New Music From Leonard Cohen, Lower Dens, Lambchop, And More
Clockwise from bottom left: Gotye, White Rabbits, Jana Hunter from Lower Dens, Leonard Cohen.
To celebrate the return of producer and co-host Robin Hilton, this week's All Songs Considered is the first proper episode of all-new music this year. On this episode, three guys who have never had trouble cranking out songs — Leonard Cohen, The Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt and Lambchop's Kurt Wagner — unveil cuts from their new albums. Also: a sneak preview from Lower Dens, an under-the-radar band from Baltimore that's also readying a new release.
New Music From Lower Dens, Magnetic Fields, Lambchop, And More
The Magnetic Fields
- Album: Love at the Bottom of the Sea
- Song: Andrew In Drag
Learn more about this release at Merge Records.
White Rabbits
- Album: Milk Famous
- Song: Heavy Metal
Learn more about this release at TBD Records.
Purchase Featured Music
- "Heavy Metal"
- Album: Milk Famous
- Artist: White Rabbits
- Label: TBD Records
- Released: 2012
Lambchop
- Album: Mr. M
- Song: Gone Tomorrow
Learn more about this release at Merge Records.
Purchase Featured Music
- "Gone Tomorrow"
- Album: Mr. M
- Artist: Lambchop
- Label: Merge
- Released: 2012
Leonard Cohen
- Album: Old Ideas
- Song: Going Home
This is also available for pre-order from i-Tunes.
Purchase Featured Music
- "Going Home"
- Album: Old Ideas
- Artist: Leonard Cohen
- Label: Sony
- Released: 2012
Porcelain Raft
- Album: Strange Weekend
- Song: Drifting In and Out
Purchase Featured Music
- "Drifting In and Out"
- Album: Strange Weekend
- Artist: Porcelain Raft
- Label: Secretly Canadian
- Released: 2012
Lost In The Trees
- Album: A Church That Fits Our Needs
- Song: Red
Learn more about this release at Anti- Records.
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