CMJ 2015

Cheatahs made a video for "Signs for Lorelei," playing lots of CMJ shows

Cheatahs have made a video for “Signs to Lorelei,” the new single from the band’s forthcoming second album, Mythologies. The video was directed by Cherise Payne (FKA Twigs, The Horrors) and was shot mostly underwater, which fits the song’s warped, warbled vibe…

Car Seat Headrest share "Times to Die" lyric video, add even more CMJ shows ++ other tour dates

Car Seat Headrest (aka Seattle’s Will Toledo) has shared the lyric video for the sprawling “Times To Die,” which is on his Matador Records debut, Teens of Style (out 10/30)…

Canadian psych band Chocolat playing CMJ including M for Montreal showcase w/ Solids & more

Montreal band Chocolat released their third album, Tss Tss, last year — a terrific slab of psych/prog that broke through the French language barrier into the astral plane…

CMJ 2015 initial artist lineup

The 2015 CMJ Music Marathon happens from October 13-17, and today the initial list of artists was revealed. A bunch of these are NYC shows we’ve posted about (browse our “CMJ” tag), but highlights include Car Seat Headrest, Cheatahs, Destruction Unit, Dent May, Dilly Dally, Doomsquad, Drinks, Eternal Summers, Evans the Death, Ex Hex, Expert Alterations, Ezra Furman, Frankie Cosmos, Hooton Tennis Club, Kamasi Washington, Kero Kero Bonito, Mercury Rev, Nai Harvest, Neon Indian, Panda Bear, Perfect Pussy, Protomartyr, S, Shannon and the Clams, Slim Twig, Stealing Sheep, The Album Leaf, The Dirty Nil, The Men, The Wonder Years, Titus Andronicus and Wil…