A Farewell Transmission: Thoughts on Jason Molina's Passing

By Max Blau at 3:45 PM on March 19, 2013

I received an email at 10:54 a.m. yesterday that succinctly read: "Jason Molina is dead. I'm gutted."  read more

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Jens Lekman Announces I Know What Love Isn't

By Patty Miranda at 9:00 AM on June 7, 2012

Swedish indie crooner Jens Lekman is back with I Know What Love Isn’t, his first full-length album since 2007’s Night Falls Over Kortedala (not including An Argument With Myself, an EP he released last year)....  read more

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Antony and the Johnsons Ready Swanlights EP

By Nathan Spicer at 5:00 PM on February 25, 2011

Antony and the Johnsons will release Swanlights, a four-track EP, on April 16 through Record Store Day. Secretly Canadian and Rough Trade will subsequently release the album on April 26....  read more

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Download The War on Drugs' "The History of Plastic"

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 4:00 PM on October 14, 2010

Download The War on Drugs’ “The History of Plastic” here....  read more

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Björk Featured on Antony and the Johnsons's "Flétta"

By Beca Grimm at 2:50 PM on September 16, 2010

Icelandic icon Björk soars through the single from Antony and co.’s fourth release Swanlights. Ironic album name?...  read more

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The War On Drugs Reveals New Album Details

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 2:00 PM on September 1, 2010

Former Band of the Week The War on Drugs has announced that a new album is on its way....  read more

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Download Jens Lekman's New Track, "The End of the World Is Bigger Than Love"

By Ani Vrabel at 1:00 PM on July 30, 2010

Perhaps at the exact second you read these words, Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman is working on new material for a follow-up to his last album, 2007’s Night Falls On Kortedala. To tide everyone over until this album’s TBA release date, he has revealed a new song, “The End of the World Is Bigger Than Love,” which is available for free....  read more

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Here We Go Magic: Pigeons Review

By Jeremy Medina at 9:00 AM on June 9, 2010

Luke Temple’s atmospheric folk takes flight. It’s been an especially fruitful year for Luke Temple. Since the psych-folk singer re-branded himself as Here We Go Magic in 2009, he’s released a self-titled debut, gained four band members, toured with The Walkmen and fellow Brooklynites Grizzly Bear and crafted a follow-up, Pigeons. The music is richer, more atmospheric and stranger than ever. This sophomore release is more collaborative than his debut, but the main aesthetic—electro-ambience buoyed by airy, dreamlike vocals—remains the same. With Temple’s sleepy voice, songs like “F.F.A.P.” and “Casual” sound like distorted bedside lullabies. Though Pigeons feels at times...  read more

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Download Damien Jurado's "Cloudy Shoes"

By Paste Staff at 12:18 PM on June 4, 2010

Download Damien Jurado's "Cloudy Shoes."Jurado's Saint Bartlett is out now on Secretly Canadian....  read more

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Antony and the Johnsons Ready New Album for October

By Rachel Bailey at 5:30 PM on May 7, 2010

Following their acclaimed 2009 release, The Crying Light, Antony and the Johnsons will return this fall with their fourth LP, Swanlights....  read more

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