James McAlister

Jake Tittle announces new LP; stream "Nose Bleeds" ft. Illuminati Hotties

’Blood Offering’ features longtime Sufjan Stevens and Aaron Dessner collaborator James McAlister on drums, and it’s due out in September via Anxiety Blanket Records.

The Album Leaf reimagined 2nd LP w/ James McAlister & others; hear "Vermillion (JMJL Rework)"

Ambient/post-rock vet The Album Leaf, aka Jimmy LaValle, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his sophomore LP, 2001’s ’One Day I’ll Be On Time,’ the album that inspired Sigur Ros to take him on tour as support, launching his career in earnest.

James McAlister (Sufjan, Dessners) shares new song, discusses influences on new solo album

Sufjan/Dessners collaborator James McAlister talks about how Boards of Canada, Brian Eno/Harold Budd, Oneohtrix Point Never, Rival Consoles, My Bloody Valentine, and others influenced his new ambient solo album…

25 New Songs Out Today

Listen to new songs from Juan Wauters & Mac Demarco, Stereolab, Du Blonde (ft. Ezra Furman), Saintseneca, Caithlin De Marrais, Colleen, and more.

Sufjan Stevens' 'The Ascension' is a masterful piece of global crisis era art - review

Sufjan doesn’t return to things so much as he reinvents them and explores new territory in the process. That’s what he did on Carrie & Lowell and it’s also what he does on the new The Ascension…

Taylor Swift's National & Bon Iver-featuring album 'folklore' is here - a first-impressions review

It’s not really the drastic pivot to indie that it looks like on the surface, but it does find Taylor continuing to progress her sound and take artistic risks eight albums and 14 years into her career.

Taylor Swift releasing new album tonight ft. The National & Bon Iver members

The National’s Aaron Dessner co-wrote or produced 11 of the 16 songs, Justin Vernon co-wrote and sings on one, and the album also features Doveman, Jack Antonoff, and members of Bonny Light Horseman, yMusic, and more…

watch Sufjan Stevens cover David Bowie, REM, Drake, Prince, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell & more

While we await Sufjan’s new album, here are some of our favorite covers he’s done over the years.

Sufjan Stevens releasing collaborative album 'Aporia' with Lowell Brams

Sufjan Stevens and his stepfather (and Asthmatic Kitty co-founder) Lowell Brams have announced a new ”new age” collaborative album.

The National debuted new music at guest-filled Beacon Theatre show (watch)

The National were joined by Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Julien Baker, James McAlister, Yuki Numata Resnick, and album guest vocalists Kate Stables and Mina Tindle as they debuted songs from their new album I Am Easy to Find, at Beacon Theatre.
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