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Speedy Ortiz

Speedy Ortiz “Tiger Tank”

We all know the the 20 year rule, and by that rule the ’90′s are back with a vengeance.  Enter Speedy Ortiz from the Boston DIY scene with their ’90′s reinvented sound. The group has released their first single “Tiger Tank” from [...]

May 13, 2013 Music
The xx Angels Sunset NPR Tiny Desk Concert Series

The xx Performs “Angels” & “Sunset” on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series

The xx recently stopped by the NPR Music office for an intimate live performance as part of their Tiny Desk Concert Series. The band performed stripped down versions of “Angels” and “Sunset” in the intimate little performance area.  [...]

February 15, 2013 Music
Alt-J NPR Tiny

Alt-J Visits NPR’s Tiny Desk

Mercury prize winner Alt-J visited NPR’s All Things Considered to perform a few hits from their album The Awesome Wave in a Tiny Desk concert. [...]

December 19, 2012 Music
CMJ 2012 Preview

Preview: CMJ Music Marathon 2012′s Most Anticipated Showcases

The annual CMJ Music Marathon starts tomorrow, woah! But don’t sweat it, we’ve been done our homework so you don’t have to, finally getting around to listening to a ton of new and upcoming bands, and marking our calendars for what [...]

October 15, 2012 CMJ, Music
CMJ 2012 NPR Radio

NPR Radio CMJ 2012 Preview Stream

We’ve been prepping non-stop for our very first year at CMJ bringing you coverage of their annual Music Marathon in New York and earlier this week NPR launched their very own 24-hour CMJ preview channel, curated by nine college music [...]

October 11, 2012 Live Music, Music
Bleached NPR Video

Video | Bleached perform “Electric Chair” on NPR

LA three piece Bleached stopped by a food truck parking lot in Austin Texas last week to perform a stripped down version of their awesome track “Electric Chair” for NPR. [...]

July 30, 2012 Music
The Walkmen Heaven

First Listen | The Walkmen ‘Heaven’

We’re a week away from The Walkmen’s seventh full length release Heaven and the good folks over at NPR have the full album available to stream before it drops via Fat Possum.  [...]

May 21, 2012 Music
beach house bloom

Now Streaming | Beach House ‘Bloom’

We’re waiting on pins and needles for Beach House’s new record Bloom which drops next Tuesday via Sub Pop, but the awesome people over at NPR have given us a chance to hear it a week early!  [...]

May 10, 2012 Music
Stream Grimes Visions

Streaming | Grimes ‘Visions’

Excited for Grimes debut album Visions  to drop on February 21st via 4AD and Arbutus? Yeah, us too. But thanks to the good folks over at NPR, you can now stream it in full way ahead of schedule! [...]

February 13, 2012 Music
Music Video | Cults “You Know What I Mean”

Music Video | Cults “You Know What I Mean”

Cults aren’t really in the habit of making lighthearted music videos to go along with their light pop tunes, and instead have perfected blending darker the undertones of their lyrics with a bittersweet finish.  [...]

February 9, 2012 Music
Now Streaming | Real Estate ‘Days’

Now Streaming | Real Estate ‘Days’

Just seven days before Real Estate prepares to drop their sophomore album Days, they’re streaming it in full for a few days on NPR. We’ve already heard “It’s Real” and “Green Aisles” and now we get to hear the full [...]

October 11, 2011 Music
Now Streaming | St. Vincent ‘Strange Mercy’

Now Streaming | St. Vincent ‘Strange Mercy’

Much like Neon Indian, St. Vincent is a week out from releasing their latest album Strange Mercy and yet again the good folks over at NPR are hooking us up with a stream of the full album to preview. [...]

September 6, 2011 Music
Now Streaming | Neon Indian Era Extraña

Now Streaming | Neon Indian Era Extraña

Not sure what you’ve been doing with your holiday weekend, but we were streaming Neon Indian’s latest heavy hitting electro-chillwave album Era Extraña thanks to the good folks over at NPR, who lately have been hooking us up with some [...]

September 6, 2011 Music
Listen | Bon Iver on World Cafe

Listen | Bon Iver on World Cafe

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon visited NPR’s World Cafe today to play a few songs live and chat with host David Dye about his music, the band, and their tour. [...]

September 2, 2011 Music
YACHT NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

Video | YACHT on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts

Gaining steam off their very latest album release Shangri-La, YACHT visited NPR’s offices to be featured on the Tiny Desk Concert series. [...]

June 25, 2011 Music