Friday Music News

08/26/2016

Britta Plyler

On September 9, Local Natives will drop their third album, Sunlit Youth. Today, they've shared a dreamy lyric video for their new album track called "Coins." It's a bright and lively look at relationship struggles. There's no wonder why the band describes it as "one of their favorite songs to play live." Catch them at The Moore Theatre on September 20. [Stereogum]

After six years of music-making, Car Seat Headrest finally made their tv debut last night on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Will Toledo and company went all out during their performance of the Teens of Denial opener "Fill in the Blank." I bet their booking agent's phone is ringing off the hook today. [CoS]

Nicolas Jaar has posted what looks like a photo of an album cover on all of his social media channels. This seems to suggest that a new release could be on the horizon for the New York producer. The image says "ya dijimos que no pero el sí está en todo," which - according to google translate (I know) - means "we already said no but the yes is in everything." That's deep. Let's hope we get some official confirmation soon. [Pitchfork]

Last night, Canadian indie outfit Wolf Parade stopped by Conan to promote their latest EP called EP4, their first release in six years. Watch their funky performance of "Mr. Startup" with the help of the house band's horn section, below. [SPIN]

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