Tag Archives: Girls

Album Review: Christopher Owens - Lysandre

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: January 16, 2013

Christopher Owens took us all by surprise last year when he randomly announced that he was leaving his own band, Girls. Girls started back in 2007 with Owens and Chet JR White, but they really got off the ground and running in the last couple years with 2009′s very popular Album and 2011′s pitch perfectRead more...

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Monday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: January 14, 2013

Last week the straight outta the mosh pit quartet The Men released the first song from their upcoming album New Moon - “Electric” carries on their direct and loud, but sincere and present, approach to punk. If anything can remind us what it’s like to sweat gallons at a show and wash it all downRead more...

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Thursday Music News

By Hallie Santo | Published: November 15, 2012
photo by Renata Steiner

As we announced yesterday, Yo La Tengo will return with a new album, Fade, on January 15. This morning, the band released a video for a new track called “Before We Run,” directed by Georgia Hubley’s sister Emily. The animated video, which runs for over six minutes, features the same tree that graces the album’sRead more...

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Thursday Music News

By Hallie Santo | Published: October 25, 2012
photo credit: Morgen Schuler

After collaborating with Mirah and touring with BOBBY, Thao Nguyen has finally released new material with The Get Down Stay Down. The band debuted a slow-rolling new track called “Holy Roller” on their website today and announced that their new LP, We the Common, will be available on February 5.  The Lumineers delivered a lively performance of theirRead more...

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Monday Music News

By Jacob Webb | Published: July 2, 2012

Via his Twitter account, Girls singer/guitarist Christopher Owens announced this morning that he was leaving the band he co-founded in 2007 due to personal reasons. He stated that his departure “may come as a surprise to many” and that “my decision was not easy to make. I need to do this in order to progress.”Read more...

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Monday Music News

By Michael Beswetherick | Published: February 13, 2012

For those mourning the death of Whitney Houston, here is Girls covering “I Will Always Love You.”

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Coachella Video Roundup

By KEXP | Published: January 11, 2012

The lineup release for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival yesterday left most music fans in complete shock and awe. The festival is a three-day event that will be held on two separate weekends – once April 13-15 and again April 20-22. The headliner formula follows in suit of last year with two rock bandsRead more...

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2011 Top Ten List Spotlight: Don Slack

By KEXP | Published: December 8, 2011

The KEXP DJs hear thousands of albums every year, but in 2011, which ten really stood out for them? Find out as KEXP looks at each DJ’s list through the month of December, leading up to our 2011 Top 90.3 Countdown, as voted on by YOU, the KEXP listener! Voting ends on Monday, December 19th,Read more...

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Sonic Roundup 11/9

By Nick Heinlein | Published: November 9, 2011

Vaudeville rocker Tom Waits made headlines earlier this year with the announcement of his seventeenth studio album Bad As Me, which was released last month, on October 21st. It’s Waits’ first album of entirely new material since 2004′s Real Gone, and has since received an aggregate score of 89/100 from Metacritic. Now, catch a newRead more...

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Monday News Roundup

By Nick Heinlein | Published: November 7, 2011

Sigur Rós don’t do anything small, and their upcoming concert film/live album Inni looks to be no different. While the full thing doesn’t hit until November 15th, the band has put up the first ten minutes of the recording for viewing on their Facebook page. All it costs is the price of a “like,” whateverRead more...

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