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Alela Diane and Alina Hardin Ready Alela and Alina EP
Despite the fact that Portland, Ore. folk singer Alela Diane told us this year that she fell into music accidentally, it seems she's really getting the hang of it. Not only is her second LP, To Be Still, one of the year's best, but on Oct. 6, she'll release Alela and Alina, a six-song EP featuring Diane and fellow folkie Alina Hardin.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsModest Mouse: No One's First, And You're Next
Modest Mouse’s crossover superstardom is something of a misnomer... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsThe Walkmen Release Live EP, Tour
Late last summer, The Walkmen sent us You & Me, a gorgeously fuzzy postcard from tiny islands, foreign provinces, and wherever else the New-York fivesome was apparently enjoying a splendid holiday. We didn't care so much exactly where it came from, we just knew it added an umbrella to an already delicious drink. As our mailbox grew inundated with buzzworthy breakthroughs, we stashed this one safely in a desk drawer. We like to take it out whenever we're in need of mental vacation within the office walls, our feet soon tapping in agreement with its skittering drum fits, grainy guitar lines... read more
Found in: Music, NewsModest Mouse Tours, Releases No One's First, And You're Next EP
Modest Mouse has announced plans to release a new EP, No One's First, And You're Next, on August 4, but some material might be familiar to diehard Mouseketeers.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAnimal Collective Becomes First Band to Attain Grateful Dead Sample Rights
Over the years, Animal Collective has gotten plenty of attention and respect from critics and fans alike for being a pretty awesome jam band. But if the group's members had any worries as to whether or not they had really "made it," they should consider their apprehensions quelled. The band recently became the first one licensed to use a Grateful Dead sample in a song. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNo Age Reveals Details About Losing Feeling EP
Last year, No Age brought us Nouns, and the album cracked the top 25 of our year-end best-of list. So it's safe to say we were pretty pleased when we heard the punky/shoegazey (Punkgaze? Shoepunk? Oh, nevermind...) duo had another full-length up their flannel sleeves, to be preceded by Losing Feeling, an EP available on 12" vinyl and as a digital download on Oct. 6. That's right, it's exclusively old-school or new-school for the impending Sub Pop release.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNeko Case Offers Live Music, Interviews on iTunes Session
It's no secret that Paste has had a rather long-time infatuation with Neko Case. We were more than satisfied with her latest release, Middle Cyclone, but were also pretty stoked to hear that, thanks to iTunes, there is some fresh Case material out there. Our recent cover girl's addition to the iTunes Original series includes half a dozen tracks recorded live in the iTunes studio in addition to a cover of Harry Nilsson's "Don't Forget Me" and snippets of conversations with Case about the stories behind her songs. Hop on over to your iTunes Store to see what the foxy... read more
Found in: Music, NewsGrizzly Bear and Lil Wayne Join Forces on The Soundmen's Veckaflyest EP
If Lil Wayne is the hip-hop artist of the moment, Grizzly Bear is undoubtedly his indie-rock counterpart. Both rose to stardom thanks to glowing word-of-mouth publicity via the Internet, and you're likely to find Tha Carter III and Veckatimest on the playlists of those who style themselves as having eclectic tastes. They're also arguably the last two artists you'd expect to hear together in a mash-up track. So doubt not the powers of the internet, dear reader, because just such a mash-up have you received.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDavid Bowie to Re-Release "Space Oddity" With Special DIY Tilt
These days, it seems like everyone is anxious to hop on the remix bandwagon, and pretty much anything is considered remixable. David Bowie is the latest to to catch the bug, and will re-release a special-edition EP of "Space Oddity" on July 20, the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong's one giant leap for mankind.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLiam Finn and Eliza-Jane Barnes to Release Champagne in Seashells EP
With all the instruments he plays, it seems the only conceivable thing Liam Finn could add to his sonic arrangements would be another artist altogether. After a busy year of touring on the release of his stellar debut, I'll Be Lightning, Finn has done just that: his Champagne in Seashells EP, recorded with Australian folkie Eliza-Jane Barnes, drops Sept. 1.... read more
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