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Andrew Bird Are You Serious

Andrew Bird announces new album, Are You Serious

Listen to new track, “Capsized.”

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks cover Nirvana, The Carpenters on live album

The Quiet Music Festival of Portland live album now on Bandcamp.

Maurice White

R.I.P. Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire

Founding member of R&B group dead at 74.

Deftones announce new album, Gore

Listen to “Prayers/Triangles”.

Parquet Courts new album

Parquet Courts announce new album, Human Performance

Watch the new video for “Dust.”

Deerhunter tour

Deerhunter announce tour

More shows in support of Fading Frontier.

Ty Segall Emotional Mugger video

Watch the longform Ty Segall “Emotional Mugger” video

Body horrors in LA, and other fun, demented sights.

tombs all empires fall

Tombs announce new EP, All Empires Fall

Listen to new track “Deceiver.”

The Field The Follower review

The Field announces new album, The Follower

New 2xLP release due in April.

Floating Points

Floating Points announce tour dates

Sam Shepherd coming to North America in support of Elaenia.

Koola Lobitos reissue

Knitting Factory to reissue works by Koola Lobitos, Fela Kuti’s highlife band

Fela Kuti’s first band gets an expanded reissue.

Watch the new Miles Ahead trailer

Watch Don Cheadle chase down some stolen session tapes as Miles Davis.

Merge Records

Merge Records is now on Bandcamp

Stream or buy albums by Titus Andronicus, Superchunk, Ex Hex, Mountain Goats and Destroyer.

The Roots Philadelphia albums

The Roots Picnic 2016 lineup revealed

Usher with the Roots, Future and Leon Bridges headlining.

New Order tour

New Order announce tour dates

Also hear an extended mix of “Singularity.”

Mark Kozelek Mike Patton

Mark Kozelek announces new covers album, covers David Bowie

Kozelek shares cover of David Bowie’s “Win,” featuring Mike Patton.

Santigold tour dates

Santigold announces tour dates

The “We Buy Gold” tour hits North America.

Sleater-Kinney Austin City Limits

Watch the Sleater-Kinney Austin City Limits performance

Hear selections from No Cities to Love, plus some classic jams.

Diiv Is the Is Are

Stream the new DIIV album, Is the Is Are

Hear all 17 dreamy tracks.

Junior Boys Big Black Coat

Stream the new Junior Boys album, Big Black Coat

Hear the first new Junior Boys album in five years.