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We feel pretty confident proclaiming 2015 the best year for new music this decade, and we'd even go so far as to say it's been arguably our favorite year in the history of this site. So many stars seemed to serendipitously align this year — our 10th as a blog — for sounds that veered right into our own personal, sometimes insular little lane: the triumphant return of Grimes; the improbable meteori

Leon Bridges shares his new track "So Long", written for the upcoming Will Smith vs. the NFL movie:

Leon Bridges live at the Fonda Theatre in LA, shot by David on Impossible Project x Third Man black + yellow duochrome film.

Leon Bridges + MICK just dropped a new surprise mixtape called Coming Home To Texas, made up of re-worked joints from the album, and featuring TX rap legends Bun B and Slim Thug, samples from Geto Boys and UGK classics + more. Listen below + download it for free here:

Fort Worth's own Leon Bridges stopped through LA's KCRW yesterday to perform some jams for Morning Becomes Eclectic. The set included just about all of the songs from Leon's debut full-length Coming Home, as well as one that probably should have been on the record ("Daisy Mae"), and a very nice shout to GvsB...

Leon Bridges performs "Coming Home" at the Old Bronx Courthouse for Venue, a project for "collaborative works created at the intersection of music and the visual arts."

Leon Bridges & the Chandeliers play a beautiful stripped-down version of his timeless song "River" just behind Notre-Dame in Paris, for our old friends La Blogothéque.

You already know how we feel about this one, so just go listen. Coming Home is out June 23, but you can stream the record now in its entirety below:

Leon Bridges unveils another one from his incredible debut, live favorite / showstopper "Smooth Sailin'". Coming Home drops on 6/23.