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Viktor Longo

Video premiere: "TV On" by Viktor Longo

22 August 2015

Grab a pint of ice cream, hit the couch and press play.

Cape Snow

Video premiere: "Flesh and Blood" by Cape Snow

21 August 2015

Bree Scanlon’s tender vibrato breaks our heart on this perfectly gorgeous song

Mary Epworth

Video premiere: "Black Doe" by Mary Epworth

20 August 2015

We’re knocked out by this dark and powerful song from a rising UK indie star

Jon DeRosa photo by Ivy Augusta

Exclusive song premiere: "Golden Dawn" by Jon DeRosa

19 August 2015

A gorgeous, unreleased song from the orchestral-pop crooner

Daniel Pearson

Song premiere: "I Still Believe" by Daniel Pearson

15 August 2015

A stately, emotionally open declaration of perseverance in the face of despair.

The Diamond Center

Album premiere: Crystals For The Brass Empire by The Diamond Center

14 August 2015

Vivid, expansive psych-folk that pushes all our shiny red buttons.

Secret Friend photo by Tinnakorn Nukul

Album premiere: Sleeper by Secret Friend

13 August 2015

From Thailand, a fusion of acoustic guitar-based pop melodies with electronica and psychedelia production.

Forest Of Tongue

Album premiere: Fancy Itch by Forest Of Tongue

12 August 2015

Woozy, percussive, bright, blurry, and decidedly odd

Great Lake Swimmers photo by Marina Manushenko

Exclusive video premiere: "I Must Have Someone Else's Blues" by Great Lake Swimmers

11 August 2015

“Have a roam through this peculiar, bewildering world.”

A Singer Must Die with Liva Zafimehy

Video premiere: "A Right Arm Beyond Love" by A Singer Must Die [duet with Liva Zafimehy]

9 August 2015

Sublime French chamber-pop, live in concert with a 30-piece orchestra

Farnsworth

EP premiere: S/T by Farnsworth

7 August 2015

Happy Friday — crank it up!

Robert Park

Video premiere: "The Seal" by Malheur VOL

7 August 2015

Korean musician and humanitarian Robert Park releases his fourth music video

My Dead Air

Album premiere: The Thief Who Knows My Name by My Dead Air

6 August 2015

The first solo LP by former Until June guitarist Dan Ballard is a lush, mellow affair

The Subterraneans

Exclusive song premiere: "What's On Your Mind" by The Subterraneans

4 August 2015

Eight years gone, and back with a great new song

Oliver Ralli

Video premiere: "Hangin' With The Fellas" by Oliver Ralli

1 August 2015

Rockin’ out with a Bushwick Renaissance Man

Slow Meadow

Video premiere: "Lonesome Summer" by Slow Meadow

30 July 2015

Mysterious and entrancing, transformative and peaceful

Blackheart Honeymoon

Exclusive album stream: Mountains Speak by Blackheart Honeymoon

28 July 2015

From Seattle, melodious alt-country, distinguished by sterling harmonies

Chris Pope a/k/a SOLAI

Saturday Special: "Ghost" by SOLAI

25 July 2015

Chris Pope is haunted in a Californian dreamscape

Megan Burtt

Song premiere: "Fast As I Go" by Megan Burtt

23 July 2015

A Denver songstress chases greatness — and may catch it

Steve Hewitt of Love Amongst Ruin

Exclusive: Bassel Hallak's piano remix to Love Amongst Ruin's "Modern War Song"

21 July 2015

The German producer strips the song to its beautiful, gothic essence

Mike Coykendall photo by Chad Lanning

Album premiere: Half Past, Present Pending by Mike Coykendall

16 July 2015

An enthralling mix of lo-fi immediacy and studio wizardry from a veteran songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist

La Cerca by Robert Derning

Video premiere: "Climate Control" by La Cerca

14 July 2015

Don’t ask what it’s about, just dig it, man.

Don't Be Afraid to Pogo Premieres in NYC July 15

13 July 2015

In 1977, Chris Ashford kick-started the Los Angeles DIY punk scene when he released a 7” by a few friends who called themselves The Germs. Now, with his directorial debut, he pays homage to another set of friends and the music he found so inspirational almost forty years ago.

