Stereogum — Gemma is an effervescent, multi-instrumental synth-pop duo composed of vocalist Felicia Douglass and producer Erik Gundel. Douglass has kept busy since Gemma’s debut album, 2015’s As Ever , performing in both Ava Luna and the most recent iterati... more info

Tuneage — musicforants: Here’s my favorite albums & songs from what I think was one of the most interesting and abundant years in music in some time. Click here to listen to my full Best Songs of 2018 playlist (75 tracks).Favorite Albums of 201801. ... more info

Music For Ants — Here’s my favorite albums & songs from what I think was one of the most interesting and abundant years in music in some time. Click here to listen to my full Best Songs of 2018 playlist (75 tracks).Favorite Albums of 201801. Kacey Musgraves... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Vulture and Literary Hub previewed December's best books. The Dirty Projectors played a Tiny Desk Concert. 26 "best books of 2018" lists were added to Largehearted Boy's master aggregation Monday (bringing the total to 481), including including The G... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Having made his last two albums in New York with Dirty Projectors' Dave Longstreth and Nashville with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, respectively, Deran was the first album Bombino made in Africa in nearly a decade. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dirty Projectors did a good job of mixing up the setlists each night, and they included a few surprises. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 25 hand-picked musicians form five ad-hoc bands who must write songs and perform them the same day. Members of Phony Ppl, Jets to Brazil, Dirty Projectors, PC Worship and more will also be part of this year's Brooklyn Rock Lottery. Continue read... more info

Stereogum — Fashion Brigade is former Scotland Yard Gospel Choir leader Elia Einhorn’s new collaborative project. His forthcoming album Fvck The Heartache is packed with guest appearances from Frankie Cosmos, Shamir, X's Exene Cervenka, Thor Harris, members of... more info

JamBase — Radio variety program 'Live From Here With Chris Thile' guests for the next five weeks include Vulfpeck, Jeff Tweedy, Cat Power and Dirty Projectors. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Iggy Azeala tour cancelled, Lower Dens are opening for Dirty Projectors in NYC, plus news/updates on upcoming tours from Marky Ramone, Valley Lodge, Leftover Crack/Negative Approach, NKOTB/Salt-N-Pepa/Naughty by Nature, and more. Continue reading… more info