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05/31/2016
Britta Plyler
photo by Paul Israel

  • Rest in peace, Thomas Fekete. The Surfer Blood guitarist passed away last night after a long battle with a rare form of cancer. His wife released this statement:
    Our sweet Thomas passed on last night, peacefully in his sleep, holding my hand. With one last sigh, he let go of the burden of pain and suffering that he has been bravely carrying for so long. I am full of comfort knowing that he is now free, and long for the day I get to be with him again.

    May we all carry on Thomas’ legacy by being the very best versions of ourselves for the rest of our days, and do as much as we can to help others in his honor. If we can strive to be half the person Thomas was, this world will be a better place.

    As a founding member of Surfer Blood, Fekete released three albums. He will be missed. [Stereogum]

  • Following the release of his beautifully atmospheric third album, James Blake just announced that he'll support The Colour In Anything with a North American tour this fall. He'll be at The Moore Theatre in Seattle on October 12, and 18 other cities besides. Presales begin tomorrow, Wednesday, June 1, at 10AM wherever you are. Tickets will be available here.

  • New York rockers Psychic Ills are back with a new album called Inner Journey Out, the follow up to their 2013's One Track Mind. Thanks to Sound Cloud you can stream Inner Journey Out in its entirety. The album officially drops on June 3. [CoS]

  • On Friday, Speedy Ortiz will release their new EP, Foiled Again. For now, they're throwing it back to 2015 with a funky remix of their Foil Deer track "Puffer" by producer Open Mike Eagle. [Stereogum]

  • Singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer and Jherek Bischoff have once again joined forces to pay their respects to a fallen legend. Today they shared their stripped down cover of Prince's iconic "Purple Rain." Earlier this year the duo released an EP of David Bowie covers called Strung Out in Heaven. [Pitchfork]

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