January 2012
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[Flashback] - Beck - "Sea Change"
[In the first half of 2011 we ran a few “Flashback” posts giving a little hindsight loving to great/underrated/forgotten albums from 10 years ago. We didn’t really have a plan or timetable for those posts, but we loved writing them, and from our ongoing photo series of great albums on Facebook it’s clear that you guys like a little reminisce about old greats too, so for 2012 the “Flashback” is...
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[Listen/Download] - Toro Y Moi - "Dead Pontoon"
Listen to and download Toro Y Moi’s new song “Dead Pontoon” from “June 2009”, below.
As Pitchfork points out, South Carolina’s Toro Y Moi will release a compilation of his earlier works from 2009 as part of the “June 2009” box set.
Unlike some of the synth-laden and electronically-backed tracks he’s now known for like “Underneath The...
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[Video] - King Charles - "Love Blood"
Watch the new video for King Charles‘ song “Love Blood” below.
Connect with King Charles - Facebook | Twitter | Website | Last.fm
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[Video] - YOUNGFUCK - "Black Tulips"
Watch the new video for YOUNGFUCK’s song “Black Tulips” below, out now on 7” vinyl via Cloudberry Records.
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[Listen] - Keep Shelly In Athens - "Just Like...
Listen to Keep Shelly In Athens’ cover of The Jesus And Mary Chain shoegaze classic “Just Like Honey” below.
Greece’s Keep Shelly In Athens have covered The Jesus And Mary Chain’s seminal “Just Likey Honey” from their 1985 debut album “Psychocandy”.
It’s being released as part of a Charity compilation for Breast Cancer, details of...
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[Listen/Download] - Bowerbirds - "In The Yard"
Listen to and download the new Bowerbirds song “In The Yard” below, taken from their album “The Clearing”.
In what’s the second new release from North Carolina’s Bowerbirds, “In The Yard” sheds the Folk signal they’ve become known project in favour of a more solidified Indie-Rock stance, with a seething guitar lick towards the end.
Back in...
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[Video] - Shabazz Palaces - "Are You... Can You......
Watch the new video for Shabazz Palaces‘ song “Are You… Can You… Were You? (Felt)” below, taken from the album “Black Up”.
Connect with Shabazz Palaces - Facebook | Website | Last.fm
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Jack White Announces Debut Solo Album...
Jack White will release his debut solo album “Blunderbuss” on April 24th via his own Third Man Records and XL.
Almost exactly one year to the day since The White Stripes disbanded, Jack White announced this afternoon via his newly-designed website, that his debut solo album will be called “Blunderbuss”, with a release date of April 24th.
Today he’ll stream the first...
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[Introducing] - Damon Moon And The Whispering...
My mom has always loved “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails, so recently I decided to test her NIN fandom and put on a CD of one of my old college radio shows that began with “Mr. Self-Destruct”. My mom, appalled, said, “This is not music. If you can’t sing along with it, it’s not music.”
Damon Moon And The Whispering Drifters would not be my...
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[Video] - Feist - "The Bad In Each Other"
Watch the new video for Feist’s song “The Bad In Each Other” below, taken from the album “Metals”.
Connect with Feist: Facebook | Twitter | Website | Last.fm
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Sharon Van Etten Announces New Single "Leonard"
Sharon Van Etten will release her new single “Leonard” on March 6th.
She hasn’t officially announced it herself yet, nor have her label or PR people, but Sharon Van Etten will release “Leonard”, the second single from her stunning album “Tramp”, on March 6th.
You can wait for either herself or her label to announce it if you want to, or you can just go...
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[Listen/Download] - Memoryhouse - "Walk With Me"
Listen to and download the new Memoryhouse song “Walk With Me” below, taken from their debut album “The Slideshow Effect”.
As we edge ever-nearer to the release of Memoryhouse’s debut album, we’re beginning to hear more and more from it, and their latest song “Walk With Me” is similar to the Memoryhouse of old (early 2010).
Previously we heard...
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[Video] - Sekuoia – "Evenings" →
Watch the new video for Sekuoia’s song “Evenings” below.
Connect with Sekuoia - Facebook | Soundcloud
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Most Anticipated Albums Of 2012 - Part Two (N-Z)
January has come and gone. In some parts of the world Lana Del Reyâs âBorn To Dieâ has already been released to mixed reviews, nowhere near making as big a splash as was anticipated by some. Iâve given it a listen, itâs fine, but, as I expected, nothing remarkable. In not-LDR-related news, there have been plenty of good releases so far in this past month, with Cloud...
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[Listen] – Weird Dreams – “666.66”
Listen to Weird Dreams’ new song “666.66” from their forthcoming debut album “Choreography” below.
No, it’s not The Omen’s soundtrack. Heck, there’s nothing evil at all on this particular song.
I’m such a sucker when it comes down to post-Beach Boys sound/feel and this East London group successfully delivered that. With those fuzzed-out guitar...
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[Listen] - New Song By Frank Ocean
Listen to a new untitled song by Frank Ocean
Soulful crooner Frank Ocean, currently in the process of recording one of the most anticipated albums of the year, has just released a new, as of yet untitled song on his Tumblr. Update: Apparently the track is titled “Voodoo”.
Ocean posted the lyrics along with the track, which include the lines “She’s got the whole wide world in...
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Most Anticipated Albums of 2012 - Part One (A-M)
January has come and gone. In some parts of the world Lana Del Rey’s “Born To Die” has already been released to mixed reviews, nowhere near making as big a splash as was anticipated by some. I’ve given it a listen, it’s fine, but, as I expected, nothing remarkable. In not-LDR-related news, there have been plenty of good releases so far in this past month, with Cloud...
