Friday Music News

07/31/2015

Britta Plyler

Mac DeMarco's mini-LP Another One (out August 7) is streaming over at NPR. He's previewed several songs over the last few weeks, but now all 8-tracks are available for your listening pleasure. The album closer, "My House By The Water," features DeMarco's home address. According to DeMarco, anyone's welcome to stop by and have a cup of coffee. He's a brave soul. [Pitchfork]

Night Beds, aka Winston Yellen, will drop his sophomore album Ivywild on August 7, but today it's streaming thanks to NPR. The Nashville artist has immersed his soulful voice with stunning synths, which is a complete 180 compared to his Country Sleep debut. He's brilliant either way. Listen below. [Stereogum]

Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio has shared another song from his upcoming solo album The Names (out September 18). According to the press release, "Endless Rhythm" was inspired by a painting at London's Tate Modern that caught Baio's eye in spring of 2014. He describes the song as his "love letter to art and the artistic process." Check out the song and it's lyric video below. [Stereogum]

Tame Impala's Kevin Parker and producer Mark Ronson joined forces for a magnetic cover of Queens of the Stone Age's track "I Sat By The Ocean." The session is a part of Australian triple j Radio's "Like A Version" video series. [CoS]

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