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    20 Albums You Can Hear Now: the Flaming Lips, Fall Out Boy, Ghostface Killah, the Thermals

    Normally, our weekly round-up of ready-to-stream albums tops out at 10, but there's so much stuff flying free on the Internet right now — full-lengths from the Flaming Lips, Fall Out Boy, Ghostface Killah, Shuggie Otis, and the Thermals included — that we decided to double-up and share 20 this time around. Grab a pair of headphones and dig in:1) The Flaming Lips, The Terror. "Sounding almost post-apocalyptic in its scabrous, searching bleakness... The Terror moans and scrapes ominously from its opening seconds onward.

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    Made in America Festival 2013 Lineup: Nine Inch Nails, Solange, Gaslight Anthem

    Beyoncé, Phoenix, the recently revitalized Nine Inch Nails, Solange, Queens of the Stone Age, the Gaslight Anthem, and more are all on the lineup for Jay-Z-curated second annual Budweiser Made in America Festival.Also on the bill: Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Deadmau5, Miguel, A$AP Rocky, Public Enemy, the Gaslight Anthem, 2 Chainz, Emeli Sandé, Walk the Moon, Jesse Rose, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Fitz and the Tantrums, Wolfgang Gartner, AlunaGeorge, Haim, Wiz Khalifa, Nero, GTA, 3LAU, Imagine Dragons, Redlight, Rudimental, TJR, Robert DeLong, and Porter Robinson, among others.The announcement came via a Spotify playlist, which can be heard here. The mix features a total of 35 songs, including NIN's classic "Closer," Phoenix's Bankrupt!

  • foals, holy fire, jimmy kimmel live

    Foals Unleash Heavy 'Inhaler,' Funky 'My Number' for 'Kimmel'

    Foals cheated bloggers out of an easy headline this morning by opting not to play "Late Night," the latest single off the Oxford five-piece's third album, Holy Fire, on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (April 9). Instead, the Yannis Philippakis-led rockers performed a throat-shredding take on lead single "Inhaler," followed by a taut rendition of second single "My Number" that was heavy on funky rhythms but light on the music video's hallucinogenic effects.

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    Stream Emma Louise's Smoky, Synth-Streaked 'Mirrors'

    Emma Louise hasn’t even issued her debut full-length in the U.S. yet — the Australian singer’s first album, vs. Head vs. Heart, arrives on May 21 via Frenchkiss Records — but the Brisbane-based talent has been building an audience in her homeland for several years, thanks in part to 2011's Full Hearts and Empty Rooms EP. Just stream "Mirrors," a cut off the upcoming vs. Head vs. Heart, for proof of Louise's wise-beyond-her-years craftsmanship: that hypnotic blend of smoky vocals, restrained percussion, and fluttering synths couldn’t come from some rookie.112280:song:Mirrors:

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    Watch the Postal Service Kick Off Reunion Tour With Jenny Lewis in Reno

    The Postal Service delivered the first performance on their long-awaited reunion tour at Reno's Grand Sierra Theatre last night (April 9), and footage from the gig has arrived online.  Ben Gibbard lead laptop virtuoso Jimmy Tamborello through Give Up highlight "We Will Become Silhouettes," as he turns in a nimble vocal performance before running over to a drumkit to supply punchy percussion. Jenny Lewis and Laura Burhenn (Mynabirds, Bright Eyes) round out the band's live lineup, which is set to hit the stage at Coachella this weekend and next.This current trek is the Postal Service's first time on the road since 2003; find tour dates below, after the set list from last night's Reno show (via Pitchfork).

  • Double Dagger

    Stream Double Dagger's Schizophrenic Swan Song 'Heretic's Hymn'

    "But if this is my last song / These are the last words I ever write," Double Dagger vocalist Nolen Strals speak-sings on "Heretic's Hymn," the closing track off the now-defunct post-hardcore trio's upcoming 333 "I hope you won't forget / You're only free making art outside."Those words actually became the last ones Strals would proclaim on record as frontman for the Baltimore outfit, which disbanded in 2011. Since then, Double Dagger's members have separately joined up with Roomrunner, Peals, and Pure Junk, but the Maryland bruisers will revisit their glory days on Record Store Day (April 20) by issuing the six-track 333 collection, along with If We Shout Loud Enough, a documentary that follows the three-piece's final tour.Stream the schizophrenic "Heretic's Hymn" — part slam-dance shout-along, part winding instrumental — below. Then watch the trailer for If We Shout Loud Enough.

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    Watch Julian Lynch's 'Donnie Darko'-Tinged 'Gloves' Video

    Julian Lynch told SPIN back in December that much of the music intended for his just-released Lines LP ended up on the cutting-room floor. "I’ve never worked this long on a record," he said. "As soon as I finish recording one, I’ll usually give it to the label and then it’ll be on its way to being released. Whereas, with this one, most of it has been done for so long that I’ve had a while to sit on it and decide whether or not I like all the things on it as much as I thought I did. As it turns out, I’m going to throw away pretty huge chunks of it." Thankfully, the Real Estate affiliate held onto the Phil Elverum-esque "Gloves," otherwise we wouldn’t have the track's bizarre Sarah Kinlaw-directed video. The two-and-a-half-minute clip follows a young woman’s attempts to bring her stuffed rabbit companion to life.

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    The Knife Dissect 'Shaking the Habitual' in Sprawling Short Film

    The Knife unsheathed their Essential new album, Shaking the Habitual, today (April 9), and to commemorate the 98-minute full-length's release, sister-brother duo Karin Dreijer-Anderson and Olof Dreijer have shared a 13-minute video that acts as a companion to their Silent Shout follow-up. Directed by Marit Östberg — who also helmed the Swedish pair's NSFW "Full of Fire" clip — the above piece is labeled "The Interview," but it actually functions as a meandering collection of footage (various shots of graffiti, dance clubs, clouds, and rainy streets), snippets of Shaking the Habitual songs, and audio of the band discussing their latest effort."We want to question the Knife," Dreijer-Anderson says. "We made up our own sound sources.

  • soft moon, 'want'

    Watch the Soft Moon's Drug-Filled, Bare-Breasted, and Very NSFW 'Want' Video

    The Soft Moon now officially have the most unsettling trilogy of music videos in 2013. Following the static-soaked "Die Life" and the metaphysical "Insides" is the clip for "Want," another darkwave freakout from the Luis Vasquez-led unit's Zeros album.Directed by Grant Singer, the unsettling short surveys a violent break-in, a near car accident, a druggy bathroom hook-up, and a knife assault. Consider it a blend of Breaking Bad and the Prodigy's "Smack My Bitch Up."

  • morrissey, margaret thatcher

    Morrissey Updates Scathing Margaret Thatcher Remarks With Even More Scathing Remarks

    After news broke that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had passed away at the age of 87 on Monday (April 8), reactions ranged from respectful to celebratory.

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