A Camp is Nina Persson of The Cardigans as well as Atomic Swing’s Niclas Frisk and her husband Nathan Larson of Shudder to Think. Colonia is the band’s second record (out April, 28th 2009 on Nettwerk), slowly following 2001’s self-titled debut. To a casual observer, Persson’s home away from The Cardigans would seem like drastic […]

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The new Cursive record, Mama, I’m Swollen, will be out March 10, 2009 via Saddle Creek. It’s the band’s sixth studio album and follows the sorely underrated Happy Hollow from 2006. With Cursive’s penchant for heavy-handed, thematically driven song cycles, chances are good that Mama, I’m Swollen will follow suit, though that title, as awesome […]

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Nobody does that retro-sophisticated, icy synth-pop quite like Junior Boys. They’ve got the method down. Stereogum’s got an exclusive stream of their new single, “Parallel Lines.” It’s a mid-tempo jam packed with the requisite amount of falsetto come-ons. Even though they drag it out for six and a half minutes, it’s easy to get lost […]

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I’ve been a Depeche Mode fan since I was a kid. It was my gateway band to bigger and better things, but I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for it, even for the not-so-great albums (like the past decade’s worth). Well, 2005’s Playing the Angel wasn’t all bad. “Precious” was a good […]

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mebeliFranz Ferdinand’s new single Ulysses has been given the remix contest treatment and a winner has been crowned. Head over to BeatPortal to hear the winning entry from Keith & Supabeatz.

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“Artists including Dave Grohl, Eddie Vedder, Norah Jones and Jack Johnson are set to appear on a forthcoming Nick Drake tribute CD.” Bleh. Pardon me whilst I vomit. In more positive Nick Drake news, I Guess I’m Floating has a download of The Books & Jose Gonzalez doing Cello Song which is apparently on this […]

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One of my favorite people in the world, Steve Martin, is putting out an album of his idiosyncratic banjo picking on January 27, 2009 as a three-month Amazon exclusive. Martin’s been playing banjo since he was 17, and he’s been on Letterman a few times strutting his stuff with Earl Scruggs and other bluegrass luminaries. […]

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