May 24, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Wooden Shjips are releasing their fifth album, fittingly titled V., tomorrow (May 25) via Thrill Jockey. On the eve of its release they have shared one last pre-release song, "Already Gone," via a relaxed video that features the band playing hacky sack, among other things.  More

May 24, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

A teenaged Weezer fan named Mary has been trying to get the band to cover Toto's 1982 hit "Africa" via a jokey Twitter account fittingly named "weezer cover africa by toto." After several months of this, the band has responded by covering Toto's... "Rosanna." More

May 24, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Christine and the Queens (aka Héloïse Letissier) recently shared a new song, "Girlfriend" (which features Dâm-Funk), as well as a French version of the song, titled "Damn, dis-moi." It was one of our Songs of the Week. Now "Girlfriend" has a video. Jordan Bahat directed the video from a concept by Letissier. More

May 24, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Washington, DC trio Flasher are releasing their debut album, Constant Image, on June 8 via Domino. Previously they shared videos for "Pressure" (which was one of our Songs of the Week) and "Skim Milk." Now they have shared another song from the album, "Who's Got Time?" More

May 24, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is releasing a new solo album, Uniform Distortion, on June 29 via ATO. Previously he shared the album's first single, "Just a Fool" (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Last night he stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform the song. The spirited performance was shot in black & white, just like the song's video. More

May 24, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Natalie Prass is releasing a new album, The Future and the Past, on June 1 via ATO. Now you can stream the whole album. Head over to NPR Music's First Listen to hear the whole thing a week early. Below are her tour dates and more info on the album. More

May 24, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Neko Case is releasing a new album, Hell-On, on June 1 via ANTI-. Now you can stream the whole album. More

May 23, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland's Franz Ferdinand released a new album, Always Ascending, back in February via their longtime label Domino. Last night the band stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform "Glimpse of Love" on the their outdoor stage for the broadcast show. Then they did four web-exclusive songs: "Finally," "Lois Lane," "Paper Cages," and early hit "Darts of Pleasure."  More

May 23, 2018 By Matt the Raven

With their latest album 7, Beach House has now released eight albums (seven studio albums and one rarities and B-sides release) and 83 songs. Distilling these 83 songs down to a 10 best was a daunting task but one that was met with an enthusiastic glee. More