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Lower Dens share a shimmery new track from the group's new LP The Competition, coming September 6th on Ribbon Music. Listen below + pre-order here to enter to win a LD trophy hand-engraved by Jana Hunter:

Jana Hunter and Lower Dens are back with a rousing new jam, featuring arguably one of the best -- and certainly one of the timeliest -- choruses of the year. "Young Republicans" is taken from the group's forthcoming album The Competition, out September 6th on Ribbon Music. They had this to say about the track and the Raul Gonzo-directed vid:

Directed by SSION's Cody Critcheloe. Lower Dens' new single "Real Thing" is out now:

Producer Jim-E Stack follows up his awesome new single "Deadstream" by hooking up with Jana Hunter of Lower Dens for a haunting and powerful rendition of Björk's classic "Hyperballad". Jim-E Stack says of the cover:

Lower Dens perform two highlights from their incredible record Escape From Evil, live at Pehrspace in L.A. Directed by Erik Barnes. Download the recordings for free here. Catch Lower Dens live in the UK starting on Sunday, as they start their massive world tour with a handful of shows with the also amazing Fear of Men...

Still basking in the afterglow of both amazing, sold-out Gorilla vs. Bear V shows in Dallas + Austin, and one the most memorable and magical weekends of our lives. Massive thanks to Jamie xx, Lower Dens, Tei Shi, Bop English, Yumi Zouma, Prince Innocence, DJ Sober, and of course, everyone at the Granada, the Mohawk, and Transmission for making it happen. Can't wait to do it again next year. Live

Directed by Zachary Treitz.

Here's a moving new jam from Nicole Schneit, aka Air Waves, taken from her beautiful, long-awaited forthcoming full-length Parting Glances. In the past, we've used phrases like "casually poignant" and "world-weary" when describing Schneit's lovely way with melody, her familiar, worn-in voice, and her often subtly heartbreaking turns of phrase, and that all certainly applies on

Lower Dens performed a haunting, stripped-down version of the Hall & Oates cover that Jana Hunter and the group have been mixing in their recent live sets during a new session for our friends at SiriusXMU. Catch the full session tomorrow night on XMU, and come see Lower Dens this summer in Dallas + Austin at Gorilla vs... Read More ...

Basically the most important piece of prophecy since Revelations. Nobody has ever thought so deeply and so comprehensively about American civilization, nor written the product of that thinking with such terrifying clarity. -- Jana Hunter, Lower Dens "Romance is coming back, Warren...