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Videos of the Day – week of 5/29/17

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Videos of the Day – week of 5/29/17

5/29 – this week is the 50th anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper’s…this past Friday, the deluxe reissue came out, and it’s always a big deal when The Beatles dig into the vaults!  See above for the trailer…

5/30 – here’s another video from Fleet Foxes’ upcoming album due out 6/16

5/31 – here’s a cool new one from The Aces

6/1 – whoa, what a day!  New Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire songs & videos arrived today!  Foos continue their tradition of entertaining videos with this new one, directed by Dave Grohl!

Arcade Fire’s new album Everything Now is out 7/28…according to a press release, “the new album is Arcade Fire’s first release under its new partnership with the global media and e-commerce platform Everything Now in synergy with the Sony Corporation.”  We’re also digging the name of their summer tour (Infinite Content), which hits DC 9/16.

6/2 – A beautiful new Joan Shelley album came out about a month ago, produced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco.  Here she is recently on Later…with Jools Holland in the UK.  This song will be our Free Download next week!

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