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Ones To Watch: Lianne La Havas
Confession time. I have a “moderate” obsession with Later…with Jools Holland. Every time it’s on I find myself giddy with the enthusiasm of a 14 year old girl watching The Beatles for the first time on Ed Sullivan. In my defense, it’s probably the best musical showcase show of the last 25 years. The format is unique, the bands (mostly) always sound good, and...
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[Listen] - Azealia Banks - "Bambi" →
Last week rising Hip-Hop artist Azealia Banks performed at the Mugler show for Paris Fashion Week and played a new song called “Bambi”.
Check out the fierce new song on the site!
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Ones To Watch: We Have Band
With the current amount of music being released (a LOT), I feel that band names are really getting to be of utmost importance. Being honest, I’ve passed up many a band because I thought their name was just not appealing to me (you know you’ve done it too).
We Have Band is the type of band name that is going to be entirely hit-or-miss for most people. While some may mock it for being completely...
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[Listen] - Daytona - "Storm So Long"
Listen to Daytona’s new “Storm So Long” EP below.
As we wait, extremely patiently, for a new album by globe-rockers Harlem, they’ve clearly been at work in the studio.
Starting this side project as Daytona, they’ve left very little information about it, but it has Jose from the band, along with Hunter Simpson and Christopher Lauderdale and they’ve been...
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Ones To Watch: Alabama Shakes
We’ve already featured Alabama Shakes a few times on the site, but it’s time for a formal introduction to one of our Ones To Watch for 2012.
Formerly The Shakes, Alabama Shakes from Athens, Alabama are poised to knock you for a loop like a Mint Julep going straight to your head on a sweltering summer’s day. A four-piece made up of Steve Johnson, Zac Cockrell, Heath Fogg, and...
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Willis Earl Beal - "Evening's Kiss"
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Sometimes the story behind an artist is more interesting than the music they create, but with Willis Earl Beal both story and music fight for the biggest talking points.
Discovered by Found Magazine after posting homemade fliers around Chicago and Albuquerque with self-drawn portraits and messages, the now 27 year-old began to make a name for himself when he’d give...
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Listen Before You Buy Is Looking For Writers
In the last week or two we’ve lost three or four writers and so we have some positions available again that we need filled. At Listen Before You Buy we’re always looking for more writers and contributors, we just don’t always make posts like this to advertise the fact (even though to some it seems like this is ALL we do).
That being said, below are the positions we have...
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Ones To Watch: Kishi Bashi
One of the rewards of being a fan of a particular band, besides their actual music, is that you sometimes get to reap the benefits of the music they’re into. In this case it was Sondre Lerche and his uncanny ability to pick remarkably talented show openers. Before attending his summer tour I had never even heard of multi-instrumentalist K. Ishibashi, a.k.a. Kishi Bashi.
It’s sort of surprising...
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[Listen] - Daniel Rossen - "Saint Nothing"
Listen to Daniel Rossen’s new song “Saint Nothing” below, taken from his upcoming EP “Silent Hour/Golden Mile”.
A couple of days ago Grizzly Bear frontman Ed Droste posted a picture on Instagram of bandmate and Department Of Eagles main dude Daniel Rossen writing a new track on piano, so I knew something was a-brewin’, and so it did (brew).
On March 19th/20th...
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[Listen] - SBTRKT - "Atomic Peace"
Listen to SBTRKT’s new song “Atomic Peace” below.
London based producer, and creator of our 16th favourite album of 2011, SBTRKT has just dropped a new track onto his Soundcloud. Well, actually it’s an oldie: the track, called “Atomic Peace”, was recorded in 2009 and has only previously featured in an XFM guest mix.
Gone are the skittish beats of...
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Ones To Watch: Bobby Tank
Skrillex: ruining dubstep for everyone since 2010. I’ll put my hands up and admit that I did enjoy him on my first couple of listens, but it’s quickly become clear that his repertoire consists entirely of abrasive wobble-bass. Thankfully, while the explosion of mainstream dubstep sounds pretty stale, there are still some artisan producers out there taking it in a more innovative...
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[Video] - Sharon Van Etten - "Leonard" (New Song...
Watch Sharon Van Etten perform a spectacular version of “Leonard”, one of the new tracks from her upcoming album “Tramp”. For those of you without the new album this is the first new music from it, besides the afore-posted “Serpents”.
Connect with Sharon Van Etten - Facebook | Twitter | Website | Last.fm
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Ones To Watch: POLIÇA
Last year saw a big resurgence in (good sounding) R&’B music, with artists like The Weeknd, Frank Ocean or Active Child, among others, fronting what came to be known as PBR&B (a movement we obviously loved, seeing as how all three artists are on our Best Albums of 2011 list). Today, I am pleased to welcome Minneapolis band POLIÇA to the movement.
The project began as a collaborative...
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Ones To Watch: Teletextile
It is a rare treat when a group like Teletextile falls into your lap, and you realize that you have been given the opportunity to share something truly special with others who are bound to be a bit *ahem* blown away. Despite being recorded in June of 2011, I consider this to be my first exciting discovery of 2012. I am bound to be putting some great tunes, such as “I Don’t Know How...
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Listen Before You Buy's Ones To Watch For 2012
With 2011 behind us and as we’ve looked back on the year with multiple year-end lists, it’s now time to focus on what’s to come in 2012. Below you’ll hear tracks from some brilliant artists, some of which you will already have heard of and hopefully some who are new to you.
A few of the artists have already released albums in 2011 but were criminally under-covered by...
