The last couple of weeks of the year are traditionally very thin weeks for new album releases because most artists…
Month: April 2012
Record Store Day 2012, Vol. II – The Flaming Lips with Mastodon, No Bunny, Blitzen Trapper, Arctic Monkeys, Obits, Xiu Xiu
Yesterday, we published Volume 1 of IRC’s Record Store Day 2012 recap coverage, featuring digital versions of limited edition vinyls…
Record Store Day 2012 – Paint vs. Pixels: Record Store Windows and Mural Arts Remnants from the Analog Age
By Heather Snavely When you think of album promotion, there are two ends of the scale. At one end –…
Best New Releases for Week of April 17th – Maps & Atlases, Make Out, Absolute Monarchs, Dry The River, Mean Jeans, Peasant
It’s a big week for music in a number of ways – Record Store Day and Coachella are both this…
Part Two of Best New Releases for Week of April 10th – M. Ward, Choir of Young Believers, Hands, oOoOO, Tigercats
Last Friday, we launched Part One of the Best New Releases for the week of April 10th, with new singles…
Best New Releases, Week of April 10th, Vol. I – Alabama Shakes, The Sugarettes, Young Hines, Sleepy Sun, Trampled by Turtles
Another week, another batch of lead singles from new albums, including highly anticipated albums from bands such as Alabama Shakes,…
Best New Releases, April 3rd, Vol. II – Great Lake Swimmers, AU, Bear in Heaven, Rocky Votolato, The Jezabels, The Sugarettes
In Volume One of this past week’s best releases, we featured bands to watch, such Of Monsters and Men, The…
Best New Releases, April 3rd, Vol. I – Of Monsters and Men, The Lumineers, Max and the Moon, Lux, Black Mountain, Twin Steps
Last week, IRC presented nearly two dozen MP3 singles from the latest best new album drops via Volume One and Volume Two;…
Best New Releases, Vol. II (Week of 3/27) – Justin Townes Earle, Tyburn Saints, Way Yes, Races, Cats on Fire, Sleep Wave Sleep
A little late with this, the second part of the top singles from albums dropped in the past week. Check…