Today is May 4th, or as its known in the pop culture world, Star Wars Day. This year's "holiday" is significant for two reasons: it's our first without actress Carrie Fisher, aka Princess Leia, who passed away late last year, and secondly, May 25th marks the 40th anniversary of the first film, Star…
Sleigh Bells go for broke on their new song "Rule Number One." This is the first we've heard from the noise pop duo since last year's single "Champions of Unrestricted Beauty." Their last full-length, Bitter Rivals, dropped in 2013, so let's hope this means there's a new album in the works. [Pitch…
Aside from Luna, aside from Dean & Britta, musician Britta Phillips is now branching out into a solo career. Her debut release, Luck or Magic, hits stores on April 29th on Double Feature, the label she co-runs with Luna's Dean Wareham. Today, she shares a cover of the Evie Sands 1968 single "O…
Have a toast with a Duff Beer -- today's the birthday of Matt Groening, cartoonist and creator of beloved television series The Simpsons. Now in its 27th season, the show has established itself as the longest-running American sitcom of all time. (Take that, Gunsmoke!) Throughout their 587 episodes,…
Singer-songwriter Andrew Bird will drop his latest album Are You Serious on April 1 (no it's not an April Fool's joke). A deluxe box set will also be available, the set includes 4 brand new tracks and a 64-page book with artwork for each song. Listen to the album's first single "Capsized" below. […
It's been over twenty years since his death and yet Kurt Cobain is still contributing to the music industry. On November 13, Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings, an album of home-recorded Cobain tracks will be released. A special 7" of his songs, "And I Love Her (Beatles Cover)" and "Sappy," will…
Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys shares a new track from his side project The Arcs: stream the song "Outta My Mind" below, which will be released on 7" on July 7th. Hopefully side A and side B will tide you over for the summer: The Arcs' debut album Yours, Dreamily doesn't hit stores until September…
Merchants of sound A Place to Bury Strangers once again drops by KEXP to flex their effects pedals and energetic noise. Armed with songs from their new release, Transfixiation, the Brooklyn trio delivers skull-splitting feedback in true Strangers style but also evident in the opening track "Superma…
Brooklyn punk group The So So Glos get in the Christmas spirit with an all-out cover of The Kinks' popular "Father Christmas." Pennsylvania's The Districts also shared their more somber version of the song today. The So So Glos' cover will be available for free on their website tomorrow. [CoS]
English rock band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will drop their upcoming album, Chasing Yesterday, on March 2. Luckily, they are offering their single "In The Heat of the Moment" on November 17 as a 7" and digital release. Today, you can hear the single's B-side, a powerful track called "Do T…
Brooklyn indiepopsters The Pains of Being Pure At Heart share a new video today for the track "Kelly," off their most recent release Days Of Abandon. Directed by Art Boonparn, the video reflects the warm, lovely light of the song itself. Jen Goma of A Sunny Day in Glasgow takes lead on vocals. Wat…
British electronic duo Orbital have announced their retirement. Brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll have been making music together since the 80's, but according to their official statement: "Nothing lasts forever and it’s time to stop." Phil wasted no time announcing his own solo project called 8:58.…
Benjamin Doerr is the sweetheart frontman for the Seattle-based band St. Paul de Vence. The group's newest album will be released October 1, and it comes on the heels of their WWII-inspired album - the songs of which written with Ben's grandfather and his stories of war. The band will be LIVE on KE…
Nothing like dirtying up a pristine wooded oasis with some gritty rock from Those Darlins. The Nashville band joined us in the Bunny Glade during Pickathon last month for an acoustic set of twang-tinged girl group meets garage rock songs from their latest album, Blur The Line, and a chilling cover …
Five years ago, Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch dropped God Help the Girl, an album of songs that he planned to use for a musical movie. Well the film, which stars Emily Browning (Sucker Punch) finally has the release date of September 5 in the US. Listen to Browning sing the film's dr…
Lana Del Rey unexpectedly cancelled last night's appearance on The Late Show at the last minute, but luckily for David Letterman, Elvis Costello was able to swoop in and save the show. Being the brilliant musician that he is, Costello only needed himself, his guitar, and a brand new song he wrote …
Philideplia indie rockers The War on Drugs have been touring to support their recently released album, Last in the Dream. During their shows, the band has been covering John Lennon's song "Mind Games." Now you can listen to a recording of the cover from a March 20th show in New York City, below. […
Portland's Modern Kin recently released their debut self-titled record, a 12-track rocking album from the booming trio. The band is not afraid to experiment, either, having tried out a seven-show in 24-hours idea, streaming the performances live from Mississippi Studios in their hometown, Portland,…
Right now, courtesy of Pitchfork, you can stream the entire Divergent soundtrack. It's packed with amazing tracks from Ellie Goulding, M83, Pretty Lights, and A$AP Rocky. Jump to song number 7 to hear Tame Impala and Kendrick Lamar's much-anticipated offering "Backwards." Lamar blasts through Tame…
Be prepared to swoon. Arctic Monkeys have shared a new song, "Why Do You Only Call Me When You're High?" from their upcoming album, AM, due September 10 from Domino Records. Alex Turner's simple, straightforward lyrics on this bluesy ballad about bad relationship communication are guaranteed to ge…
