This week’s releases in NPR’s First Listen Series feature two of the most-anticipated (at least for me) albums of the Spring. First up, Wye Oak’s third album: Civilian (out 3/8). Add to that The Mountain Goats’ All Eternals Deck (out 3/29), and it’s going to be one heck of a week! Follow those links to check them out, and don’t forget to listen to R.E.M.’s Collapse Into Now on Tuesday at 2 p.m!
NPR’s All Songs Considered does it again! On March 1st, at 2 p.m. ET, we’ll get to listen to R.E.M.’s brand new Collapse Into Now (Out Mar 8th). The experience will be shared – via a chat app on this page at NPR – and will be our first chance to hear the record before it goes live in the First Listen Series on Mar. 2nd. And for those of you that can’t wait for a taste, follow me for an in-studio video of “Mine Smell Like Honey:”
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My birthday might be tomorrow, but NPR already gave me a sweet present… as of right now, you can hear all of Telekinesis‘ forthcoming album – 12 Desperate Straight Lines – over on their site. I urge you to head on over, now!
(And hey, thanks, NPR!)
A little bit behind on this (and everything), but if you want to hear Belle and Sebastian’s new album – Write About Love – then head on over to NPR. It’ll be streaming there until Oct. 12th. Visit NPR
If you’re finding Monday just a bit too much to deal with, then here’s a few things from our friends at NPR Music that will help you out. Or, if, like me, you’re trying to dig out from moving back to America, finishing a dissertation, letting your beloved website slide, etc… well, here’s a little something to get you back in the swing of things.
Or check out Neil Young’s Le Noise, available until Oct. 5th: here.
And while you’re at it, don’t forget Deerhunter’s Halcyon Digest (avail. until Sept. 28th), and The Corin Tucker Band’s 1,000 Years (avail. until Oct. 5th).