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Cults is a duo from New York, not to be confused with the band The Cult.
Brian Oblivion and Madeline Follin released a 3-song EP last year and their debut album, also called Cults, comes out tomorrow.
“Go Outside”, from both the EP and the new album, is a free from Amazon. “Abducted” was free from the band’s mailing list.
“Go Outside”
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“Abducted”
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Wild Beasts is an English quartet featuring the stunning falsetto of Hayden Thorpe.
“Albatross” is the first single from their recently released third album Smother.
This song and fourteen others, including music from the likes of Art Brut, Meat Puppets, and Dengue Fever, are free from the June issue of Spin.
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Bon Iver is a band but is known for the distinctive voice of Justin Vernon.
The name Bon Iver is a variation on the French phrase “bon hiver”, in English “good winter”, in some ways reflecting Vernon’s northern Wisconsin roots.
The eponymously titled second album is due in June.
“Calgary” is our first taste and a free download.
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Gang Gang Dance describe their music as experimental.
Eye Contact is the fifth album from this New York ensemble featuring the distinctive vocals of Lizzi Bougatsos.
True to form the music moves in compelling new directions. Listen to “MindKilla”, a free download from the band’s website.
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The Oedipus Project is up and running with a new media player. No longer will we be hassled with SoundCloud’s legal issues and arcane practices.
So let’s turn our attention to Austin, Texas.
Okkervil River released their sixth album, I Am Very Far, last week.
It’s been three years since their last album, The Stand Ins, when Okkervil River took a brief sojourn as the backup band for Roky Erickson, the 13th Floor Elevators’ legendary frontman.
I Am Very Far is the first Okkervil River album that leader Will Sheff has produced.
“Wake and Be Fine” is a free download from the band’s website.
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My Morning Jacket, the jam band with cred, release their sixth album at the end of May.
“Circuital” the opus that is the title track is a free download from the band’s website.
Clocking in a 7:16, singer/songwriter/guitarist Jim James shines with one of his best songs to date.
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Circuital by My Morning Jacket
Low, the trio from Duluth, Minnesota, featuring the harmonies of husband/wife principles Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker, have just released their ninth album entitled C’mon.
Low has been creating gorgeous gentle songs since 1993 including a classic Christmas EP.
C’mon was recorded in an old church with the rich resonant natural reverberation of the vaulted-ceilings and spacious surroundings .
“Try To Sleep” is a free download from the new album.
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Try To Sleep by Low
The Kills’ fourth album Blood Pressures is out.
We featured the song “DNA” last month in anticipation.
“Nail In My Coffin” is a free download and another engaging song from the new record.
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Nail In My Coffin by The Kills
Sadly Gerard Smith, bassist for TV on the Radio, died of lung cancer on Wednesday.
The just released Nine Types of Light is the last album that he appeared on.
“Caffeinated Consciousness” is another free download from the album.
Gerard Smith lives through his music.
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The Antlers are a trio out of Brooklyn led by Peter Silberman.
Burst Apart, their fourth album is due in May.
The dreamingly potent song “Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out” is a free download from the album.
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Hardcore from Toronto in the way of Fucked Up.
The band is due to release the rock opera David Comes to Life in June.
The album is set in a fictional British town in the late 70s and early 80s during the first wave of British punk.
“The Other Shoe” is the first single and a free download.
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The Other Shoe by Fucked Up
The new Jane’s Addiction album, The Great Escape Artist, is not coming out until August of this year.
However, the first single is free on the band’s website.
Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins remain as the core of the band. Eric Avery has left, replaced on the album by Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio.
“End to the Lies” is the Song of the Day.
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“End to the Lies” by Jane’s Addiction
Atari Teenage Riot, the Berlin digital hardcore band, reunited last year after a ten year hiatus with an altered lineup.
Hanin Elias is now a solo artist and Carl Crack died of a drug overdose.
Alec Empire and Nic Endo remain with the addition of MC CX KiDTRONiC.
The politically-charged ATR is more passionate than ever as heard on their new album Is This Hyperreal? due out next week.
The song “Blood In My Eyes” (available as a free download) is an attack on human trafficking in a supposedly civilized world.
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“Blood In My Eyes” by Atari Teenage Riot
Thurston Moore, the ever-versatile and multi-talented singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth, is poised to release his third solo album in late May.
Demolished Thoughts was produced by Beck.
“Benediction” is a lovely song (and free download) from the album and features Samara Lubelski on violin.
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“Benediction” by Thurston Moore
The Morning Benders, the Brooklyn-based band via Berkeley, CA have put together the Japan Echo EP to benefit the Japan Society’s Earthquake Relief Fund.
As Chris Chu (lead singer and guitarist) notes on the band’s website:
Last week we were scheduled to go to Tokyo to play our first show ever in Japan. It was going to be a very special trip for us, and for me in particular. I had always dreamt of going back to Japan to play music. Not many people know this, but I was actually born in Japan, and although I only lived there for a couple years, I’ve always had a deep love for the country and its people. I cannot express how sad and helpless I’ve felt reading about everything that is happening there right now, and even though we couldn’t be there, we wanted to do everything we could to help. We love you Japan.
xo,
Chris
The EP is primarily a remix of their Big Echo album with a couple of other songs. It is only available from the band’s website with 100% of the proceeds donated directly to the Relief Fund.
Here is the song “Promises”, still available on the band’s website as a free download, and the Star Slinger remix.
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“Promises”
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“Promises” (Star Slinger Remix)
