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Brit punks Foals are the next in line to participate in !K7's Tapes compilation series. (Previous entries have included mixes by the Rapture and the Big Pink.) Foals Tapes will be out on July 2.
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Indie, Pop, Alternative
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Tom Krell, aka How to Dress Well is back with a new album. Total Loss is out in September on Acéphale in North America and Weird World internationally. (Update: It will be out sometime this fall.) Listen to first …
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Alternative
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Baltimore dream-pop band Beach House stopped by the Late Show With David Letterman on Friday to perform "Myth," a gorgeous cut from their new album, Bloom. This performance got a bit lost in the shuffle …
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Indie, Television, Alternative
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In addition to their summer festival tour in Europe and the UK, the xx will visit North America briefly in support of their yet-untitled sophomore record. After the tour dates, watch a recent video of the group performing …
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The video for Sleigh Bells' Reign of Terror cut "Demons", directed by the band's Derek Miller along with Gregory Kohn, features slow motion headbanging and crowd-surfing, filmed at Sleigh Bells shows in …
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Electro, Alternative
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The first names have been revealed for the Jay-Z-curated Budweiser Made in America Festival, taking place on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia September 1-2. As Brooklyn Vegan points out, Pearl Jam's website …
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Alternative
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Ever listen to Radiohead's Kid A or OK Computer and thought, "I wonder what this would sound like as 8-bit Atari or Nintendo music?" Probably not. But one YouTube user, QuintonSung, has nonetheless painstakingly …
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Indie, Gaming, Alternative
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Mercury Prize-nominated British band the Invisible, survived electric shocking last week during a performance in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Alternative
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Japandroids and Chromatics have been added to Pitchfork Music Festival 2012, which returns to Chicago's Union Park July 13-15. They join a lineup that already includes Beach House, Vampire Weekend, Feist, Godspeed …
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Sigur Rós' new album, Valtari, can be heard in its entirety on NPR. Our review of the album can be read here.
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Ambient, Alternative
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The soundtrack to Wes Anderson's new film Moonrise Kingdom is out tomorrow via ABKCO. The movie is in theaters May 25, and stars Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, and …
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Alternative
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Prawn have released a short documentary on the making of their new EP. The documentary also features footage of the band preparing for their upcoming tour in the UK and Europe. Check out the documentary and an official …
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Ambient, Alternative
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