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A growing sense of confidence undergirds the songs on Face the Wall, the new album from rising singer/songwriter Jordana. She first debuted with a pair of stellar records that thoroughly explored the worlds of slinking bedroom pop and folk, but Jordana’s talents quickly began to expand past the confines of her bedroom as she began her transformation into a burgeoning indie powerhouse.  » Read More

Charlottesville, VA gets a decent amount of worthy shows (My Morning Jacket, Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine, Indigo De Souza, and The Flaming Lips are among the city’s upcoming concerts).  » Read More

The Black Keys (Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney) are a band that, despite their size and their accolades and their popularity, have maintained a simple, well-worn style as much rooted in the past as it is acquiescent to the present strictures of what constitutes popular music.  » Read More

Moby has announced the launch of his own record label, always centered at night. He has also shared a video for a new song for the label, a collaboration with Aynzli Jones called “Medusa.”  » Read More

Brooklyn-based quartet Florist are releasing a new self-titled album on July 29 via Double Double Whammy. Now they have shared its third single, “Sci-Fi Silence,” via a video. Vanessa Haddad directed the video.  » Read More

She & Him (Zooey Deschanel + M. Ward) have shared a cover of The Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” from the band’s 1966 album Pet Sounds. It is the latest release from She & Him’s forthcoming Brian Wilson tribute album, Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson, which will be out on July 22 via Fantasy.  » Read More

Flasher are releasing a new album, Love Is Yours, on June 17 via Domino. Now they have shared the album’s third single, “I’m Better,” via a video. They’ve also announced some new tour dates. Jolie Maya-Altshuler directed the video.  » Read More

British trio Muse have shared a video for their new single, “Will of the People.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album of the same name, which will be out on August 26 via Warner.  » Read More

Death Cab for Cutie are releasing a new album, Asphalt Meadows, on September 16 via Atlantic. Now the album’s previously shared first single, “Roman Candles,” has a music video that was shot in one-take and features the band performing the song while roman candle fireworks explode around them.  » Read More