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02/16/2015
Janice Headley
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  • NPR Music is currently streaming the forthcoming release from local ladies THEESatisfaction. Get a sneak peek at the album EarthEE here, out February 24th via Sub Pop Records. The album features guest appearances from labelmates Shabazz Palaces, as well as Meshell Ndegeocello. Be sure to tune in to KEXP on Monday, February 23rd for a LIVE in-studio session from THEESatisfaction at 1 PM PT. KEXP presents their album release show on Thursday, February 26th at Neumos. [Stereogum]
  • In the wake of Kanye West's beef with Beck that emerged from the Grammy Awards, DJ Windows 98 (aka Arcade Fire's Win Butler) has released a mash-up of West's "Jesus Walks" and Beck's slacker-anthem "Loser." Stream it below, and imagine a world where Kanye stays seated at awards ceremonies. [Pitchfork]

  • Get a first listen at the latest from Sufjan Stevens below: the enigmatic singer/songwriter has shared the track "No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross" from his first new album in five years, Carrie & Lowell (named after his mom and stepfather). Via a press release, Stevens states the album is about “life and death, love and loss, and the artist’s struggle to make sense of the beauty and ugliness of love.” Stevens will be stopping in Seattle for a two-night stand at The Paramount on Wednesday, June 10th and Thursday, June 11th. Carrie & Lowell hits stores on March 31st via Asthmatic Kitty Records. [Consequence of Sound]

  • While down under for Australia's Laneway Music Festival, Mac DeMarco went head-to-head with his mother, Agnes, for a round of trivia about himself. Boxers or Briefs? Favorite character of The Simpsons? Find out the answers to these questions, and so much more, below. DeMarco returns to Seattle on Thursday, April 23rd at The Neptune. [Spin]

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