Congratulations, dear friends, on another week well done! And I mean that for most of you, primarily excepting those of you in the Russian government. You guys need to cool it with your insatiable…   Read Story »

This week we witnessed some thoughtful debate about: the new xx track "Chained," Beck's decision to release his next album as sheet music, and our scientific ranking of Blur's 10 best songs. One…   Read Story »

This week was bookended by a pair of songs -- Animal Collective's "Today's Supernatural" and Grizzly Bear's "Yet Again" -- that come from two of our most anticipated albums of the year. Are you so…   Read Story »

This week we heard new tunes from Bat For Lashes, the Mountain Goats, Crystal Castles, Tame Impala, and A$AP Rocky. Boy George covered Lana Del Rey, and Lana Del Rey covered Nirvana. We dropped our…   Read Story »

This week we heard new tracks from the xx, Kendrick Lamar, and Menomena. We watched new videos from Jack White, The-Dream, and Lana Del Rey. We celebrated the anniversaries of Appetite For…   Read Story »

Did you guys have a good Frank Ocean week? We started it with a Channel Orange comment party, then watched the singer's stunning Fallon performance, posted our Premature Evaluation, and dug up a…   Read Story »

This week we celebrated Dirty Projectors, Christopher Owens, Frank Ocean, and American independence (with some help from Indie Song Of The Summer champions Japandroids). Let's take a look at what you…   Read Story »

This week we got nostalgic about Singles, PJ Harvey, the Flaming Lips, and 20 Artists Who Have Kept Us Waiting Forever for new albums. But we're also looking ahead, specifically to next week when we…   Read Story »

This week we saw the cover of Centipede Hz and the dong of Shia LaBeouf. But an even more controversial topic was David Lowery's screed on paying for music in the digital age. You guys had a lot to…   Read Story »

This week we heard new tunes from Frank Ocean, Superchunk, Azealia Banks, David Byrne & St. Vincent, and Dirty Projectors. Will any of those be The Indie Song Of The Summer? Or should we crown a…   Read Story »