First, the xx and Flying Lotus both announced new album. Now our Monday’s even busier with news that Mumford & Sons have a new album on the way as well. On September 25, Mumford & Sons will release Babel via Glassnote Records. The follow-up album to the monster 2009 hit Sigh No More was produced by Markus […]
If you were looking forward to seeing Passion Pit on their new tour and catching material from their new album Gossamer, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but they’ve cancelled upcoming dates. Leadman Michael Angelakos posted the following statement of explanation: On behalf of the band and myself, I would like to greatly apologize […]
Jack White released his third video off his new album Blunderbuss today, this time for “Freedom at 21”. This video is directed by Hype Williams, who worked with Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac and Missy Elliot in the 90’s. “Freedom at 21″s video is quite a visual feast, borrowing from the American Grindhouse aesthetic. Give it a watch, bet […]
With the release of Purity Ring’s excellent singles “Bellispeak” and “Fireshrine” earlier this spring, we knew their new album Shrines would be a treat of a listen. Now, Shrines is streaming in full. Cruise on over to NPR to listen to the whole thing. Check out their wild, fantasy-laced video for “Fireshrine” as well. And they’ll be at […]
Hey! Happy Monday! Did you stream the Pitchfork Music Festival this weekend? If so, you probably caught Vampire Weekend’s festival closing, headlining set last night. Unfortunately, I myself missed it. Hopefully there’s a stream somewhere. However, I did get to spend an hour yesterday reading interviews with Ezra Koenig. If you’ve got some free time […]