WHY? "The Water You Walk"

WHY? have shared a new b-side, "The Water You Walk," off the forthcoming 7" single, Waterlines. Check it out below, along with the new release, Mumps, etc., out now via Anticon. Also, remember that a Chicago show is set for February 21st at Lincoln Hall.




[STREAM] WHY? - The Water You Walk


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Ra Ra Riot "When I Dream"

Entertainment Weekly has shared a new tune, "When I Dream," off the forthcoming Ra Ra Riot release, Beta Love, out 1/22 via Barsuk. Check it out below and remember that a Chicago show is set for March 1st at Metro.




[STREAM] Ra Ra Riot - When I Dream


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Santigold "Girls"

Santigold has shared a new tune, "Girls," off the forthcoming compilation, GIRLS: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 1. Check it out below, along her new release, Master Of My Make-Believe, out now via Downtown/Atlantic.




[STREAM] Santigold - Girls


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Phosphorescent Announce Muchacho

Phosphorescent will release a new album, Muchacho, on 3/19 via Dead Oceans. Check the tracklist out below, along with the new tune, "Song For Zula."


Tracklist

01. Sun, Arise! (An Invocation, An Introduction)
02. Song For Zula
03. Ride On/Right On
04. Terror In The Canyons (The Wounded Master)
05. A Charm/ A Blade
06. Muchacho's Tune
07. A New Anhedonia
08. The Quotidian Beasts
09. Down To Go
10. Sun's Arising (A Koan, An Exit)




[STREAM] Phosphorescent - Song For Zula


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Chromewaves' Favorite Albums Of 2012

Frank from Chromewaves has shared his Favorite Albums Of 2012. Check it out below.


(In Alphabetical Order)

Allo Darlin' - Europe [Slumberland]
Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man [Parlophone]
Chromatics - Kill For Love [Italians Do It Better]
Evening Hymns - Spectral Dusk [Shuffling Feet]
Japandroids - Celebration Rock [Polyvinyl]
Jens Lekman - I Know What Love Isn't [Secretly Canadian]
Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It [Matador]
Saint Etienne - Words and Music By Saint Etienne [Heavenly]
Shearwater - Animal Joy [Sub Pop]
Jessie Ware - Devotion [Island]



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Video: Rabble Rabble "Cole's Bathroom"

Rabble Rabble have a new video for "Cole's Bathroom." Check it out below, along with an mp3. They also have a Chicago show coming up on December 21st at the Empty Bottle.




[VIDEO] Rabble Rabble - Cole's Bathroom



[MP3] Rabble Rabble - Cole's Bathroom


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Video: YACHT "Second Summer"

YACHT have shared an mp3 and video for a new tune, "Second Summer," off a forthcoming release. Check it out below, along with the latest release, Shangri-La, out via DFA.




[VIDEO] YACHT - Second Summer




[MP3] YACHT - Second Summer



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Rolling Stone's Favorite Albums Of 2012

Rolling Stone has shared its Favorite Albums Of 2012 list. Check it out below.



50. Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
49. Amadou And Mariam - Folila
48. The Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania
47. Todd Snider - Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables
46. Muse - The 2nd Law
45. Rick Ross - Rich Forever
44. Garbage - Not Your Kind of People
43. fun. - Some Nights
42. Allo Darlin' - Europe
41. The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter
40. Escort - Escort
39. Passion Pit - Gossamer
38. Titus Andronicus - Local Business
37. Justin Townes Earle - Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now
36. Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man in the Universe
35. Grizzly Bear - Shields
34. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
33. Grimes - Visions
32. Hospitality - Hospitality
31. Taylor Swift - Red
30. Azealia Banks - 1991
29. Dave Matthews Band - Away From the World
28. Beach House - Bloom
27. Gary Clark Jr. - Blak and Blu
26. Django Django - Django Django
25. Donald Fagen - Sunken Condos
24. G.O.O.D. Music - Cruel Summer
23. Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits
22. Bonnie Raitt - Slipstream
21. Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
20. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
19. Band Of Horses - Mirage Rock
18. Nas - Life is Good
17. John Mayer - Born and Raised
16. Cat Power - Sun
15. Dr. John - Locked Down
14. Best Coast - The Only Place
13. Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
12. Jimmy Cliff - Rebirth
11. Mumford & Sons - Babel
10. Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
09. Japandroids - Celebration Rock
08. Green Day - !Uno!
07. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Here
06. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
05. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
04. Bob Dylan - Tempest
03. Jack White - Blunderbuss
02. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
01. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball



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NPR's Favorite Albums Of 2012

NPR has shared its Favorite Albums Of 2012. Check it out below.



(In Alphabetical Order)

