Tuesday Music News

Local Music, Daily Roundups
12/02/2014
Britta Plyler
photo by James Bailey

  • Portland natives The Decemberists debuted the lyric video for their new song "Lake Song." The warm and stunning track will be featured on their forthcoming, seventh studio album What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (out January 20.) [CoS]

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  • Fellow Portlanders Sleater-Kinney also share a new song today: stream the track "Surface Envy" below. The trio's long-awaited forthcoming full-length No Cities to Love hits stores on January 20th via Sub Pop. [Pitchfork]

  • The Soft Moon, aka Luis Vasquez, has shared the first single off his upcoming album Deeper (out March 31). "Black" mixes frantic beats and fuzzy vocals into a next-level experience. [Stereogum]

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  • Rappers Action Bronson and Danny Brown have collaborated on a new track which will be featured on the rerelease of Grand Theft Auto V. Produced by Alchemist, "Bad News" is the perfect song for crashing cars and causing mayhem. [Pitchfork]
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