Song Premiere: Sydney Wayser - "Wolf Eyes"
Sydney Wayser may have been born in Brooklyn, but she spent her summers in Paris and somehow has managed to merge the two cultures into one elegant sound reminiscent of Charlotte Gainsbourg and Zooey Deschenal. read more
Song Premiere: Lydia Loveless and Scott H. Biram's Songs from 'The Bad Machine Tour'
In honor of their tour together, Lydia Loveless and Scott H. Biram are releasing two tracks through Paste. Loveless’ track is “Learn to Say No” from her album Indestructible Machine. Biram’s track is “I Want My Mojo Back” and appears on his album “Bad Ingredients.” read more
Song Premiere: Frankie & The Heartstrings - "Young Again"
British indie-rockers Frankie & The Heartstrings are already making a name for themselves in their home country and quietly dropped their debut album Hunger in America a week ago. The five-piece band focuses on interesting guitar riffs paired with a terrific drum beat and catchy lyrics. read more
Song Premiere: Ivan & Alyosha - "Rebel Jesus" (Jackson Browne Cover)
Given the religious context to Ivan & Alyosha's band name and their latest EP which concerns divinity and disbelief, it seems appropriate that the quartet would cover Jackson Browne's "Rebel Jesus." read more
Song Premiere: The Postelles - "123 Stop (Acoustic)"
The Postelles released an acoustic take on their wiry single “123 Stop.” The bare-bones track comes from the group’s self-titled debut album and was originally produced by the Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr. read more
Album Stream: Miracles of Modern Science - Dog Year
By now we’re all used to hearing the adjectives “unique,” “quirky” and “unlikely” describe a band. Usually the band that uses those adjectives is a traditional indie-pop band with a twist. Well, Miracles of Modern Science is one of the most unique and quirky group of fellows that graduated from Princeton and formed the most unlikely of bands around. read more
Song Premiere: Justin Robinson - "Vultures"
Justin Robinson of the Grammy-award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops will release his debut solo album on Jan. 17. One of the tracks from the upcoming album is titled “Vultures,” which fans of the group should find instantly recognizable as a creation of Robinsons. read more
Song Premiere: Ty Segall - "Dating"
Singles 2007-2010, which comes out today via Goner Records, features a previously unreleased full-band version of his song "Dating" that can be heard streaming in the player below. read more
Album Stream: Calexico - Selections from Road Atlas 1998-2011
If you’ve just recently become a Calexico fan and missed out on any of the band’s eight self-released tour CDs, you’re in luck. The band is releasing Road Atlas 1998-2011 Nov. 22 on Quarterstick Records. read more
Song Premiere: Wooden Wand - "Winter In Kentucky"
James Jackson Toth has recorded song on top of song under a handful of monikers, but has recently stuck with Wooden Wand. His music pours out of him in a wide array of different genres of folk and he has consistently captured his DIY-attitude and nomadic sense of nature into his lyrics. read more
Song Premiere: Laura Gibson - "La Grande"
Along the way, Laura Gibson received help from the likes of Calexico's Joey Burns, The Dodos' Meric Long and Logan Kroeber and The Decemberists' Nate Query and Jenny Conlee in creating what's become her beautiful Barsuk debut La Grande. Check out his first single here. read more
Song Premiere: People Get Ready - "Disappear"
People Get Ready's new four-song release exhibits a electronic-pop sound that slightly draws from Fasano's former group Yeasayer read more
Album Stream: Various Artists - Wounded Warrior Compilation
In support of the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial and the CSRA Wounded Warrior Care Project, several Athens, Ga.-based artists have contributed tracks to a digital compilation helping both organizations. read more
Album Stream: Various Artists - The 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute Live from the Beacon Theatre NYC
Seventeen artists including Jackson Browne, Patti Smith and blues legend Taj Mahal gathered together in New York, N.Y. on Nov. 12, 2010 to pay tribute to John Lennon. Stream the resulting tribute compilation here. read more
Album Stream: Tegan and Sara - Get Along
Tegan and Sara have had a long and illustrious career filled with short bursting indie-pop songs. Next Tuesday, the Quin sisters will release 15 tracks from an intimate performance over two days at Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia. Stream the full release here all weekend long. read more
Song Premiere: Alejandro Escovedo - "Help!"
Alejandro Escovedo's rendition of "Help!" takes the upbeat youthful spirit of the original and translates it into the slow and ponderous desperation of man approaching old age. read more
Free MP3: The Antlers - "VCR"
The xx's songs seem to be the most easily covered songs of this year and the trend continues here with The Antlers' cover of the popular single, "VCR". They first did the cover version of the song live, but will finally be releasing the studio version on their upcoming cover/remix album, (together) that we reported on last week. read more
Album Stream: Carter Tanton - Freeclouds
Freeclouds is full of an assortment of interesting ideas and sounds, offering a promising fresh start for singer-songwriter Carter Tanton. read more
Song Premiere: James McCartney - "I Only Want To Be Alone"
It isn’t only McCartney’s name and blood relations that are drawing people to his music. He’s gathered plenty of attention by himself after the success of his digital-only EPs, Available Light and Close at Hand. Now James McCartney will release The Complete EP Collection, a compilation of the two EPs along with five unreleased tracks. read more
Album Stream: Jonathan Coulton - Artificial Heart
Jonathan Coulton's latest record Artificial Heart, out Nov. 8 in retail stores, was a step into the new in a number of ways. Stream the entire record here. read more
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