In 1952, experimental composer John Cage released the conceptual composition 4'33", which instructed performers to not play their instrument for the allotted amount of time and hone in on the environmental sounds that are happening around them. It's become a landmark work for those who like to nerd out about music, and later this year…

Earlier this year, the veteran North Carolina pop-punk howlers Superchunk released the fired-up, topical What A Time To Be Alive. A band at this career stage really has no business cranking out one of their best albums, but that's what Superchunk have done here. And today, they've come out with a video for "Erasure," the…

There’s a reference to Fleet Foxes in the newest season of Orange Is The New Black, which was released into the world this weekend. Sub Pop Instagrammed the context: “After requesting an iPod full of Erasure, this inmate shows her dismay for what she has actually received.” Check it out below.

If synthpop royalty is a thing that exists, Vince Clarke is it, straight up. Clarke is a founding member of Depeche Mode (before they turned gothy), Yaz, and Erasure, and if you’re making a move toward keyboards on your new album, he’s probably the guy you want remixing it. Liars, who already had the Mute [...]

Tourmates Xiu Xiu and Dirty Beaches will release a split 7” for Record Store Day, featuring Xiu Xiu’s cover of Erasure’s “Always” and Dirty Beaches’ cover of Françoise Hardy’s “Tu Ne Dis Rien.” Head here to hear Xiu Xiu’s cover and here for Dirty...