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Fauvely
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Fauvely Drops New Single “Haunts Me” (Listen up)

10/9/18

Chicago artist Fauvely premieres single from LP ‘Tides’

Peter Bjorn and John
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Watch Peter Bjorn and John’s 3-in-1 Music Video Release for “One for the Team,” “Gut Feeling,” and “Every Other Night” (Video)

10/4/18

Swedish trio Peter Bjorn and John release music videos for 3 singles off of upcoming album ‘Darker Days’ to be released Oct. 21st.

Brockhampton
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BROCKHAMPTON Release Two Visuals Following No. 1 Album Debut

10/2/18

The visuals for “NEW ORLEANS” and “SAN MARCOS” follow the boys through their recent Australian tour.

Jeff Tweedy - Warm
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Jeff Tweedy To Release New Solo Album ‘WARM’ (Listen Up)

9/28/18

The self-produced and recorded album ‘WARM’ will drop November 30th from dBpm Records. Check out the first single and its music video!

Peter Bjorn and John
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Peter Bjorn & John Debut 3 Songs Off The New LP “Darker Days” (Listen Up)

9/21/18

Peter Bjorn & John release the first three singles “One For The Team,” “Every Other Night,” and “Gut Feeling” from the forthcoming new studio album ‘Darker Days’. Due out October 19th via INGRID.

Rick Wilson
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Catch Ric Wilson’s Music Video for “Sinner” featuring Kweku Collins, Nick Kosma, & Rane Raps (Video)

9/21/18

Watch the video for artist Pitchfork says has the same “prodigious poise” as Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa: Ric Wilson’s ‘Sinner’

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Connan Mockasin drops second single “Charlotte’s Thong” off upcoming album ‘Jassbusters’ (Listen Up)

9/21/18

Connan Mockasin’s third album ‘Jassbusters’ is out on October 12th, along with Mockasin’s five-part melodrama film ‘Bostyn ’n Dobsyn’, a companion piece to the album.

Noname
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Chicago’s Next Big Thing Noname releases ‘Room 25’ (Listen Up)

9/20/18

Chicago’s Noname is running an indie-rap career in the classic sense and with the release of Room 25 she has taken it to a whole new level.

Dan Rico
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Listen to the third single ‘No Means No’ along with B-side ‘Wanna Be There’ by Dan Rico (Listen Up)

9/20/18

Dan Rico releases the third single ‘No Means No’ off the album DREAMY!

Blond Ambition
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Blond Ambition Covers ‘Love Come Down’ By Barry Biggs (Listen Up)

9/20/18

Listen to Blond Ambition’s take on the classic ‘Love Come Down’.

Dan Rico
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Watch the video for “No Means No” by Dan Rico (Video)

9/18/18

Watch the new video ‘No Means No’ by Dan Rico of his album DREAMY that is out now on TMB Limited.

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Kurt Vile announces new album, shares “Bassackwards” (Listen Up)

9/11/18

“Bottle It In” by Kurt Vile officially arrives October 12th through Matador Records.

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Watch The Video For “Saint” by Blood Orange (Video)

9/9/18

Dev Hynes artistic ideas confirm the power of community, kinship, and therapeutic healing in the midst of dark times…

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Ezra Furman Covers Vampire Weekend’s “Unbelievers” (Listen Up)

9/8/18

Ezra Furman just shared a very special cover of Vampire Weekend’s “Unbelievers”.  It might seem an odd choice, but Furman sensed a punk band buried in Vampire Weekend. Take a listen for yourself!

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Ron Gallo Announces New Album and Shares Two Part Music Video (Video)

9/8/18

Stardust Birthday Party by Ron Gallo is out on October 5th on New West!

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TY SEGALL ANNOUNCES FUDGE SANDWICH, LISTEN TO “I’M A MAN NOW” (Listen Up)

9/8/18

Listen to Ty Segall’s cover of “I’m A Man” by Spencer Davis Group off the new album Fudge Sandwich.

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Charles Bradley Final Album Announced, Along With New Single ‘I Feel A Change’ (Listen Up)

9/8/18

The final album from the Screaming Eagle of soul Charles Bradley is out November 9 via Dunham/Daptone Records.

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LOCAL H Release “Innocents” Video Starring Michael Shannon (Video)

9/5/18

Local H just dropped their latest single “Innocents” starring Academy Award nominated actor Michael Shannon.

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Listen to ‘Set The Record Straight’ by Faux Co. (Premiere)

8/17/18

Listen to the single ‘Set the Record Straight’ out Oct 5th on Dark Circle Records.

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RED Drops Violent Eyes/#1 on ROSEBUD ALLDAY (Listen Up)

8/10/18

Today RED unveils their newest solo work, Violent Eyes/#1 out via ROSEBUD ALLDAY.

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Tiny Ruins shares new track ‘How Much’ (Listen Up)

8/7/18

Watch the video to ‘How Much’ by Tiny Ruins…

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Smino Drops “4sport” Collection (Listen Up)

7/23/18

Listen to “in my chillin”, a remix of Drake’s Scorpion cut “In My Feelings”, and the original track, “coupe se’ yern” by Smino…

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Watch the video for Desirée by Dan Rico (Video)

7/21/18

Chicago DIY artist Dan Rico just dropped the video for the track “Desirée,” from his new album “Dreamy,” that was directed by filmmaker Sean Loftus.

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Gia Margaret Drops The second Single ‘Smoke’ of There’s Always Glimmer (Listen Up)

7/16/18

‘Smoke’ the latest single off Gia Margaret’s new album ‘There’s Always Glimmer’ is now available to stream and it’s so good.

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