Western Addiction have released a video for “Your Life Is Precious.”
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Portugal. The Man – “Feel It Still”
Portugal. The Man have released their new song “Feel It Still.”
The Shins – “Painting a Hole”
The Shins have released their new song “Painting a Hole.”
SXSW Details Their International Artist Agreement
South by Southwest’s managing director Roland Swenson has issued a statement in response to some of the stories circulating yesterday about the festival’s artist agreement with international acts. The official statement can be read below.
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Spotify Hits 50 Million Paid Subscribers
Spotify has reached 50 million paid subscribers.
Write Better Songs (Encore Episode 144)
On this week’s episode of Encore I am joined by special guest Jesse Cannon. Jesse has credits on albums from The Menzingers, to Man Overboard, to The Cure. He has managed bands, produced bands, and has written multiple books about the music industry and navigating the current realities of being a musician and a songwriter in the internet era. He joins the show to talk about everything from authentic creativity when writing songs, to originality in music, to the biggest mistakes bands make when recording. We talk about sophomore slumps, how being emotionally aware leads to better music, and the entire idea behind bands writing albums for themselves versus for the fans. There’s a lot here, but it’s a fun one.
Rocky Votolato – “Little Charger” (Live Song Premiere)
Rocky Votolato will be releasing a vinyl pressing of recordings from his recent series of living room shows. The album, Live at the Black Belt, will be out March 21st and pre-orders are now up. Today we’ve got a stream from the sessions of “Little Charger” — you can find that below.
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Albums in Stores – Mar. 3rd, 2017
Today we see the release of the new albums from Minus the Bear, Dia Frampton, and Laura Marling. If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the quote bubble to access our forums and talk about what came out today, what albums you picked up, and to make mention of anything we may have missed.
The Maine – “Black Butterflies and Déjà Vu”
The Maine have released their new song “Black Butterflies and Déjà Vu.”
Review: Minus the Bear – VOIDS
Since 2002, Minus the Bear have released a string of fairly consistent, ambitious (if not always successful) albums that navigate the shared ground between math-rock, prog-rock and groove-based dance numbers. Each album tweaked its predecessor’s formula enough to keep the band interesting and listeners on their toes. Even Infinity Overhead, which dropped the band’s penchant for experimentation in favor of a more straightforward, pop-rock hybrid sound, ultimately contained more hits than misses (and a few career highlights). VOIDS is the first album to flip this formula on its head and double down on its misses. Largely built on filler, it leaves listeners somewhere between disappointment and relief that it took the band this long to hit their weak spot.
Dia Frampton Streams New Album
Dia Frampton’s new album, Bruises, can be streamed below.
Lorde – “Green Light” Video
Lorde has released a video for her new single “Green Light.”
Dreamcar – “Kill for Candy”
Dreamcar have released their first single, “Kill for Candy.”
Hall & Oates and Tears for Fear Announce Tour Dates
Hall & Oates and Tears for Fear have announced a joint tour.
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Future Performs on Ellen
Future performed “Incredible” on Ellen.