May 2010

Wolf Parade preps next album, releases two new songs [new mp3's]

May 7, 2010

Wolf Parade are set to release their third album entitled Expo 86 on June 29th. After taking a one year hiatus, the band started writing songs for the album in November with a “bang it out” mentality. By late February, they were already mixing. As usual, the band is generous with free downloads, offering two [...]

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HearYa had a baby. A little downtime.

May 7, 2010

Just had my second child (Owen) on Wednesday, so I’m going to be a little slow with my editor duties on HearYa. I’ll do my best to keep up with the music between naps and poop. Tweet

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Male Bonding – Nothing Hurts [Album Review]

May 5, 2010

The debut from Sub Pop’s latest act, Male Bonding, lasts as long as an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, which oddly enough, I’m drowning out as I write this post. Unlike the Kardashian sisters, Nothing Hurt has balls and my attention. Much like the recent Harlem release, Nothing Hurts is able to stand [...]

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Murder By Death – As Long As There Is Whiskey In The World [Video Premiere!]

May 4, 2010

Murder By Death released a great album called Good Morning, Magpie early last month via Vagrant Records shortly after gracing us with a frantic set of acoustic rockabilly to a capacity crowd at our SxSW 2010 party. This is a HearYa.com premiere of the first video released from the album. The single is “As Long [...]

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Plants and Animals – La La Land [Album Review]

May 3, 2010

Plants and Animals have been labeled as indie, prog-rock, classic rock, even a jam band. That’s part of the beauty of Plants and Animals. They defy labels and slapping a genre on them is an exercise in futility. Their albums are a series of quests within one epic journey. Nothing is straight-forward and most tunes [...]

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May Shows We Recommend in Chicago and Atlanta

May 2, 2010

Ahhh…May in Chicago. Things are moving along here as scheduled – the Cubs have been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, road construction is in full swing, and indie hipsters all over town are eeking out a few more weeks of being able to wear their raw selvedge skinny denim jean pants with minimal crotch sweat. [...]

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Sunday MP3 Roundup, 5.2.10

May 2, 2010

Here are the tracks from this past week. First, from our live session with Surfer Blood: Exclusive: Surfer Blood – Fast Jabroni Exclusive: Surfer Blood – Take It Easy (video) Exclusive: Surfer Blood – Catholic Pagans Exclusive: Surfer Blood – Swim (video) Download the Surfer Blood Live Session as a zip file. And the rest: [...]

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The Black Keys’ Next Girl won’t be like their ex-girl. [New Video]

May 1, 2010

The Black Keys will release Brothers on May 18th and the video for their first single, “Next Girl,” was just released. I’ve been listening to the album all weekend and it’s chock full of soul. Video: The Black Keys – Next Girl Tweet

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