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Eternal Summers made an animated video for "The Roses," will be here for CMJ (dates)

Eternal Summers have made a video for “The Roses,” one of the prettiest songs on this year’s Gold & Stone which I think is their best album yet…

Australian duo Hockey Dad released EP & new single (listen), playing CMJ including shows w/ Cheatahs, Beverly & more

Hailing from Wollongong, Australia, duo Hockey Dad released their debut EP last year, five songs overdriven earworm pop. Just barely out of high school, they toured with fellow Aussies DZ Deathrays and have an infectious new single “Can’t Have Them” out now, and will release their debut LP in 2016…

Ringo Deathstarr releasing 'Pure Mood' in November, share "Guilt," touring, playing CMJ

Austin shoegazers Ringo Deathstarr will release their fifth album, Pure Mood, on November 20 via Club AC30. It’s their biggest-sounding album yet as you can hear from soaring first single “Guilt…

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…

Pinact releasing 'Stand Still and Rot' on Kanine (stream it)

Glassgow duo Pinact have been making anthemic fuzz rock for a few years now, and they recently signed to Kanine Records for their new album Stand Still and Rot, which comes out next week …

PAWS cover '50s classic "Sea of Love" for Fuzzkill Records' Valentine's Day compilation (listen)

Scottish fuzz rock trio PAWS are appearing on a new Valentine’s Day compilation that Fuzzkill Records is putting out. Their contribution is a stripped-down, lo-fi cover of Phil Phillips’ 1959 hit “Sea of Love” (also later recorded by Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Cat Power and others), and that makes its premiere in this post…

James played Webster Hall for CMJ (setlist), added to free Rough Trade day party w/ Pinact, September Girls & more

Veteran UK alt-rock band James are in town this week, having played Webster Hall on Tuesday (10/21) as part of CMJ. In addition to songs off their 13th album, La Petite Mort, the Manchester band played crowd favorites such as “Born of Frustration,” “Come Home” and “Say Something…

20 out-of-town artists we're excited to see at CMJ

and Bill Pearis OBN IIIs in Austin in January (more by Tim Griffin) We just posted a list of 10 NYC artists we think are worth catching this week at CMJ, but CMJ is also a great time to check out bands from other cities and countries passing through for the multi-venue music f…

Ultimate Painting share more songs from debut LP, touring before playing lots of CMJ shows (dates, stream)

As mentioned, Ultimate Painting (aka James Hoare of Veronica Falls and Jack Cooper of Mazes) will release their debut album next month via Trouble in Mind…

Fuzzkill Records releasing 'NOW That's What I Call Music 666' on Cassette Store Day (stream the whole thing)

Fuzzkill Records, the Scottish label that put out the Deathcats album, are releasing a new compilation for Cassette Store Day called NOW That’s What I Call Music …
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