Bon Iver Recently Released The Single "Calgary," Which Contains On The Flip-side A Gorgeous Cover Of

Hey it's like that Usher song, but for the Kate Bush-loving set. Niki and the Dove's "DJ Ease My Mind".  

The Knocks featuring Mandy Lee covering M83's ubiquitous "Midnight City."

Ernest Greene, aka Washed Out, was all over the internets yesterday after announcing his Sub Pop full-length debut (out July 12). Additionally it's mentioned he's coming around the Bay with a gig at the Great American Music Hall a few days prior on July 9th. I'm totally stoked...in that chillwave kinda-way.

Streaming from the upcoming Within and Without, is "Eyes Be Closed" - a track undoubtedly influenced by Enya, and that standing outside a phonebooth song. 

EDIT (7/20): Two days ago Domino Records (by way of Subpop) released the "short beautiful visual piece" for "Eyes Be Closed," which can be now be seen above. 

"This Must Be the Place" (2011).

A testament to how great the song is in the first place. Twin Shadow couldn't even fuck it up.

Sacramento cool kids Sister Crayon are running up and down the state this week. Continuing to make their homies proud, they play a sold-out show on Saturday in LA at the Troubador with the Tune-Yards, and then notably Sunday's last slot at SF Pride's main stage.

The sun-baked crowd this Sunday will undoubtedly cool down with the trip-hop electric soul of Terra Lopez, Dani Fernandez, Nick Suhr, and Jeffrey LaTour.

Streaming above is a remix of one of my favorite SC songs, "Souls of Gold" by fellow Sac native Raleigh Moncrief. You can find the original on their full-length Bellow, which was released earlier this year on Manimal Vinyl.

I just realized, you know which artist played the last slot at the 2008 pride...?

GAGA. That is all. Congrats, SC. 

God dammit. I'm obsessed with this song. A synthy slice of sophisticated pop, "All Eyes On You" is a ballad to think about your girl to. (YES, I DO.)

St. Lucia, a one-man show currently out of Brooklyn by way the UK and South Africa, crafts one catchy tune - with rousing piano and a sax solo(!) to soundtrack those sentimental moments. 

(Don't hate, cuz you liked it when Bon Iver got all 80s-era Steve Winwood on your ass with "Beth/Rest.")