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This week, Glee pays homage to music legend Stevie Wonder in an episode appropriately titled “Wonder-ful.”
EW is exclusively premiering three(!) tracks from this week’s episode, including a cover by returning guest star Kate Hudson of Wonder’s “Uptight (Everything Alright).”Listen below, Gleeks:
Protect your neck, cool kids.
If you suddenly start to hear a lot of sweet, sweaty rock-and-roll tunes coming from the direction of England in the near future, there’s a good chance that it’s the work of British punk band the Computers.
The Exeter-based group releases its latest album, Love Triangles Hate Squares, next week, but you can get an exclusive first listen of their new song, “Bring Me the Head of a Hipster,” right here.
A memorable title like that, of course, deserves an even better song, and the Computers deliver it in this deliciously loud, garage-y little number. The five-piece will also be bringing it all summer: They’ve been booked for the Reading and Leeds festivals in England, and will be playing clubs throughout the U.K. through August.
Take a listen the Computers’ “Bring Me the Head of a Hipster” below:
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As you may know, Jeff Nichols’ already-acclaimed indie drama Mud comes out today, complete with soundtrack contributions from movie composer David Wingo.
And thanks to a new album from his project Ola Podrida, you can actually double your daily dose of Wingo. Ghosts Go Blind (out on Western Vinyl) doesn’t hit streets until April 30, but you can listen to it in full in our exclusive stream below.
For Ola Podrida’s third album, the Austin-based Wingo got himself a full backing band to help expand the intimate sound of his first two bedroom-recorded efforts.
But don’t take our word for it — listen below:
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British indie rockers the Veils officially release their fourth album Time Stays, We Go today, and to celebrate, EW has an exclusive clip of the band performing album cut “The Pearl” live at London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios.
The new album — which boasts band frontman Finn Andrews (son of Barry Andrews of XTC) and Adam Greenspan (Arcade Fire, Divine Fits) as producers and the generally otherwise-retired producer Bill Price (the Clash, the Jesus and Mary Chain) as mixer — also features lead single “Through the Deep, Dark Wood.”
Check out “The Pearl” in the player below:
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Before he was an Oscar-winning short film director (he picked up the statuette in the Best Live Action Short Film during the televised ceremony last month for his film Curfew), Shawn Christensen was the frontman for mid-aughts Brooklyn guitar band Stellastarr.
Christensen brought his musical aesthetic to his award-winning film, which he wrote, directed, and starred in. In fact, one of Curfew‘s finest moments arrives when Sophia (Fatima Ptacek) dances along to a song in a bowling alley, which strangely mesmerizes the other bowlers. That song, “Sophia So Far,” was recorded by Christensen under the name Goodnight Radio and has gone unreleased—until now.
It’s available to purchase on iTunes, but you can also stream it exclusively below. READ FULL STORY »
The Latin hip-hop epic Filly Brown won’t be out until April 26, but the movie’s soundtrack streets next week — and we have an exclusive premiere of “Dream Big,” a track from the movie’s star Gina Rodriguez, with Braxton Millz, available exclusively here.
The movie, about an up-and-coming rap artist from L.A. (Rodriguez), is also notable for featuring Jenni Rivera’s first and only film role before her tragic death last December. The soundtrack features an original score by composer Reza Safina, as well as original rap songs from Rodriguez, Millz, and Dominique.
Take a listen to “Dream Big” by Rodriguez and Millz below:
Showtime’s Shameless ends its third season this Sunday, but thanks to L.A. band Hot as Sun, you can get an extra dose.
That’s because they’ve enlisted Shameless stars Jeremy Allen White and Emma Greenwell to star in their music video for “When We Fell,” which you can watch it exclusively here.
The song, taken from the Hot as Sun’s debut album Night Time Sound Desire, released March 26, nicely weaves together gentle-breeze girl-group vibes and warm electro-pop sounds.
The Jamie Wollrab-directed video doubles down on the track’s style, with White and Greenwell playing possibly doomed lovers in a time-jumping narrative, much of which takes place in a bed in the woods.
Watch “When We Fell” video below:
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O, Canada — thank you for giving us Dragonette.
The electro-pop group from Toronto is ready to brighten up your week with a stream of its newest single “My Legs.” The track won’t be released until May 20, but you can hear it now exclusively here.
The song comes from Dragonette’s most recent album, Bodyparts, which earned the trio – Martina Sorbara, Dan Kurtz, and Joel Stouffer — a nomination for Canada’s coveted JUNO Award for Best Dance Recording of the Year.
If nothing else, “My Legs” is the likely winner for best dance recording of today. Give the new Dragonette single a listen in the player below:
Don’t wreck Kacey Johansing‘s top with red wine, unless you want her to shame you in a music video.
That’s the lesson Arrested Development‘s Alia Shawkat learned in the new clip for Johansing’s single “Honey,” which you can watch exclusively here.
The single, taken from the San Francisco singer’s recently released sophomore album Grand Ghosts, paints a vivid enough picture on its own, with Johansing soulfully singing over a stabbing guitar, “You should’ve been more careful/Such strong hands holding such delicate things.”
The video, directed by L.A. photographer Amanda Marsalis, lushly drives the theme home, with Johansing carefully making her way through a crowd of self-interested P.Y.T.s—Shawkat among them—at beachside bungalow party.
Check out at the Johansing’s evening gone wrong below:
After a short break from the scene, British dance-pop whiz-girl Little Boots is ready to return and disrupt.
The English artist — née Victoria Hesketh — has her sophomore effort, Nocturnes, due out May 7, and late last month, she offered a preview of what’s to come with the song “Motorway.” Now she’s something new for fans: the Nocturne track “Broken Record,” which you can listen to here.
With its pulsing beat and zippy chorus, the new song is more uptempo than the arty “Motorway.” Going off what we know, Nocturnes — which was produced by Tim Goldsworthy the co-founder of DFA Records and onetime man from UNKLE – will have an expansive sound.
Give the new Little Boots track “Broken Record” a listen in the clip below:
