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The Very Best Prep Debut LP, Stream Track Featuring Vampire Weekend Frontman

Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig has found a new outlet for his Paul Simon-eque affinity for Afro-pop, sharing the mic with Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya on the title track of The Very Best's upcoming debut LP The Warm Heart of Africa. The track, on which the unlikely duo sings atop a fusion of traditional African drums and electronic dance beats, began streaming on the band's MySpace last week....  read more

Castanets Announce New Album and Tour Dates

Asthmatic Kitty has announced the upcoming release of Castanets' latest full-length, Texas Rose, The Thaw, and the Beasts, scheduled to drop Sept. 22. Frontman Ray Raposa will add ornamentation to the work with help from Castanets regulars Henry Nagle and Suzanna Waiche and Asthmatic Kitty kindred DM Stith; they join six others to create the band's latest. It was produced by fellow Kitty Rafter Roberts....  read more

Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest set for release May 26, tour unveiled

The members of Brooklyn foursome Grizzly Bear are set to release their sophomore album, Veckatimest, on May 26 via Warp Records....  read more

Walkmen release You & Me early, donate proceeds

If there was a Girl Talk School of Album Release Technique, The Walkmen would be at the top of the class. Their latest offer, You & Me, will be available on the cheap three weeks early, via the interwebs. But the group has perhaps one-upped Prof. Gillis by adding a new and quite refreshing twist to the lesson: They will be pairing up with Amie Street, an online indie music marketplace, to donate all the proceeds of the $5 album to the Sloan Kettering Cancer Center....  read more

The Streets prep LP, release single, announce tour

Geezers need excitement, especially us geezers here at Paste. We're looking to get some of that with The Streets' latest, Everything is Borrowed. As usual, Mike Skinner refuses to stick to the same old thing and has taken a much different approach with this album, describing it as having "peaceful positive vibes."...  read more