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An important announcement: The Tune is moving to Facebook!
Hello all, I’ve been running The Tune, between the first and second iterations, for a total of 28 months — almost 2.5 years now — and the website has been online in two forms
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Bat for Lashes’ spare, sorrowful version of Rihanna’s “We Found Love”
I hear a lot of cover songs on a regular basis, but I rarely hear anything as skillfully performed as this Rihanna cover. Natasha Khan, better known as Bat for Lashes, sets the #1
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Kanye West’s “White Dress” and Black Keys + RZA’s “The Baddest Man Alive”
Pitchfork introduces us to two new tunes from The Man with the Iron Fists soundtrack, one from Kanye West and one a collab between rock band The Black Keys and producer RZA: On November 2, RZA will
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The Rolling Stones release their first song in 7 years, “Doom and Gloom”
Here’s a new one from The Rolling Stones, their first studio recording released since 2005. It’s actually not half bad! -Jordy Kasko Stream: The Rolling Stones – “Doom and Gloom&#
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Ace Reporter covers Arcade Fire’s “We Used to Wait” + The Beatles’ “Blackbird”
We first covered Brooklyn-based band Ace Reporter yesterday, and shortly thereafter, I found two covers from them that I enjoyed. One is an acoustic-y interpretation of Arcade Fire‘s “We Used to Wait,” one of
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Cee-Lo takes on “Run Rudolph Run” for his Christmas album Magic Moments
The everpresent Cee-Lo covers Chuck Berry‘s “Run Rudolph Run” for his upcoming Christmas album, Magic Moments, which drops on October 30. Pretty early for a Christmas album, eh? But pretty great for a Christmas
Read More »![Song of the Day: Gemini Club’s “Sparklers” is my current addiction <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/gemini-club-sparklers-free-mp3-download-2012-290x160.jpg)
Song of the Day: Gemini Club’s “Sparklers” is my current addiction [MP3]
Back in April, I introduced you to Chicago-based group Gemini Club‘s electro-tinted indie rock song “Can’t Believe You Said That” — and then they fell off my radar. It’s a shame, because the group’s
Read More »![About to Break: Ace Reporter’s amazing indie pop, “Untouched and Arrived” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ace-reporter-untouched-and-arrived-290x160.jpg)
About to Break: Ace Reporter’s amazing indie pop, “Untouched and Arrived” [MP3]
Wow! After reading this Brooklyn-based band’s bio, I’m extremely excited for their upcoming debut album: The story goes that after his former band The States broke up, longtime musician and frontman for Ace Reporter Chris Snyder spent
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Like Joy Division? Try L.A. band Cold Showers’ distant, chilly “New Dawn”
If you’re a fan of Joy Division or New Order, L.A. band Cold Showers might become one of your new favorites. Jonathan Weinberg, whom you might know from his other band La Sera, sounds
Read More »![Chicago indie rockers Santah’s under-stated, acoustic-based “Teeth” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/santah-you-re-still-a-lover-leak-rar-zip-free-download-mp3-2012-290x160.jpg)
Chicago indie rockers Santah’s under-stated, acoustic-based “Teeth” [MP3]
Chicago indie rockers Santah will follow up their 2010 debut album White Noise Bed with a new EP called You’re Still a Lover on October 16, and the first song I’ve heard from it, “Teeth,” is much
Read More »![Britishness: Like Bombay Bicycle Club? Try As Elephants Are’s “War Cry” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/as-elephants-are-war-cry-free-mp3-download-2012-290x160.jpg)
Britishness: Like Bombay Bicycle Club? Try As Elephants Are’s “War Cry” [MP3]
Drawing comparisons to Bombay Bicycle Club, British indie rock band As Elephants Are are hitting the scene with a bang, releasing their debut single “War Cry” to the excitement of the blogosphere and fans of
Read More »![Letting Up Despite Great Faults’ swirling dream pop, “Bulletproof Girl” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/letting-up-despite-great-faults-untogether-290x160.jpg)
Letting Up Despite Great Faults’ swirling dream pop, “Bulletproof Girl” [MP3]
Austin-via-L.A. electropop outfit Letting Up Despite Great Faults do the whole dream pop/post-chillwave thing very well, and they just released an album called Untogether. My favorite track is “Bulletproof Girl,” a swirling, blue creature that
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