James Mercer of The Shins and Danger Mouse are returning as Broken Bells and have released "Holding On For Life" today. The album is appropriately named for the vibes of the song - After The Disco we rest our bones despite not being able to stop hearing those distant dance floor beats in our heads.…
Here’s a little pre-weekend of adorableness courtesy of Belle and Sebastian. The Scottish indie-pop band performed for a group of sick children with the Song for Kids Foundation at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Their carefree rendition of Journey’s smash hit “Don’t Stop Believin’” was a perfec…
New music videos from Run The Jewels and Belle & Sebastian, plus a new single from Sunflower Bean
The long-running Scottish band bring listeners together during self-isolation.
Last month, Belle and Sebastian announced their new album Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance and they shared it's January 20 release date. Today they've graced us with their new single "Party Line." It's a funky, dance number with a perfect blend of 80's nostalgia. [Pitchfork]
DJ Kevin Cole provides a motivating mix to get you started now on achieving greatness. Featuring new music from Local Natives, Trentemøller, The Wedding Present, Anomie Bell, Manatee Commune and more. 1. Gringo Star – Get Closer2. Death By Unga Bunga – Fight!3. LVL UP – Hidden Driver4. The Weddin…
The co-founder of the beloved funk and R&B group has passed away at the age of 68.
The host of KEXP's Early pays tribute to the late author and activist who passed away on Dec. 15, 2021
It's James Mercer and Danger Mouse's first single since 2015.
Sleigh Bells go for broke on their new song "Rule Number One." This is the first we've heard from the noise pop duo since last year's single "Champions of Unrestricted Beauty." Their last full-length, Bitter Rivals, dropped in 2013, so let's hope this means there's a new album in the works. [Pitch…
Five years ago, Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch dropped God Help the Girl, an album of songs that he planned to use for a musical movie. Well the film, which stars Emily Browning (Sucker Punch) finally has the release date of September 5 in the US. Listen to Browning sing the film's dr…
It is nothing short of bewildering that it took Belle and Sebastian almost twenty years before they named an album with a title as on-the-nose as Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance. As a songwriter, band leader Stuart Murdoch is famously as self aware as he is garrulous, and despite being fascinated …
Broken Bells, the duo of The Shins' James Mercer and Danger Mouse, stopped by Late Show With Dave Letterman last night to promote their album After The Disco. During the late night broadcast they performed the track "Control," but they obviously had bigger plans for the show's webcast. They ended …
Sadly, we lost Chicago footwork pioneer DJ Rashad earlier this year, but before he passed, he and his Teklife crew did this remix of the Sleigh Bells track "Young Legends," off their most recent release, Bitter Rivals. Check it out below. [Stereogum]
“I got knocked down, but I’ll get up.” That’s how School of Seven Bells’ Alejandra Deheza said goodbye to bandmate Benjamin Curtis a little more than two years ago. The Joey Ramone cover was recorded from Benjamin Curtis’s hospital room in late 2013. After a long battle with T-cell Lymphoblastic Ly…
Check out new music from Sleigh Bells, Marfa Myths, Wye Oak, King Tuff, and Let's Eat Grandma in today's music news round-up.
Death Cab for Cutie perform new song on The Late Show plus new music from Underworld and Iggy Pop, Wet, Sleigh Bells frontwoman Alexis Krauss, and Beak.
"Oh London moon, help me stumble home, help me lose myself along the way." So begins the return of Broken Bells, the all-too-perfect team up between now legendary producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) and the genius songwriter who gave us the Shins, James Mercer. After The Disco is the soundtrack to…
Sleigh Bells have shared "That Did It," a fearless collaboration with Chicago rapper Tink. The Brooklyn duo weren't thrilled with the original demo last year but according to Derek Miller, Tink's fierce style was exactly what it needed. In an interview with Rolling Stone Miller said, "Once Alexis a…
