Living smack dab in the middle of the U.S. of A. hasn’t given either Jason or I many feasible opportunities to attend the various music festivals that take place in other parts of the country. I won’t lie and say I don’t get maniacally jealous when I hear about other bloggers throwing parties at SXSW … Read more
Hear the new Dr. Dog single, “Stranger” from the upcoming Shame, Shame LP (Rolling Stone) The Tallest Man on Earth talks about his new album (Paste) Watch the new She & Him video (Pitchfork) The National debuts the first track off the new album on Fallon (TwentyFourBit) Caribou announces world tour! (Merge Records) Check out … Read more
Photo credit: Taea Thale She & Him fans of the world, rejoice! Last Friday, the indie superstar duo comprised of M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel released gobs of new information about its upcoming LP, new tour dates, and the lead single, “In the Sun,” that features guest vocals from Tilly and the Wall. I think … Read more
*Updated with even more covers!* While I’m not the biggest fan of the jeans since they really do nothing to accentuate my applebottom, Levi’s has done something pretty cool and remarkably free here. The Levi’s Pioneer Sessions 2010 Revival Recordings is comprised of a dozen tunes by pioneering artists spanning multiple genres. Further sweetening the … Read more
Photo credit: Sam Jones Ok, this video for the lead single from She & Him’s Volume Two has been around for a few months, and we even hit you with the track back in January, but in anticipation of this weekend’s LouFest, watch the Sunday night headliners do a hip version of High School Musical … Read more
If you’re any sort of devoted reader of Speakers in Code, you know that around these parts, we are pretty amped about the first annual LouFest taking place in Forest Park, Saint Louis on August 28th and 29th. We are devoted to promoting Saint Louis as a viable music city, whether that be on a … Read more
Album art courtesy of Arts & Crafts As we coast into the end of 2011, we have a batch of new contenders for those Best of the Year lists that you’ll soon see on every music blog known to man and woman. Including this one. Here are the top twenty-five albums we’re most looking forward … Read more