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Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner announces Flock of Dimes’ debut album & signature guitar
New solo LP, new axe.
Five Notable Releases of the Week (6/10/16)
This week’s Notable Releases include a refined sophomore album from Sumac (members of Isis, Botch, etc), The Gotobeds’ Sub Pop debut, a return from alt-rock vets Garbage, and more. What was your favorite release of the week?
Wye Oak release new LP 'Tween' (listen)
The Baltimore duo suprise released their new album which marks a slight return to their widescreen, anthemic sound.
Tuskha (Phil from Bowerbirds) released debut LP (stream it), touring with Wye Oak & other dates
Tuskha, aka Phil Moore from Bowerbirds, has just released his self-titled debut album. The 10 songs on the album, delicate, skeletal R&B-influenced glitch-pop, weren’t originally intended to be heard by anyone…
Hopscotch 2016 lineup (Television, Wolf Parade, Converge, Erykah Badu, Young Thug, Beach House, more)
The Hopscotch Music Festival returns in 2016 to various Raleigh, NC venues from September 8-10. The lineup is impressive as always, with Television, Wolf Parade, Converge, Baroness, Yob, Tribulation, Erykah Badu, Young Thug, Sylvan Esso, Vince Staples, Anderson Paak, Beach House, Beach Slang, Andrew Bird, Cobalt, Downtown Boys, Julien Baker, Quilt, Lambchop, Lavender Country, Big […]
Wye Oak announce tour, covered Pat Benatar (who's also touring)
Wye Oak have put their spin on Pat Benatar’s 1984 hit “We Belong” for AV Club’s Undercover series. Benatar is also touring, including co-headlining shows with Melissa Etheridge.
EL VY (The National, Menomena), Wye Oak and Julien Baker played two NYC shows (Bowery Ballroom pics)
EL VY released their debut album Return to the Moon at the tail-end of last month via 4AD, and their tour in support of it hit NYC this past weekend for sold-out shows at Bowery Ballroom on Friday (11/13) and Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday (11/…
Julien Baker streaming 'Sprained Ankle,' touring, playing two NYC shows, opening for EL VY & Wye Oak (like Mina Tindle)
Twenty-year-old Memphis singer/songwriter Julien Baker fronts the band Forrister (fka The Star Killers), and as of last week she’s got a solo record out in the world called Sprai…
The National working on 7th album, played a new song live; Wye Oak opening for EL VY +++ more related news
Although The National haven’t released an album since 2013’s Trouble Will Find Me, they’ve had a very busy two years. They premiered their documentary, Mistaken for Strangers, last year at the Tribeca Film Festival and toured the US and Europe…
Shearwater announce 'Jet Plane and Oxbow' LP, share "Quiet Americans," touring (dates, stream)
Shearwater are back with a new album, Jet Plane and Oxbow, which will be out via Sub Pop on January 22. Frontman Jonathan Meiburg and producer/engineer Reisch (the team behind 2012’s Animal Joy and 2014’s loose covers/collaborations LP, Fellow Travelers) spent two years working on the record which features contributions from film composer Brian Reitzell (Hannibal), Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner, drummer Cully Symington, Howard Draper, Lucas Oswald, Jesca Hoop, and Abram Shook…
