Sigur Rós Offer New Song "Ísjaki" With Lyric Video

By Philip Cosores at 3:30 PM on April 24, 2013

The lyrics are in Icelandic, but it's still fun to follow along.  read more

The National to Perform "Sorrow" for Six Hours Straight at MoMA PS1

By Mark Rozeman at 1:30 PM on April 24, 2013

In today's edition of "why not?" The National announced in a newsletter to fans that they will be partnering with Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson for a an exhibit at New York's MoMA PS1 on May 5. Entitled "Lots of Sorrow," the band will be performing the High Violet track "Sorrow" for six hours straight.   read more

The Postal Service Extends Summer 2013 Tour

By Anita George at 1:00 PM on April 24, 2013

Via their official website, The Postal Service announced Tuesday that they are adding five more shows to their ongoing summer tour.  read more

Watch Phosphorescent Perform "Song For Zula" on Fallon

By Anita George at 11:45 AM on April 24, 2013

Last night on Fallon, indie folk singer-songwriter Phosphorescent (Matthew Houck) performed a track from his latest album Muchacho.   read more

Jens Lekman's Newest Song Is About a Fan Sending Him a Dead Bird

By Mark Rozeman at 10:50 AM on April 24, 2013

While Lekman never actually saw the package (it was intercepted by customs), he decided to revisit the incident when asked to write for Esopus Magazine on the theme of "Customer Service."   read more

Hopscotch Festival Announces 2013 Lineup

By Stephanie Sharp at 10:30 AM on April 24, 2013

The headlining acts include Big Boi, Local Natives, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Low, Sleep, Mikal Cronin, Marnie Stern and Future Islands.  read more

Nashville's Southern Ground Music & Food Festival Announces 2013 Lineup

By Stephanie Sharp at 5:45 PM on April 23, 2013

Presented by Zach Brown Band and LandShark Lager, Southern Ground Music & Food Festival has announced its 2013 lineup that includes John Fogerty, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and The Head and the Heart.  read more

Frank Turner: Tape Deck Heart

By Eric Swedlund at 4:16 PM on April 23, 2013

Frank Turner, who once sang “music, it’s my substitute for love” (on “Substitute,” from 2008’s Love Ire & Song), now turns to music as not only his escape from the tribulations and fallout from heartbreak, but as a type of therapy session.  read more

The Postelles: ...And It Shook Me

By Mark Rozeman at 4:01 PM on April 23, 2013

The Postelles of …And It Shook Me feel as though they have less to prove. The result is a sound that leans more heavily on the band’s inherent strengths--constructing light, poppy hooks that augment singer Daniel Balk’s equally upbeat vocal stylings.   read more

Young Galaxy: Ultramarine

By Rachel Bailey at 3:25 PM on April 23, 2013

With their third record, 2011’s Shapeshifting, it seemed Montreal fivesome Young Galaxy had hit their stride after a rather lackluster first two albums.  read more

Cordell "Boogie" Mosson: 1952-2013

By Krystle Drew at 3:00 PM on April 23, 2013

The bassist for the funk/soul collective Parliament-Funkadelic died at age 60.   read more

Wild Nothing Announces Empty Estate EP

By Philip Cosores at 2:45 PM on April 23, 2013

Check out the animated video for new song "A Dancing Shell."  read more

Allison Weiss: Say What You Mean

By Michael Garrity at 2:18 PM on April 23, 2013

Allison Weiss got her big break by leveraging the power of the Internet for self-promotion and successfully using Kickstarter to fund her first full-length album, …Was Right All Along, which was mostly made up of your standard guitar-and-drum pop songs and sentimental acoustic ballads characteristic of the majority of indie-rock singer/songwriters, meaning the album didn’t really do much to demonstrate Weiss’ unique personality.   read more

Phoenix: Bankrupt!

By Philip Cosores at 1:04 PM on April 23, 2013

Unless you are Thomas Mars, Deck d'Arcy, Laurent Brancowitz or Christian Mazzalai, it is unlikely that you ever thought Phoenix would be where they are right now.  read more

Stephen Malkmus and Friends: Can's Ege Bamyasi Played by Stephen Malkmus and Friends

By Philip Cosores at 12:48 PM on April 23, 2013

Record Store Day is traditionally more populated with reissues and singles than whole albums of previously unreleased material, but Stephen Malkmus has never been one to follow the status quo.  read more

Jack White Covers Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter" in His Vinyl Recording Booth

By Mark Rozeman at 12:00 PM on April 23, 2013

Newly minted Record Store Ambassador Jack White took it upon himself to construct a recording booth in his Nashville-based Third Man Records studio and record a cover of one of Lynn’s most famous song, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.”  read more

Brass Bed: The Secret Will Keep You

By Mark Lore at 10:30 AM on April 23, 2013

If Brass Bed had released The Secret Will Keep You around the time “New Slang” was proclaimed the song that would change your life, they’d have been guaranteed to change a few lives of their own.  read more

The Love Language Announces New Album, Ruby Red

By Mark Rozeman at 6:45 PM on April 22, 2013

SPIN has reported that Love Language, the pop outfit from North Carolina singer-songwriter Stuart McLamb, will release its third studio album, Ruby Red, on July 23 in the States via Merge Records. The European release date, meanwhile, is scheduled for August 6.   read more

Will Sheff's Lovestreams Debuts New Song, "There's Video," with a Video

By Philip Cosores at 6:30 PM on April 22, 2013

The song does not appear to be a reaction to Death Grips' "I've Seen Footage"  read more

Steve Buscemi Continues Hilarious Vampire Weekend Promotion with NYC Mayoral Candidate Bill de Blasio

By Stephanie Sharp at 6:15 PM on April 22, 2013

To promote their upcoming Roseland Ballroom concert, Vampire Weekend got a little help from Steve Buscemi and New York Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.  read more