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Forest, 'John' -- Song Premiere
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Forest, 'John' -- Song Premiere

Courtesy Tip Top Recordings Yes, Forest is a band of boys from England. No, they are nothing like One Direction. The young Cambridge five-piece self-produced their Sweetcure EP fresh out of college, in the interest of introducing their feel-good take on garage rock to the world on their own terms. Their sound is nothing if not ...

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Atoms for Peace Tour, Devendra Banhart's New Song & More -- News Roundup

Jim Dyson/Stringer, Getty Images We already knew plans were in the works for an Atoms For Peace debut album and tour dates, but the details have been a bit fuzzy -- until today. Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich will play a series of live DJ sets dressed up album launch parties to introduce Amok to London, Berlin, and New York in the coming ...

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Elton John on Queens of the Stone Age Album, Dirty Projectors Play 'Conan' & More -- News Roundup

Larry Busacca, Getty Images The Dave Grohl "Chelsea Lately" takeover continues to yield headline-grabbing results as, last night, the Foo Fighters frontman interviewed Sir Elton John and revealed that both guest-star on the upcoming new Queens of the Stone Age album. [NME] Dirty Projectors took on "Conan" last night with a mercurial ...

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Black Prairie's 'Up in the Branches' Field-Recording Fail -- Exclusive Video and Bonus Free MP3

Jason Quigley Black Prairie is less a side project and more an exercise in compartmentalization. Multi-instrumentalist Chris Funk got antsy in between tours with the Decemberists and figured it was high time he took up the dobro. (For the uninitiated, the dobro looks a like an acoustic guitar with a steel belly, and sounds more or less ...

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Gold Fields, 'Dark Again (Live)' -- Video Premiere

McLean Stephenson Gold Fields are premiering a live video for "Dark Again" to fête this month's release of their full-length debut, Black Sun, coming out Feb. 26 on Astralwerks. The track pulsates with dancefloor-beckoning beats and buzzy bass -- it's electropop so tempting, we dare you not to dance once you hit Play. With the raw ...

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Flaming Lips' Chocolate Heart, Grohl Disses Britney & More -- News Roundup

Courtesy of Dude, Sweet Chocolate Carrying on their tradition of weird collaborations, the Flaming Lips hooked up with chocolatier Dude, Sweet Chocolate to create an anatomically correct chocolate heart that will contain a USB mixtape of 15 tracks called Songs of Love. Just be careful not to swallow it while you eat your heart out. ...

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Plates of Cake, 'Late Last London' -- Song Premiere

Sophie Byerley Brooklyn's Plates of Cake are set to release Teenage Evil, the followup to their 2010 full-length eponymous debut. "Late Last London" offers a glimpse into the Colorado-formed band's smooth integration of classic punk-influenced rock and a vocal delivery at once hearkening Bob Dylan and Matt Berninger of the National. ...

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