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Obits prepping 'Bed & Bugs' (MP3), playing the Empty Bottle on fall North American tour

DOWNLOAD: Obits – “Taste the Diff” (MP3) Obits @ the Bell House, December 2011 (more by Erik Erikson) Obits are slated to release their third album, Bed & Bugs, on September 10 via Sub Pop Records…

listen to ex-WU LYF frontman Ellery James Roberts' new song

Ellery James Roberts w/ WU LYF in 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Manchester, UK band WU LYF were only around for a short time, having broken up about a year after the release of their only album, 2011’s Go Tell Fire to the Mount…

His Electro Blue Voice releasing 'Ruthless Sperm' on Sub Pop

DOWNLOAD: His Electro Blue Voice – “Kidult” (MP3) When the Sub Pop 1000 compilation came out, one of the bands that caught ou…

Washed Out prepping 'Paracosm' (LP trailer), playing Metro on fall tour

Washed Out @ House of Vans in 2012 (more by Courtney Dudley) Washed Out (aka Ernest Greene) is gearing up for the release of his new album, Paracosm, which is due out on August 13 via Sub Pop…

The Baptist Generals playing record release show in Denton before Mountain Goats tour (stream the LP)

As mentioned on BrooklynVegan, Denton, TX vets The Baptist Generals released their fourth studio album, Jackleg Devotional to the Heart, this week (5/21) via Sub Pop…

watch Ed Schrader's Music Beat's video for "Radio Eyes" (and grab the MP3), see them at Death by Audio this month (twice)

DOWNLOAD: Ed Schrader’s Music Beat – “Radio Eyes” (MP3) Baltimore floor tom/bass guitar duo Ed Schrader’s Music Beat released the impressive Jazz Mind LP last year, and as mentioned, this year they contributed a track to the excellent Sub Pop 1000 compilation…

Courtney Love touring with Starred in June (dates)

Say what you will about Courtney Love‘s solo material or the current state of Hole (not counting their surprise classic lineup reunion at Public Assembly last year), but the first two Hole records are 90s alt-rock classics, and if the lead singer of those albums is heading out on a solo tour, it’s at least as notable as Billy Corgan’s version of the Smashing Pumpkins touring…

GOAT releasing #RSD13 remixes, and new 7" on Sub Pop; U.S. tour starts next week

Enigmatic Swedish psych band GOAT start their U.S. tour next week, kicking off here in NYC with a sold-out show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Tuesday (4/23) (moved from Glasslands) and also includes a stop at Austin Psych Fest…

check out His Electro Blue Voice, who are on 'Sub Pop 1000'

I’ve been listening to the stream of Sub Pop 1000, the forthcoming compilation from the label which drops Saturday (4/20), and after already being excited for the tracks from Peaking Lights, Iron Lung, Starred, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, and My Disco, one new discovery I’ve made it on that I keep going back to is Italy’s His Electro Blue Voice, whose track, “Kidult,” opens the compilation…

stream new LPs from Phoenix, Ghostface Killah, Junip & more

Phoenix, who just played Coachella, are streaming their shiny new album, Bankrupt!, on iTunes. Sub Pop 1000, the Record Store Day compilation with tracks from Peaking Lights, Iron Lung, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, Starred, My Disco, and others that we recommended in our RSD2013 guide, is streaming now on Pitchfork…
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