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To Benefit Fundraising Efforts for Los Angeles’ Bootleg Theater
Mar 30, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Phoebe Bridgers has shared a video of her covering Conor Oberst’s “Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch)” from home, as artists have been doing during the COVID-19 quarantine. She has done so to benefit Los Angeles’ Bootleg Theater, which has had to close down during the pandemic. More
Plus FKA twigs, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Japanese Breakfast, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 26, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. There were a plethora of strong tracks to choose from this week, thanks in part to both some new albums that were announced this week and some other albums that were released today. So much so that we have expanded it to a Top 12 this week (as we’ve done from time to time in the past). More
Setlists for Young Voices Also Features Janelle Monáe, Sigur Rós, Better Oblivion Community Center, and Others
Apr 22, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Acclaimed best selling authors Nick Hornby, Dave Eggers, and Michael Chabon have teamed up for the new charity project Setlists for Young Voices, where they are auctioning autographed setlists by R.E.M., Mitski, Wilco, Janelle Monáe, Sigur Rós, Better Oblivion Community Center, Death Cab for Cutie, Jim James, Patti Smith, More
Plus Better Oblivion Community Center, Leon Bridges, Phosphorescent, Toro y Moi, and More
Mar 26, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Outside Lands have announced their 2019 lineup. The festival goes down August 9 - 11 at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The headliners are Paul Simon, Childish Gambino, and Twenty One Pilots. More
Plus Rose Elinor Dougall, Foals, Florence + the Machine, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 25, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
This was a helluva week for new music. Monday was fairly quiet due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, but Foals officially announced two albums and shared a cinematic video for a new song. More
Better Oblivion Community Center Out Now via Dead Oceans; Watch them Perform “Dylan Thomas” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Jan 24, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes) have teamed up as the new band Better Oblivion Community Center and have surprise released their self-titled debut album via Dead Oceans (it’s out on CD/vinyl February 22). Last night they stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to announce the project and perform the album’s “Dylan Thomas.” More
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