Stem Releases/Radiohead

Speaking of innovative ways to make money as a band without a record label: The era of artists regularly releasing stems for remixing seems imminent.

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This Just In - Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship
Since 1990, Chicago’s Tortoise has effortlessly defied easy categorization. Operating somewhere between Krautrock and prog, post-rock and jazz, the group and their longtime label (Thrill Jockey) have offered indie music much to be inspired by and indebted to.
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Tell Off Your Boss
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Night Driving Road Trip
A collection of dark and spacious songs for a long night's drive.
Jose Gonzalez: Unlikely Art
The artist as installation at the Blanton Museum of Art.
Bill Callahan Bears His 'Whaleheart'
Callahan's performance in our studio was as impressive as the album itself: hopeful, big and explicitly in touch with his influences.
Iron & Wine: Simply Sam Beam
Bare bones versions of his complex arrangements on The Shepherd's Dog.