Lars Gotrich

Lars Gotrich appears in the following:

Is Life A Total Bore? Jump On Kero Kero Bonito's 'Trampoline'

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Kero Kero Bonito is a glitter cannon to the heart. With the "Trampoline" video, the U.K. pop trio is here to make the world a little less drab.

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Drive-By Truckers: Tiny Desk Concert

Monday, October 24, 2016

The long-running rock band holds a mirror to the hard realities of America right now on American Band. Watch Drive-By Truckers' emotional performance at the NPR Music office.

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Run The Jewels Announces New Album, Shares 'Talk To Me'

Monday, October 24, 2016

The duo announces RTJ3 with a single from Adult Swim. With spooky production, low-end piano and John Bonham-size drum fills, "Talk To Me" sounds like John Carpenter took his synths to Valhalla.

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Joanna Newsom Shares Unreleased Song, 'Make Hay'

Monday, October 24, 2016

Newsom celebrates the one-year anniversary of Divers with a song recorded during that album's sessions.

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The Sweet Windbreakers In Flasher's Video For 'Destroy' Will Make You Jealous

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Featuring Taylor Mulitz from Priests, Flasher's lush post-punk is razor-cut with a bit of a sarcastic sneer. The band looks good in light blue for a video filmed around its D.C. stomping grounds.

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First Listen: Mannequin Pussy, 'Romantic'

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Mannequin Pussy knows — and sounds like — the hell that is heartbreak, veering in short bursts between syrupy sweet pop and charred-walls-of-sound punk.

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Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur Nominated For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

The Seattle band and the late rapper both received nods in their first year of eligibility. Chic received its 11th nomination.

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First Listen: American Football, 'American Football'

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Just like that, the emo band returns 17 years after its debut album — a bit older and a bit more introspective, yet still holding on to that teenage feeling.

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Songs We Love: Priests, 'JJ'

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Priests will release its long-awaited debut album early next year. Here, the D.C. punk band dives into the weirdness of the interpersonal with an out-of-tune piano gone haywire.

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D∆WN Announces Final Album In Trilogy, Shares 'Renegades'

Friday, October 07, 2016

D∆WN's had a busy 2016, but it's all been been leading up to Redemption. The first single is a hyper piece of futuristic club music pulsing with robotic soul.

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Listen To Mary J. Blige's Powerful New Song 'Thick Of It'

Friday, October 07, 2016

Co-written with Jazmine Sullivan, Blige's new song is classic R&B balladry meets trap beats with dramatic panache. Blige says it's "so personal it's almost painful to let it out."

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So Many Ways To Love: Hear Alicia Keys' 'Blended Family,' Feat. A$AP Rocky

Friday, October 07, 2016

With last night's announcement of her long-awaited new album, Here, Alicia Keys offers an acoustic guitar-driven song about starting a new family with the son of a previous marriage.

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The Rolling Stones Announces Blues Covers Album, Shares 'Just Your Fool'

Thursday, October 06, 2016

What does a new album from The Rolling Stones sound like in 2016? A lot like the old ones, if "Just Your Fool" is any indication.

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Songs We Love: Khruangbin, 'Two Fish And An Elephant'

Wednesday, October 05, 2016

Khruangbin's soulful, Thai funk-inspired instrumental becomes a wordless short film with a macabre and whimsical bit of magical realism.

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Hear Solange's Bold And Beautiful 'A Seat At The Table'

Friday, September 30, 2016

Solange calls her new album "a project on identity, empowerment, independence, grief and healing." It's a floating melange of R&B, bold in its quiet and understated sounds, bolder in its message.

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All Right Now! Brownout Back At It Again With Funky Black Sabbath Covers

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Hear the Austin, Texas-based Latin funk band's seven-minute workout of "Fairies Wear Boots," complete with horns, fuzz and a touch of dub.

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Viking's Choice: Super Unison, 'Broken'

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Named for a Drive Like Jehu song, Super Unison proves that melody can still leave a nasty bruise.

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Metallica's Rejuvenated On 'Moth Into Flame'

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

The new track from the band's first studio album since 2008 recalls the melodic, lead-foot-riff-fueled, progressive attack of ...And Justice For All.

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The Words Are Made Up, But Alcest's 'Kodama' Sure Is Pretty

Thursday, September 22, 2016

"There are no lyrics," Neige says of the gracefully savage track. "It's just vocal improvisation like Cocteau Twins or Dead Can Dance were doing back in the day."

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First Listen: Drive-By Truckers, 'American Band'

Thursday, September 22, 2016

American Band, the long-running rock band's 11th album, lives up to its name in how it digests, understands and challenges the notions of what it means to be American.

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