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Front Bottoms Signs With Bar/None
June 3, 2011, By
Six years after forming a band as students at Pascack Valley High School in Hillsdale, NJ, indie pop duo Front Bottoms has announced that it …
Grace Jones’ First U.S. Release In 22 Years Coming This Fall
June 3, 2011, By
The iconic Grace Jones, who has been musically dormant for the past 22 years, is finally releasing the new album Hurricane in the U.S. on …
Tour Season In Bloom For Rosebuds
June 2, 2011, By
Indie rock/folk duo the Rosebuds, hailing from Raleigh, NC, sets out on tour this summer to promote its fifth album, Loud Planes Fly Low, …
Ume Preps For ‘Phantoms,’ Heads On Tour
June 2, 2011, By
Female-fronted indie garage-rock band Ume is finally releasing its second album, Phantoms, on August 30. The trio, made up of lead singer and guitarist Lauren Larson, …
OFWGKTA’s MellowHype Reworks ‘Blackenedwhite’
June 2, 2011, By
MellowHype, the duo made up of OFWGKTA members Hodgy Beats and Left Brain, will officially release Blackenedwhite on July 12 on Fat Possum. This will be …
War On Drugs Releases New Album, Tours In August
June 2, 2011, By
After canceling its European tour dates in February and March, Philadelphia indie-rock quartet the War On Drugs is set to fulfill its promise to bring …
Has-Lo Reaches His “Limit” In Exclusive Video Premiere
June 2, 2011, By
CMJ has the latest video from Philly hip-hop artist Has-Lo. This video features the track “Limit” off of his In Case I Don’t Make …
Two Door Cinema Club Announces Fall Tour
June 2, 2011, By
The rock-pop Irish trio Two Door Cinema Club sets out on tour this fall in support of its debut album, Tourist History, to be released …
Hudson Mohawke Prepares ‘Panthers’
June 2, 2011, By
Glaswegian producer and DJ Hudson Mohawke is finally releasing a follow-up to his 2009 full-length debut, Butter. His new EP, titled Satin Panthers, will be released …
Ximena Sariñana Goes English
June 2, 2011, By
Mexican singer, songwriter and keyboardist Ximena Sariñana is finally coming to North America, just in time for her first English-language single, “Different,” to be …
Is Tropical Goes Gore In New Video
June 1, 2011, By
Last week, U.K. dance-pop trio Is Tropical released the music video for “The Greeks,” off of its upcoming debut, Native To. The video, which …
Hella Releases Crazy Fan-Created Video
June 1, 2011, By
Experimental rock duo Hella has released the music video for the untitled new track from its upcoming, appropriately-titled Tripper LP. The fan-made video, which won …
K-The-I??? Releases New Instrumental Single
June 1, 2011, By
L.A.-based rapper K-The-I??? has released “Moonwalking On Lenticular Clouds,” the lead single for his upcoming instrumental debut, Synesthesia. Detailed and carefully rendered, the …
Porcelain Raft Signs To Secretly Canadian
June 1, 2011, By
Mauro Remiddi, better known as Porcelain Raft, has signed with Secretly Canadian, whose roster also includes Here We Go Magic, Suuns, the War On Drugs …
Cool Kids Heats Up With New Album
June 1, 2011, By
Chicago rapping duo the Cool Kids, made up of Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish, is making the impossible happen, or at least so says the …