Sweeping The Nation — The round-up of the decade about to close reaches that most dread of years, 2016. You know, when Bowie, Prince, George Michael, Leonard Cohen, George Martin etc all died we were told by some in the press that as our heroes aged this would be happenin... more info
Sweeping The Nation — "That rock'n'roll, eh?" Our documentation of how we see the years of this decade in retrospect continues into 2014, the year Alex Turner made a stand for... something at the Brits. We were somehow unsurprised to find Radio X were still callin... more info
Consequence of Sound — Featuring a full performance of High Violet, plus Patti Smith, Local Natives, Sylvan Esso, Phosphorescent, and more.
The National reveals 2020 Homecoming Festival lineup
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Stereogum — Mountain Man, the barebones Appalachian folk trio comprising Molly Sarlé, Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath, and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig (aka Daughter Of Swords), returned last year with
Magic Ship
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Stereogum — Molly Sarlé is one third of the minimal, harmony-heavy folk trio Mountain Main, and next month, she'll release her solo debut Karaoke Angel. As with fellow Mountain Man-affiliated projects like Amelia Meath's Sylvan Esso and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig'... more info
Stereogum — Molly Sarlé is best known as a member of the minimalist traditional folk trio Mountain Man. Her bandmate Amelia Meath branched out from the project in a big way with Sylvan Esso, and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig recently released her solo debut as Daught... more info
Stereogum — Rustic folk purveyor MC Taylor has released a duo of new Hiss Golden Messenger tracks today. Neither of the songs -- "Watching The Wires" and "Everybody Needs Somebody" -- are connected to a forthcoming album. Both feature backing vocals from Amelia ... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Santigold, Wiki, Touche Amore/Pianos Become the Teeth, Johnny Marr, Al Green, Diana Ross, Open Mike Eagle, Inter Arma, and more NYC-area shows on sale.
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Brooklyn Vegan — "We asked 8 of our favorite musicians to join us on 'WITH', a short run of shows we're playing this fall," say Sylvan Esso, adding, "We'll be playing our songs like we've never played them before." Shows are in NYC, L.A., Nas... more info