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From Garden State to Twilight, major motion pictures have taken a liking to alternative music for their soundtracks. The newest book-to-movie blockbuster, The Hunger Games, features new music from Arcade Fire, the Decemberists, and many others. Arcade Fire’s newest single, Abrahams Daughter recently leaked online, showing a darker and more haunting side to the indie-rock group, while the Decemberists' new track is an upbeat, more rock-influenced track titled One Engine. […]

Indie-rock legends The Shins drop a second track from their long awaited new album. The New Mexico natives have released a music video to the new track, Bait and Switch, to promote their upcoming return to the alternative music scene. The album, Port of Morrow, a five year follow-up to their previous 2007 Wincing the Night Away album, is slated for release on March 20. The straightforward music video for […]

Indie-fuzz-rock band, Silversun Pickups announce the upcoming release of their third album, Neck of the Woods. The Los Angeles natives made a buzz on the mainstream scene in 2006 with their debut release, Carnavas, with tracks such as Lazy Eye, which made the top 10 Billboard Modern Rock Charts in 2007, and was also featured in the video game Rock Band. The band confirms the album’s release date to be […]

Indie-folk giants the Decemberists release their first live album. We All Raise Our Voices to the Air is a two-disc album recorded over the course of their 2011 summer and fall Popes of Pendarvia World Tour, promoting their last album The King is Dead. The Portland, Oregon band has won over a slew of alternative music fans with intricate folk albums full of catchy and powerful storytelling and lyrics. Their […]

British indie-rock giants Arctic Monkeys take a step in a different direction with the release of their new single, “R U Mine”. Unlike previous tracks, the song features a straightforward groove and catchy upbeat guitar riff deeply drenched in blues rock. While not completed yet, front-man Alex Turner says that the new album takes on a dirtier and grittier sound than their previous works. The Arctic Monkeys are currently touring […]