The Fu*k Yeah Fest for 2010 just announced one of the most amazing line-ups we’ve seen for any fest yet this year, particularly because it is so indie dominant with a lot of break-out 2010 bands. Headliners for FYF Fest 2010 include The Rapture, Panda Bear, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Wavves, Washed Out, Titus Andronicus, Delorean, [...] Related posts:Best New Releases of the Week, Part One: The Morning Benders, Free Energy, Titus Andronicus, Josh Rouse, Ted Leo and More Day Four at SXSW: Alex Chilton Tribute, Broken Bells, Ben Gibbard, Matt Pond PA, Titus Andronicus ,Small Black, No Age Five Anticipated Summer Releases, Vol. I: Japandroids, Panda Bear, Arcade Fire,...

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Deerhunter “Revival”

There’s been a long tradition in Christian pop of songs with lyrics that could just as easily be about God/Jesus or some wonderful boyfriend. Bradford Cox seems to be toying with that ambiguity in “Revival,” a brief, tightly composed yet gentle tune about being saved that mostly conveys a sense of hard-earned relief. As usual, Cox plays the passive character — he’s been through some horrible times, but he’s found someone who sets him at ease. At the end, Cox sings “darkness always, it doesn’t make much sense,” and that’s the point really. It doesn’t matter how he found his way out, only that he knows enough to let go of his misery and loneliness.

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It’s been a couple of weeks since we did a What’s Hot Right Now playlist mix. Even though we post hot songs all of the time, WHRN combines what the hottest indie songs are on the web over the past few days, by calculating a combination of top songs on IRC, Hypem, Elbo.ws, and a [...] Related posts:Best New Releases: Japandroids, Panda Bear, The Books, Lower Dens, K-X-P, Woods, Secret Cities, plus Vinyl Drops New Arcade Fire Teasers; Exclusive Opus Orange; The National’s Matt Berninger Teams with Ethan Lipton; Panda Bear’s 7″ Singles New Song From Upcoming Atlas Sound Album Features Panda Bear

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