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Listen to Conor Oberst's New Song "Governor's Ball"
By Jenn Pelly on March 31, 2014 at 12:21 p.m.
The new solo LP from Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst, Upside Down Mountain, is out May 19 on Nonesuch. Following the previously shared "Hundreds of Ways", he's let go another track from the record, "Governor's Ball". Listen below. Also below, check out the album tracklist. The album cover, pictured above, is a painting titled The Creation of the Bulls by Ian Felice of the Felice Brothers.
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The Antlers Announce New Album Familiars, Share "Palace" Video
By Jeremy Gordon on March 31, 2014 at 12:00 p.m.
The Antlers have announced Familiars, their fourth studio LP and first since 2011's Burst Apart. (In between, they released the [together] and Undersea EPs.) It was recorded, produced, and engineered by the band at their Brooklyn studio, and mixed by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Future Islands, Beach House). Familiars is out on June 17 via Anti- in the U.S. and June 16 via Transgressive in the UK. That's the cover art up there.
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New Michael Jackson Album XSCAPE Coming in May
By Jeremy Gordon on March 31, 2014 at 09:24 a.m.
Since Michael Jackson's death in 2009, there's been a slow stream of posthumous releases. Now, Epic has announced XSCAPE, an eight song collection that "contemporizes" unreleased material from Jackson's archives. It'll be out on May 13.
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First Aid Kit Announce New Album Stay Gold, Share "My Silver Lining"
By Molly Beauchemin on March 31, 2014 at 09:00 a.m.
First Aid Kit have announced they will release a new album called Stay Gold, the followup to 2012's The Lion's Roar, on June 10 via Columbia Records. The release was produced by Bright Eyes producer Mike Mogis and features the Omaha Symphony Orchestra and arrangements from Nate Walcott, who's worked with Bright Eyes, Broken Bells, and Rilo Kiley. Listen to the first single, "My Silver Lining", up top, and check out a trailer for the album (directed by Neil Krug), as well as the tracklist, below.
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Robert Smith Doesn't Sound Too Enthusiastic About the Cure's Next Album
By Evan Minsker on March 30, 2014 at 02:03 p.m.
Photo by Kirstie Shanley
XFM: Robert Smith interview (via SoundCloud)
Earlier this year, the Cure announced plans to release a new record this year, titled 4:14 Scream, which was recorded at the same time as 2008's 4:13 Dream. However, as CoS points out, frontman Robert Smith doesn't seem too excited about the prospect of releasing that album.
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Stream the Flaming Lips' Companion Album to Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon
By Evan Minsker on March 30, 2014 at 08:47 a.m.
Update: The whole thing is streaming now, as Stereogum points out:
The Flaming Lips: "Flaming Side of the Moon" (via SoundCloud)
In 2009, the Flaming Lips teamed up with a bunch of other musicians to release their full-length cover of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. As it turns out, the Lips aren't done with that album. They're releasing a companion LP—intended to be played at the same time as Pink Floyd's original—called Flaming Side of the Moon.
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Listen to Darkside's Remix of St. Vincent's "Digital Witness"
By Evan Minsker on March 30, 2014 at 08:10 a.m.
St. Vincent: "Digital Witness" (Darkside remix) (via SoundCloud)
Nicolas Jaar's Other People imprint has been awfully busy lately—they've recently shared a new single from Jaar's Just Friends project and announced the forthcoming solo EP from Dave Harrington. Today, Jaar and Harrington, aka Darkside, have shared their remix of St. Vincent's single "Digital Witness". Listen to it via Other People.
Update: St. Vincent notes that the remix will be available on 12" vinyl along with the original single, plus a capella and instrumental versions.
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Björk to Release Biophilia Concert Film
By Jeremy Gordon on March 28, 2014 at 01:42 p.m.
After first seeing life as an album and an app, Björk's Biophilia is coming to us as a concert film. Björk: Biophilia Live will premiere on April 26 at the Tribeca Film Festival. It was directed and edited by Peter Strickland (Berberian Sound Studio) and Nick Fenton, and shot at her September 3 show at London's Alexandra Palace.
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Morrissey Shares Tracklist, Cover Art For Vauxhall And I Reissue
By Molly Beauchemin on March 27, 2014 at 10:21 p.m.
Earlier in the year Parlophone announced that it will release a 20th Anniversary remastered edition of Morrissey's 1994 album Vauxhall And I. As previously reported, the reissue will arrive June 2 on vinyl, CD, and digital formats.
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Listen To "Learn To Obey", From OFF!'s 7" Release For Record Store Day
By Molly Beauchemin on March 27, 2014 at 09:20 p.m.
OFF! will release a two-song single on Record Store Day featuring original artwork from contemporary street artist Shepard Fairey (best known for designing Obama's "Hope" Poster). The 7" will be released by VICE on April 19. Listen to "Learn To Obey" above (via Esquire).
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