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Atlas Sound, the solo project of Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox, will be going on tour in mid-December. The tour is short-lived, ending on December 20th in DC, but more dates are expected to be announced in the near future. Setlists will primarily focus on material from Cox’s new album, Parallax. Read our glowing review of

Bon Iver has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) received nominations for Record of the Year (Bon Iver) and Song of the Year (“Holocene”). He’s up against Adele, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, and Mumford and Sons for Record of the Year. For Song of the Year, Vernon takes on Kayne West,

Ish Marquez is the hidden light at the end of the otherwise tedious anti-folk tunnel. He has the melodic gifts of Arthur Lee, but without any of the failed lyrical obtuseness. Someday there will be a compilation to sand over the numerous repetitions in his discography, and America will finally take notice of him. He

The synth-based super-duo VCMG comprises Depeche Mode's Martin Gore and Erasure's Vince Clarke, both responsible for some of the most successful electronic projects in the history of music. In anticipation of its wide release on 12/13, VCMG are streaming the album’s self-titled track

Radiohead announced their first festival appearance for the summer of 2012. The band will headline Portugal’s Optimus Alive festival in Lisbon. The festival dates are July 12th – July 15th. The band is also set to release new tour dates for their UK tour along with other European tour dates in the near future. The

Leslie David Baker (Stanley from The Office) makes his musical debut with "2 B Simple", featuring the best/worst music video you will ever see

As expected, Jonathan Richman is still going strong. He released an album, O Moon, Queen of Night on Earth, last year and just announced a seven-date UK tour for February. Tribute acts aren’t reserved only for the dead and restless, though. Brighton-based rockers British Sea Power will take the stage for one night to perform

The Mountain Goats are one of the busiest groups of 2011. They’ve been restless and on the road since April, appearing at festivals like Lollapalooza and later alongside Bright Eyes and Megafaun. With the announcement of nearly 20 new tour dates, they’ll now be joined by freak-folk trio Nurses, as well as nursing some worthwhile

All the Wrong People Are Dying is not actually an album, but a collection of the earlier Styrenes album A Monster and a Devil alongside several 12”s and a compilation track. Somehow, despite the cobbled-together nature of its assembly, the CD flows more cohesively than most properly assembled albums do. Go figure. The Styrenes, initially

Dr. Dog revealed details about their upcoming album, Be the Void, two weeks ago. Now they're unveiling a track from the anticipated release, which allegedly touts “a far leaner and meaner primal sound” than its predecessors. "That Old Black Hole" isn't quite indicative of that, instead sounding like the glowing organ-led pop of We All Belong. Hey, no complaints there