Oct 05, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Björk
Björk has announced a new version her 2015 album Vulnicura that features just strings and her voice. Vulnicura Strings (Vulnicura: The Acoustic Version) is due out digitally and on CD November 6 and on vinyl December 4. She’s shared a new version of “Lionsong,” which you can check out below. More
Oct 05, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Bloc Party
Bloc Party have shared “The Love Within,” a brand new song that’s being touted as the first taste of their next album, which is due out in early 2016. You can listen to it below. The band also performed a live session today at London’s Maida Vale studios to open BBC 6 Music Live, which is a week long series of live music. More
Oct 05, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Ride
British shoegazing icons Ride recently reformed and have been touring. They also recently announced Nowhere25, a 25th anniversary reissue of their 1990 released debut album Nowhere. Today the band has shared a new remix of their classic single “Vapour Trail” done by none other than Robert Smith of The Cure. More
Oct 05, 2015
By Laura Studarus
Le Guess Who? 2015
Le Guess Who? Festival has rounded out their line-up for this year’s program with Under the Radar favorites The Notwist, Atlas Sound, and Saintseneca and more. More
Oct 05, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Mac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco is apparently making his feature film acting debut in an indie horror film called Dark Prism and the first trailer for the film has been released. While part of me wonders if this is an elaborate prank by notorious jokester DeMarco, it is being presented as a real project by Stereogum. More
Oct 05, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels have shared a brand new song, “Rubble Kings Theme (Dynamite).” It’s the last full on installment in this year’s Adult Swim Singles program. The song is available to stream below and can be downloaded here. More
Oct 05, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Grimes
Grimes recently announced the “Rhinestone Cowgirls” U.S. tour to go down this fall. Now she’s announced a slew of European shows in what she is calling the “Ac!d Reign” tour. HANA is supporting all dates. Below are the dates for both tours. More
Oct 05, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Youth Lagoon
Youth Lagoon (aka Trevor Powers) released his third album, Savage Hills Ballroom, a couple of weeks back via Fat Possum. Now he has shared the video for “The Knower.” Lucas Navarro directed the computer-animated clip, which centers on a fire in a retirement home. More
Oct 02, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
TORRES
Next week Garbage embarks on their “20 Years of Queer Tour,” in which they will play in its entirety their 1995-released excellent self-titled debut album. TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) will be the support act on the U.S. leg of the tour and in honor of that she has shared a new cover of Garbage’s “Special,” which is actually a song from the band’s 1998-released sophomore album. Scott’s take is rawer and more immediate than the original. More