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01/29/2016
Britta Plyler

  • Danish rock duo The Raveonettes are taking a more avant-garde approach to releasing new music. Instead of putting together a full LP, they've decided to shared one new song a month as part of their Rave-Sound-Of-The-Month series. Check out the first song of the series, "The World is Empty (Without You)," below. [Stereogum]

  • Vince Staples has unveiled the video for "Lift Me Up," a track from last year's album Summertime '06. The video takes the title quite literally, as Staples gets lifted up above the city and just kind of hovers as he raps. [Pitchfork]

  • Brooklyn-based trio Wet's brilliant debut album, Don't You, is now available to stream in its entirety thanks to Spotify. Buy it here. [Stereogum]

  • Back in 2014, a slew of famous artists - including Norah Jones, Cold War Kids, and The Flaming Lips - got together for a special concert to honor The Beatles' George Harrison. On February 26, that night of music will be released as a live album called George Fest: A Night To Celebrate the Music of George Harrison. Spoon's Britt Daniel paid tribute to Harrison with a cover of "I Me Mine." Watch it below. [CoS]

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