Australian singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett has shared a new today called “City Looks Pretty.” It’s the latest single from her upcoming record Tell Me How You Really Feel and follows “Nameless, Faceless” and “Need a Little Time.” It comes with a vintage-themed video by Barnett. “City Looks Pretty” will be available as a 12″ single for Record Store Day this Saturday, alongside a new track titled “Sunday Roast.” Tell Me How You Really Feel is out 5/18 on Mom + Pop/Marathon/Milk! Records. Barnett will be in Seattle on Monday, October 8 to play the Paramount. [ Under the Radar ]
Ben Gibbard stopped by Conan to play “And I Love Him,” his contribution to the compilation EP Universal Love. Created by MGM Resorts, the compilation has artists rework classic songs with the gender roles reversed. Gibbard took on The Beatles’ “And I Love Her,” off of 1964’s A Hard Day’s Night. Other artists featured on the compilation include Bob Dylan, St. Vincent, Kesha, and Kele Okereke. Universal Love is out now. [ Consequence of Sound ]
Swedish singer Lykke Li has announced her first album since 2014’s I Never Learn, titled so sad, so sexy. She’s also shared two songs from it, “hard rain” and “deep end.” Li’s romantic partner, pop producer Jeff Bhasker, co-produced “Deep End” with Malay and T-Minus. Former Vampire Weekend member, Rostam handled production on “Hard Rain.” An interesting feature appears on the tracklist from Portland rapper Aminé for the song “Two Nights.” Lately, Li has been releasing music under the project LIV, which includes Bhasker, Andrew Wyatt and Pontus Winnberg from Miike Snow, and Peter Bjorn and John's Björn Yttling. so sad, so sexy is out June 1 via RCA. [ Pitchfork ]
Florida’s Yuno is about to breakthrough with his first album for Sub Pop, Moodie. Today, he shared the latest single off it, “Why For.” It follows the lead single “No Going Down,” which we recently featured as a Song of the Day pick from Cheryl Waters. Ish Butler of Shabazz Palaces pushed for Yuno to get a deal from Sub Pop and, based on the early singles, it seems like it was a good call. Moodie is out June 15 and Yuno will play the Crocodile on Monday, April 23 opening for Twin Shadow. [ Stereogum ]
In between Coachella sets, Hundred Waters has unveiled a new song called “Mushroom Cloud.” A stark piano ballad, the song focuses on frontwoman Nicole Miglis’ stellar voice. Alongside the song, a mini-documentary about the band has been shared titled “Communicating.” The film focuses on the dissolution of Miglis and her bandmate/boyfriend Trayer Tryon’s relationship. Last year, the band released their third studio album through OWSLA, Communicating. [ Consequence of Sound ]
New music from Father John Misty, Mazzy Star, Iceage, and Let's Eat Grandma and a new video from Moses Sumney.
Gainesville, Florida trio Hundred Waters debuted in 2012 with their mesmerizing self-titled album, introducing listeners to their evocative and mysterious dream-pop sound, distinguished by a masterful fusion of electronic and acoustic instrumentation as well as the stunning vocals of lead singer Ni…
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Okay, this is going to seem kind of weird. It's late March now - Spring is finally upon us - and here we are presenting Courtney Barnett and her band decked out in costume. There's actually a pretty good reason for it. When the Australian indie sensation stopped by the KEXP studio last Halloween to…
Although best known as the lead singer behind seminal Pacific Northwest bands Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service, Ben Gibbard also possesses a deep record collection, spurred by his passion for timeless pop and Krautrock gems that date back to the 60s. Expertly curating a 17-song all-vinyl …
The latest release from Hundred Waters is one of the biggest surprises to wash up on the musical shores this year. Two years ago, the Florida-based band became the first act to sign with Skrillex's OWSLA record label, but they take his trademark EDM-sound to celestial heights on their latest releas…
Emotionally, Lykke Li may be repeating past mistakes, but on her latest album, I Never Learn, the Swedish singer-songwriter is definitely growing. While continuing to work with Björn Yttling (of Peter Bjorn and John), as on her first two albums, Lykke Li decided to take the helm in producing this v…
If you are at all like me, I Never Learn is not the Lykke Li album you were expecting this year. After the rapturous viral success of "Get Some" from her 2011 sophomore LP, Wounded Rhymes, it is easy to imagine Li taking her sensual, entrancing songwriting to a more pop-centric place. After all, th…
Bobbing for hits. Though Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard was making light of the his band's songwriting process during his interview with KEXP's Stevie Zoom, the fact is, with all the songs he's written over nearly the past decade, he'd accumulated enough songs he's grown fond of but never…
