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Vance Joy has released today a cover of Taylor Swift’s “I Know Places” from her album 1989.
Continue readingReleased in 2000, The Virgin Suicides was director Sofia Coppola’s first feature film, Kirsten Dunst’s first major screen role, and Air’s first foray into film scoring. Fifteen years after its initial release, Warner/Parlophone will release THE VIRGIN SUICIDES – 15TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION on June 16, featuring a remastered version of the original soundtrack, a pair of studio outtakes plus an unreleased live performance recorded at the Los Angeles American Legion Hall on January 22, 2000, and several tracks from KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic radio show with Nic Harcourt, also recorded in January 2000.
Continue readingToday, Juan Wauters has unveiled the full stream for his new album Who Me?. The Queens, New York-based troubadour spoke to SPIN about the album and called it “one of the year’s best new albums.” Who Me?, available for pre-order physically and digitally now, is out May 12th on Captured Tracks.
Continue readingToday Shamir has shared a new music video for “Darker,” a song taken from his upcoming debut release Ratchet. It’s a change of pace from his bouncy singles “On The Regular” and “Call It Off,” and showcases the Las Vegas native’s more spiritual side: “It doesn’t get darker, unless you expect it to.” In the music video, Shamir is alone in the Joshua Tree desert, singing as night magically turns into day into night again. Anthony Sylvester, who directed the video, used high-flying drones to film the entire performance.
Continue readingCharlie Hunter, Curtis Fowlkes and Bobby Previte share a long history, but they’ve never recorded an album together as a trio until now. Their debut, Let The Bells Ring On—due June 9 via the seven-string guitarist’s own label, Charlie Hunter Music—is gritty, greasy, and downright celebratory. The album features 10 Hunter original tunes designed for the trio’s singular, deep-pocket sound.
Continue reading“Go,” the lead single from The Chemical Brothers’ new album, Born In The Echoes, is out today. The track features A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip, whom they collaborated with on the GRAMMY® award-winning single “Galvanize.” “Go” sees The Chemical Brothers at their effortless best, juxtaposing Q-Tip’s hyperactive verses against a relentless bassline before exploding into a euphoric, synth-laden chorus. The single debuted last night on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac’s “Hottest Record in the World.”
Continue readingAustin City Limits Music Festival is back for its 14th year in Zilker Park with one of the most exciting and diverse lineups to date, showcasing over 140 acts including Foo Fighters in their first ACL Fest appearance since 2008, Drake, The Strokes (Weekend One Only,) Florence + The Machine (Weekend Two Only), The Weeknd, Disclosure, deadmau5, Bassnectar, alt-J, Hozier, Alabama Shakes (Weekend One Only), Of Monsters and Men and Modest Mouse (Weekend Two Only).
Continue readingLegendary singer/songwriter James Taylor unveiled the new song and video, “Angels of Fenway,” last night during a special media presentation at Boston’s famed Fenway Park. The track appears on his forthcoming album Before This World. Poetically capturing the historic Red Sox/Yankee rivalry, from the Curse of the Bambino to the miraculous Red Sox comeback in ’04, “Angels of Fenway,” is a tribute to Taylor’s favorite team and the enduring power of baseball.
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