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"Love"
(Single)
Lana Del Rey
"Love" is the latest from Lana Del Rey, whose new album is due out in 2017.
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"Sastanaqqam"
Elwan
Tinariwen
Bill DeVille chose "Sastanaqam" (pronounced sah-STON-ah-cahm) as his DJ Pick of the Week. He describes it as "[a] mesmerizing concoction of swirling guitars and hypnotic rhythms inspired by the gait of camels. This is the perfect music to just get lost in!"
Read more about Bill's pick »
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"Can I Sit Next to You"
Hot Thoughts
Spoon
"Can I Sit Next To You" itself has been a bit of a mystery until now. For the past several months, bits of the song have been used as background music in various clubs and venues. The house band for the Late Show With Stephen Colbert has performed it going into commercial breaks, and American Airlines has been using it as unidentified boarding music.
Read more about "Can I Sit Next to You" »
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"Matter of Time"
Snowdonia
Surfer Blood
Today's Song of the Day is "Matter of Time" from Surfer Blood's new record, Snowdonia, out now. Download a free MP3.
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"My Emotions Are Blinding"
Yours Conditionally
Tennis
We can always count on Tennis -- led by husband and wife duo Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore -- for indie-pop gems that sound sweet but tackle serious issues. On the band's upcoming record, Yours Conditionally, Moore sings about everything from maintaining individuality within a marriage to the expectations placed on frontwomen.
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"Charm Assault"
(Single)
Ride
Iconic shoegaze band Ride have performed reunion gigs over the past couple of years, and 2017 will see the release of their first new album in more than two decades.
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"Restart"
Volume 1
BNQT
The supergroup comprised of members Band of Horses, Grandaddy, Franz Ferdinand, and Travis finally announced a release date for Volume 1, April 28. Read more about the project at Pitchfork.
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"Revolution Rock 'n' Roll"
Dirty Pictures (Part 1)
Low Cut Connie
The Philadelphia rock and rollers who brought us "Boozophilia" are back to deliver another rollicking new track from their forthcoming album Dirty Pictures (Part 1), out this May. (Video is NSFW.)
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"Jungle"
Notion EP
Tash Sultana
Tash Sultana's carefully crafted, edgy, multi-instrumental pieces featuring beat boxing, unique guitar work and percussion styled finger tapping, has left sold out audiences in awe. This Melbourne-based artist is one to watch in 2017.
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"Up in Hudson"
Dirty Projectors
Dirty Projectors
David Longstreth calls Dirty Projectors a breakup album, a series of cathartic songs largely informed by his breakup with longtime band member and singer Amber Coffman. "Up in Hudson" is track three on the new record, which was prematurely released on Wednesday, Feb. 22.
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"Tell the Truth"
Youngish American
Dams of the West
While Vampire Weekend take a break from recording, drummer Chris Tomson is releasing his solo debut as Dams of the West. Youngish American, produced by Patrick Carney of the Black Keys, releases Feb. 24.
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"Last Kiss"
VOIDS
Minus the Bear
On March 3, Minus the Bear will release VOIDS, their first album in nearly five years. The Current listeners can get a first taste with "Last Kiss."
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"Give Me a Reason"
Uyai
Ibibio Sound Machine
Eno Williams, the lead singer and spiritual force behind Ibibio Sound Machine, was born in London, but she relocated to her mother's native Nigeria as a girl. It's a move that, years, later, would make a profound impact on musical career. In 2014, Ibibio Sound Machine's eponymous debut album skillfully combined London electronic club music with Nigerian funk and pop, making for a compelling, ear-popping experience. The band's follow-up album, Uyai, strengthens and deepens that cross-cultural alchemy.
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"Glitter and Gloss"
(Single)
Skott
Rising Swedish native Skott blends electro-synths with compelling falsettos on the airy single "Glitter and Gloss."
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"Ghetto Matrix"
The Temple of I & I
Thievery Corporation
On Feb. 10, Thievery Corporation released The Temple of I & I, a 15-track album inspired by Jamaica's music and culture which they experienced during an extended stay in 2015.
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"Big Beautiful Day"
Pageant
PWR BTTM
With only an EP to their name, The Current welcomed PWR BTTM into the studio in 2016. We're excited for the glam punk duo to release their debut LP, Pageant, this May.

PWR BTTM perform in The Current studio »
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"Santiago"
So It Is
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band have announced the release of their new album, So It Is, the septet's second release featuring all-new original music, coming April 21 via Legacy Recordings. So It Is finds the classic PHJB sound invigorated by a number of fresh influences, not least among them the band's 2015 life-changing trip to Cuba.
