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PlayList | 9 New Songs 2 Nerd Ur Freak To

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Throwback Thursday | 2080 - Yeasayer

Weekly Cover | Oh Wonder Cover Beyoncé’s “Crazy In Love”

Oh Wonder, who released their self-titled debut last year, stopped by the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge to cover Beyoncé’s “Crazy In Love” and perform their song “Without You.”  Oh Wonder are currently touring and will play First Avenue in Minneapolis on June 3rd with support from LANY (who recently stopped by First Ave with Troye Sivan).

Weekly Remix | Youth - Troye Sivan (Son Lux Remix)

Song Of The Week | Free - Broods

PlayList | 9 New Songs U Can Sway 1/2-Drunkenly To B4 U Hit Da Club

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Monthly Issue | February 2016

The Shows We Saw in February 2016 // Troye Sivan with LANY at First Avenue (02.19.16, LA & Michael)

Top Releases of February 2016 // MOTHXR | Centerfold // Porches | Pools // Jack Garratt | Phase // Animal Collective | Painting With // Junior Boys | Big Black Coat // Santigold | 99 Cents // Kanye West | The Life Of Pablo // Lily & Madeliene | Keep It Together // Dr. Dog | The Psychedelic Swamp

Listen to tracks off these albums as well as others below!

Kiss It Better (Explicit) | Rihanna

Weekly Cover | Tame Impala Cover Kylie Minogue’s “Confide In Me”

A couple months ago, Tame Impala stopped by Australia’s triple-J Radio and performed “The Less I Know The Better” off their 2015 album, Currents.  They also performed this cover of Kylie Minogue’s dreamy “Confide In Me.”  Listen to the original below!

Gold | Kiiara

Watch the new music video for Kiiara’s jamming, viral hit, “Gold.”  It hit SoundCloud nine months ago and has already earned her enough attention for a booking at her festival debut this summer, Lollapalooza Chicago, and it’s been used for an Apple Watch commercial.  

Before Lollapalooza, Kiiara is hitting the road with Aluna George.

HAIM Announce Summer Tour Dates | 2016

“annnnndddd we’re just getting started…” they teased.

HAIM posted a short video to their Instagram and other social media accounts showing them playing new music in the studio, discussing their desire to break out and hit the road with “these new songs.”  Most of the summer dates are festival appearances, so keep your eyes and ears peeled for a new album and a fall tour!

05-17 Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory 05-18 Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum Theater 05-20-22 Gulf Shores, AL - Hangout Music Festival 05-21 Baton Rouge, LA - Varisty Theatre 05-24 Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall 05-25 St Louis, MO - The Pageant 05-27 Columbus, OH - Express Live! Indoor Pavilion 05-28 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE – Indoor 05-27-29 Boston, MA - Boston Calling 06-03-05 New York, NY - Governor's Ball 06-03-05 Cincinnati, OH - Bunbury Music Festival 06-06 Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room 06-07 Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom 06-08 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel 06-09-12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo 07-23-24 Detroit, MI - Mo Pop Festival 07-22-24 Oro-Medonte, Ontario - Way Home Music and Arts Festival 07-28-31 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza 07-29-31 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga 08-11-13 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West 08-12 Copenhagen, Denmark - Tivoli Festival 08-13 Oslo, Norway - Oya

Cheap Thrills | Sia

Sia released a music video for her growing hit single “Cheap Thrills,” my favorite off her new album This Is Acting, which is a collection of rejected pop songs Sia wrote for other artists.  Rather than her talent and hard work go to waste, she used the songs as a sort of commentary on the fact that there is in fact another side to songwriting that doesn’t get the recognition of the performances themselves.  In this album, Sia is literally acting, singing songs that were not her own story, songs that were intended for another album.  The album still works as a hole in style and sound, but does lack the emotional connection and impact of her huge breakout record from 2014, 1000 Forms Of Fear, the success of which makes this new album, and it’s message, possible.

Song Of The Week | LIKE I WOULD - ZAYN

Desire | Years & Years feat. Tove Lo

Watch the unapologetically sexually well-rounded and accepting new music video for Years & Years’ “Desire,” a new single version, featuring the Swedish pop star and fellow Barrier Junkies 2015 breakout artist, Tove Lo! 

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New Music Friday | February 26th, 2016

Centerfold - MOTHXR 

This smooth-jazz, whispery, electronic-dance 90s-2000s throwback debut comes from the Brooklyn, New York based quartet of cool and creative dudes that aren’t afraid to make something a little different.  It actually reminds me a lot of some of the Australian indie-alternative pop(?) that was being made in 2010-2012, like Electric Guest, and yet, it really is it’s own thing. You just have to listen and enjoy it.  Don’t miss “She Can’t Tell,” but listen to “Easy” below!

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I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It - The 1975

Tackling the Sophomore Release Critics Challenge with a wide variety and a lot of new sounds, The 1975′s newest work will engage old fans, challenge some, while also reaching some new.  Following a huge debut is one of the most thankless challenges of the music industry, you can either change or stay the same, and either way, you’ve upset someone.  I think The 1975 have found a good balance, and for anyone that doesn’t like it, they made their “The Sound” music video just for you!  Listen to “Somebody Else” below.

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Keep It Together - Lily & Madeleine 

A more pulsing and movement-orientated release for this Americana-Folk duo of sisters from Indianapolis, Keep It Together expands the horizons of the band by pushing their boundaries into new sounds and rhythms.  Listen to “Midwest Kid” below, it was a song we could relate to, geographically.

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Other Notable Releases:

99 Cents - Santigold

This Unruly Mess I’ve Made - Macklemore + Ryan Lewis

How | Daughter (Official Music Video)

Watch the beautifully shot, written, and acted music video for Daughter’s “How” from their new album, Not To Disappear, which released last month.  The music video, to me, is about letting yourself go, freeing yourself, and the fear of doing so.  The video stars Marama Corlett.