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Arts & Crafts are cranking out all this amazing music as a way to celebrate their 10-year anniversary with a collaborations record, Arts & Crafts: X, that features musician pairings within the record label. Broken Social Scene, A&C’s most beloved collective, has been paired up to perfection with Years for this first streaming single called [...]

“Rooftop” by Brooklyn’s Aly Spaltro aka Lady Lamb the Beekeeper is our Track of the Day. The energetic track was the first single off her latest record Ripely Pine off Ba Da Bing Records, showcasing Spaltro’s thoughts through her contemporary songwriting style. She’ll be swinging by DC on 5/20, performing at the Black Cat Backstage. [...]

After all the hysterical Coachella trolling, Daft Punk has a new single out featuring Pharrell Williams. “Get Lucky” is off of their upcoming record Random Access Memories, due out May 21st. The band premiered a new trailer for the record before the Yeah Yeah Yeahs set at Coachella and sparked all the rumors of “Will [...]

Our good friends Mission South have released their sophomore record, Migration Vol. 2, tracked and produced at our very own Pick-Up Studios. Their first single “Peaches” has been making the rounds, reaching the ears of many and now Mission South has put out a stellar music video to accompany it. FUSE released the video a [...]

“The Leopard And The Lung” by The Joy Formidable is our Track of the Day. While most six-minute tracks feel as though they run quite long, the Welsh-trio makes each second feel as it belongs. The epic track, filled with its whirring guitars, roaring drums, and dreamy vocals, is a definite standout from their most [...]

Our Track of the Day is from LA-based indie-rock band Kitten. “G#” has an incredible epic sound filled with wailing guitar distortion, great percussion, and great vocal energy from 17-year old Chloe Chaidez. The young band will be bringing their synth-pop sound to DC9 on May 19th! Don’t miss it! [...]

“Catastrophe” by Helado Negro is our Track of the Day. Also known as Roberto Carlos Lange, the South Florida native continues his musical efforts in his latest release Invisible Life, full of electro-pop beats and a mix of spanish and english lyrics. Catch him tonight at the Black Cat, opening for Ra Ra Rasputin and [...]

“Hero” by LA-based band Family of the Year is our Track of the Day. The song is off of last year’s full-length release Loma Vista. See them live when they swing into town with the Mowgli’s on 4/1/13 at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis! Should be a great show! Tickets available here: www.ramsheadonstage.com [...]

“Wings” by New York’s Haerts is our Track of the Day. The track, produced by Jean-Phillip Grobler, is full of that good 80′s pop vibe with vocals close to that of Stevie Nicks. Such a great track and the only one released by the band so far. A debut record is said to come sometime [...]

Local indie pop-folk band Ugly Purple Sweater supplies us with an awesome track today with their song “I Can Tell The Difference” from their latest EP, DC USA released earlier this year.  Listen to the track below and stream the rest of the EP via bandcamp here. Catch them tomorrow night (3/16) at the Velvet [...]

Brooklyn-band Caveman are back with their self-titled sophomore record, due out April 2! “In The City” is the first single from record, filled with a strong synth-line and commanding vocals from lead vocalist Matthew Iwanusa. They are swinging back into town with a show at the Black Cat on April 9th! Tickets available here: www.blackcatdc.com [...]

Vancouver’s Gold & Youth have a new record on the way and with that comes new singles! Stream the new, 80′s vibin’ industrial track “Jewel” from their upcoming debut Beyond Wilderness, due out May 14th. Each track this band puts out has been great, Jewel is no different. They will play Arts and Crafts’ Field [...]

Have a looksie at Astra Via‘s new music video for their track Fast Forward. The video was directed and produced by long-time friend, Jeff Nesmith of Gypsy Creative. You can get the track for free here : http://astravia.bandcamp.com/track/fast-forward-2 [...]

ICYMI: the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are coming out with their new record Mosquito, due out April 16th. And with that news comes new tracks for everyone to hear and digest until the release. Stream “Sacrilege” below and catch Karen O and crew on May 11th when they play the Sweetlife festival at Merriweather Post Pavillion! [...]

Below is the brand new track “Entertainment” from Phoenix‘s forthcoming record Bankrupt!, due out April 22nd! [...]

LA-band Haim bring back the 80′s vibe in their latest single, “Falling.” The sisters-trio are consistent in this track of funky bass lines and R&B-style vocals, which many have made a Fleetwood Mac reference to. I see and I dig it immensely. The Falling EP is out on April 1st, which consists of the single and [...]

The Postal Service has been making headlines with their upcoming spring tour and festival appearances as they get set to release their 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of their 2003 record, Give Up. “A Tattered Line of String” is one of two new songs to be featured on the Sub Pop release due out April 9th, [...]

  LA folk-pop band, Milo Greene is the source of our Track of the Day with “Don’t You Give Up On Me” from last year’s debut record of the same name. The band has made a couple stops in the DC area and will be stopping by again, this time in Baltimore as they open [...]