The first part of some anticipated albums for this coming year includes Alabama Shakes, Azealia Banks, The Beach Boys, Beach House, Fanfarlo, Frank Ocean, Grizzly Bear, Janelle Monaé, The Killers, Marques Toliver, The Miracals, Memoryhouse, MGMT, Michael Kiwanuka, Miike Snow, MIKA and the morning benders!

Download link is in the original post Sounds like: The Morning Benders, Real Estate Song: Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind (Portugal. The Man Cover) [download here ] What's so good? As many of you will have no doubt heard, Etta James died this morning. My Twitter and Facebook feeds blew up with the subject — including some saying that they “missed” her. Personally, I think to “miss” her is a little absurd. Not only did they not know her, but it’s not like her music has just vanished. Regardless — that’s not the point. Today is a day ...

I’m looking forward to a lot of things in 2012, but music-wise the new Morning Benders album has me the most excited. If you like the feel-good vibes that you get from the Kooks (review here) or Phoenix, you’ll feel right at home with the poppy harmonies of the Morning Benders. The band resides in [...]

Click here for download Sounds like: The Morning Benders, the Drums, Beach Fossils, Beach Boys Song: SURES - Poseidon [download here ] What's so good? For a virtually unknown young band, Sydney’s SURES have a big year ahead of them if the start of 2012 is anything to go by. The surf poppers were handed a support slot for Best Coast’s Sydney show in late January. They were then chosen as one of the Triple J Unearthed winners to appear at Laneway Festival  alongside an incredible line-up which includes SBTRKT, Feist, The Drums, and M83. Their track “Poseidon” is ...

TheIndiePlaylists.com/About           Ladies & Gentlemen…Swan’s Best Of TIP 2011!                     *Click picture above to download. I’m feeling in a very festive mood so here it is ahead of schedule! HUGE thanks to Swan for his efforts on compiling this Best Of 2011 playlist! Love ya you hippie sum bitch. Thanks to every single one of you downloading these playlists and supporting these bands and artists! What a fucking GREAT year of music 2011 was! Let’s hope for more of the same in 2012! Houdini (from March) by Foster The People The Worse It Gets (from January)  by ...

new mix paris, texas was conceived when i found out that the Gotan Project song was originally by Ry Cooder. the playlist was threaded along those two versions. Paris, Texas - Ry Cooder Paris, Texas (1994) Stitches - The Morning Benders Big Echo (2010) The Wilhelm Scream - James Blake James Blake (2011) Crystal Frontier [Acoustic Version] - Calexico Even My Sure Things Fall Through (2001) Howl - Junip Fields (2010) Esqueleto - Guadalupe Plata Guadalupe Plata (2011) Birds - Emiliana Torrini Me And Armini (2008) Paris, Texas - Gotan Project Lunático (2006) When I’m Gone - Peter Broderick How They Are (2010) artwork: photo of Dhaka city ...

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, indie cover songs are a craze that never ceases. With 2011 kicking ass in the reproduced tunage department, I gotta say it was pretty challenging selecting only ten songs for this year’s playlist. In terms of high-quality, fresh versions that delighted my ears upon listening, here is a list of 10 gems from 2011 that I believe epitomize remakes at their finest. Enjoy! The Smiths Song: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Dum Dum Girls Cover) [ Download ] The National Song: Bloodbuzz Ohio (Oh Land Cover) [ Download ] LCD Soundsystem Song: All My Friends ...

I have this on repeat for the last few days… so relaxing. Very cool Dreams.. Fleetwood mac cover.

.  It’s the start of a new week, and a Grizzly Bear is on the loose. Well, part of Grizzly Bear, a bloody important part. Chris Taylor is not only the token of the fantastic band, but a multi-instrumentalist and production tsar. His work has been sought by bands like The Morning Benders and Dirty Projectors, but now he is heading out on his own. For now, anyway. Recording under the CANT moniker,Taylor has impressed us with his début solo album Dreams Come True.  If you’ve nothing to do, head down to Cargo and have a listen to ...

Swells are a quartet residing in San Francisco. Their self-titled debut EP is a collection of laid-back indie-rock with relaxing West Coast vibes akin to The Morning Benders and Surfer Blood. The EP is packed with four varied and exciting songs that should appeal to most rock fans, especially if they’re fans of The Walkmen

The four handsome young men pictured above are YAWN.  They are a band from Chicago and thankfully, their music is nothing like their bitter winters, nor does it make you yawn. Instead, think of an electronically intensified version of The Morning Benders. With solid fundamentals of an indie rock band, these guys amp it [...]

There appears to be very little that Chris Taylor can't do. He's the face of Grizzly Bear, a Brooklyn-based quartet that makes folk music so delicately catchy that even Jay-Z is a purported fan. In his downtime, Taylor stays busy producing records for artists like the Morning Benders and T...

We have been rooting for RAC ever since we first heard André Anjos sticking his fingers into all our favorite tracks. Over the years we have seen him take on Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, Tokyo Police Club and The Morning Benders producing some phenomenal results. Recently André was able to celebrate the fact that the RAC [...]

The time is now to get in STROKED, the track-for-track Is This It covers compilation we assembled in honor of the Strokes’ modern classic. For the 10th anniversary of its release, we had the likes of Real Estate, Owen Pallett, Peter Bjorn & John, Austra, Heems, the morning benders, and more offer their spin and [...]

via  hrrrthrrr : Last Night  | The Strokes (Morning Benders Cover) As a part of Stereogum’s ode to The Strokes’ album Is This It , The Morning Benders did this cover of Last Night. It’s a super different feel than the original but I think it’s pretty dreamy. You can listen and download the whole cover album here.