PHOENIX played "Lisztomania" for Fallon. NOAH AND THE WHALE is advance streaming First Days of Spring, which NPR is calling "the breakup album of the year – maybe even the album of…
Read MoreVENICE IS SINKING: "Okay," from the EP of the same name. NEW RELEASES: The Avett Bothers, the Raveonettes, Panther, Langhorne Slim, the Whip It sndtk, the Black Seeds, Hope Sandoval, and a…
Read MoreMONSTERS OF FOLK "Say Please" on the Tonight Show. FANFARLO has an interview plus tracks streaming via All Things Considered. THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE stopped by The Current for a chat and…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with THE BYRDS! The turning of the seasons had me in the mood for this rare live threefer of "Turn! Turn! Turn!", "Bells of Rhymney" and "Mr.…
Read MoreYO LA TENGO shot a Takeaway Show for La Blogotheque, starting with a cover of The Troggs' "With a Girl Like You." SONDRE LERCHE stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set streaming on…
Read MoreEDITORS: "Papillon" has a touch of the Factory sound about it. THE RAVEONETTES are advance streaming In and Out of Control. THE AVETT BROTHERS are advance streaming I And Love And You…
Read MoreGREAT LAKE SWIMMERS: "Still." NEW RELEASES: Pearl Jam, Amy Millan, Hope Sandoval, Islands, Richard Hawley, Sea Wolf, Vic Chestnutt, Early Day Miners, Girls, Hidden Camera, Times New Viking and more are streaming…
Read MoreTHROW ME THE STATUE goes on safari — and to martial arts class — for "Hi-Fi Goon." YO LA TENGO played Washington, DC's 9:30 Club last Thursday; you can stream the gig…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with the HOODOO GURUS! As Trouser Press reminds us: "Australia has produced few bands as crazily entertaining as Sydney's Hoodoo Gurus." In their prime, few could match Dave Faulkner…
Read MoreDRAGONETTE wants you to "Pick Up the Phone." Might be the Breakfast Club on the line. THE MONSTERS OF FOLK are advance streaming their album. VOLCANO CHOIR, featuring Bon Iver's Justin Vernon,…
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