World Premiere Exclusive: "Ray Gun" by Lovedrug

9 July 2015

We are proud to offer you an exclusive first listen to “Ray Gun,” taken from Nashville-based Lovedrug’s forthcoming album, Notions, as well as a brief interview with Lovedrug frontman Michael Shepard.

Thayer Sarrano

Song premiere: "Crease" by Thayer Sarrano

7 July 2015

Gothic Americana from a rising star on the Athens scene

Big Takeover #76 Special 35th Anniversary Issue (Belle and Sebastian cover) Out Now! Order - Subscribe - Renew - Great Gifts!

25 June 2015

Good news! Big Takeover #76 (Special 35th Anniversary) Spring 2015 issue with Belle and Sebastian on the cover is out on the stands! We only come out twice a year, every Spring and Fall, so you don’t want to miss one of our jam-packed 150-page issues! Click through for full details on ordering.

Rahim Quazi

Exclusive album stream: Ghost Hunting by Rahim Quazi

18 June 2015

Classic pop from a Dallas-based singer/songwriter

Fireships photo by Shervin Laine

Video premiere: "Chasing The Sun" by Fireships

16 June 2015

At the end of the day, hope.

Torchy photo by Lenny Zenith

Saturday Special: "Red Light Camera" by Torchy

13 June 2015

Look out! It’s Torchy’s debut single!

Craig Greenberg

Video premiere: "That Girl Is Wrong For You" by Craig Greenberg

11 June 2015

Feel good music from an accomplished Brooklyn troubador

Instant Empire

Video premiere: "Mind The Gap" by Instant Empire

4 June 2015

A story of enduring love from Denver indie rockers

Falling Stacks

Exclusive album stream: No Wives by Falling Stacks

2 June 2015

Gleeful noise from Bristol, England

Futurebrite

Song premiere: "Slow Fade" by Futurebrite

21 May 2015

Former Demander vocalist and bassist Karen Kanan Corrêa returns with a new single!

Bird Dog

Song premiere: "Dog Days" by Bird Dog

19 May 2015

Cool off with this chill track from the Brooklyn band’s upcoming EP

Soda Fabric

Album premiere: Atlantis by Soda Fabric

14 May 2015

From Atlantis via Berlin, psychedelic shoegaze to blow your mind!

Sarah Blacker

Video premiere: "Break Out" by Sarah Blacker

12 May 2015

Award-winning songwriter shares a track from her upcoming debut

Big Takeover #76 - Special 35th Anniversary Issue

The Big Takeover #76 About to Ship! Special 35th Anniversary Issue!

9 May 2015

Subscribers, update your address ASAP! Click through for more about this special issue!

Julie Mintz

Video premiere: "Lavender Lips" by Julie Mintz

8 May 2015

Go behind the scenes with Julie and Moby in the recording studio

Round Eye photo by Rachel Gouk

Video premiere: "City Livin" by Round Eye

7 May 2015

Shanghai’s best local band is not what you expect.

Texas Never Whispers

Video premiere: "Midnight Companion" by Texas Never Whispers

5 May 2015

Finely crafted, affecting indie pop-rock from Austin

The Wheel Workers Photo Credit: Patrick Bertolino.

Saturday Special: "Yodel" by The Wheel Workers

2 May 2015

Saddle up for Houston’s best in an agit-pop spaghetti western! Yee-hah!

Carry Illinois

Album Premiere: Alabaster by Carry Illinois

30 April 2015

An Austin band’s stirring, passionate debut

Katie Buchanan

Video premiere: "Run" by Katie Buchanan

28 April 2015

A song about life on an album about death.

Moonbabies

Friday Special: Wizards On The Beach by Moonbabies

24 April 2015

After seven years away, Sweden’s Moonbabies are back and better than ever!

The Pretty Greens photo by Jason Blaket

EP premiere: Lonely Hearts Club/No Jerks Allowed by The Pretty Greens

23 April 2015

Philly’s own Pretty Greens are in fine form on their sophomore release