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Marissa Nadler has another album on the way, this one called The Sister. It will be released on May 29th through her own Box of Cedar Records. As it is aptly titled, the album is the “sister” to her self-titled release last year, which was our 36th favorite album of 2011. The eight new songs

Lambchop released a track last week off their upcoming album Mr. M, out February 20th. “Gone Tomorrow” is a pleasant seven minute epic of two parts, the latter half more subdued and retrospective and the former providing the exhilarating alt-inspired trademark of the Nashville-based Lambchop

Sharon Van Etten announced more tour dates in support of her upcoming album Tramp, out 2/7 on Jagjaguwar. She opens in Philly on 2/10 with a sold out show at Johnny Brenda’s, and stops pretty much everywhere afterward — including three dates in her native NYC, and an SXSW appearance in March. Openers throughout the

Just last week Bruce Springsteen announced details of his upcoming album Wrecking Ball, out March 6th. Its first track, “We Take Care of Our Own” was also made available. The Boss had previously announced a bunch of European dates stretching from May to July, but it was obvious that U.S. dates were on their way.

Kate Bush’s video for “Lake Tahoe” is highly consistent with the remarkable album it was on, 50 Words for Snow. It’s heavy on imagery and barren landscapes, though this time led by shadow puppetry of all things. Bush told NPR that despite the video’s abbreviated running time, she intended the clip to be viewed as

Dr. Dog released another new track from their upcoming album, Be the Void. "Lonesome" is the second made-available song off the album, after "That Old Black Hole" was unveiled in November - along with a video this month.

Xiu Xiu released the video for “Hi”, the first track off their upcoming album Always. Directed by David Horvitz and Jamie Stewart, the video features footage of a “crazed” road trip through upstate New York and photos taken throughout 2010 – “2011 Xiu Xiu world tours, including sneaking out during the wee hours to burn

Brit-pop legends Pulp are one of many phenomenal acts headlining Coachella. It was just revealed they’re padding their stateside stay with dates on both coasts. Keep your eyes peeled for ticket information. The six-piece ”will be playing songs from all periods of their career.” They haven’t released an album since 2001′s We Love Life, but signs

Andrew Bird premiered a track off his upcoming album Break It Yourself, out March 6th via Mom + Pop Music. "Eyeoneye" is the seventh track on the album, and is available as an immediate download with pre-orders for the limited addition box set

St. Vincent will tour Europe throughout February and March before returning stateside in April for Coachella. tUnE-yArDs is opening for her twice, 4/17 in Tucson and 4/24 in Oakland. She’s touring in support of the excellent Strange Mercy, which placed #8 on our Top Albums of 2011. 02-21  Istanbul, Turkey – Salon IKSV 02-22  Rome, Italy –