Wednesday Music News

11/05/2014

Janice Headley

Beloved Chicago label Bloodshot Records are celebrating their 20th anniversary with the 2CD or 3LP compilation called While No One Was Looking, featuring bands covering artists from their roster. Indie rock veterans Superchunk chose the Ryan Adams track "Come Pick Me Up," which frontman Mac McCaughan relays, "It's a song I've always wanted to cover AND Ryan claims the title came from our album of the same name, so it seemed fitting. Though he may have just been saying that to be nice." Check out their version below. While No One Was Looking hits shelves on November 18th. [Pitchfork]

Diarrhea Planet, the band with the name you love to hate, have shared a new video for the track "Kids" off their most recent release, I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams. Check it out below. The Nashville band also has a new EP coming out on November 18th titled Angels In The Outfield. [Stereogum]

Last night, FKA Twigs owned late night TV with her performance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Watch the UK R&B sensation perform the song "Two Weeks" off her critically-acclaimed debut LP1, out now on Young Turks. FKA Twigs will be LIVE on KEXP on Tuesday, November 18th at 12:30 PM. Keep track of all the week's musical highlights with KEXP's TV Eye column. [Under the Radar]

We've been talking a lot about the upcoming Parquet Courts album, released under the variation "Parkay Quarts," and today, you can stream that release before it hits stores on November 11th via What's Your Rupture. A press release states the name change reflects the altered line-up for this release: “With one member completing a degree in mathematics, and another starting a family, Content Nausea features mostly the work of Andrew Savage and Austin Brown, with the help of a few friends — Jackie-O Motherfucker’s Jef Brown on saxophone and Eaters’ Bob Jones on fiddle.” Stream it below: [Consequence of Sound]

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Chvrches are among the many famous artists contributing to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Pt. 1 soundtrack. Their song "Dead Air" takes full advantage of Lauren Mayberry's stunning vocals. The full soundtrack, curated by Lorde, drops on November 17. [Pitchfork]