 2011 LP “Thee Physical”. He gives it a more reminiscent sound, closer to what is heard in dance clubs than the slower, darker original. You can listen to the …

New Nite Jewel – Sister

jp917 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:09:11 +0000

‘Sister’ is the b-side for Nite Jewel’s latest single ‘She’s Always Watching You’. The single is going to be released on December 13. Ramona Gonzalez is set to released her new album on Secretly Canadian next year. You can listen …

New John Talabot – I Want Tonite

jp917 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:59:37 +0000

‘I Want Tonite’ is John Talabot’s new song featured on a split single with Pional. Pional’s contribution is titled ‘T.A.M.B. (JT’s Sunset Edit)’. The single is set to be released on November 19 on Hivern. You can listen to the …

Sigur Rós Releasing New Album in Spring

jp917 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:09:47 +0000

The Wall Street Journal reveals that Sigur Rós are going to be releasing their new album in Spring of next year. The band members all described the album: bassist Georg Hólm said it was “introverted”, while Jónsi described it as …

New Video: Young Dreams – Young Dreams

jp917 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:49:43 +0000

Young Dreams have released the video for their self-titled track ‘Young Dreams’. The video was directed by Kristoffer Borgli and like the title suggest features two young boys. The Norwegian band just signed to Modular and is giving away the …

Tennis Announce Second Album

jp917 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:37:45 +0000

Tennis released their debut “Cape Dory” in January and now they’ve announced they will be releasing their second album “Young and Old” on February 14. Patrick Carney of the Black Keys served as producer on the album, which was recorded …

Acoustic Thursday: St. Vincent – Surgeon (Live on KEXP)

jp917 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:32:10 +0000

St. Vincent is performing stripped-down versions of songs from her third album “Strange Mercy”, my favorite has been her performance of ‘Surgeon’. This stripped-down version showcases her vocals which seem to get a little lost in the original through all …

Chromeo on Jimmy Fallon

jp917 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:12:58 +0000

Chromeo performed their track ‘When The Night Falls’ from their album “Business Casual” on Tuesday. The performance featured Solange Knowles, you can watch it below.

Chromeo – Hot Mess feat. Elly Jackson (Duck Sauce Remix):

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New Video: Summer Camp – You Might Get Stuck on Me

jp917 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:11:35 +0000

Summer Camp released their new album “Welcome to Condale” on Wednesday and are already releasing new material. As part of 17 Cosmetics new promotion campaign in which they gets 17 acts to write songs about their cosmetics line, the first …

New The Antlers – VCR (The xx cover)

jp917 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:59:04 +0000

The Antlers are releasing their new EP “(together)” on November 22. The EP features new versions of tracks from their album “Burst Apart” and collaborations with Nicole Atkins, Neon Indian and Bear in Heaven, it also has their cover of …

New Lana del Rey – Born 2 Die (Live in Paris)

jp917 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:37:00 +0000

Lana del Rey performed her new upcoming single at her show in Paris, the single is titled ‘Born 2 Die’ and was posted by Lasting Hip (be able to read Dutch if you click the link). She recently announced the …

New Girls – Lawrence

jp917 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:24:50 +0000

The single is supposed to be released on December 6 on a 7″ heart-shaped vinyl but the track has been posted by PIAS Entertainment on their soundcloud account. The track is mostly-instrumental and sounds like the first part of …

St. Vincent on Jimmy Fallon

jp917 — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:54:12 +0000

St. Vincent performed her cover of The Pop Group’s ‘She Is Beyond Good and Evil’. The cover is a strange choice since she recently released her third album “Strange Mercy”. However she has been playing the cover in her live …

New Drake – Take Care (feat. Rihanna) [Produced by Jamie xx]

jp917 — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:53:47 +0000

Drake’s new album “Take Care” leaked yesterday and the first thing I wanted to listen to right away was his collaboration with Jamie xx. Since the collaboration was talked about back in January its been on my mind. The tracks …

Girls Releasing New Seven-Inch Single ‘Lawrence’

jp917 — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:35:39 +0000

Girls are releasing a new single that is not featured on their second album “Father, Son, Holy Ghost” titled ‘Lawrence’. The single was written by frontman Christoper Owens for Felt frontman Lawrence Hayward. Here is the letter True Panther posted…