Deerhunter's Lockett Pundt will release his second album as Lotus Plaza later this spring, and today he posted the first new track from the LP, "Strangers." Stream it below. Spooky…   Read Story »

At an Atlas Sound show in Minneapolis earlier this week, some heckler requested a cover of the Knack's new wave nugget "My Sharona." Frontman (and, for this tour, sole member) Bradford Cox responded…   Read Story »

Lotus Plaza, the solo side project from Deerhunter's Lockett Pundt, has a new split 10" single coming out with Nice Weekend, otherwise known as Pundt's fiancee Shayda Yavari. On the B-side, Pundt…   Read Story »

To celebrate Leonard Cohen's new record Old Ideas, our Album Of The Week, Columbia is putting together a series of tribute videos featuring contemporary artists covering their favorite Cohen songs.…   Read Story »

We first brought up Kazu Makino's (Blonde Redhead) benefit compilation We Are The Works In Progress as we discussed Four Tet's contribution, "Moma," and today a brand new instrumental Deerhunter…   Read Story »

Label/tastemakers CoCo Art, in step with the season, posted their third annual Roam For The Holidaze compilation featuring contributions from Lotus Plaza (Deerhunter's Lockett Pundt), Old King Cole…   Read Story »

At a Black Lips show in Conley, Georgia over the weekend, Deerhunter/Atlas Sound frontman Bradford Cox came to the stage dressed as another famously tall and gawky frontman, Joey Ramone. Cox, in a…   Read Story »

Making a pit stop in Los Angeles prior to their Summer Sonic shows in Japan, Deerhunter dropped by the Wiltern with walls of noise that rattled the Art Deco theater. Keeping things in the noisy…   Read Story »

Pitchfork Fest's final day was a scorcher. We're still recovering, but our tireless photog Graeme Flegenheimer braved the heat to deliver pics of Ariel Pink, Baths, Cut Copy, Deerhunter, How To Dress…   Read Story »

Music Critic/Ui co-founder (and, full disclosure, associate) Sasha Frere-Jones remixed Georgia underground legends Pylon's "Yo-Yo" twice by adding a number of new elements, including vocals by Sleigh…   Read Story »