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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 1d

Mdou Moctar - “Live at Smokey’s Wedding – Agadez”

filmed by Nelson Antonio Espinal

full video : www.youtube.com/watch?v=19Pf...

stream / purchase 'Funeral For Justice' : lnk.to/ffjustice
stream / purchase 'Tears For Injustice' " mdoumoctar.mat-r.co/injustice

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 2d

“I like to sew on the bus when I’m bored. It’s not good for the fingertips as you bounce around the planet.”
@qotsa-official.bsky.social's Josh Homme on the cover of MR PORTER:
www.mrporter.com/.../joshua-h....

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 5d

Available on Bandcamp for today's #BandcampFriday: a newly announced deluxe edition of Circuit des Yeux's 'Halo On The Inside,' and the forthcoming LPs from bar italia and Pavement The Rock Band
matadorrecords.bandcamp.com

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 6d

DARKSIDE - Live At Le Guess Who? (2024)

full video : youtu.be/mtLk7aps9CI?...

stream / purchase 'Nothing' : darkside.mat-r.co/nothing

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 7d

Circuit des Yeux - 'Halo On The Inside : Director's Cut',
the expanded edition of Haley Fohr's monumental album of the year candidate is now available.

stream / purchase : cdy.mat-r.co/hotidlx

photo : Dana Trippe

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 7d

Circuit des Yeux - "Decoy"

Filmed by Haley Fohr
Animations by Tim Breen
Edited by Cuan Roche

stream / purchase 'Halo On The Inside : Director's Cut' : cdy.mat-r.co/hotidlx

Circuit Des Yeux - "Decoy" (Official Video)

YouTube video by Circuit des Yeux

www.youtube.com

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 8d

Lifeguard in the newest issue of Hero Mag - featuring a conversation with Elias Rønnenfelt on dropping out of high school, Ann Arbor MI, techno collective Underground Resistance, touring and more.

Photography: Christopher Petrus
Fashion: Sam W Knoll
Introduction: Alex James Taylor

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 9d

Pavement
Levitation, 09/28/25

photos by Angela Betancourt

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Rockdelux @rockdelux.bsky.social · 13d

En “Who Is The Sky?” ( @matadorrecords.bsky.social ) David Byrne –acompañado en los arreglos por la Ghost Train Orchestra– analiza el alcance de las emociones, la madurez o el plano espiritual. En lo musical su personalidad se ve acrecentada en un arcoíris de sonidos.

✍️ @andrescastanof.bsky.social

David Byrne With Ghost Train Orchestra

www.rockdelux.com

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Ralph Wiley @squealermusic.bsky.social · 13d

I picked Water From Your Eyes at @theatlantisdc.bsky.social and it was a GREAT CHOICE!
@matadorrecords.bsky.social

Water From Your Eyes in a thick, vaporous cloud of irony and sincerity at the Atlantis in Washington, DC on Tuesday September 23, 2025.

Water From Your Eyes in a thick, vaporous cloud of irony and sincerity at the Atlantis in Washington, DC on Tuesday September 23, 2025. Jeez it's getting thick!

Water From Your Eyes in a thick, vaporous cloud of irony and sincerity at the Atlantis in Washington, DC on Tuesday September 23, 2025. Blinded by the cloud maw of reality.

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Peter G @dwyfor16.bsky.social · 12d

10 years ago, Wales beat England in their home World cup *and* Kurt Vile released this banger of an album.

I mean 26th September is pushing the wedding day out of the top 2 best days of my life

Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 13d

Kurt Vile - 10 years of 'b'lieve i'm goin down...'
Stream / purchase the album: kurtvile.mat-r.co/blieve

KV looks back on 'b'lieve': matadorrecords.com/blogs/news/m...

#matadorrevisionisthistory #kurtvile #blieveimgoindown

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 12d

Mdou Moctar,
Radio East 09/24/25

photos by Angela Betancourt

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 13d

Kurt Vile - 10 years of 'b'lieve i'm goin down...'
Stream / purchase the album: kurtvile.mat-r.co/blieve

KV looks back on 'b'lieve': matadorrecords.com/blogs/news/m...

#matadorrevisionisthistory #kurtvile #blieveimgoindown

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 14d

Mdou Moctar - "Sousoume Tamacheq" Live at The GRAMMY Museum
Taken from the new album 'Tears of Injustice'
Watch the full performance / convo with @jennylsq.bsky.social:
youtu.be/C6RJcJE--2g?...
#GrammyMuseum #Grammys #MdouMoctar #TearsofInjustice

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 15d

David Byrne's 'Who Is The Sky?' is out now and the CRITICS HAVE SPOKEN.

Stream the new album / purchase the LP or CD: davidbyrne.mat-r.co/whoisthesky

#DavidByrne #WhoIsTheSky

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 15d

new from Horsegirl - "Julie In Twos" / "Two Julies"

stream / purchase : horsegirl.mat-r.co/julieintwos

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 15d

new from Horsegirl - "Julie In Twos" / "Two Julies"

stream / purchase : horsegirl.mat-r.co/julieintwos

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 15d

new from Horsegirl - "Julie In Twos" / "Two Julies"

stream / purchase : horsegirl.mat-r.co/julieintwos

fig 2 photo : Ruby Faye

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 16d

Water From Your Eyes - filmed at Nightclub 101 this past April

youtu.be/Mq-JR0Ong-M

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 28d

After immediately selling out three consecutive nights at Los Angeles’s Lodge Room, DARKSIDE have announced late “YES AND” shows on October 19, 20, and 21.
Tickets on sale tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am PT. Darksidetheband.com
#DARKSIDE

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 29d

Water From Your Eyes’ ‘It’s A Beautiful Place’ tour kicks off in less than two weeks. NYC & Chicago shows are already SOLD OUT. Few tickets remain in many other cities. Get them while they last via waterfromyoureyes.com/tour

#itsabeautifulplace #waterfromyoureyes

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · Sep 7

Spoon,
Moody Amphitheater 09/05/25

photos : Angela Betancourt

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · Sep 5

Plus find new releases from Queens of the Stone Age, Perfume Genius, Circuit des Yeux, Water From Your Eyes, DARKSIDE, Horsegirl, Lifeguard, Julien Baker & TORRES, bar italia, Mdou Moctar, Car Seat Headrest, and David Byrne via matadorrecords.bandcamp.com

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · Sep 5

For today’s #bandcampfriday - Six Guided By Voices titles on Bandcamp for the very first time: guidedbyvoices.bandcamp.com

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · Sep 5

OUT TODAY: David Byrne - 'Who Is The Sky?'
Stream / Purchase: davidbyrne.mat-r.co/whoisthesky

Info on available LP / CD variants, David's recent performance on The Tonight Show, the ENORMOUS upcoming tour, and much, much more here: matadorrecords.com/blogs/news/o...

#davidbyrne #whoisthesky

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