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Santigold Talks New Album Details

Santigold (formerly known as Santogold) hasn’t wasted anytime since her 2008 self-titled debut. The singer recently told Billboard that she is tweaking the “last-minute details” of her long-awaited sophomore album and will release the full-length this fall on Downtown/Atlantic Records....  read more

Death Cab For Cutie Reveals New Album

Death Cab For Cutie announced on its website today that the band’s new album, Codes and Keys, will be released May 31 on Atlantic Records....  read more

Chromeo: Business Casual

Doing it up old-school, again Chromeo’s third studio album plays by the numbers: three-minute groove-outs with the usual mix of keys, electric guitar, synths and that ubiquitous talk box. But even within this formula, the Montreal duo of P-Thugg and Dave 1 write hypnotic, theatrical disco beats reminiscent of Miami’s late-‘70s/early-’80s blow scene. It’s enough to drag even the biggest stick-in-the-mud out to the dance floor: Opener “Hot Mess” starts off in the familiar territory of Chromeo’s 2004 semi-hit “Needy Girl," followed by “I’m Not Contagious” with its “Thriller”-esque bassline. Francophone tune “J’ai claque la porte” provides an intermission,...  read more

Atlantic Asks Fans to Fund EP Via Pledge Music

As the record industry falters, more and more bands are turning to websites such as Pledge Music as an alternative means to fund the recording of an album. Gang of Four is one notable group to have experimented with donation-based funding recently. Now, it seems the record labels themselves are catching on, and Atlantic has become one of the first of the industry giants to experiment with the model, which asks fans to donate money in exchange for incentives from the artist. They’re asking fans to help pay for the new EP from trip-hop artist Natty, and while the rewards...  read more

Switchfoot to Release New Album, Hello, Hurricane, in Nov.

It's been almost three years since Switchfoot released its last album (2007's Oh! Gravity), but don't think the band's let gravity slow it down. In fact, the San Diego rock crew recorded over 80 songs in the last three years that were pared down for the band's latest, Hello, Hurricane, which drops Nov. 10 on Atlantic....  read more

Laura Izibor: Let The Truth Be Told

Laura Izibor is a 22-year-old Dublin native, but...  read more

Death Cab for Cutie: The Open Door EP

Though The Open Door is an extension of Narrow Stairs...  read more

Bloc Party: Intimacy

Three editors discuss Bloc Party's latest via haiku...  read more

The Little Ones: Morning Tide

Dropped by Astralwerks, after having recorded only one EP last year, this LA-based band recently caught the attention of...  read more