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Tags: An EW Exclusive!, Downloads and Streams, Little Boots, New Stuff

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:

Mar 18 2013 10:34 AM ET

Beyonce premieres new songs 'Bow Down' and 'I Been On': Hear them here

Tags: Beyonce, Downloads and Streams, Hip-Hop/Rap, Jay-Z, New Stuff, Pop, R&B, Snap Judgment

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No announcements of an announcement for her. Last night, Queen Bey (rather unceremoniously) debuted new music via SoundCloud and Instagram.

Check out “Bow Down” and “I Been On” below.

Mar 13 2013 10:00 AM ET

Spacehog return with 'Wish You Well': Hear it here - EXCLUSIVE

Tags: An EW Exclusive!, Attack of the '90s, Downloads and Streams, Glam Rock, Indie Rock, New Stuff, Spacehog, Things That Are British

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Back in 1995, Spacehog—four dudes from England who formed a band in New York City—landed on the rock moonscape with “In the Meantime,” one of the greatest alt-rock singularities of the post-Cobain radio universe.

Bathed in glammy goodness and sleek ’70s swagger, “In the Meantime” set the tone for Spacehog’s debut album, Resident Alien, which contained much more of the same. Along with the band’s sophomore release The Chinese Album, Spacehog crafted one of the most underrated discographies of the end of the last century.

They haven’t made an album since 2001′s The Hogyssey, and after a long hiatus and a handful of side projects, the group has returned with their fourth album As It Is On Earth, which will be released on April 16. In reuniting with producer Bryce Goggin (who helmed their ’90s output), the band has recreated the same kind of star-kissed energy that they brought on their debut.

Listen to “Wish You Well” exclusively below, and do your own judging:

Jan 22 2013 03:01 PM ET

Lady Antebellum talks new single 'Downtown': Listen to it here -- EXCLUSIVE

by Mandi Bierly

Tags: An EW Exclusive!, Country, Downloads and Streams, Lady Antebellum, News

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Lady Antebellum are putting the final touches on their fourth studio album, due this spring, and if the lead single “Downtown” is any indication — and Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood say it definitely is — it’s going to be a fun one.

On the song, which EW is streaming exclusively below, Scott sings lead and sassily asks why her partner doesn’t take her out and show her off anymore. (There’s a playfulness we haven’t heard on a Lady A single since “Lookin’ for a Good Time.”)

Listen after the jump, and find out what they have to say about why this album is different, what they have in common (or not) with a certain PBS television phenomenon, and why their recently-announced CMT Crossroads pairing with Stevie Nicks will be awesome. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 18 2012 03:49 PM ET

Stream the new Twenty One Pilots album 'Vessel' here -- EXCLUSIVE

Tags: An EW Exclusive!, Downloads and Streams, Hip-Hop/Rap, New Stuff, Rock, twenty | one | pilots

Now let’s take a break from tallying up our favorite albums of the past year and take a look at an album from next year.

The Columbus band Twenty One Pilots (stylized as twenty | one | pilots) has been on tour all summer with the Neon Trees, and soon they’ll be ready to release their debut album. Titled Vessel, the record will be out on Jan. 8 of next year on Fueled By Ramen, but you can stream the whole thing exclusively here.

The duo — Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun – have been gaining kudos for singles like “Holding on to You” and “Guns for Hands,” which mix zippy keyboards, melodic guitars, and rock-meets-rap vocal stylings. The album was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Greg Wells, who’s worked with everyone from Adele to Katy Perry.

Intrigued? Check out their upcoming Vessel with the exclusive full-album stream below:

Dec 18 2012 01:54 PM ET

'Django Unchained' soundtrack posted online: Stream it here

Tags: Django Unchained, Downloads and Streams, Soundtracks

One of the best parts about Spaghetti Western movies are the Spaghetti Western soundtracks that come with them, and Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained is no exception.

Although, it kind of is. Regular standby scorers like Ennio Morricone, Luis Bacalov, and Jerry Goldsmith show up for memorable little compositions, with snippets of dialogue from the Jamie Foxx-starring movie spliced in. But also on this soundtrack are very modern, very cool numbers from the likes of Rick Ross (“100 Black Coffins”), John Legend (“Who Did That to You?”), and James Brown and 2Pac (mashed up from the dead on “Unchained (The Payback/Untouchable)”).

