Friday Music News

Daily Roundups
10/16/2015
Britta Plyler
photo by Maryanne Ventrice

  • Majical Cloudz' new album Are You Alone? drops today and is now available to stream via Spotify. This 12-track offering is the Canadian indie pop outfit's first album since 2013's Impersonator. They recently expanded their winter tour, and will land in Seattle at Barboza on January 23. [CoS]

  • If someone on your holiday gift list is a superfan of The Boss, then we've got you covered. On December 4, Bruce Springsteen will release an expansive new box set called The Ties That Bind: The River Collection. The collection will include: 55 tracks (including The River and a collection of outtakes), footage from a 1980 show in Tempe, Arizona, the "These Ties That Bind" documentary, and a 200 photo coffee table book. Pre-order from Amazon HERE. [Pitchfork]

  • Chairlift shared the video for their latest release "Ch-Ching." Caroline Polacheck travels throughout New York wearing what looks like a high-fashion construction outfit. Anyone else really jealous of her impressive dance moves? [Stereogum]

  • Today, M83 dropped a B side collection of their 2008 album Saturdays=Youth, this release is aptly titled Saturdays=Youth: Remixes and B Sides (order HERE). According to their press release, the French electronic group plan to release new music sometime next year. [SPIN]

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