Thanks to NPR, we’ve got two great albums this week! First up is one of the most highly-anticipated releases of the year: Bon Iver’s Bon Iver. It’s certainly a change in tone from 2008′s For Emma, Forever Ago, featuring a more complicated, textured set of musical arrangements. I’ve been looking forward to this all...
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Eddie Vedder, the Pearl Jam singer, and man-you’d-have-least-expected-to-release-a-ukulele-album-in-1993, has, in fact, released a new album called Ukulele Songs - and now you can hear the whole thing on NPR’s First Listen series. The album marks Vedder’s second solo effort after the exquisite soundtrack to the film Into the Wild, and features guests from Glen...
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It’s Monday, and that means those loveable scamps over at NPR have some fresh delights for us! As part of their First Listen series, you can hear new albums by Death Cab For Cutie, Joseph Arthur, and Thurston Moore. So, why wait? Head on over, and have a listen!
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Okkervil River‘s I Am Very Far is one of those albums that I’ve been looking forward to, this year, and now I’m happy to report that NPR has it up for listening. The album is available through their First Listen series, and can be enjoyed until its release on May 10th. So, head on...
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Hey, Everyone! As you may already know, it’s Record Store Day! Today’s the day where your favorite local record store is going to be even more chock full of fun and events: This year, there are rare releases by Nirvana, Fleet Foxes, R.E.M., and literally hundreds more! If you want to check out the...
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