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Watch Public Service Broadcasing at KCRW

The fantastic Public Service Broadcasting took their box of tricks, clicks, samples, banjos and the rest to KCRW, Los Angeles the other day, on their way to Reno Austin...

The War on Drugs - Red Eyes

'With Red Eyes Adam Granduciel once more picks up the baton passed on by songs from **Slave Ambient** like Brothers, Baby Missiles, and Come to the City and just heads on down the highway with...

Sharon Van Etten - Taking Chances

After the success of 2012’s Tramp, expectations are pretty high for Sharon Van Etten’s next album; if Taking Chances is anything to go by, it might be safe to start assuming those expectations will be...

See Real Estate perform their new album 'Atlas' in full

In addition to streaming their latest album on iTunes this week, Real Estate gave fans another chance to experience Atlas before its release next week, playing the album in full for NPR’s first listen live....

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Simple and Sure

And so the progression from rough and ready fuzzy shoegazing to all-out summer pop is complete for The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. This is about a handclap away from the twee shelf, but...

Gruff Rhys - American Interior

It’s back solo work for Gruff Rhys, he of Neon Neon and Super Furry Animals. American Interior sees him in pursuit of alleged ancestor John Evans, on a trail of discovery through America.

Listen to the new School of Language EP, 'More Fears'

School of Language is the solo offshoot of Field Music’s David Brewis. Like Field Music, and like The Week That Was (the solo project of his brother and fellow Field Music musician, Peter), School of...

The Mary Onettes - Naive Dream

Naive Dream is in the familiar breezy Mary Onettes electro/synth-pop style, albeit not quite as overtly 80s-nostalgia-inducing as much of their earlier work, but some ghostly guitar effects and a tiny pitch wobble add a...

Tegan and Sara feat. The Lonely Island - Everything is Awesome!!!

I haven’t seen The Lego Film yet but from the tone of the clips I’ve heard, and from this, I’m already expecting great, wonderful things.

Oasis to re-release Definitely Maybe for 20th anniversary

That secret Oasis announcement teased on Facebook yesterday? No, not a reunion, but a reissue of Definitely Maybe to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The new version will be remastered, and available in as many formats...

Ski Lodge - Our Love is Over Now

Listening to the new single from Ski Lodge for the first time, I didn't immediately think of The Smiths; the connections just sort of crept up on me, leaving me no choice but to accept...

The Head and the Heart - Another Story

Written around the time of the 2012 Newtown shootings in which 26 people lost their lives at Sandy Hook elementary school, and inspired by those tragic events and the constant rolling news coverage, Another Story...

The Afghan Whigs - Algiers

Greg Dulli and The Afghan Whigs are back with a bang (and a whip) with new track Algiers, and are set to release their first album in 16 years. Do to the Beast will be...

Black Hearted Brother announce New EP

Neil Halstead might be busy reacquainting himself with the Slowdive back catalogue, but that hasn’t stopped the Slowdive, Mojave 3 and solo performer from getting together with his fellow Back Hearted Brothers Mark Van Hoen...

September Girls - Green Eyed

Something joyously raucous from an Irish five-piece who could rename themselves Spector and the Shoegazers. Although about 90% of the lyric is swallowed up, just about enough bounces back off Green Eyed’s various walls of...

Stream the new St Vincent album

It’s been hard to avoid the seemingly ubiquitous Annie Clark over the last few weeks. A hectic promotional schedule has seen her playing fashion shows, ruminating on social media, and drip-feeding tracks from her new...

Streamable Beck - 'Morning Phase' on NPR

We’ve already had teasers in the form of Blue Moon and Waking Light, but now Beck’s new album, Morning Phase, is on NPR just waiting for you to stream it.

Phantogram - Fall In Love

How does something so sharp glide so smoothly?

Rae Morris - Skin

Rae Morris should be huge in 2015. Rae Morris should have been huge in 2014, but as long as it happens some time, all is well with the world.

Bombay Bicycle Club - Luna

Spotify’s first recommendation for related music when Luna starts up is both predictable and accurate: Spanish Sahara by Foals. After years and albums of making wholesale changes to their sound, Bombay Bicycle Club seem to...