At NPR, stream the new self-titled Wild Flag album (out September 13th). The New Yorker has posted an excerpt from Haruki Murakami's new novel, 1Q8
-- The Sunset Junction Street Fair, which was to take place this weekend in Los Angeles, has been canceled after the city denied the festival permi
Welcome to 5-10-15-20, where we talk to artists about the music they loved at five-year interval points in their lives. Our latest subject is Okkervil
MP3 Baltimore-based Wham City! affiliates Future Islands can be a kind of polarizing band. When I saw them live opening for Titus Andronicus and Okke
The Son(s) It's been a few months since I last mentioned anything about The Son(s), that's not to say that they've not been busy. They're currently w
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MUSIC NEWS - With the release of their latest full-length album I Am Very Far, Okkervil River have had a busy summer. Just this month Okkervil River
I’m back from my two-week break – hopefully Natasha took good care of you. If you’re suffering withdrawal symptoms from not getting
-- Yuck's Daniel Blumberg's solo project Oupa will release its debut LP, Forget, August 15 in the UK on Blumberg's own Boiled Egg label (Fat Possum
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp
Okkervil River have announced dates in Perth, Sydney and Brisbane to join their Melbourne Festival shows. It will the band’s fifth tour to Aust
Want to spend more money on The Suburbs? Well now is your chance! Arcade Fire: The Suburbs (Deluxe Edition) (with bonus tracks) Archers Of Loaf: Ic
This year's Fun Fun Fun festival goes down November 4-6 at Auditorium Shores in Austin, Texas. The lineup for the bash was announced today through the
A deluxe edition of The Arcade Fire's The Suburbs is in stores tomorrow, with two bonus tracks and a DVD with the Spike Jonze short film Scenes fro
WHAT: ØyaWHEN: August 9-13WHERE: Oslo, NorwayWHO: Kanye West, Pulp, Guided by Voices, Fleet Foxes, James Blake, Janelle Monáe, Aphex Twin, Jamie xx,
Austinist reviews 69 Love Scenes, a play inspired by Magnetic Fields' album 69 Love Songs. 69 Love Scenes, which opened last week at Salvage Vanguard
Banner image delicately lifted from these nice people. New albums are on their way from a couple of bands that might do something for you Slowcoustic
SHARON VAN ETTEN SIGNS TO JAGJAGUWAR With a voice known for its stark power and subtle refinement, Sharon Van Etten has a mastery for writing songs wi
I’ve spent just over a week in Sydney and I’m already missing Melbourne. On the first night I arrived, I walked around the city thinking
Here are our picks for the 20 best albums of 2011 so far. We selected 20 in total and most won’t come as a big surprise for long-time readers. W
Ouça mais faixas dos lançamentos do programa “Momento Maia -73”, depois vote no seu preferido! Banda/projeto criada em 2007 pelo criativo canto
Photo by Alexandra Valenti Literate Texan rockers Okkervil River have spent the past few months touring behind their new album I Am Very Far, and the
Confira! Lançamentos de Bon Iver, The Horrors e White Denim; o resgate sonoro de Billy Preston, Gregg Allman e Los Dug Dug's e finalizando a discotec
das sehnen der großen, der muntere auftritt der heißsporne, das gebinde im aufbau, den kleister aus meisterhand. the darcys sind im kommen, im werde
The Grownup Noise This Time With Feeling Announcing National Summer Tour Dates! Download: “The Artist Type” MP3 “….blends sleepy melodies with
By: David Schultz With a whole host of songs conveying a modest sense of emotional urgency without the repellent tinge of desperation, Okkervil River
All Songs Considered is streaming Patti Smith's song, "Words of Love" from the forthcoming Rave On Buddy Holly compilation album. The New York Revi
NPR is streaming Bon Iver's new self-titled album (out June 21st). Tea Obreht has won the 2011 Orange Prize for her novel The Tiger's Wife. Gary
Holy balls the new releases today are flowing like the wines of Capistrano. Just so so many good ones that I can hardly even fit them in t
Neil Young's A Treasure collects live performances from his 1984 and 1985 U.S. tours, and includes five previously unreleased songs. The week's mu
The New York Times examines the lasting influence of the riot grrrl movement. At Goodreads, Oscar Hijuelos lists five great works by Latino writers
The Hype Machine is streaming Tom Vek's new album Leisure Seizure (out June 7th). The New York Times reviews China Mieville's new novel Embassytown
Video of the Week: Brother - 'New Year's Day'Album of the Week: Pete & The Pirates - 'One Thousand Pictures'Single of The Week: Okkervil River - '
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me OutCrocodiles - Hearts of LoveFoster The People - Helena BeatMoby - The DayArctic Monkeys - Black TreaclePs I Love You - Fac
No sé si sea alguna coincidencia comercial, pero hay ciertos meses en el año en los cuales muchas bandas deciden lanzar al mercado sus nuevos álbum
Okkervil River’s music has always been on the darker side of the indie rock spectrum and their sixth album I Am Very Far is their least accessi
Ecco a voi un memo con le uscite di album e singoli in uscita questa settimana. Per quanto riguarda i singoli da segnalare Rope dei Foo Fighters e
After a run of concept albums, Will Sheff's literate indie rock project returns with a collection of unrelated songs united by the dense production.
On the last day of my visit to Austin, TX’s SXSW Festival, I felt somewhere along the lines of a pencil that’s been sharpened down to its eraser.
Remember when you were young and you could get bobbleheads of all your favorite sports stars that would sit on your shelf with their oversized heads a
After serving as Roky Erickson's backup band on True Love Cast Out All Evil, the Texas-based band return with their self-produced sixth studio album o
For more than a decade now, Okkervil River has been churning out stellar indie rock records. On May 10th they release the latest entry in their cata
When NPR posted up Okkervil River’s I Am Very Far “First Listen Live” article last Thursday, there was no actual first listen to be
Will Okkervil River employ other people to sing their songs this time? Ok, so that was the last album. Not happening this time? It might be due to the
I Am Very Far, the new album from Okkervil River, arrives May 10 on Jagjaguwar. Right now, the whole thing is streaming on NPR Music. And over here, y
NPR is streaming the new Okkervil River album, I Am Very Far (out May 10th). Three Percent has listed the 2011 winners of its best translated book
It hit 59 degrees yesterday in Chicago (which is 5 degrees below normal), but the sun was out so people were out in droves acting like they were on s
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DC9 at Night interviews Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff about the band's forthcoming album, I Am Very Far. The New York Times profiles Russian a
