Stereogum's 25 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2010
Stereogum — Stereogum's 25 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2010 thubmnail icon: Stereogum's 25 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2010 This year in music was great and we'rea gonna let it finish (sorry), but in terms of notable album releases the ship has sailed. No offense, 30 Seconds To Mars. While the Gummys' virtual poll booth remains open for a few more days (did we mention ...

Shorties (Greatest Fantasy Novels of All Time, Books About Music, and more)
Largehearted Boy — ... The San Jose Mercury News offers graphic novel gift suggestions. Stereogum lists the 25 most anticipated albums of 2010. IGN lists the top 10 songs about food. Singer-songwriter Sam Roberts ...

Sci-fi-delity
Winnie Cooper — ... Yeasayer’s, “Odd Blood” made Stereogums list for most anticipated albums of 2010, it comes out 2/9. I’m excited. ...

Music Notes: The Early Edition, November 27, 2009
CBC Radio 3 — ... Heartland makes Stereogum's 25 Most Anticipated Albums of 2010. ...

the specialnessity..
Thepunkguy — a. new Bapes, wait, even more harder to find BAPES/ b. I want a NEW DRUG!! c. Decibel’s top 40 metal records of the year HERE> Um.. Ok I don’t know a lot of them but where is the entire “Southern Lord” roster?? wtf? d. Gizmodo lists it’s best GADGETS of the year HERE> I am almost embarrassed to admit how many of them I own. e. Stereogum’s Most anticipated albums of 2010 HERE> f. Careful where you lose shit.. ...

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Mos Def, Talib Kweli, The Roots, And Two Dirty Projectors Did Fallon
Stereogum — ... Posted at 10:21 AM in Video Tags: Black Star | Dirty Projectors | Jimmy Fallon | Mos Def | Talib Kweli | The Roots Bookmark and Share Previous Post: Spoon Transference Cover Unveiled icon box thumb Leave a comment Name Email Address URL Remember personal info? Comments [image] SHOW VIDEOGUM TABS MOST COMMENTED MOST VIEWED POPULAR PHOTOS POPULAR MP3S thumbnail: Stereogum’s 25 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2010 1 Stereogum's 25 Most ...

New Spoon - "Written In Reverse"
Stereogum — ... to Spoon's Transference in all its anticipated glory. In posting it Brandon likened collecting the various promo bits to piecing together a puzzle, so it's somewhat fitting the album's first single has a title promising a riddle. We ...

New Album Releases (First Quarter 2010)
Bumpershine.com — ... Serena-Maneesh (Mar 2010) 4AD Spencer Krug – “Moonface” EP (Early 2010) LCD Soundsystem (Mar 2010) DFA Foals (Mar 2010) Sub Pop The Apples in Stereo (Mar 2010) Yep Roc Plants and Animals (Mar 2010) Secret City Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings (Mar 2010) Daptone Legendary Shack*Shakers (Mar 2010) * Speculative. All dates are subject to change. Sources: MetaCritic, Wikipedia, Stereogum, My Inbox, The Internets ...

Yr Favorite Music of 2009
NPR Blogs: Monitor Mix — ... In other best-worst / most-least / good-bad news, Stereogum has compiled the most anticipated albums of 2010. From Spoon to Panda Bear, Interpol to MGMT, it looks like next year is going to be one giant cupcake. Whether we're disappointed or sated by the feast is another question all together. ...

New Final Fantasy - "Lewis Takes Action" & "E Is For Estranged"
Stereogum — ... thubmnail icon: New Final Fantasy - "Lewis Takes Action" & "E Is For Estranged" Folks have been patiently awaiting Owen Pallett's forthcoming third Final Fantasy full-length ...

Stereogum Presents: In Memoriam 2009
Stereogum — ... ) and it's easy to see why. As we gear up for year end, spending awkward time with our extended families, it's natural to take stock of the last twelve months and ask the important questions. "When will I find a job that doesn't crush my soul?" "What's wrong with my OKCupid profile?" "Animal Collective or Grizzly Bear?" "Why is it 60° in Brooklyn?" Last week we all got psyched for 2010. This week we end on a somber note by reflecting ...

New Liars - "Scissor"
Stereogum — In the midst of this "chillwave" moment, the jagged claustrophobia of Liars' anticipated (and ambitious) fifth album Sisterworld -- outcasts and loners mixing it up in a post-punk riot of paranoia, cynicism, humor, dirt -- is a great way for folks scared of things labeled "noise," "punk," or "metal" to inject caffeine and sweat into their everyday. Plus, even in the midst of all the clattering, there's still plenty of chilled-out beauty. For instance, before things get rumbling, the album opens with the iced harmonizing of "Scissor." Get yourself ...

Eddie Vedder Gets Engaged
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Jim James Hints At New MMJ, MOF LPs
Stereogum — ... & "Rulers, Ruling All Things" icon box thumb Leave a comment Name Email Address URL Remember personal info? Comments SHOW VIDEOGUM TABS MOST COMMENTED MOST VIEWED POPULAR PHOTOS POPULAR MP3S thumbnail: SPIN’s 40 Best Albums Of 2009 1 SPIN 's 40 Best Albums Of 2009 thumbnail: Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums, Songs Of The ’00s 2 Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums, Songs Of The '00s thumbnail: The 25 69 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2010 3 The 25 69 Most ...

