"I've come to expect good records from him...but this one took my breath away."Bob Boilen, NPR Music. Ritter's sixth studio album, So Runs The World Away, marks the beginning of what Josh calls a...

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are already well known as one of the most exciting acts in the nation for both their explosive live shows and their prolic output of gritty studio recordings. Their...

EMA, the new project from ex-Gowns singer/guitarist Erika M. Anderson, will release first single, Grey Ship on March 8th, 2011. Grey Ship is the lead track off EMA's upcoming debut album Past Life...

The Boxer Rebellion self-released UNION digitally while still in day jobs. By the end of 2009, iTunes hailed Union their 'Alternative Album of the Year.' In an unprecedented move, The Boxer...

We Don't Need is the Yep Roc debut from Louisville KY's enchanting chanteuse, Cheyenne Marie Mize. Whimsical, haunting, dreamlike music that eschews the traditional formulae, Cheyenne Marie Mize...

Thomas Dolby, the iconic '80s star whose smash hits "She Blinded Me With Science" and "Hyperactive" helped define the MTV generation/revolution, will break his 20-year silence with A Map of the...

Thomas Dolby, the iconic '80s star whose smash hits "She Blinded Me With Science" and "Hyperactive" helped define the MTV generation/revolution, will break his 20-year silence with A Map of the...

In July 2011, DRC Music - a collective of producers led by Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) - headed to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo to make a record with contemporary Congolese...

Mates of State have made a new album called Mountaintops. You already love Jason and Kori's unmistakable music, or perhaps you’ve managed to miss out or have simply misunderstood just how...

Produced by Grammy-award winning songwriter and producer,Joe Henry, with a world-class and of eight stellar musicians,The Long Surrender is a cinematic, soulful journey fullof rewards and unexpected...

In Evening Air is the debut full length from Future Islands on Thrill Jockey. This follows up the limited 12" EP In The Fall (released on April 6th). In Evening Air marks the first full-length...

A sprawling beast of unique nature - at once beguiling, terrifying and completely immersive. A more successful pairing of experimental-metal-drone-ambient-krautish-noise-rock collaborators you are...

Laura Veirs' new album is a collection of folk songs for children called Tumble Bee. Recorded by Grammy-nominated producer Tucker Martine in their home in Portland, Oregon in the spring of 2011, it...

Reckless Kelly is back on the rock n' roll stage with Bulletproof, their most ambitious and venomous album to date. Rollicking guitars and a relentlessly aggressive rhythm section pound out political...

Lauded for their "spooky and mysterious Memphis soul" (No Depression) and "achingly beautiful songs" (Memphis Flyer), Lucero quickly became a fixture in their hometown's distinctive music scene. Like...

Hanni El Khatib was chosen over The Black Keys, Beastie Boys & Red Hot Chili Peppers Nike's 2011 "Just Do It" Campaign as well as landing Converse's new TV Ad Campaign. He has received 20 synchs to...

-Self-titled debut from Memphis-based Lucero -Guests include Cody & Luther Dickinson, of The North Mississippi All Stars, and "East Memphis Slim" (their dad, Jim Dickinson, producer for Big Star &...

Cake's debut album will be reissued after long absence at retail. The remastered album will feature an enhanced compact disc format that includes previously unreleased, rare live performance footage...