What are they putting in the PBR in Williamsburg that is causing young musicians to return to early Talking Heads albums for inspiration? Whatever it is, Suckers are drinking it by the gallon, and it’s working in their favor. more ›

After two well-received EPs, both of which were made available for free online, Chicago quartet YAWN have announced an official full length, titled Open Season, set for release on August 30th. more ›

When we heard Yeasayer launch into "Madder Red" at last summer's Pitchfork Music Festival we combed through their b-sides thinking we had somehow been wrong about the band since we were in the critical minority when it came to Yeasayer's last album. When we discovered "Madder Rose" wasn't an unnoticed gem but instead a taste of what the band was cooking up for the future we began to get excited. With the release of Odd Blood we find that earlier enthusiasm entirely justified by a disc filled with songs that are more closely aligned with '80s synth-pop than the band's bucolic sonic reveries of the past. There is a thrumming life behind the new batch of tunes that is giddy and catchy without being predictable. more ›

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It's a Bottle edition of Local Options to reduce, reuse, and recycle this week. more ›