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Much respect to Mayer Hawthrone for dropping off this new track entitled, “Reach Out Richard.” With Father’s Day just around the corner on Sunday, the neo soul singer chose a perfect time to release the track... Read more »

Some might argue that chillwave is dead. Washed Out would beg to differ. The genre-pioneering artist is back with a bevy of new goods for fans of his spaced out, hypnotic sound. On August 13 Ernest... Read more »

Last night Kanye West closed out a very sloppy weekend at NYC’s Governors Ball in massive fashion. With Yeezus set to drop on June 18, the emcee/producer extraordinaire debuted a couple of new cuts that are... Read more »

Earlier this year My Bloody Valentine released their first new album in over two decades. In support of that monumental effort the group is now set to embark on a world tour that will include a... Read more »

R&B songsmith turned troubadour The-Dream teamed up with a few musically inclined friends last night for a performance of “Too Early” on Fallon. Between house band The Roots and guitar wiz Gary Clark Jr., Dream had... Read more »

One would be a fool to not anticipate exciting things from smoldering Swedish/Australian duo, Say Lou Lou. Twins Elektra and Miranda Kilbey jointly pack a dangerous combination of musical prowess and flawless appearance. Rumor has it... Read more »

It was nearly one year ago to the day that we were first introduced to the enigmatic twosome of Lizzy Plapinger and Max Hershenow, best known now by fans and music lovers alike as simply MS... Read more »

Last November, Vampire Weekend took to the stage on late night program Jimmy Kimmel Live to debut a new song called “Unbelievers.” The band were coming due for a new album, but at the time there... Read more »

Swedish twin sisters Elektra and Miranda Kilbey, collectively known as Say Lou Lou (formerly Saint Lou Lou), have recently released a pair of lovely dream pop records as part of a new EP entitled Julian. The... Read more »

As far as movie soundtracks are concerned, it doesn’t get much bigger than this. It was announced late last year that Jay-Z had signed on to executive produce The Great Gatsby movie album. Ever since we’ve... Read more »

We couldn’t imagine a more appropriate set of visuals for “First Time,” the excellent contemporary collaboration between BK producers Dre Skull, Purity Ring vocalist Megan James and Jamaican dancehall superstar Popcaan. The Daniel Wolfe-directed video teams... Read more »

Last night New York City natives Vampire Weekend returned home for their Amex Unstaged show, which took place at the quirky Roseland Ballroom in the city’s theatre district. The performance was also webcast live online, a... Read more »

We knew this was coming. As reported back in March Australian electronic duo Empire of the Sun have been working on material for their long awaited sophomore release, Ice on the Dune. While their return might... Read more »

The music world was caught completely off guard over the weekend by the release of English producer/singer Jai Paul‘s alleged debut album. Although the timing (Saturday evening) and method of distribution (via a new Bancamp page)... Read more »

80/35, a two-day music festival held at the Western Gateway Park in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, announced its first wave of scheduled acts today. It will feature headlining performances by the Wu-Tang Clan and David Bryrne... Read more »