mgmt. mgmt. 9.17.13.

leagues : spotlight (video)

summer music.

portugal. the man : plastic soldiers (stream)

never really got into these guys, but this is a nice dark and shuffling little number.

arctic monkeys : do i wanna know? (video)

first single / video from the always solid arctic monkeys' upcoming lp5.

julianna barwick : one half (stream)

local natives : you & i (video)

twin peaks : fast eddie (video)

Twin Peaks - Fast Eddie from RYAN OHM ▲ on Vimeo.

okkervil river : it was my season (stream)

basquiat's resume

no age : c'mon stimmung (stream)

smith westerns : idol (stream)

sigur ros : kveikur (album stream)

amazon is letting you stream sigur ros' new album for free over here. side note: amazon's album streaming setup is vastly superior to itunes in that you can see and play individual tracks.

mumford + costello : ghost of tom joad (video)

covering the boss.

the hobbit: the desolation of smaug (teaser trailer)

haim : forever (letterman)

reliable sister group haim stopped by letterman for a typically excellent performance.

washed out : it all feels right (stream)

it certainly does.

alice boman : waiting (stream)

rec'd if you like old cat power, youth lagoon.

the national : tiny desk concert

the tallest man on earth + idiot wind : working titles (damien rice cover)

pretty gorg, short for gorgeous.

we are finishing our album artwork today for #MGMT
— MGMT (@whoisMGMT) June 9, 2013

leopon.

kings of leon used jimmy fallon to announce their new album. in keeping with their "five syllable album title" rule, this one is called mechanical bull, and it's out september 24.

the greatest event in television history: hart to hart

neko case : the worse things get the harder i fight, the harder i fight the more i love you (album teaser)

typhoon : dreams of cannibalism (stream)

i'm always a sucker for some regal sounding horns.

local natives : breakers (letterman)

it's beyond me how i haven't seen these guys live yet.

father john misty : funtimes in babylon (video)

another great song from one of 2012s best albums.



also: he made a women's perfume. innocence by misty.

new father john misty album looks to be in the works...

beck : defriended (stream)

new standalone single from beck. really nice.

blackfish (trailer)

alunageorge. body music. 7.30.13.

hot chip : dark & stormy (stream)

a new one-off single.

vampire weekend : diane young (video)

lots of guests here, including chromeo, dirty projectors' dave longstreth, the walkmen's hamilton leithauser, santigold and sky ferreira.