Neko Case

‘Continue as a Guest,‘ New Pornographers’ first album for Merge, will be out March 31.

Plus: Melody’s Echo Chamber, Eyehategod, Lomelda, The Velvet Teen, Belle & Sebastian, Cali Vibes, Dark Force Fest, Car Seat Headrest, Jesse Malin, and more tour and festival news.

Vagabon, Mdou Moctar, Laraaji, MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger, and Jlin also feature on the podcast, which explores how artists hear the world, including new works by each artist presented with in-depth commentary.

’Desperately Imagining Someplace Quiet’ is out October 7 via Saddle Creek.

Wilco closed out the night, performing their new double album ’Cruel Country’ in full, and in track order, for what they said would likely be the only time.

Listen to new songs by The Weeknd (Kaytranada remix), Simulakra, Praise, DreamDoll, Nine of Swords, Venom Inc, Neko Case, Ab-Soul, Craig Finn, Warpaint, Logic, and much more…

The comp comes with a web presentation featuring essays and commentary from David Byrne, Shirley Manson, Waxahatchee, Julien Baker, Kevin Morby, Allison Russell, Margo Price, and more…

Plus: LCD Soundsystem, Sigur Rós, EarthGang, Neko Case, Regina Spektor, Chris Rock, The Afghan Whigs, Anaïs Mitchell, Coheed & Cambria, TMBG, Covet, Firefly 2022, and more tour and festival news.

Dates include L.A.’s Greek Theatre, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, NYC’s Pier 17 and Red Rocks with Neko Case.

The shows were extra special in that they featured both Dan Bejar and Neko Case, making for a rare convergence, along with AC Newman, of the group’s primary creative forces and vocalists.