Sample Broken Bells, James Mercer & Danger Mouse's New Project
Stereogum — ... , a site featuring the same aesthetic as brokenbells.com along with that aforementioned and spotlighted silhouette of Mercer and Burton. That, and ebbelkslorn is an anagram of brokenbells. Now, if you hit ebbelkslorn.com and refresh a bunch of times you'll get to hear some snippets from the album. None with James's voice, but it's always satisfying to solve a mystery (or, an ad campaign). Plus, we read somewhere this album was highly anticipated. Anyhow, yes, it seems like they are indeed going with the name Broken Bells. ...

Frusciante Confirms RHCP Split
Stereogum — ... O, Jack White, Brüno Vie For 2010 Oscars icon box thumb Leave a comment Name Email Address URL Remember personal info? Comments SHOW VIDEOGUM TABS MOST COMMENTED MOST VIEWED POPULAR PHOTOS POPULAR MP3S thumbnail: Pitchfork’s Top 100 Songs Of 2009 1 Pitchfork's Top 100 Songs Of 2009 thumbnail: Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums, Songs Of The ’00s 2 Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums, Songs Of The '00s thumbnail: The 25 69 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2010 3 The 25 69 Most ...

Top 10 Albums of 2009 - Featuring the Best Band You're Not Listening To (Yet)
Zoom In - Community for Creatives — ... Do not listen to your crotchety friends: 2009 was a fantastic year for music. From Animal Collective back in January to Alicia Keys and Stephen Colbert duetting two days ago, this has been one of the best in recent memory (even so, 2010 certainly has the potential to top it). ...

Radiohead Return To Studio Next Month
Stereogum — ... doing, but for obvious reasons I can't divulge anything more.. anyway we all love surprises don't we? 10 years ago we were all collectively (that's the band) in the land of Kid A .. and although hugely proud of that record, it wasn't a fun place to be .. What's reassuring now, is that we are most definitely a different band, which should therefore mean that the music is different too and that is the aim of the game....keep it moving. That's a relief. 2010 was looking bleak (sarcasm). And inspired by the listomia that's cemented Kid A as album of ...

Surfer Blood Unleash Second Track From Astro Coast
Nerdy Frames | Aucklands greatest audio and pop culture blog EVA — ... earlier this fall, but this week the band is giving away “Floating Vibes” all good and proper. Just in time for the holidays, the fuzzy Floridian five-piece with one of the most anticipated records of 2010 wanted to give fans a little something extra before the year came to a close. Speaking of this year, Surfer Blood’s ebullient single “Swim” was just named #37 on Pitchfork’s ...

Thursday News Threads
The KEXP Blog — ... in 2010. It seems to be a big goal year for a lot of musicians and there already too many high-profile 2010 albums to count, but check out this list for a little sample. They missed a couple that I’m stoked for, though: local indie pop band The Long Winters (and maybe a John Roderick/Kathleen Edwards side project?) and Okkervil River to name a couple… ...

Stereogum's 50 Most Downloaded MP3s Of 2009
Stereogum — ... The Love (The xx Remix)" 22 The Decemberists - "The Rake's Song" 21 Handsome Furs - "I'm Confused" 20 O+S - "We Do What We Want To" 19 The Golden Filter - "Solid Gold" 18 Foreign Born - "Early Warnings" 17 St Vincent - "The Strangers" 16 The Thermals - "Now We Can See" 15 Hope Sandoval And The Warm Inventions - "Blanchard" 14 Real Estate - "Fake Blues" 13 Julian Plenti - "Games For Days" 12 Yeasayer - "Ambling Alp" 11 The Raveonettes - "Suicide" 10 Cold Cave - "Life ...

Progress Report: of Montreal
Stereogum — ... The anticipated new of Montreal album may or may not be complete. Kevin Barnes says it all depends on how some upcoming sessions with Jon Brion work out. Barnes, who's always worked at home, alone, will meet up with Brion in early spring to work on the 16 songs that will likely make the new record. "If I wasn't going to go out there with Jon then they'd basically be done. They could be done. If I go out there with Jon and we both decide it's not working or whatever, I'll still have an album. And if I go out there and figure this is really great, then I'll have a ...

New Miles Kurosky - "I Can't Swim" (Stereogum Premiere)
Stereogum — ... After Beulah called it quits six years ago Miles Kurosky, the band's singer and songwriter, got married (to a woman he met on the final Beulah tour), had reconstructive surgery on his shoulder (twice), and was hospitalized for kidney trouble. The result is his first solo album, the highly anticipated Frank Lloyd Wright-referencing The Desert of Shallow Effects. It's only "solo" in titling: More than two dozen musicians join Kurosky with sundry stringed instruments, keyboards, horns, etc., on the 10 tracks. He produced it and old Beulah-mate Eli Crews (Deerhoof, Why?) ...

