Swedish producer trio Miike Snow have unveiled another track from their forthcoming new album Happy to You. The song, entitled, “Black Tin Box” follows the already teased “Paddling Out” and “Devil’s Work,” and feature a guest appearance by fellow countrywoman Lykke Li. (via Listen: Miike Snow - “Black Tin Box” (feat. Lykke Li) | Under The Radar)
It’s been a long time since we’ve heard new music from Fiona Apple. Luckily, the wait is almost over. In a recent tweet, Epic Records chairman and CEO L.A. Reid announced that the followup to her 2005 album Extraordinary Machine will be released sometime in early 2012.
It seems that Epic is at least partly responsible for the large hiatus. At a concert in Los Angeles in November, Apple admitted to her fans that she couldn’t remember how to play her new songs because they had been done for a year.
To read more about the new Fiona Apple album, visit RollingStone.com.
—Ben Murray
Husband and wife pop duo Mates of State have announced their first set of tour dates for 2012, taking place along the east coast next month. Kicking things off at Philadelphia’s Union Transfer on Feb. 16 and ending at Vetal, NY’s Binghamton University on Feb. 25, the brief road trip is in support of the band’s newest album, Mountaintops. (via Mates of State Announce East Coast Tour | Under The Radar)
St. Vincent, back when she was just another “Pleased to Meet You Artist.” She’s come a long way—from newbie to cover artist.
See you again in May.
Following in the footsteps of Clams Casino and Woodkid, Blur/Gorillaz songwriter Damon Albarn has produced a new remix of Lana Del Rey’s single “Born to Die.” (via Listen: Lana Del Rey - “Born to Die” Damon Albarn Remix | Under The Radar)
David Bowie once thought Satan was living in his indoor swimming pool. He also cohabited with Iggy Pop in West Berlin in 1976, during which time he became consumed with Third Reich history and Nazi mythology. Bowie, like many rock stars before and many more to come, struggled with drugs and faced somewhat of an identity crisis in attempts to reinvent his sound and eclipse the popularity of his alter-ego Ziggy Stardust.
But there was a light at the end of his tunnel, and Bowie created “a new language of music from fragments, accidents and dreamed-up textures,” that sparked a comeback and influenced a future generation of musicians.
For an excerpt of our latest cover story, “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust”, check out RollingStone.com.
— Parry Ernsberger
