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Classically trained musician and electro-pop composer Yuksek (aka Pierre-Alexander Busson) is about to invade the US, bringing a flurry of swooping, dance-pop anthems guaranteed to make you hum and sway.Empowered by his previous work with artists such as Chromeo and Amanda Blank, Yuksek’s new album pushes our lovely Frenchman to the front lines, both as vocalist and leading a fierce live band.

Storyteller-musician-activist-cyclist-Kentuckian Ben Sollee is heading into the studio this week to lay down tracks for his 3rd studio record release, Half-Made Man.

First Aid Kit's sophomore album The Lion's Roar is available exclusively via iTunes now, a week ahead of release in brick and mortar stores.

Some music cannot be found on a map or within iTunes categories. Some music is so original it seems snatched from the great, invisible substrata that runs below all human activity, a sound aching to be born without a flag or fixed allegiance free, questing, overflowing with immediate, tangible life.

Copenhagen’s The Asteroids Galaxy Tour have been winning over audiences globally with their unique brand of cutting edge, soulful, infectious pop. The band will kick off a national headlining tour with Vacationer in New York City on the new album’s release date, January 31, 2012 on BMG Rights. Today the band is thrilled to unleash the psychedelic video for their single “Heart Attack”.

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Black Box Revelation brought their scuzzy guitars, crashing drums, unabashed energy and depth of soul collision through the States for much of 2011 on tour with the Meat Puppets, Beady Eye and Girl in A Coma and return next month for national tour dates with Jane's Addiction!
 

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In the wake of his critically acclaimed album A Map of the Floating City, and the groundbreaking FloatingCity.com transmedia game he co-designed, Thomas Dolby will embark on a 26-date North American tour this March, with a rather unusual vehicle in tow (pictured). The Time Capsule is a chrome- and brass-plated road trailer that seats three. With handcrafted leather and wood fittings, and complex electrical wiring that could have been designed by Nikola Tesla, it resembles a Jules Verne/HG Wells-inspired time-travel machine.

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Fans of global-rock instrumentalists Toubab Krewe are invited to tune in to the band’s next three shows starting tonight, January 5th. Toubab Krewe are offering music lovers from around the world the opportunity to stream for free their shows as they travel down Florida on their way to Jam Cruise.
 

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Pan Am: Music From and Inspired By the Original Series, a collection of music from and inspired by the ABC television drama, slated for January 17, 2012 CD release from Verve Music Group, is a non-stop flight back to the early ’60s.

Independent Blix Street Records will inaugurate 2012 with the U.S.