Toro Y Moi
Covert Curiosity, an Austin Music Blog — ... creates something-freaking-else! Over the course of his first groundbreaking full length “Causers Of This”, Toro Y Moi turns the aforementioned musics upside-down with his breathtakingly innovative approach. The incendiary power of Toro Y Moi’s funky synth and guitar play, pumping digital rhythms and gorgeously bright vocal harmonies makes for a formidable combination." More info: Toro Y Moi - MixMag - Album Review - Feb 2010 Stereogum talks "Causers of This" Pitchfork drops the news on "Causers of ...

Surfer Blood Premiere Astro Coast on AOL Music
Nerdy Frames | Aucklands greatest audio and pop culture blog EVA — One of the most anticipated albums of 2010 is almost here! Surfer Blood’s extraordinary Kanine Records debut Astro Coast may not hit stores until next week, but you can listen to it in its fuzzed-out pop-hook-filled entirety right now on AOL Music . The band also just premiered a Baroness-pegged remix of “Swim” that you can check out on Stereogum . Surfer Blood is heading out on a huge national tour this week (with a brief stopover in the UK), starting with sold out shows in NYC and Chicago. The trek pretty much keeps them on the road ...

New Gorillaz - "Stylo"
Stereogum — ... with the first listen from Plastic Beach , the animated experimentalists anticipated third LP. Guests galore on the album, which ...

New Pornographer's Together Details
Stereogum — ... thubmnail icon: New Pornographer's Together Details Last time we checked in on the New Pornographers, we didn't have many details about their anticipated Challengers followup. Now we do: The band's fifth album, Together , comes out in early May. It was produced by the band with Phil Palazzolo and was put to tape in Vancouver, Brooklyn, Woodstock, and Catskill, New York. As far as the songwriting breakdown: Nine songs by A.C. Newman, three by Dan Bejar. The lineup: Newman, Bejar, John Collins, Neko Case, Kurt Dahle, Kathryn Calder, Todd Fancey and Blaine Thurier. In ...

New Drive-By Truckers - "This Fucking Job" (Stereogum Premiere)
Stereogum — ... thubmnail icon: New Drive-By Truckers - "This Fucking Job" (Stereogum Premiere) As we mentioned a ways back, Patterson Hood told the Irish music blog Swear I'm Not Paul that Drive-By Truckers eighth studio album, the official followup to 2008's Brighter Than Creation's Dark , is "very much a rock album. Very melodic and more rocking than anything since disc 2 of Southern Rock Opera ." Confirmed: It offers big rock anthems that feel like they were written to be formed live. Much of it was written on the road -- it has that forward momentum. The 13-song collection ...

National Announce LP, Tour Dates
Stereogum — ... thubmnail icon: National Announce LP, Tour Dates This morning the National announced the first tour dates in support of their Boxer followup. The collection's still untitled but has been scheduled for release in May via 4AD (exact date TBA). If you recall, when we were talking about anticipated 2010 albums, we asked the band about the new one and Matt Berninger told us: We started out trying to make a fun pop record. I had the word HAPPINESS taped to my wall. We veered off that course immediately. We've narrowed it down to about 15 songs now and it's going to be our best ...

New Serena-Maneesh - "I Just Want To See Your Face"
Stereogum — ... thubmnail icon: New Serena-Maneesh - "I Just Want To See Your Face" After a five-year anticipatory build-up, Serena-Maneesh are most definitely back. They played a staggering set at Mercury Lounge Friday night, the precursor to a U.S. tour they've announced today which you should hit if you're into having your face melted. ( ...

Stream Pantha Du Prince Black Noise
Stereogum — ... thubmnail icon: Stream Pantha Du Prince Black Noise Here's your jump if you're looking for some weekending brain-decompression via compelling and endlessly dope minimal techno jams. The anticipated third long-player from German electro producer Hendrick Weber, aka Pantha Du Prince, features guest spots from Panda Bear (singing on "Stick To My Side") and !!!'s Tyler Pope amid 11 tracks stretching over nearly 1.5 hours. Each minute of which is streaming here, so get streaming. Recommended listening: (via ...

New Frightened Rabbit Video - "Nothing Like You"
Stereogum — ... thumbnail icon: New Frightened Rabbit Video - "Nothing Like You" So far everything that Frightened Rabbit's thrown into the pre-release promo pile has only built our anticipation for their forthcoming Winter Of Mixed Drinks . The charging "Nothing Like You" is all about the thrill of the rebound, and it comes with a tempo to match. "She was not the cure for cancer / And all my questions still asked for answers / But there is nothing like someone new / And this girl was nothing like you." Burn. We've heard it in ...

James Murphy [LCD Soundsystem, DFA] "Greenberg" Soundtrack
Oh No They Didn't! — ... , which also stars Ben Stiller and Rhys Ifans, when not finalizing LCD Soundsystem's anticipated, ostensibly slower, more rock-inclusive, and definitely ...