Ab-Soul - Control System
Alabama Shakes - Boys And Girls
Alisa Weilerstein & Daniel Barenboim - Elgar & Carter Cello Concertos
Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
Andy Stott - Luxury Problems
Astro - Astro
Simon Rattle & The Berlin Philharmonic - Bach: St. Matthew Passion
Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man In The Universe
Bomba Estereo - Elegancia Tropical
Brooklyn Rider - Seven Steps
Cafe Tacvba - El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco
Carla Morrison - Dejenme Llorar
Cat Power - Sun
Cody ChesnuTT - Landing On A Hundred
Dan Deacon - America
Death Grips - NO LOVE DEEP WEB
Debo Band - Debo Band
Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
Dwight Yoakam - 3 Pears
Exitmusic - Passage
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
Flying Lotus - Until The Quiet Comes
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
Fun. - Some Nights
Homeboy Sandman - First Of A Living Breed
Iris DeMent - Sing The Delta
Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang - En Yay Sah
Japandroids - Celebration Rock
Karriem Riggins - Alone Together
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City
Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
Leila Josefowicz - Salonen: Violin Concerto
Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
Matt Ulery - By A Little Light
Meek Mill - Dreamchasers 2
Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
Neneh Cherry & The Thing - The Cherry Thing
Now, Now - Threads
Pallbearer - Sorrow And Extinction
Patrick Watson - Adventures In Your Own Backyard
Pink - The Truth About Love
Regina Spektor - What We Saw From The Cheap Seats
San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas - Adams: Harmonielehre/Short Ride In A Fast Machine
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
Swans - The Seer
Ty Segall - Twins
The Very Best - MTMTMK
Vijay Iyer Trio - Accelerando
Wadada Leo Smith - Ten Freedom Summers
The 2 Bears - Be Strong



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Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2012

Stereogum has posted its Favorite Albums Of 2012 list. Check it out below.



50. Flying Lotus - Until The Quiet Comes [Warp]
49. Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold [Dull Tools]
48. The Shins - Port Of Morrow [Columbia/Aural Apothecary]
47. Rick Ross - Rich Forever [Maybach Music]
46. Matthew E. White - Big Inner [Spacebomb/Hometapes]
45. The Evens - The Odds [Dischord]
44. Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man [Capitol]
43. Action Bronson & Party Supplies - Blue Chips [self-released]
42. Sharon Van Etten - Tramp [Jagjaguwar]
41. Sun Kil Moon - Among The Leaves [Caldo Verde]
40. Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind [Epitaph]
39. Jessica Pratt - Jessica Pratt [Birth Records]
38. Mount Eerie - Ocean Roar [P.W. Elverum And Sun]
37. Joey Bada$$ - 1999 [self-released]
36. Chris Cohen - Overgrown Path [Captured Tracks]
35. Swearin' - Swearin' [Salinas]
34. Future - Pluto [Epic/A1/Free Bandz]
33. How To Dress Well - Total Loss [Acéphale]
32. Ty Segall - Twins [Drag City]
31. ScHoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions [Top Dawg Entertainment]
30. Torche - Harmonicraft [Volcom]
29. Purity Ring - Shrines [4AD/Last Gang]
28. Cat Power - Sun [Matador]
27. Beach House - Bloom [Sub Pop]
26. Grimes - Visions [4AD/Arbutus]
25. Nude Beach - II [Other Music Recording Company]
24. Sleigh Bells - Reign Of Terror [Mom + Pop]
23. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music [Williams Street]
22. DIIV - Oshin [Captured Tracks]
21. Screaming Females - Ugly [Don Giovanni]
20. Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light [Fat Possum]
19. Taylor Swift - Red [Big Machine]
18. Baroness - Yellow & Green [Relapse]
17. The Men - Open Your Heart [Sacred Bones]
16. Grizzly Bear - Shields [Warp]
15. El-P - Cancer For Cure [Fat Possum]
14. Chromatics - Kill For Love [Italians Do It Better]
13. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! [Constellation]
12. Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream [RCA]
11. Tame Impala - Lonerism [Modular]
10. Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan [Domino]
09. Chairlift - Something [Columbia]
08. The Walkmen - Heaven [Fat Possum]
07. Japandroids - Celebration Rock [Polyvinyl]
06. Cloud Nothings - Attack On Memory [Carpark]
05. Jessie Ware - Devotion [PMR]
04. Swans - The Seer [Young God]
03. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. City [TDE/Interscope]
02. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange [Def Jam]
01. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... [Epic]



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Video: M83 "Wait"

M83 have a new video for "Wait," a tune off the latest release, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, out via Mute. Check it out below.




[VIDEO] M83 - Wait


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Video: POP ETC "Speak Up"

POP ETC have a new video for "Speak Up," a off the The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 soundtrack. Check it out below, along with the self-titled debut, POP ETC, out now via Rough Trade.




[VIDEO] POP ETC - Speak Up


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Ducktails "Letter Of Intent"

Ducktails have shared a new tune, "Letter Of Intent," off the forthcoming release, The Flower Lane, out 1/29 via Dominio. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.




[STREAM] Ducktails - Letter Of Intent


Tour Dates

01.23.13 at Le Poisson Rouge (New York, NY)
02.15.13 at Maroquinerie (Paris, FR)
02.16.13 at Botanique (Brussels, BE)
02.17.13 at Paradiso (Amsterdam, NE)
02.18.13 at Merleyn (Nijmegen, NE)
02.19.13 at Prinzenbar (Hamburg, DE)
02.20.13 at Haus Ungarn (Berlin, DE)
02.22.13 at Frost (Copenhagen, DK)
02.24.13 at Green Door Store (Brighton, UK)
02.25.13 at The Lexington (London, UK)


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Ivan & Alyosha "Running For Cover"

Ivan & Alyosha have shared a new tune, "Running For Cover," off the forthcoming debut, All The Times We Had, out 2/26 via Missing Piece/Dualtone. Check it out below.




[STREAM] Ivan & Alyosha - Running For Cover


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Video: Yellow Ostrich "Ghost"

Yellow Ostrich have a new video for the title track off the new EP, Ghost, out now via Barsuk. Check it out below.




[VIDEO] Yellow Ostrich - Ghost


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[Count Me Out] Yellow Ostrich "Ghost"
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