Sufjan Stevens releases rare song “Lonely Man of Winter”

Sufjan Stevens’ extremely rare song from 2007, “Lonely Man of Winter,” which he wrote for the winner of his “Xmas Song Xchange Contest.” The winner Alec Duffy played it for fans at exclusive listening parties around the world, and has been unavailable publicly ever since. Listen to the full “Lonely Man of Winter” single below.

The full single arrives with a brand new version which was produced by Doveman and features Melissa Mary Ahern. The single also includes Duffy’s contest-winning song “Every Day Is Christmas.” The release will be available on vinyl December 7th via Asthmatic Kitty. All proceeds will go towards JACK, a Brooklyn non-profit venue which Duffy serves as founder and artistic director.

Watch boygenius perform “Me & My Dog” on “Seth Meyers”

Last night, boygenius performed on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” The new supergroup consisting of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus played “Me & My Dog” from their recently released boygenius EP.

 

Kevin Morby announces 2019 tour

Singer-songwriter, Kevin Morby, has announced a 2019 tour just in time to follow-up this year’s tour with Waxahatchee. Nest summer, he will perform dates in North America in May and June. Find the full list of dates on Morby’s website.

Andrew Bird releases video for song “Bloodless”

Andrew Bird has shared a new song called “Bloodless and it arrived with a new music video directed by Matthew Daniel Siskin. Watch the black and white video. The video’s caption is:

We find ourselves in a cold civil war. Everyone is playing their part too well. Certain actors are reaping power and wealth from divisiveness. Echoes of the Spanish civil war when fascists and clergy win because they put up a united front against the individualistic and principled (yet scattered) left. We can turn this ship around but need to step back and be honest with ourselves about what’s happening while it’s still relatively bloodless.

Mitski shares new “Washing Machine Heart” video

Mitski has shared a video for her Be the Cowboy song “Washing Machine Heart.” The video is directed by Zia Anger, who also had directed Mitski’s video for “Geyser.” Watch it via Tidal below.

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Matt Berninger, Kurt Vile, more on new Swing Left benefit album

Songs for Swing Left is a new album to raise awareness for voting Democrat in swing districts. The compilation is available for free download and includes new recordings from Cass McCombs and the Chapin Sisters, The National’s Matt Berninger and Blake Mills, Andrew Bird and Adam Levy, and William Tyler. It also includes new versions of tracks from Kurt Vile, Jim James, Bedouine, Warpaint, Jackson Browne, and more. Stream it and download at Bandcamp.

For more information on the Swing Left campaign, visit their website.

Khruangbin cover “Christmas Time Is Here”

Khruangbin have shared their cover the Vince Guaraldi classic “Christmas Time Is Here,” from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Listen to it below. The cover will have a 7″ release on November 16 via Dead Oceans/Nigh Time Stories. The physical edition will have two different renditions of the song.

Rhye announces Blood Remixed album

Rhye’s sophomore album, Blood, is getting remixed. Blood Remixed features more than a dozen artists and producers remixing the original album, including Moon Boots, Jacques Greene, Channel Tres, Little Dragon, Jeff Samuel, and more. Rhye also released a Genevieve Medow Jenkins-directed video for RY X’s remix of “Waste.” Check that out below. The remixed LP will arrive November 16th.

Rhye also announced a run of U.S. and international tour dates, check them out and buy tickets here.

“Nathan for You” has ended, Comedy Central confirms

The beloved Nathan Fielder docu-reality comedy series “Nathan for You” has officially come to an end. According to a statement from Comedy Central, Fielder, show creator and star, decided not to have the show return for a fifth season  made the decision not to bring back the show for a fifth season. “For the past five years Comedy Central had the pleasure of working with the brilliant Nathan Fielder on ‘Nathan For You,’” the statement read. “His innovative and quick-witted humor has made the show a comedic touchstone and we’re proud to have been a part of it. We respect Nathan’s decision to end the series and look forward to geeking out over his next project.”

Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine share new “Time” video

Singer-songwriter Angelo De Augustine has released a live version of his track “Time.” The video features Sufjan Stevens on piano. Watch their performance  from Manhattan’s Reservoir Studios below. “Time” is a single from Augustine’s upcoming album Tomb, which is set to be out January 18 via Sufjan’s Asthmatic Kitty Records. The LP was produced by Thomas Bartlett.

Sufjan Stevens also directed the music video for Angelo De Augustine’s song “Crazy, Stoned & Gone” from Augustine’s last album Swim Inside the Moon last year.