Julie Byrne - "Sleepwalker"

Julie Byrne released her latest album, Not Even Happiness, on January 13th via Ba Da Bing records. It's an elegant, soaring record and it exemplifies beauty in every moment.

Pallbearer - "Thorns"

Pallbearer are set to release their third record, Heartless, on March 24th via Profound Lore and Nuclear Blast. You can listen to the album's surging lead single, "Thorns", below.

Real Estate - "Darling"

Real Estate have announced their fourth album and first since 2013's excellent Days. The new record is called In Mind and it's out March 17th via Domino.

Arcade Fire - "I Give You Power"

Arcade Fire have shared a new song called "I Give You Power" featuring Mavis Staples. It's the band's first piece of new material since 2013's Reflektor and proceeds from the song will go to the ACLU.

Slowdive - "Star Roving"

Shoegaze luminaries Slowdive have returned with their first new song in 22 years. The track is called "Star Roving" and is streaming now.

FKA twigs x Nike - "do you love me?"

FKA twigs and Nike have announced a partnership in which twigs will serve as the Creative Director for NikeWomen’s new Spring Zonal Strength Tights campaign. Today, they shared a video called "do you love me?" featuring a new FKA twig song called "Trust In Me."

Dirty Projectors - "Little Bubble"

Following the recent single "Keep Your Name," Dirty Projectors have shared another new song called "Little Bubbles." It's a soft ballad full of heartache and wonder. A perfect surmise of the emotions heading into the new year.

Guest List 2016

There's no getting around that 2016 was a rough year across the board, but it's nice to focus on the positives as well. Some of the biggest artists around released some of their best work, new bands rose to the scene, and I celebrated ten years of blogging. In some ways, friends and music seemed like two of the only things worth celebrating in 2016. Thanks to everyone who stuck around and has read this blog over the past ten years, it means the world to me.

Albums of 2016

2016 was a rough year filled with tremendous loss (Bowie, Prince, Phife Dawg, Lenard Cohen and many others), political unrest, police brutality, and violence across the nation. Closure feels key in these times and in the words of Chance the Rapper "the music is all we got" - here are the albums I've listened to this year and the ones that helped me find brightness in the dark.

Songs of 2016

2016 was a long, turbulent year and I'm not sad to see it go. There were times that just felt impossible and dark, but in such disapproving times, it was the music that helped to get us through. Across the spectrums of punk, trip-hop, indie-rock, industrial-techno, hip-hop, and folk, these were my favorite songs of 2016.