Five Things

• Planetarium will be released on June 9.  Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner (The National), Nico Muhly (string/production savant), and James McAlister (percussionist) have been workshopping the celestially-themed music for years, and various songs have made appearances in the Netherlands, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the MusicNow Festival in Cincinnati.  Check out the video for first single "Saturn."
• Gorillaz recently performed new album Humanz live in London.  Everyone's favorite cartoon ape concept band is back with some fresh sounding club jams.  Enjoy "Andromeda."
• Shoegaze champions Slowdive are back with the band's first album in 22 years.  Check out "Star Roving."
• Real Estate released another guitar tab video for "Stained Glass" from In Mind.
• Early spring vibes with 2016's most under-appreciated album from The Amazing.

Song of the Week

Fleet Foxes new album (six long years!) comes in June.  Enjoy "Third of May / Odaigahara" when you get a chance.  New song, well-worn vibes.  "Aren't we made to be crowded together, like leaves?"