When Aaron Dessner of The National hands you the keys to his recording studio, you don't say no. That's exactly what happened when Australian indie-folk duo Luluc relocated to Brooklyn to record their second album, Passerby, out now on Sub Pop Records. The duo of Zoë Randell and Steve Hassett had been slowly gaining word-of-mouth for their stunning, introspective 2008 debut, Dear Hamlyn, which No Depression cofounder Peter Blackstock called "the most beautiful record I have heard in 10 years." Blackstock introduced the band to local label Sub Pop, who signed them immediately. It's a testament to the beauty of their quiet songs that they spoke so loudly to so many. Hear it for yourself in this lovely session for KEXP.
It took losing her voice for Wye Oak to rediscover theirs. On the heels of their successful previous album, Civilian, the Baltimore duo were playing arenas, opening for acts like The National and The Decemberists. And then, sadly, frontwoman Jenn Wasner developed vocal-cord nodules, and under docto…
It had been almost a year to the day when Sam France of Foxygen fell off stage, canceling their 2013 tour just as it was getting started, but now he and songwriting partner Jonathan Rado are back with a vengeance... a glittery, glammy vengeance. The duo just announced the followup to their epic We …
