New Julianna Barwick video - One Half

Highlighting what's sure to be another gorgeous record from Julianna Barwick, directer Zia Anger utilized the defying atmospheric nature of Barwick's "One Half" with breathless forest imagery and a wave of naturalistic color contrasts. For as beautiful as Barwick's dream-like vocals tend to be, Anger does her best to almost outdo the track itself.

Watch the video below. Barwick's new album Nepenthe is due out August 20 on Dead Oceans. Until then, stream the release over at NPR.

New Young Galaxy video - New Summer

"New Summer," one of the many ultra-catchy singles from Young Galaxy's most recent output Ultramarine, has a brand new video courtesy of NPR and director Ivan Grbovic. And apparently, we figure out that the "New" in "New Summer" wasn't really about weather at all, but massive industrial destruction and general mayhem. See for yourself below and grab Ultramarine today.

Album Stream: Jon Hopkins - Immunity

A week before celebrated British producer and composer Jon Hopkins debuts his new album Immunity, fans can stream the full LP via NPR.

The swirling minimalist haze of the album begins with "We Disappear," with Hopkins transfixing motioning beats drifting further and further inward through echoed multitudes. It's a similar technique heard throughout the album, which features another lengthy and mesmerizing gem, "Open Eye Signal," which featured a video premiere late last month that is available below.

Stream the entire LP here before the June 4 release on Domino Records.

New Colin Stetson video - To See More Light

Montreal-based avant-garde saxophonist Colin Stetson is truly a game-changer. His otherworldly vision, execution, and grand exclamation is confounding, deep, and insatiably provocative. Its an easy assertion for someone to listen to "To See More Light" and proudly bask in something completely original and intoxicating.

The new video, which comes from Stetson's upcoming album New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light, is a hauntingly rich black-and-white footage of the Atlantic. Which, not coincidentally, Stetson often brings up during his live performances.

According to SPIN, Stetson often tells the short story of a whale in the Atlantic, saying, "There's this whale that lives in the Atlantic," he says. "Its song is off by a few hertz, which renders it unintelligible by all other whales, but it sings this song, continually for over a decade now, and no one will answer."

To get a better idea of Stetson's vision, head over to NPR to get a listen to the album before its April 30 release date. Otherwise, watch the video below.

Album Stream: Deerhunter - Monomania

If the moment where Bradford Cox stepped onto the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon stage dressed in half-drag, drawing out the bloody fingered enigmatic drawl of Deerhunter's "Monomania" didn't real you in (there was a large portion of people that were off-put by the whole thing), then you must be lost.

For those that were, the band is streaming its fifth studio LP Monomania now courtesy of NPR. Listen to what aims to be another stellar release from the band below before its May 7 release.

New Surfer Blood - Demon Dance

Following a fairly offensive summer, it would have made complete sense if Surfer Blood were lost in shamed obscurity. Despite the overwhelmingly negative press, the band is back and seems to finding its form again.

Earlier today, Surfer Blood debuted its newest single "Demon Dance" over at NPR, and its an undeniable smash. Checkered history aside, the band continues to shill out catchy, captivating garage pop.

Check the track out below and catch the band on its super length tour this summer with special dates alongside Foals (dates listed here). Head over to Warner Music for pre-orders of the band's new LP Pythons, out June 11.

New Ty Segall video - The Hill

Last month we debuted Ty Segall's "The Hill," but now you can watch Segall's directorial debut for the video, courtesy of NPR. As well, more dates have been added to his already lengthy tour alongside Thee Oh Sees, which should be available on Segall's site soon.

New David Byrne & St. Vincent video - Who

The debut single from David Byrne and St. Vincent's upcoming Love This Giant collaboration has this brand new Martin de Thurah video. Shot entirely in black and white, it begins with Bryne hitting Annie with his station wagon, which I suppose is how this project actually began. Check out the video below, and stream Love This Giant over at NPR now.

