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Loneliness Is the Cloak You Wear: Scott Walker, 1943-2019

From 1960s teen idol to '70s crooner to latter-day experimental trailblazer, Scott Walker's artistic trajectory is one of the strangest and most admirable in music history.

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Jens Lekman: Life Will See You Now

Singer-songwriter Jens Lekman returns with Life Will See You Now, possibly his finest record to date.

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The Best Albums of 2014

From Polish black metal to mind-blowing progressive R&B and electronic music, 2014's best albums certainly have something for everyone.

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Scott Walker and Sunn O))): If You Don't Beat Me, the Stasi Will

Soused’s trapped, bleating circus elephants are harbingers of the prison-planet drones and transhuman monstrosities yet to come. Prepare for heightened beatings, motherfuckers.

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Scott Walker and Sunn O))) - "Brando" (video)

The lead track off of the Scott Walker and Sunn O))) collaboration LP Soused tells a crazy story on its own; now, however, it's got some haunting visual accompaniment to join it.

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Scott Walker and Sunn O))): Soused

Twin titans of the underground come together to craft essentially what you'd expect a collaboration of this nature to sound like, for better or worse.

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Listening Ahead: Upcoming Releases for December 2012 and January 2013

The record release schedule might go on holiday break during December, but there are some eagerly anticipated albums that aren't deluxe boxsets. And things heat up quickly in January.

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Scott Walker - "Epizootics!" (video)

Scott Walker's latest album 'Bish Bosch' will release December 3rd and here we get the first video. Olivier Groulx directs "Epizootics!"

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Scott Walker - 'Bish Bosch' Album Trailer (video)

Scott Walker's latest album 'Bish Bosch' emerges six years after his last, 'The Drift'. The record drops on 3/4 December via 4AD and the label has released a great preview trailer.

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Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man gestures toward Walker's own process, as he has been and continues to think through the possibilities of sound.

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Loneliness Is the Cloak You Wear: Scott Walker, 1943-2019

From 1960s teen idol to '70s crooner to latter-day experimental trailblazer, Scott Walker's artistic trajectory is one of the strangest and most admirable in music history.

Jens Lekman: Life Will See You Now

Singer-songwriter Jens Lekman returns with Life Will See You Now, possibly his finest record to date.

Scott Walker and Sunn O))): If You Don't Beat Me, the Stasi Will

Soused’s trapped, bleating circus elephants are harbingers of the prison-planet drones and transhuman monstrosities yet to come. Prepare for heightened beatings, motherfuckers.

Scott Walker and Sunn O))) - "Brando" (video)

The lead track off of the Scott Walker and Sunn O))) collaboration LP Soused tells a crazy story on its own; now, however, it's got some haunting visual accompaniment to join it.

Scott Walker and Sunn O))): Soused

Twin titans of the underground come together to craft essentially what you'd expect a collaboration of this nature to sound like, for better or worse.

Listening Ahead: Upcoming Releases for December 2012 and January 2013

The record release schedule might go on holiday break during December, but there are some eagerly anticipated albums that aren't deluxe boxsets. And things heat up quickly in January.

Scott Walker - "Epizootics!" (video)

Scott Walker's latest album 'Bish Bosch' will release December 3rd and here we get the first video. Olivier Groulx directs "Epizootics!"

Scott Walker - 'Bish Bosch' Album Trailer (video)

Scott Walker's latest album 'Bish Bosch' emerges six years after his last, 'The Drift'. The record drops on 3/4 December via 4AD and the label has released a great preview trailer.

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man gestures toward Walker's own process, as he has been and continues to think through the possibilities of sound.

Scott Walker: The Drift

Walker has created a dense nightmare world on The Drift that -- in all its bloody, crawling glory -- is as boldly profound a comment on our times as has emerged so far this century.

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From 1960s teen idol to '70s crooner to latter-day experimental trailblazer, Scott Walker's artistic trajectory is one of the strangest and most admirable in music history.

We celebrate the career of experimental pop pioneer Scott Walker through 15 of his essential songs.

Singer-songwriter Jens Lekman returns with Life Will See You Now, possibly his finest record to date.

From Polish black metal to mind-blowing progressive R&B and electronic music, 2014's best albums certainly have something for everyone.

Soused’s trapped, bleating circus elephants are harbingers of the prison-planet drones and transhuman monstrosities yet to come. Prepare for heightened beatings, motherfuckers.

The lead track off of the Scott Walker and Sunn O))) collaboration LP Soused tells a crazy story on its own; now, however, it's got some haunting visual accompaniment to join it.

Twin titans of the underground come together to craft essentially what you'd expect a collaboration of this nature to sound like, for better or worse.

The record release schedule might go on holiday break during December, but there are some eagerly anticipated albums that aren't deluxe boxsets. And things heat up quickly in January.

Scott Walker's latest album 'Bish Bosch' will release December 3rd and here we get the first video. Olivier Groulx directs "Epizootics!"

Scott Walker's latest album 'Bish Bosch' emerges six years after his last, 'The Drift'. The record drops on 3/4 December via 4AD and the label has released a great preview trailer.

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man gestures toward Walker's own process, as he has been and continues to think through the possibilities of sound.

Walker has created a dense nightmare world on The Drift that -- in all its bloody, crawling glory -- is as boldly profound a comment on our times as has emerged so far this century.