Flashback Friday: New Order

New Order “State of the Nation” from the album “Brotherhood”. 1986, Factory Records.

Nneka’s “Heartbeat” gets a new pulse with NAS

I recently discovered Nigerian-German nightingale Nneka. Her stellar LP, “Concrete Jungle”, which has been out for a couple of months. Nneka is currently on tour with Nas, who’s featured on this latest remix of “Heartbeat” and Damian Marley, (aka Distant Relatives). It is  a perfectly seemless  collaboration and one step up from the original. Listen…

The Walkmen Return with Tour and New LP

New York City’s The Walkmen return with a new album, “Lisbon” on September 14th. The 11 track LP is their first for Fat Possum and their 6th overall. The illustriously doldrumed band is set to hit the road, opening for The National in North America and The Black Keys in the UK. They’re also headlining…