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First Listen: Smith Westerns, 'Soft Will'

The Chicago band's third album unleashes a sparkly charm offensive that practically rolls down your car windows for you. Sweet and dreamy, slick and sunny, Soft Will is the sound of weaponized agreeability. Listen to Smith Westerns' Soft Will streaming via FUV and NPR music prior to its June 25 release on Mom + Pop.

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Posted 6-19-13 by guest
Tags: Smith Westerns

Arcade Fire, Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons Among Winners At The Brits

Posted 2-15-11 by Kara Manning
Tags: Arcade Fire, Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons

It's been a weird and wonderful week for Arcade Fire as the Canadian band, fresh off their big Grammy win on Sunday, took home more awards at The Brits, the UK's version of the Grammys, on Tuesday night. Other winners included Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons, Cee Lo Green, Plan B, Tinie Tempah and Rihanna.

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Arcade Fire, Eminem, The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket On Board Bonnaroo 2011

Posted 2-15-11 by Kara Manning
Tags: Arcade Fire, Bonnaroo, Eminem, The Black Keys, The Decemberists, The Strokes

In a video announcement made this morning by Conan O'Brien for the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Arcade Fire, Eminem, Widespread Panic, Buffalo Springfield, The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket, Robert Plant & Band of Joy, Lil Wayne, The Decemberists, Florence and The Machine and more will be descending on Manchester, Tennessee from June 9-12.

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Death Cab For Cutie Return With Codes and Keys This May

Posted 2-15-11 by Kara Manning
Tags: Death Cab for Cutie

It's been expected, but now it's official. Death Cab for Cutie have announced that their next album, Codes and Keys, will drop on May 31 on Atlantic Records, a few days after their appearance at the Sasquatch Music Festival.

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Deerhunter Release Live EP

Posted 2-15-11 by Kara Manning
Tags: Deerhunter

Deerhunter's early autumn gig at the Soho Apple store in New York has been released on iTunes and includes terrific versions of "Rainwater Cassette Exchange" and "Revival." Plus the band dips flexes its cinematic muscles with a new score for a short film for fashion design house Rodarte with Elle Fanning ambling around aimlessly and playing in dirt. Watch it after the jump.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 20

Posted 2-15-11 by Russ Borris
Tags: Cut Copy, James Blake, Peter Bjorn and John, PJ Harvey, Smith Westerns, Tennis, The Twilight Singers

Peter Bjorn and John and James Blake break onto the TAS Top 20 while Tennis call game, set and match and win the coveted top spot.

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TAS In Session: Iron & Wine

Posted 2-14-11 by Kara Manning, Rita Houston
Tags: Calexico, Califone, Iron & Wine

Iron & Wine's Sam Beam decided to change things up a bit for his fourth proper studio album, Kiss Each Other Clean, jumping onto a major label and drawing on a sunnier sound and slicker production. The day before his Radio City Music Hall gig, Beam and some of his bandmates dropped by Studio A to discuss the album's genesis with WFUV's Rita Houston and they played a mini-set of songs, including "Me and Lazarus" and "Tree By The River."  Video after the jump.

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