Since its inception in 2008, Record Store Day has occurred annually on a single Saturday in April. But due to the ongoing pandemic, things are going to look a little different this year. The event that celebrates independent record shops around the world will be spread out in “drops” over …
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Richard Swift — a prolific sideman and producer who spooned instant-vintage stardust onto records and live performances by the Black Keys, the Shins and more — completed this gorgeous solo LP just weeks before his alcoholism-related death in July. “I don’t know if I can make it through/Every color now …
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Calvin Johnson, the founder of K Records and bands like Beat Happening and the Halo Benders, unveiled a smoldering new song featuring Michelle Branch called “Kiss Me Sweetly.” The track will appear on the indie pop stalwart’s upcoming albumA Wonderful Beast, which the Black Keys‘ Patrick Carney produced and co-wrote. …
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