Dec 15

ListenUp: Top picks for 2013, Benji B’s PrivateJam, St. Vincent and more in our weekly look at music

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St. Vincent: Birth In Reverse David Byrne’s beloved sidekick is back on her own after their whirlwind world tour, and St. Vincent has never sounded so fresh. Annie Clark’s self-titled St. Vincent album hits record stores 24 February, but fans got a sneak…

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Dec 08

ListenUp: The historic Nelson Mandela anthem, Kirsten Dunst in anime costume, a lot of NTS radio and more in our look at music this week

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It’s Nice That + NTS Radio’s Black Impulse Playlist Our creativity-championing friends over at It’s Nice That have let the folks from Black Impulse on NTS Radio hijack their weekly mixtape—resulting in two hours of music,…

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Dec 01

ListenUp: Record Store Day: Our look at the special releases and limited editions stemming from the vinyl-focused biannual holiday

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The Replacements: All Shook Down Forming in the final year of the ’70s in Minneapolis, Minnesota, The Replacements ushered in the ’80s with their critically-acclaimed (if commercially unsuccessful) American indie rock sound. In 1990, a year before disbanding, they released the stripped-down album…

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Nov 24

ListenUp: Snoop Dogg’s top funk albums, Anna Lunoe’s liberating PrivateJam, Danny Brown and more in our look at music this week

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Thelonious Monk: Paris 1969 A never before released concert film and audio recording of Thelonious Monk’s late-career concert at the Salle Pleyel in Paris will finally be made available to the public on 25 November from Blue Note Records. Monk, a self-taught musician,…

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Nov 17

ListenUp: Nashville’s Hotel War, Lianne La Havas for Converse and a classic ’80s #PrivateJam in our look at music this week

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Lianne La Havas: Twice (Little Dragon cover) South London songstress Lianne La Havas is known for heartfelt songwriting as much as her soulful voice, but it turns out she can breathe new life into other artists’ work too—as evidenced by her cover of…

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Nov 10

ListenUp: An emo anthem #PrivateJam, the latest Arcade Fire video from Spike Jonze and more in this week’s music recap

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Connan Mockasin: Caramel Take a psychedelic journey through New Zealand native Connan Mockasin’s second album Caramel, which he recorded entirely in a Tokyo hotel room and has made available for streaming on Soundcloud. Pitch shifting, guitar…

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Nov 03

ListenUp: Lou Reed Tribute: Our brief look at the iconic artist’s musical legacy

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Lou Reed: See That My Grave Is Kept Clean After 71 colorful years the immensely influential musician Lou Reed (born on 2 March 1942) passed away on Sunday, 27 October 2013. Not since Elvis has rock’n’roll…

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Oct 27

ListenUp: John Talabot’s new single, Elliott Smith remembered and Jeff Carvalho’s Europop #PrivateJam in this week’s music recap

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Elliott Smith: Waltz #2 (XO) 10 years ago this past week, the world lost Elliott Smith: Songwriter, musician and vocalist whose masterful catalogue of brooding alternative folk inspired legions of fans and acts that followed. A centerpiece to his emotional potency, “…

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Oct 20

ListenUp: RJD2’s private holiday jam, Rollo Grady’s CMJ mix, Shit Robot and more in our look at music this week

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Poliça: Shulamith NPR Music gave readers a first listen to Poliça’s upcoming sophomore album, Shulamith, which the erudite outlet has dubbed “nearly perfect.” Channy Leaneagh’s silvery vocals have the magical ability to both soothe and probe,…

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Oct 13

ListenUp: James Murphy’s Bowie remix, Kishi Bashi, Boston Bun’s “Flasher” and more in our look at the songs we tweeted this week

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Fatima: Black Dough (prod. fLako) The stylish doyenne of London-based Eglo Records, Swedish songstress Fatima offers up the B-side to her forthcoming single “Family/La Neta” with the Bandcamp teaser “Black Dough.” Produced by burgeoning beatmaker fLako—a…

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