HEAR THIS: CMJ Music Marathon. Have your knitted sweaters and bulky Doc Martens at the ready — New York’s annual CMJ Music Marathon returns to the city on October 16. In celebration of the five-day indie fest, we’ve lined up 12 new tracks from some of our favorite CMJ artists, including the UK’s all-girl Savages, France’s dance-a-holic Lescop and Brooklyn’s dream-pop DIIV. Click here to stream, download and sing along to our 42-minute mixtape.
- Savages, “Husbands” (Savages EP)
10/17 Glasslands
10/20 Mercury Lounge
- Ringo Death Starr, “Imagine Hearts” (Colour Trip)
10/20 Ding Dong Lounge
- Tashaki Miyaki, “Somethin’ Is Better Than Nothin’” (Tashaki Miyaki EP)
10/16 Mercury Lounge
10/19 Pianos
- Wild Nothing, “Gemini” (Gemini)
10/19 CMJ Union
10/20 Bowery Ballroom
- Ghost Wave, “Hippy” (Hippy)
10/16 Le Poisson Rouge
10/17 Cake Shop
10/19 Knitting Factory
- DIIV, “How Long Have You Known” (Oshin)
10/18 CMJ Union
10/18 Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Cities Aviv, “A Beautiful Hell Feat. Fille Catatonique” (Digital Lows)
10/19 Knitting Factory
- Flying Lotus, “The Nightcaller” (Until The Quiet Comes)
10/16 Le Poisson Rouge
- Labyrinth Ear, “Urchin” (Urchin)
10/19 Pianos
10/20 Cameo Gallery
- Screen Vinyl Image, “Fever” (Interceptors)
10/20 Ding Dong Lounge
- Merchandise, “In Nightmare Room” (Children Of Desire)
10/21 Bowery Ballroom
- Lescop, “La Forêt” (Lescop EP)
10/17 Highlight BallroomDownload mixtape (m4a, 42:03)