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Coming off the decade-long span of silence from the Postal Service, the recent platinum status of their initial, only album Give Up has sparked two new songs from the group, “A Tattered Line of String” and... Read more »

Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff took to Twitter today to announce the band’s first single “It Was My Season” off their seventh studio album, The Silver Gymnasium. This is the group’s first for ATO Records and... Read more »

Fyfe is one of those artists that exploded onto the scene in 2013, even if his music is more stately and slower-paced, it feels fresh even in its understatement. In a sonic landscape that focuses on... Read more »

Mostly Junkfood pointed us towards this new track by Dornik, a Michael Jackson-styled crooner whose intricate production and cloudy harmonies have earned cosigns from both Disclosure and Jessie Ware, who each tweeted a link to his... Read more »

Laura Mvula sips a scalding coffee and manages to look graceful perched on a bar stool, surrounded by straws and napkins in Greenpoint’s Uro Café. She levels her gaze with a stately precision, speaking about the... Read more »

Spin introduced us to Nylo today, and the allure was instant. Her surprisingly candid track “Take it Back” addresses the regret that often mars youthful indiscretions, but her croons make mourning sound almost desirable. Though she’s... Read more »

Natasha Kmeto has been slowly dropping tracks from her forthcoming record Crisis, but now the singer, songwriter and producer’s second album is streaming in full via Hype Machine. Part of the Northwest electronic music collective Dropping... Read more »

Things haven’t been going too well for 2 Chainz lately. He was arrested at LAX earlier this week for possession of illegal substances—namely Promethazine one of the main ingredients used in concocting sizzurp and less than... Read more »

  Alice and the Glass Lake released their debut project yesterday in The Evolution EP, and for those who have been paying attention, this five song sampler reveals an artist who is playing with sound and... Read more »

Today The New York Post reported that just days before his sixth studio album is set to be released, Kanye West is still working on the songs. Yeezus is slated for a June 18 release date,... Read more »

There’s something unsettling and original about Bishop Nehru‘s skittering production, jazzy old-world sampling and lackadaisical rapping style. On “Fickle Mind$”, the 16-year-old deftly mixes horns and brass sounds with newer effects like a stop-and-go fast-forwarding bit... Read more »

Upon first listen, Firehorse immediately catches the ear, lingering there with that distinctive quality that makes frenetic pop so appealing, no matter the occasion. “Bloodstream” is one of the singles off the group’s sophomore album Pills From... Read more »

As recaps go, sometimes it's best to take a step back and remember that not all music is created equally. With the abundance of genres, cross-pollination and innovation that's going on in 2013, comparing songs across... Read more »

Paris Jackson was in the news this week for what amounts to a suicide attempt. Paris is still reportedly recovering in the hospital after cutting her arm with a meat cleaver and taking an abundance of... Read more »

Hanni El Khatib‘s sophomore release Head in the Dirt is grinding its way through the musical landscape of 2013, and the video for his single “Penny” continues to reveal the former HUF art director’s originality and... Read more »