December 2011
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Sufjan Steven's "Songs for Christmas" $5 Today! →
One of our favorite Christmas albums of all time, Sufjan Steven’s sprawling 42-track Christmas album, Songs for Christmas is available today on his Bandcamp for a mere $5! Hurry though, the offer expires at 5pm (EST).
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Top 25 Albums of 2011
As promised, here is our list of our favorite albums from 2011. Back in 2010, we had some pretty heavy hitters to blow us away but we found ourselves very disappointed by a number of very hyped releases (we’re looking at you Bon Iver, Justice, Death Cab for Cutie, Childish Gambino, etc.). Regardless, this allowed us to discover a ton more music and while our lists don’t necessarily...
WatchEdit: Thom Yorke (and many others) on SNL.
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Top 25 Singles of 2011
It’s the most wonderful time of the year - year end list time! As always, we’re starting off with our Top 25 Singles list, which will soon be followed by our Top 25 Album list. Are you excited? We hope so! Please forgive the lack of a “Read More”, Tumblr is not cooperating with us.
Let’s get to it!
25. Adele - Rolling In The Deep (21) This year “Rolling In...
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And here's Jeff Tweedy with the weather... →
Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy stopped by his hometown station WGN-TV in Chicago and did the weather, leading us to wish he would do the news so much more often.
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Download Phillip Seymour Hoffman/Mutual Benefit... →
We had the same reaction. Phillip Seymour Hoffman has an EP?! Kassette Klub is releasing a split album consisting of Your Loving Brother by Philip Seymour Hoffman and The Cowboy’s Prayer by Mutual Benefit all onto one 32 minute cassette or digital download. Click the link above to hear more and trust us, it’s worth your curiosity.
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Karen O Status Report: Married, a Led Zeppelin...
Karen O revealed in NME this past week that she has married longtime boyfriend Barnaby Clay, a music video director who has done work for Depeche Mode, Gnarles Barkley, and the video to the YYYs single “Zero”. After killing all of the indie boys’ hearts with said news, she also revealed that she’s been in the studio working on new material for an upcoming Yeah Yeah Yeahs...
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New Air - "Seven Stars" feat. Victoria Legrande
Air debuted a new single from their upcoming release - the soundtrack to the updated, color version of Georges Méliès famous 1902 film Le Voyage Dans La Lune (Journey To The Moon). While that movie has given us nightmares since our childhood, there is no mistaking that Air is going to make one absolutely beautiful score. Take a listen to the track below featuring vocals from Beach House’s...
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Stream new Jonsi, "Gathering Stories" and "Ævin...
The past few weeks we’ve been getting fantastic news in the Sigur Ros department, starting with the wonderful news that the band is back together and recording new material for an unnamed album. They also released the absolutely beautiful CD/DVD Inni, which makes for a perfect sister to the bands previous live release, Heima.
However, Sigur Ros frontman Jonsi has been busy composing...
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The Essentials: The Louvin Brothers - Satan Is...
You may know who the Louvin Brothers are but I’m pretty sure you’ve seen the album art to their 1959 album Satan Is Real. Although more recently used as an internet meme, the rather over-the-top nature of the album (Yes, that’s a 12 ft. plywood devil and yes, they’re standing in a fiery rock quarry) is a great example of how one takes the album - either a walloping...
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New Black Star, "You Already Knew"
It’s been almost 14 years since the release of Black Star’s last album, Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star but Talib and Mos Def (although he now goes by Yasiin Bey) are set to release the follow up album Black Star Aretha, which is said to be a tribute to legend Aretha Franklin. Take a listen to the track “You Already Knew”, and if you’re in the LA area check...
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WatchLet’s be honest, we love Yours Truly. But what their latest video happens to feature the band we’re obsessed with the most right now, Guards. The band released a self titled EP last year and have been touring relentlessly every since. Rumor has it the band is going to release a few singles on White Iris and are prepping a debut full length soon. The NYC based band features Richie...
