In the News: Stream New Albums From Fleet Foxes & Explosions In The Sky + Meet Karmin

The four-piece instrumental act Explosions in the Sky of Austin, Texas will be releasing their sixth effort, Take Care, Take Care, Take Care tomorrow. However, you can head over to their official website where they have streamed their newest record in its entirety. It's very pretty sounding and brings us back to EITS basics; beautiful guitar and drum patterns and minimal bass.

Seattle folk band, Fleet Foxes have also streamed their latest record online. Click here to listen to Helplessness Blues, their sophomore album which will be released physically on May 3. It has already received tons of praise and from what I've heard of it so far, all those positive reviews are true. If you're in the mood for sweet sounding folk tunes, stream this album.

A couple weeks ago, YouTube recommended I watch a video by a musical duo who call themselves Karmin. I watched it, was quite amused but due to lack of time, moved on to what I originally went to the site for. Then while watching Ellen last week, they appeared on the show and performed a cover of Chris Brown's “Look At Me Now.” I was immediately impressed and decided to look them up. They have dozens of covers on their YouTube channel, along with some original songs. Amy, the female half of this group not only has a great singing voice, but can rap like nobody's business and gives me a clean Amanda Blank vibe. Her musical partner and finance Nick helps out with a drum box, a keyboard some additional vocals too. They are definitely worth checking out, so please do so!