On April 26, MAGNET fave Times New Viking will issue its fifth album (and first for Merge), Dancer Equired. The Columbus, Ohio, trio just wrapped up a short U.S. tour but will undoubtably hit the road again soon in support of the 14-track LP. Check out the Jo McCaughey-directed short film Hello…We Are Times New [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): The Strokes The Strokes are plugging new album Angles. Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC): Friendly Fires The dance-punk Brits in Friendly Fires are supporting forthcoming LP Pala, which [...]
Small Source Of Comfort (True North) is the latest LP from legendary Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn. It’s also his 31st studio album in a career that dates back all the way to the mid-’60s. Over the years, Cockburn has become one of his country’s most successful and honored musicians, winning more than his share of [...]
On April 5, the Raveonettes return with Raven In The Grave (Vice). It’s the Danish-bred, American-based duo’s fifth studio album, but it marks a bit of the departure for Sharin Foo and Sune Rose Wagner. Says Wagner, “This is the first Raveonettes album we’ve done which doesn’t feature the signature Raveonettes surf drumbeat. None of [...]
When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week Love Inks take on David Essex’s “Rock On.” MAGNET’s Ryan Burleson pulls the pin. Take cover! Aside from the taut, pointed sexiness of Love Inks‘ “Rock On” rendering—featured on the Austin trio’s debut, E.S.P., arriving May 10 on Hell Yes!/City [...]
Small Source Of Comfort (True North) is the latest LP from legendary Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn. It’s also his 31st studio album in a career that dates back all the way to the mid-’60s. Over the years, Cockburn has become one of his country’s most successful and honored musicians, winning more than his share of [...]
Prolific, Philadelphia-based electro-funk record-scratcher RJD2 has called upon his alter-ego, the Insane Warrior, to unleash his latest genre-bending effort, We Are The Doorways, off his own RJ’s Electrical Connections. An entirely instrumental affair, single “The Water Wheel” is a departure from the DJ’s reliable rhythms, instead conjuring up glitchy audio specters of horror-movie scores during [...]
Small Source Of Comfort (True North) is the latest LP from legendary Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn. It’s also his 31st studio album in a career that dates back all the way to the mid-’60s. Over the years, Cockburn has become one of his country’s most successful and honored musicians, winning more than his share of [...]
Belong is a band that only surfaces when it has something really compelling to offer up for public consumption. As such, the duo’s fans—a small but very devoted bunch—typically wait much longer than they’d like for Turk Dietrich and Michael Jones to release new material. That wait has ended today with the band’s release of [...]
To celebrate today’s crop of releases, here are new mp3s from Richard Ashcroft, Belong, Communipaw, Dangerous Ponies, Dog Day, Leverage Models, Roommate and the Soundtrack Of Our Lives. Also, vote for your favorite of today’s new releases.