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Flying Lotus "Outtake" off Los Angeles LP
Flying Lotus tweeted a link to this “outtake” off his Los Angeles LP via his Twitter and what’s left is the track “Mister Murky Socks”, a quick 2-minute number that packs a pretty sweet punch. Take a listen below.
Flying Lotus - mister murky socks ///// LOS ANGELES ALT take mix2 by Flyinglotus
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Contest - Win the New Smiths LP Box Set via Rhino... →
In need of the new Smiths’ box set on LP? Of course you are! Just clink the link and re-tweet Rhino Records and you’ll be entered!
November 2011
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WE'RE STILL HERE!
I know we’ve been silent the past few months - we’re going to change that and try to bring it up to the par it used to be. Thank you for your patience, dear Followers. Stick with us and starting on the 1st, we’re going to be back in action. Don’t forget to add us on Facebook too!
October 2011
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July 2011
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New Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, 'Maniac'
So far we’ve heard two tracks from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s new album, Hysterical, and finally we’ve been blessed with another new track, “Maniac”. As we’ve said before, we’re pretty excited about this new album and these new tracks just keep making us way too impatient.
Take a listen to the song via Stereogum and get a copy of it for yourself for the...
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Amy Winehouse (1983-2011)
Rumors are flying as to what truly caused the death of British singer Amy Winehouse, but in the meantime artists have been flooding their support of Winehouse’s family, as well as the legacy left by the singer.
Musician/Producer Mark Ronson, who helped define Winehouse’s sound, tweeted “…she was my musical soulmate and like a sister to me. This is one of the saddest days...
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New Music Monday: Arkells "Whistleblower" and...
Canadian rock outfit and Juno Award Winning Arkells released their debut album, Jackson Square, and since then has been lying under the radar. We here at Pitter Patter have been anxiously waiting for new material and finally we have something! The band has released two new singles off their yet-to-be titled second album. The single “Whistleblower” is available on iTunes and will...
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The Kooks release new single, "Junk of the Heart...
It’s been three years since The Kooks released their sophomore release, Konk and with a bit of a roster change and what appears to be a new sound, The Kooks has a release date and a title for their newest album. Junk of the Heart drops on September 12th and the title track is now available for a listen. The official first single is said to be called “It Is Me” but for now, all...
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Game Fires Back With 'Uncle Otis'
Just a day after we posted about Jay-Z and Kanye West’s newest single, “Otis”, rapper Game is back with his own version which pretty much takes aim at a whole lot of people.
The controversial rapper takes shots at his peers including Jay (“Ni**as think they the coldest, but ni**a you just the oldest”), Diddy (“I don’t wear Sean John”), Kreayshawn (“Lil’ white bitch, better...
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Happy Bon Iver Day! →
In honor of his Milwaukee ties and the fact that he’s come out with his new album and selling out shows all over the country, Mayor Tom Barrett has announced today as ‘Bon Iver Day’.
What’s your favorite Bon Iver song and what are your thoughts on the new album (here’s a hint to our opinion)?
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Barclaycard Mercury Award Nominees Released →
The award show is September 7th and will be hosted by Jools Holland.
Last year’s winner was The XX, who do you think will nab the top prize this year?
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'Otis' from Kanye West and Jay-Z Collab, "Watch...
We’ve been teased for months now about the Kanye West and Jay-Z collaboration album, Watch The Throne, whether it be the track “H.A.M.” that dropped awhile back but gave us little to digest about Throne. Finally we’ve got the first single, “Otis”, featuring (as expected) a pretty amazing Otis Redding sample. Listen to “Otis” streaming below before...
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June 2011
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Throwback Thursday! (2000)
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Now that’s it’s officially summer, we’ve been dying to get our hands on a good tune to enjoy with the windows rolled down. We’ve been having trouble topping ‘summer albums’ since 2009 when Phoenix’s near perfect release, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, came out and we were introduced to the catchiest darn album we’d ever heard. Leave it to a band that...
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