Pixie-ish, doe-eyed — SoKo will sweetly charm you and then — pow! — like a well-traveled hustler, with a wink and a nod she’ll kick your a$$. With a whispery, childish sound that’s somewhere between singing and talking, her first hit, “I’ll Kill Her,” starts off musing about a date she was supposed

SoKo was picked as one of our 25 Best New Bands In The World and after watching this intimate performance with her you'll see why. CHECK IT OUT!!! ...

France's adorably angsty bedroom singer Soko came back from the dead today to announce the release of her debut album, I Thought I Was An Alien, out Feb. 20 of next year. The announcement comes years after she quit music, changed her MySpace username to Soko Is Dead, and left for an acting career

Fresh from the release of their drop-dead lovely fifth album Gravity the Seducer, we got electropop heroes Ladytron to strut for us under bright neon lights in a Victorian theatre. The glamorous venue really set the mood for their somber-yet-sparkling synth sounds. After the show we got some

Forget using lo-fi to invoke nostalgia – as so many so-called “chill-wave” bands tend to do. Sleigh Bells seem to reach...

Shanghai loves her energetic performances with her band, but she's getting a fair amount of attention for her solo work as Little Punk. She released the album Hey guy, you are big time alright in last year, to good reviews and strong interest. She's even been called "China's answer to SoKo." Andy

French folk pop band Revolver opened up their CMJ account and their NY debut at the Hiro Ballroom in New York. The party, which was billed “France Rocks New York” featured other prominent upcoming French indie artists like SoKo, Emilie Simon, The Bewitched Hands, and The Rodeo. The group, whose

Kiwi Best New Band finalist Zowie is up for some major recognition tonight at the New Zealand Music Awards. She's up for a Tui, as they are called, for the beguiling "Broken Machine" video. We definitely don't mind looking back on that clip. It was the one that made us fall in love with Zowie...

Over 200 acts from every country in Europe will be at EuroSonic, next year -- and the line-up is still shaping up. This year, presenters are focusing the sounds on Norway, that factory of indie-pop and electro dance. Still, there will be about 50 bands from the local surrounds at the fest, which

In the world of music, the word “cover” invokes thoughts of bad singing and a fuzzy webcam. Yuna, a folk popper from Malaysia, changed our minds with her smooth,...

Oh, it's an M.I.A. morning. The latest act signed to her label, Sleigh Bells, has their latest album, Treats, streaming here in its entirety. We gave a nod to the Brooklyn electro duo earlier this month when we voted them onto our Top 25 Bands of 2010. Now it seems, we'll see if they deserve...

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Check out this fiery performance by the lovely young singer-songwriter Charley Paige of "Forgive and Forget" another lovely song from this fast-rising young talent. ...

After last year's pop record and a massive tour, Brit boys The Futureheads took time off. Time to write a slower, more crafted record. It will be their fourth. And the pre-release single from that album is up online only until December 3rd as a sort of limited-edition promo, a la This is It....

In another exclusive performance, shot at their Brooklyn practice space, Midnight Masses perform “Sound of Sirens,” a lovely ballad that addresses the questions and tribulations of mortality. ...

Comedian Dave Chappelle was the first to recognize the genius of rapper Lil Jon. Namely, the genius of building an entire career out of loud grunts. Apparently he's versatile too. Those grunts, you see, they translate across music's vast global pangaea -- including the fist pumping, pyrotechnic,

The festival, which goes down this Saturday at Jakarta’s FX Lifestyle X’enter, is free and features local bands masquerading as Scandanavian acts.

MTV Iggy is proud to announce that we will be taping a live performance with Mexican surrealist rockers Le Butcherettes on Nov. 1 and we want you to be there with us. If you are a raving Le Butcherettes fan over the age of 18, and free during the day, there's no reason why you...

Forget using lo-fi to invoke nostalgia – as so many so-called “chill-wave” bands tend to do. Sleigh Bells seem to reach...

We caught up with Beth and Bob from Best Coast in Texas and conducted a very serious interview, during which we found out just how into cats she really is (answer: very). Also, apparently there’s delicious eateries around LA, who knew? ...

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