Check out the soundtrack to the new Quentin Tarantino flick in the player below:

Dec 5 2012 10:00 AM ET

Django Django get trippy in 'Life's a Beach' video: Watch it here -- EXCLUSIVE

Tags: An EW Exclusive!, Buzzworthy, Downloads and Streams, Indie Rock, Things That Are British

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As we noted in our November playlist, the spacey British indie rockers in Django Django have made quite the impression on our playlists since their Mercury Prize-nominated debut made it to our shores this fall.

That impressive self-titled album was coupled with their surrealist “Hail Bop” video, which combined Tron, Salvador Dali, and our weirdest lucid dreams. Now the four-piece has a new clip for their song “Life’s a Beach,” and it takes that psychedelic aesthetic one step further with out-there visual effects that one might encounter on late-night public-access television circa 1989.

Check out Django Django’s latest visual treat in the video exclusively on EW.com below:

Oct 18 2012 11:36 AM ET

Hear the Civil Wars play 'I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day' for 'Holidays Rule' compilation - EXCLUSIVE

Tags: An EW Exclusive!, Christmas, Downloads and Streams, Indie Rock, New Stuff, Pop, The Civil Wars

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It may not even be Halloween yet, but Christmas is already in the air.

Case in point: next week sees the release of Holidays Rule, a new compilation of eclectic seasonal songs from contributors ranging from Paul McCartney and fun., to Rufus Wainwright, the Shins, the Head and the Heart, and Calexico.

That lineup also includes Americana breakouts the Civil Wars, who put their own lo-fi spin on “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.”

Check out the exclusive premiere below (and check out the rest of Holidays Rule’s lineup here):

Sep 18 2012 01:48 PM ET

Green Day now streaming new album 'Uno' in full on Facebook

Tags: Downloads and Streams, Fall Music, Green Day, New Stuff, Rock

Green Day’s new album Uno! doesn’t hit store shelves until next Tuesday, September 25. But if you want to hear the full first act of the veteran punk band’s big 2012/2013 trilogy, you can get it right now.

The band has put up a full stream of Uno! on its Facebook page. Just follow that link and click on the “Hear Uno! Now” tab to spin new tracks like “Kill the DJ,” “Oh Love,” “Nuclear Family,” and “Angel Blue.”

Uno! is out next Tuesday. Dos! drops on November 13, and Tre! streets on January 15, 2013. The first entry in the series finds the band getting back to its sweet-and-fast roots (songs like “Let Yourself Go” and “Loss of Control” could have come straight from the Kerplunk era, and that’s a compliment.)

What do you think of Uno? Are you down with the throwback-type sound, or do you miss the rock operas? Sound off in the comments and find EW’s official review of the album in the new issue of the magazine, out Friday.

Sep 11 2012 04:57 PM ET

458 episodes of John Peel's radio show are now online: Stream them here

Tags: Buzzworthy, Downloads and Streams, Indie Rock, John Peel, Musics, Radio, Rock, Things That Are Awesome, Things That Are British

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Got an extra 900 hours on your hand? The internet has just become 458 John Peel show episodes richer, which means your next month or so just got booked.

Some enterprising Soundcloud citizen (and likely power-pop fan) known only as +dB has taken it upon him or herself to upload a whopping chunk of the late British radio god’s programs, which gained fame for the “Peel sessions” — live in-studio performances with some of rock’s most interesting players.

The treasure trove features broadcasts ranging from Peel’s pirate radio days back in 1968 all the way up to his BBC reign, which ended only upon the prolific DJ’s death in 2004.

The collection isn’t 100% complete, of course, but it’s certainly exhaustive: you can hear anything from Bob Marley’s two appearances on the show (on May 1 and Nov. 26, 1973) to Pulp’s 1995 session to a live Daft Punk concert (June 30, 1996). Even Peel’s elusive joint interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono is up for grabs.

So until that archive of John Peel’s record collection is complete, check out almost a thousand hours of his radio shows in the Soundcloud player below.