Adele: The Grammy-winning British singer returns with her sophomore album, 21, on Feb. 22. Featuring collaborations with producers and songwriters as diverse as Rick Rubin and Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic), 21 unites elements of soul, pop and blues with poignant, powerful ballads. Hear the young singer’s latest effort here, two weeks before its release: www.npr.org/2011/02/06/133496838/first-listen-adele-21

 

PJ Harvey: The British singer muses on the wartime history of her home country in Let England Shake, her eighth studio album, out Feb. 15. Harvey took to a 19th-century church to record the tracks – in the works for two years – with longtime collaborators John Parish, Mick Harvey and producer Flood. Hear how she reinvents herself yet again, at NPR Music:www.npr.org/2011/02/06/133495228/first-listen-pj-harvey-let-england-shake  

 

Gucci Mane's 'Bricksquad Mafia' Mixtape

Saigon: 'Greatest Story Never Told'

Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx: We’re New Here

Broadcasting starts today –Tuesday, February 8

On February 22, Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx release their We’re New Here album. The album sees Jamie xx reworking thirteen tracks from Gil’s 2010 I’m New Here album sessions and features the singles "NY Is Killing Me" and "I’ll Take Care Of U."

To celebrate the forthcoming release, fans will be given the opportunity to hear the album a full 13 days before release: Today at 1 pm, We’re New Here album transmitters located around the world were turned on and started broadcasting.

Fans can tune in and hear the album in its entirety by heading to one of the locations and logging on to http://www.werenewhere.com/radiousing a smart phone (iPhone / Android / touch screen Blackberry). The album will be broadcast 24 hours a day but can only be heard at the exact transmitter locations. For a map of all the worldwide transmitters – which include such locations as record shops, venues, clubs, rehearsal rooms, museums and art galleries – please head to http://www.werenewhere.com/radio 

 

 

Twilight Singers: 'Dynamite Steps'

http://soundcloud.com/subpop/sets/the-twilight-singers-dynamite-steps/s-VSanR

via

http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-stream-twilight-singers-new-album

The Dears: 'Degeneration Street'

http://hypem.com/#!/search/The+Dears

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http://www.aux.tv/newmusic/music-news/stream-the-dears-new-album-degeneration-street-now

Mogwai: 'Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will'

http://www1.rollingstone.com/hearitnow/player/mogwai.html

La Sera: La Sera

http://www.spinner.com/new-releases#/5

via

http://pitchfork.com/news/41511-hear-new-albums-from-mogwai-twilight-singers/

Faust: Something Dirty

http://3voor12.vpro.nl/speler/luisterpaal/44432162#luisterpaal.44432162
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http://pitchfork.com/news/41511-hear-new-albums-from-mogwai-twilight-singers/

Cut Copy

Zonoscope

Modular

PJ Harvey 

Let England Shake 

Island/Universal

Austin Peralta 

Endless Planets 

Brainfeeder/PIAS

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead

Tao Of The Dead 

Superball Music

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