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"We Could Fly"
Freedom Highway
Rhiannon Giddens
On Freedom Highway, Rhiannon Giddens shows us that while America was never as innocent as some nostalgists want to believe, its young spirit still lives within, resistant to corruption, leading those who can hear its voice toward a better place down the road.
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"You Know It"
Only the Lonely
Colony House
Nashville's Colony House do a pretty good California impression on their surf-rock infused album Only the Lonely that released late last year.
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"Black Tears"
Life Love Flesh Blood
Imelda May
Imelda May teamed up with Jeff Beck on "Black Tears" off her forthcoming album, produced by T Bone Burnett. Life Love Flesh Blood is out April 7.
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"Wake Up"
Silhouette of Sirens
Chastity Brown
The Current is thrilled to debut "Wake Up," the first single off Chastity Brown's Red House Records debut.
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"On + Off"
Now That the Light Is Fading
Maggie Rogers
22-year-old Maggie Rogers has made Pharrell cry. Yep. Rogers just released her debut EP, and The Current is naming her an artist to watch in 2017.
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"5 Flucloxacillin"
Sick Scenes
Los Campesinos!
"5 Flucloxacillin" is off Los Campesinos! sixth (yeah, sixth!) studio album Sick Scenes, out now. Download a free MP3.
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"Devil's Teeth"
Broken People
Muddy Magnolias
Musical soulmates Kallie North and Jessy Wilson formed Muddy Magnolias in Nashville after Wilson spent years of singing backup for Alicia Keys and John Legend.
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"13"
Roadhouse 01
Allan Rayman
Allan Rayman found solitude in a house in the woods and wrote a record as his alter ego, Mr. Roadhouse. His debut Roadhouse 01 released Friday via Communion.
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"Music Is the Answer"
Electric Lines
Joe Goddard
You may be familiar with Joe Goddard from Hot Chip. On April 21, he'll release his solo debut, Electric Lines, via Domino.
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"Evermore"
Last Place
Grandaddy
It's been a while since we've gotten a new Grandaddy album – 11 years, in fact. Finally, on March 3, Last Place will see the light of day. "Evermore" proves Grandaddy are at the top of their game.
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"The Story"
Telling Stories
Dolly Parton
Brandi Carlile's iconic 2007 album The Story is turning 10 and a slew of big names are contributing to a cover compilation to celebrate, including Adele, Pearl Jam and Dolly Parton.
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"Only the Wild Ones"
(Single)
Dispatch
Americana band Dispatch disbanded in 2004, and while they've played a few reunion gigs here and there since 2007, Dispatch didn't release new music until the announcement of a new album in 2017. "Only the Wild Ones" is the first single.
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"It's Our Time"
(Single)
Jonny P
Bronx-born Nashville singer-songwriter Jonny P will release a five-song EP on April 21. Between new music and side gigs, Jonny could become a household name in the year to come: He'll make his film debut on a forthcoming movie written by Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker).
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"Riot in the Streets"
Manic Revelations
Pokey LaFarge
Pokey LaFarge tries to make sense of trouble he's seen and trouble he's been in. This is the Great Why of his unending passion for songwriting. Each chord, each riff shades the stories he sets up in his lyrics, always in search of the purest truth within the 10 forlorn, haunting melodies on Manic Revelations. A musician, a storyteller, a narrator of the messy, unkempt American experience ... Pokey LaFarge sits, he watches, he writes. Everything that's worth happening happens in his songs. From the broad social narrative of "Riot in the Streets" to the internal tension of "Must Be a Reason" and "Bad Dreams" to the profound alienation of "Silent Movie," these Manic Revelations are questions, they are answers, they are an epoch for Pokey LaFarge. Manic Revelations releases May 19. Stream "Riot in the Streets" »
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"This Thing Was Bound to Happen"
Running Out of Love
The Radio Dept.
The Radio Dept. released Running Out of Love in late 2016. In addition to playing "This Thing Was Bound to Happen," "Swedish Guns" is The Current's Song of the Day. Download a free MP3.
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"Flipside"
Can You Deal?
Bleached
After successfully releasing their debut album last year, Bleached are back in 2017 with a new EP, Can You Deal?, focusing on the trio's frustrations with gender defining their music and habitually being referred to as a "girl band." We're digging "Flipside."
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"Big Picture"
(Single)
London Grammar
London Grammar are back with the first single off their sophomore album, title and release date TBA. Listening to "Big Picture," fans can hear a natural progression into new territory for the Nottingham trio.
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"Greenlight"
(Single)
Lorde
Alert, alert! Lorde is back with a banger.