12 New Songs Out This Week
So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming...
View ArticleLocal Natives discuss their 10 favorite songs with harmonies
Local Natives are a band who have been known for their harmonies since day one, so we were thrilled at the idea of hearing about some of their favorite harmonies by other groups, and their list did not...
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Animal Collective announce ‘Sung Tongs’ live album & vinyl repress (hear...
Animal Collective are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their fifth album, 2004’s Sung Tongs, and they’re giving the album a vinyl repress for the occasion. It’ll be available on canary yellow and...
View ArticleAnimal Collective’s Avey Tare & Panda Bear team up on new song “Vampire Tongues”
Animal Collective co-founders and co-lead vocalists Avey Tare and Panda Bear have teamed up for a new song together, “Vampire Tongues.” It’s a solo song for Avey with Panda Bear joining as a guest, and...
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Listen to Panda Bear & Sonic Boom’s EP of mariachi versions of ‘Reset’ songs
Panda Bear and Sonic Boom released their wonderful album Reset in 2022 and then a dub version of the album made with On-U Sound’s Adrian Sherwood in 2023. Now they’ve released an EP of Reset songs...
View Article21 New Songs Out Today
So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming...
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Weyes Blood, Bob Mould, Robin Pecknold & more share eating-on-tour stories in...
Real Estate bassist Alex Bleeker has announced his first book, Taste in Music: Eating On Tour with Indie Musicians. It’s out September 24 via Chronicle Books. Says Alex, “This book is a thoughtful...
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Los Campesinos’ 50-song inspo playlist includes Sidekicks, Hotelier,...
Los Campesinos!‘ anticipated new album All Hell (their first in seven years and first for their own Heart Swells label) comes out this Friday (7/19), and ahead of its release, they’ve shared a playlist...
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Panda Bear announces new album & tour w/ Toro Y Moi, shares “Defense” ft...
Panda Bear has announced a new album, Sinister Grift, which will be out February 28 via Domino. He made it at his Estudio Campo in Lisbon, Portugal and co-produced it with his Animal Collective...
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Notable Releases of the Week (9/29)
It’s another big week for music so let’s get right to it. I highlight 12 below, and Bill tackles Blonde Redhead, Wilco, Melenas, Modern Nature, Seablite, Don Letts, and the Moondog tribute (ft. Jarvis...
View ArticleOur Favorite Songs of the Week (playlist)
Between our daily coverage, our Notable Releases and Indie Basement columns, and our monthly punk and rap roundups, we post tons of new music all the time here on BrooklynVegan. In an effort to keep...
View ArticleMOJO’s Top 75 Albums of 2023
2023 year-end list season began last week with Uncut, and now fellow UK mag MOJO‘s list is here. Uncut‘s list was in their issue with Bob Dylan on the cover, and MOJO have The Beatles on the cover....
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Animal Collective’s Geologist & Highlife’s D.S. announce collab album, share...
Animal Collective‘s Brian “Geologist” Weitz and Highlife‘s Doug Shaw have announced a collaborative album, A Shaw Deal, which will be out January 31 via Drag City. The album was almost accidental....
View ArticleAvey Tare tells us his 10 Favorite Albums of 2024
As the holidays wrap up and we get ready to look forward to the year we’re now in, here’s one last Best of 2024 list. This one is from Avey Tare of Animal Collective. His list includes Alan Sparhawk...
View Article13 New Songs Out Today
So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming...
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