New Passion Pit video - I'll Be Alright

A few days after Passion Pit announced plans to cancel a portion of their summer tour due to singer Michael Angelakos' "mental health," the band released the second video from the hugely anticipated sophomore release Gossamer.

The stunning video features a surprising visual display of engaging modern art, as well as one of the album's best tracks. Gossamer, which is due out July 24 via Columbia Records, is available to stream courtesy of NPR.

The band plans to return to its summer tour early next month at Lollapalooza.

New Fiona Apple video - Every Single Night

Fiona Apple's upcoming super-hyped album The Idler Wheel ... is finally set for release June 19th, but you can get a first listen to the album, courtesy of NPR. As well, Apple has premiered the first video for the album, of the lead-single "Every Single Night." The Joseph Cahill-directed video features her in slimy animal paradise. Check it out below.

Wednesday Bears: Biophilia - Full NPR Stream

Head on over to NPR now for a full, free stream of Bjork's hugely anticipated Biophilia. A few may remember that the original release date for the "app album" was September 27, but was pushed back to next Monday, October 10.

Stream the new album here.

Stream Neon Indian's Era Extraña at NPR

Era Extraña, the lastest album from Texas chillwave outfit Neon Indian is available to stream in its entirety over at NPR today. You can grab the album next Tuesday, September 13 over at Alan Palomo's website, via Rough Trade.

You can stream the album here.

Wednesday Bears: New Fucked Up video - The Other Shoe

Two months after the release of David Comes to Life, Fucked Up premiered the second video from the epic 18-track for "The Other Shoe." It's a continuation of the love story from the first video ("Queen of Hearts," in case you forgot) that actually features the entire band this time around, all presented by NPR.

It's a pretty easy bet that this won't be the last video from David Comes to Life, which is out now courtesy of Matador Records.

Fucked Up - The Other Shoe

Thursday Bears: Stream Bon Iver's self-titled album

The handful of anticipated releases this month haven't done much to disappoint. But Bon Iver's self-titled sophomore release, due out June 21 in the U.S. via Jagjaguwar, is primed to dwarf them all.

The follow-up to 2008's For Emma, Forever Ago is available for stream completely free until the actual release. Listen below courtesy of the New York Times. And if that's not for you, for whatever reason, NPR is also streaming the album.

Tuesday Bears: Stream Fucked Up's David Comes to Life

Happy post-Memorial day weekend to everyone. We'll get back to normal work ... now.

Fucked Up's much anticipated follow-up to 2008's The Chemistry of Common Life, David Comes to Life; a monstrous 18-track rock opera split into four separate acts, is available to stream in its entirety over at NPR. As for it's place in the 2011 discography - it's up there.

The actual LP is set for release next Tuesday in that ol' USA North America via Matador Records.

Monday Bears: It seems ...

As though my plethora of distractions and computer problems that I've been dealing with for the past two weeks has began to subside. So, again, I'll try to bring the regular Bears and Bullets schedule back again to full-circle.

And with that, we get our first-listen to another track from The Walkmen's new album, Lisbon. The single, "Stranded," is that soul-trodden Louisiana sound that often preludes a good portion of the band's newer music, with blissful horns pacing lead-singer Hamilton Leithauser's light bar room crooning.

Give it a listen here, via NPR.

Monday Bears: Listen to Plastic Beach

I'm not going to lie and tell you I listen to NPR everyday, or ever, for that matter, but every once in a while they offer a gem of an album to listen to in their entirety. Earlier today, NPR gave online listeners a chance to hear Gorillaz' very, very anticipated album Plastic Beach for the first time, outside of singles "Stylo" and "Superfast Jellyfish."

Very quickly, Plastic Beach, thanks to a lot of help from other artists like Snoop Dogg and Bobby Womack, is becoming 2010's first must-listen to album. Expect to hear more from the "group" in the near future, as well as coverage of their should-be awe inspiring performance at Coachella in April.

Listen to the whole album here.

Plastic Beach is scheduled for release March 9 in the U.S. via Virgin Records.